socks 32,253 Posted February 21, 2021 Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Ken's Deputy said: Good god! I do believe we have a winner!!! That Absolutely ties in with what I remember. Floating in water. Round. Black. Harder than any egg. But smashable by stamping on them. As a rotten conker would be! And, the stuff inside? It makes sense that the water logged and decomposed flesh would indeed break down to some whitish shit. Fukking Reesult!!! Well over fifty years I've thought about that day and wondered WTF they'd been! Well done, Greyman! But does that tie in with the correct time of year. ??? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken's Deputy 4,460 Posted February 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 6 minutes ago, ArchieHood said: 4 hours later......conkers... Because the explanation and other eliminations made it make sense. And because I'm open to new ideas about what I don't know. But, hey; Thanks for your own, as ever, reasoned and valued input 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ArchieHood 3,692 Posted February 21, 2021 Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 1 minute ago, Ken's Deputy said: Because the explanation and other eliminations made it make sense. And because I'm open to new ideas about what I don't know. But, hey; Thanks for your own, as ever, reasoned and valued input You're welcome mate, to be honest I thought the large pop up boilies had won it. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken's Deputy 4,460 Posted February 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 5 minutes ago, socks said: But does that tie in with the correct time of year. ??? Fukk me, mate! It was pushing sixty fukking years ago! You expect me to remember what bloody week it was?! Ican only say it wasn't thick with snow ~ and we had real snows, back in those days. And that I well remember handling conckers in bright weather. I recall it wasn't wretched weather. So, yeah ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken's Deputy 4,460 Posted February 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 1 minute ago, ArchieHood said: large pop up boilies. Sorry. I've come across the term " Boilies ". I think its something to do with fishing? But, aren't they spuds? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken's Deputy 4,460 Posted February 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 Excellent! Had a google: " Boilies " would, by their content and structure, eventually disintegrate in water. Conkers, however " Float in water, when they're rotten inside. "! If I ever hear from my sister again, I must ask her if she remembers that incident. One less thing to come back and drive us to distraction on our death beds! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waltjnr 6,969 Posted February 21, 2021 Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 Has Rampton got a pond ? 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken's Deputy 4,460 Posted February 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 Will you shave, when you're old enough, Jnr.? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted February 21, 2021 Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 2 hours ago, waltjnr said: Has Rampton got a pond ? No it hasn’t. I spent a month working there. Now that’s a fukcing eye opener. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jackknife 824 Posted February 21, 2021 Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 I remember the things your talking about we found them as kids in a local pond. I remember them being quite rubbery,not saying the answer isn't conkers but I don't recall any trees nearby. We always assumed they had come from the lily pads or Reed beds,seed pods, root bulbs, feck knows something like that lol just a thought. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waltjnr 6,969 Posted February 21, 2021 Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 3 hours ago, waltjnr said: Has Rampton got 3 hours ago, Ken's Deputy said: Will you shave, when you're old enough, Jnr.? No I wax luvvie! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken's Deputy 4,460 Posted February 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 55 minutes ago, Jackknife said: I remember the things your talking about we found them as kids in a local pond. I remember them being quite rubbery,not saying the answer isn't conkers but I don't recall any trees nearby. We always assumed they had come from the lily pads or Reed beds,seed pods, root bulbs, feck knows something like that lol just a thought. 10 hours ago, Ken's Deputy said: The location was a local, city council managed pond. Pretty bare place, now I think about it. Loads of ducks though. And people fished there. Other than that, just an expanse of water with a couple of small islands for the ducks. Black, hard spheres. Well, as all we could really see was water and ducks? Sounds like a similar thing. But, different, Jack. See how I'd categorically stated it was just plain water, at my place? No reeds. No lilly pads. Typical council run amenity. Like a concrete bowl of water. With half a dozen black balls in it, to wind kids up for the rest of their lives Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jackknife 824 Posted February 21, 2021 Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 8 minutes ago, Ken's Deputy said: Sounds like a similar thing. But, different, Jack. See how I'd categorically stated it was just plain water, at my place? No reeds. No lilly pads. Typical council run amenity. Like a concrete bowl of water. With half a dozen black balls in it, to wind kids up for the rest of their lives Looks like il have to throw few conkers in my water butt see what comes of them 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken's Deputy 4,460 Posted February 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 That's actually a fukking brilliant idea!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,707 Posted February 21, 2021 Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 6 hours ago, ArchieHood said: 4 hours later......conkers... Nuts ain’t it 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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