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Re:Cheating alleged after men's world conker champion found ... by _dain_ on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @04:00AM (#41846060)
Not a myth. I went to school during the twilight of the conker. It absolutely died because risk-averse teachers banned it, to howls of protest from us kids.
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Re:Cheating alleged after men's world conker champion found ... by hi-v-rocknroll on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @04:37AM (#41846364)
Just another brick in the wall.
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Re:Cheating alleged after men's world conker champion found ... by petemir on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @04:40AM (#41846376)
The myth is the game being a health hazard, not if it was banned (or not).
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