hogmaw Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 When I was a kid it was really hard to find good conkers, all the other kids would nab them first. We used to hoy sticks into the trees to make them fall. Then soak em in vinegar, bake in the oven etc to make them hard for conker fights. For the record, I had a 56-er having left it in the airing cupboard for 2 weeks and covering it with araldite So I went out this weekend to find some with the boy. I was amazed that there are so many of them under the chestnut trees. Tons of em, it's like nobody has been out there gathering them at all. Do kids play conkers these days??? Or has it been banned by health-and-safety zealots scared of their little ones getting conker splinters in their eyes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyT Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Yep. Banned. Loads of people deeming conkers are too risky to play with. Extreme sports for the next generation will be scrabble and chess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogmaw Posted October 4, 2009 Author Share Posted October 4, 2009 I did hear that but isn't it a bit of a myth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 It's not a myth. Apparently there was conker tournament in Wakefield this weekend and they had safety glasses and an ambulance on stand-by! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyT Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Unfortunately not. Been around for a few years now. I think the aim is to make sure absolutely nobody can be found liable for absolutely anything. Result of a litiginous (spell.) society. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 gerald mate you answered your own question , with there being loads there , fancy covering in araldite lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beagle Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 yep you cant even play at primary schools my wife a teacher she been told from head to stop them playing in case they get hurt and school gets done:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooquicktostop Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 I varnished mine, used to find it very difficult to get them, now the parks are full of them all over the ground Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Yeah I notcied this too, I have dreams where I'm collecting stuff all the time (marbles, pennies etc), one day I was walking the dog & found myself under a load of conker trees, there were hundreds of them all over the floor, I started picking them up, I thought I was in one of my dreams! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraDan24 Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 They've banned "Bar bar Black sheep" at schools aswell....its "Bar Bar Rainbow sheep" now to be politically correct. Crazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tannhauser Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Individual schools may implement their own rules against conkers, but don't get the impression that there is some sort of universal health and safety ruling on it: http://www.hse.gov.uk/myth/september.htm (When the HSE tells you.... Help fight the myths - tell others about these pages! ...who am I to disagree?) They've banned "Bar bar Black sheep" at schools aswell....its "Bar Bar Rainbow sheep" now to be politically correct. Crazy Oh Christ, not again. Who are 'they'? See post 45: here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 They've banned "Bar bar Black sheep" at schools aswell....its "Bar Bar Rainbow sheep" now to be politically correct. Crazy That's rubbish. It was, at most, two private nurseries that did this yet it was blown up into something much larger in order to further the particular agendas of certain sections of the press. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraDan24 Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 That's rubbish. It was, at most, two private nurseries that did this yet it was blown up into something much larger in order to further the particular agendas of certain sections of the press. Haha well i'm hardly goning to argue with that, it was just something i read in the papers an age ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Loki stood on a conker case the other day - he did a hillarious cat like jump and somehow got bout a foot off the ground! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 They are probably playing a game much like conkers over wi-fi on a PSP or Nintendo DS, things have moved on a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 I love conkers. Aside from the fact they inflict really good bruises if used correctly they look sooooo shiny and feel so lovely. I think I have a conker fetish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Weirdo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Weirdo. Takes one to know one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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