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		jamiek88 on Oct 15, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: World conker champion found with steel chestnut, c... I’m 47 and played conkers in school on merseyside. The local ‘conker trees’ were famous!

OJFord on Oct 15, 2024 [–]

I think whether or not you grew up with a significant local population of 'conker trees' probably had a lot more to do with it than age. I'm younger than you (and didn't grow up 'poor') and we played too, 'pre-50s' is ridiculous.

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