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Re:Cheating alleged after men's world conker champion found ... by mattmanser on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @06:53AM (#41847211)
I honestly can't believe you're British and have never heard of conkers.

It is a part of our culture, like pubs, pooh sticks, morriss dancing or cheese rolling.

It would be a totally valid citizenship question.

Maybe you're a city child?

Re:Cheating alleged after men's world conker champion found ... by bombcar on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @07:30AM (#41847408)
I’m not even British but I’ve read enough novels to know of those things.
Re:Cheating alleged after men's world conker champion found ... by sandworm101 on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @08:13AM (#41847736)
Morriss dancing isnt a real thing. It is just something silly invented by the BBC as a self-deprecating joke, like Canadians street vendors selling fried beaver tails.
Re:Cheating alleged after men's world conker champion found ... by mattmanser on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @05:35PM (#41853359)
I've been to this, it's great:

https://strawbear.org.uk/

It's a load of different morriss dancing troops dancing around the town with a parade with the lot of them. And there are a lot. Bloody freezing some years though!

Also, in the same vein, this weekend I think there's the annual Sea Shanty festival in my home town.

https://harwichshantyfestival.co.uk/

The videos are quite bad at conveying how great some of the groups are, especially sitting in a smallish pub with a pint listening to some amazing singers do sea shanties. Quite magical.

Re:Cheating alleged after men's world conker champion found ... by whalesalad on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @07:54AM (#41847574)
What is a pooh stick and is it related to a poop knife
Re:Cheating alleged after men's world conker champion found ... by louthy on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @08:06AM (#41847676)
You and your friends get a stick each, together you drop it off a bridge over a stream (upstream side), then you run to the other side of the bridge, whichever stick appears first is the winner.
Re:Cheating alleged after men's world conker champion found ... by ChoHag on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @08:05AM (#41847663)
We have conkers in London.