Never heard of this rule.
Does the conker often come off the string without actually breaking?
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Prequal This is serious business. Very serious.,
Wed 3 Sep 2008, 15:19,
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It's usually a rookie mistake
or a schoolboy error (badum tish!)
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Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf,
Wed 3 Sep 2008, 15:21,
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