Wednesday, 26 October 2022

πŸ™ƒ Bonkers over Conkers

 From Biswajit Basu:

(Narrated on August 30, 2022)


*GOING BONKERS OVER CONKERS*


September reminds me of my schoolboy days in London in 1955-56.


In our school, Bevington High in Ladbroke Grove, we had a few trees where green and fruits grew that were spiky on the surface called "conkers".  We would pick them up, make a diametrical hole and thread it with a cord or shoelaces. Then two opposing boys each with his own conker would tangle their conkers and try to break it.  There were a number of variations to this game.


I wonder if any of you guys ever seen schoolboys playing this game.

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