Conkers and cotton wool NB

[Robin]

Just seen on the News that some schools are permitting conkers to be played if the players wear safety goggles, previously other schools have banned them altogether as too dangerous.

Unbelievable.






<hr width=100% size=1><font size=1>Sermons from my pulpit are with tongue firmly in cheek and come with no warranty!</font size=1>

 

[AndrewB]

Headmaster was on Today this morning - it sounded pretty much like a publicity gimmick (ahead of a school H&S inspection) that has been picked up by the press as a silly-season story. Ignore.

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[Cheeky Girl]

This is just PC gone bananas. Surely kids will be allowed to do something that they might enjoy. Or are kids doomed to sit in front of the TV with their playstations etc.

Graham

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[StugeronSteve]

Re: It is dangerous....

....for the conkers.

<hr width=100% size=1>Think I'll draw some little rabbits on my head, from a distance they might be mistaken for hairs.

 

[Mirelle]

I also caught that interview; I fancy the Head's tongue was firmly in his cheek...

"How have the children responded"

"Oh, we've had overwhelming demand. I've handed out six pairs (of goggles)!"


<hr width=100% size=1>Que scais-je?

 

[Newbieknownowt]

I also note that when "Nelson" sailed through London on an RNLI RIB to launch Sea Britain last week he was dressed in authentic period costume and an authentic 19c. dayglo lifejacket. If he had fallen in without it, no doubt the 4 RNLI crewmen with him would have been unable to fish him out without a full HSE audit first. Come to think of it, maybe it was a conker that took his eye out?

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[StugeronSteve]

Re: maybe it was a conker that took his eye out?

Don't be silly, it was a conker that did for is arm. His eye was whipped out by the toggle on an inflating lifejacket.

<hr width=100% size=1>Think I'll draw some little rabbits on my head, from a distance they might be mistaken for hairs.