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Re: Owd Pastimes
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Originally Posted by jaysay
Can remember when I was young everything used to go in seasons there was the marble season, conker season, of curse cricket and football, bonfire season which started in august, in as much as collecting the wood and everything that went with it, going stealing wood from other gangs, all great fun
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Marbles and Conkers were still a serious business when I was a junior school Jay -the lads used to end up in fights over them. Some had ways of hardening the conkers -I think soaking in vinegar was one trick...
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