2007-10-04 06:12:59 · 27 answers · asked by Birdman 7 in Games & Recreation ➔ Other - Games & Recreation
My sons school allows them, he loves it, he's very proud of a weedy one that's smashing all the huge ones, about time they were able to be kids and play old fashioned games without someone stepping in and spoiling things, his headmaster even gave them an assembly on all the tricks to make the conkers winners. His school is very anti PC at the moment, they even had races on sports day, whatever next!
2007-10-04 06:33:06 · answer #1 · answered by fairyb04 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have seen a lot of conkers on the ground over the last couple of weeks, but never anyone playing or even talking about this game!
Maybe it has gone out of fashion now there is so much other leisure activity available in the home?
2007-10-04 06:26:51 · answer #2 · answered by Rolf 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My brothers school has a few conker trees.
The kids don't play a certain game with them, their favourite is throwing conkers at each other and other pupils they don't know.
They also like playing the game where they throw the conkers at passing cars as well!
2007-10-04 06:25:55 · answer #3 · answered by SB 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They are banned in a lot of schools because the game is considered too dangerous!!
I still see dads collecting them with their children in the Autumn (But I guess they are for the Dads and not the kids!!).
There's probably a conker game on the net for the kids.
2007-10-04 06:20:26 · answer #4 · answered by jack 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Conkers are banned at most schools because of the fear of injury! So I think the kids have given up on this wonderful tradition. Very sad.
2007-10-04 06:19:25 · answer #5 · answered by Spiny Norman 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Hello, Different children's games are played in different parts of the country which others never heard about, I never heard of conkers, but it may be a game I know but with a different name like bonkers. Ross
2007-10-04 09:38:35 · answer #6 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thats probably because playing conkers has been made illegal, under health and safety legislation. That and because the the P.C brigade have jumped on the bandwagon, stating that it was discrimating against other "nuts and tree fruit" by only playing conkers!
2007-10-04 06:19:43 · answer #7 · answered by dickyb 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I do sometimes its just were not aloud them in schools anymore unless we have protection plus conkers rarely fall of trees in sum places and not everyone is a rebel so i dont think itds fer to group kids up like that not all are bad.
2007-10-04 06:52:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nor you will until we get rid of this nanny state government who have stopped children playing conkers in case a bit flies off and hurts them or they smack one into the eye.
Useless Wankers.
2007-10-04 06:45:02 · answer #9 · answered by Terry G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have banned if from schools in the UK, and when i mentioned it to my 2 sons they didnt even know what conkers was.
2007-10-04 06:22:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋