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DWAEJIMORIGUKBAP
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 Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 7:37 pm Post subject: On a lighter note - bonkers about conkers! |
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Forensic testing will be used to crack down on cheats in a village conker competition. ...
http://news.uk.msn.com/odd-news/article.aspx?cp-documentid=149953857
Anyone rememebr those school days... Bruised, cut hands.... broken and dirty shoelaces, conkers baked, soaked in vinegar.. I once had a 'hundredsy...' (a conker that has one 100 battles.)
We didn't have pokemon or electro tomadachi's and whatnots in my day!
I liked a bit of marbles too. |
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schwa
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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Yep, conker wars where I grew up (Ontario).
On a related note, the edible chestnuts around here right now are awesome. Are they plentiful Korea-wide? |
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Triban
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Location: Suwon Station
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| Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 7:52 pm Post subject: Re: On a lighter note - bonkers about conkers! |
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| DWAEJIMORIGUKBAP wrote: |
Forensic testing will be used to crack down on cheats in a village conker competition. ...
http://news.uk.msn.com/odd-news/article.aspx?cp-documentid=149953857
Anyone rememebr those school days... Bruised, cut hands.... broken and dirty shoelaces, conkers baked, soaked in vinegar.. I once had a 'hundredsy...' (a conker that has one 100 battles.)
We didn't have pokemon or electro tomadachi's and whatnots in my day!
I liked a bit of marbles too. |
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DWAEJIMORIGUKBAP
Joined: 28 May 2009
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| Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 8:31 pm Post subject: Re: On a lighter note - bonkers about conkers! |
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| Triban wrote: |
| DWAEJIMORIGUKBAP wrote: |
Forensic testing will be used to crack down on cheats in a village conker competition. ...
http://news.uk.msn.com/odd-news/article.aspx?cp-documentid=149953857
Anyone rememebr those school days... Bruised, cut hands.... broken and dirty shoelaces, conkers baked, soaked in vinegar.. I once had a 'hundredsy...' (a conker that has one 100 battles.)
We didn't have pokemon or electro tomadachi's and whatnots in my day!
I liked a bit of marbles too. |
Ah, yes.
WON. |
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Underwaterbob
Joined: 08 Jan 2005
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| Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 9:54 pm Post subject: Re: On a lighter note - bonkers about conkers! |
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| Triban wrote: |
| DWAEJIMORIGUKBAP wrote: |
Forensic testing will be used to crack down on cheats in a village conker competition. ...
http://news.uk.msn.com/odd-news/article.aspx?cp-documentid=149953857
Anyone rememebr those school days... Bruised, cut hands.... broken and dirty shoelaces, conkers baked, soaked in vinegar.. I once had a 'hundredsy...' (a conker that has one 100 battles.)
We didn't have pokemon or electro tomadachi's and whatnots in my day!
I liked a bit of marbles too. |
WON. |
원? |
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RufusW
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| Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 8:38 am Post subject: |
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| No, a conker gets the number that it beats. So if a 20 beats a 5 it becomes a 25-er. Needless to say there were 10-thousanders in our playground... and if 'stampsies' is in play all hell broke lose when it came off the string. |
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DWAEJIMORIGUKBAP
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| Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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| RufusW wrote: |
| No, a conker gets the number that it beats. So if a 20 beats a 5 it becomes a 25-er. Needless to say there were 10-thousanders in our playground... and if 'stampsies' is in play all hell broke lose when it came off the string. |
'Cagies' could get you in trouble too if the hitter was over eager... |
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Julius
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| Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 10:59 pm Post subject: Re: On a lighter note - bonkers about conkers! |
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| DWAEJIMORIGUKBAP wrote: |
| I once had a 'hundredsy...' (a conker that has one 100 battles.). |
Actually I have been considering introducing the game to my Grade 3 students, although the adults appear a bit shocked that people in England play games with what they consider to be a delicacy. |
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DWAEJIMORIGUKBAP
Joined: 28 May 2009
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| Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 11:04 pm Post subject: Re: On a lighter note - bonkers about conkers! |
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| Julius wrote: |
| DWAEJIMORIGUKBAP wrote: |
| I once had a 'hundredsy...' (a conker that has one 100 battles.). |
Actually I have been considering introducing the game to my Grade 3 students, although the adults appear a bit shocked that people in England play games with what they consider to be a delicacy. |
What they eat is a chestnut, not a conker.
Conkers are 'Hoarse Chestnuts' and are rounder and bigger.
Playing conkers with the type of chestnuts you eat would be absurd and I for one willl be writing a strongly worded letter to my MP if I ever hear of such an act occuring! |
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