Originally Posted by
loyalmiller
Don’t kids play conkers anymore? When I was a boy in the early 70’s almost every boy played them and those not playing were watching others play.
Saturday mornings in The conker season you’d see gangs of boys armed with chair legs for throwing into the trees, a pen knife for opening them and a carrier bag to bring the booty home.
If you ever saw a conker on the floor you’d grab it like it was gold dust, nowadays they’re just left to rot all over the park.
For all the technology and games consoles, boys today have missed out on a lot of enjoyment that boys of yesteryear had.