Conker World Championships embroiled in cheating scandal after steel dummy found in winner’s pocket
The Conker World Championships has been embroiled in a cheating scandal after the winner of the tournament was discovered with a steel decoy in his pocket.
Known as “King Conker”, David Jakins secured the 2024 men’s competition title at the international event in Southwick, Northamptonshire, this weekend...
After the competition, the retired engineer was found to have a steel dummy, shaped and painted to look like a real conker and threaded on identical lace.
Reminds me of the time when my conker was obliterated by an opponent who surreptitiously slipped a large steel nut onto his conker string as he drew it back for a strike. He was so proud of the idea that he showed me what he'd done afterwards.
This was a long time ago.
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"the retired engineer"
Ah, there we are, then.
Mr Whippy offered the ice cream cone to the old man. "Crushed nuts?" he asked. "No, arthritis." was the reply.
Sam - if he'd come up against another engineer, the sparks could have given the game away.
DJ - "doh - I hate working on sundaes" said Mr Whippy.
Our Chancellor of the Exchequer's boast that she had once been England Girls Under-14 chess champion is not quite true. She came 26th.
Close enough for politics?
Why do politicians lie about things that are factual and easy to check?
dearieme - I think they assume only a few will check but don't seem to grasp how easy it is to look it up and propagate it through social media or how political opponents and even journalists are likely to store it up for future reference.
dearieme- I know it's too late, but can we now suggest thst, instead of claiming to come first in the election for her constituency, Reeve actually came 26th?
Penseivat
Penseivat - she was born in 1979, add up the digits in 1979 and it comes to 26. Spooky, some might say, but she is spooky.
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