Comments on: conquering conkers

By: SoWeirdProductions

SoWeirdProductions — Mon, 04 Oct 2004 09:53:15 +0000

crazy conker news …
KIDS have been banned from playing conkers at school - unless they wear SAFETY GOGGLES. Head teacher Shaun Halfpenny brought in the nutty playtime ruling to prevent eye injuries. It…

By: Emily

Emily — Sat, 02 Oct 2004 15:56:44 +0000

I was visiting my uncle in New Jersey, USA, when we began a childlike game of knocking chestnuts out of a tree with rocks. . .this was at a solemn historic site where George Washington Slept for a night.
Sadly we do not fight with chestnuts on strings. More things to look forward to when I get to England someday!

By: Anji

Anji — Fri, 01 Oct 2004 15:41:07 +0000

I always feel sad that when I walk through the park in the village, all of the conkers will go unnoticed. Aren’t conkers poisonous?

By: Raised By Chaffinches

Raised By Chaffinches — Fri, 01 Oct 2004 09:42:49 +0000

What do you mean? The French invented the game, then brought it to England with William the Conkerer.
(Sorry. It had to be done).

By: Nigel M.

Nigel M. — Thu, 30 Sep 2004 17:56:04 +0000

Yes, they’re brilliant & all seem to write for Viz now, which isn’t nearly as funny as this stuff (though it occasionally comes close). Get either of the Framley Books. You won’t be disappointed.