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10-01-10, 11:30 AM #1
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Conkers removed over safety fears in Nottingham
BBC News - Conkers removed over safety fears in Nottingham
Health and safety you got to love.Conkers have been removed from a large horse chestnut tree in part of Nottingham over safety fears.
City council workers used a high-rise platform to remove conkers from a tree on Queen's Walk in the Meadows on Friday.
The council said a girl suffered a serious head injury last year after being hit by a stick - thrown up into the tree to dislodge conkers.
It said action was being taken to avoid further injuries."all that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing" Edmund Burke.
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10-01-10, 11:39 AM #2
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Bloody stupid game anyway, never was able to get much more than a single figure conker!
Baked, soaked in vinegar whatever mine never lasted.the sole advantage of power is that you can do more good.
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10-01-10, 11:45 AM #3
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Ok, you two have got to explain this one. Game? Single figure conker? And what is this about soaking in vinegar and baking?
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10-01-10, 11:51 AM #4
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[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_j4BtYGufY]YouTube - World Conker Championships[/ame]
As kids you try to get your conker harder(supposedly more likely to win) by a variety of measures i.e baking, soak in vinegar etc. Basically cheating!the sole advantage of power is that you can do more good.
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10-01-10, 11:57 AM #5
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I looked it up, which got me on the subject of buckeyes, then sweet chestnuts, then candied chestnuts and finally leather tanning. And people wonder why I'm so damn random, being in my head is like a never ending episode of James Burke's Connections.
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10-01-10, 11:58 AM #6
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Q. What the hell are conkers?
A. The seed of the horse chestnut
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10-01-10, 12:13 PM #7
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I do the same thing - start off looking up nylon thread and wind up with a history of winch cable. Originally Posted by Ducky
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10-01-10, 12:57 PM #8
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Yacht varnish or resin was a good bet and a slightly elastic string to hold it, all banned at the world championships I expect. Originally Posted by Motorwaycop
"all that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing" Edmund Burke.
"the world is a dangerous place place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who do not do anything about it" Albert Einstein
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