Apparently, in England (where Will is from, sort of. He's Kentish except also from Edinburgh, which is mixed up if you ask me)they drill a hole in the things, push through a piece of string, then play a game.
In the game, you're supposed to whack the other guy's conker, and break it. If your conker breaks, you lose.
But the fun (!) apparently comes when you miss. Much of the time, you hit your or the other guy's knuckle, and it hurts something awful. So the "play" element here is whacking yourself and another really hard with a nut.
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I thought that they were called buffalo eyes or something. I can't remember now. I do remember that they were supposed to be good luck! :)
Apparently, in England (where Will is from, sort of. He's Kentish except also from Edinburgh, which is mixed up if you ask me)they drill a hole in the things, push through a piece of string, then play a game.
In the game, you're supposed to whack the other guy's conker, and break it. If your conker breaks, you lose.
But the fun (!) apparently comes when you miss. Much of the time, you hit your or the other guy's knuckle, and it hurts something awful. So the "play" element here is whacking yourself and another really hard with a nut.
The English are interesting people.
go here and you will understand: http://mycatonlylovesme.blogspot.com/2008/09/conkers.html
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