I can assure you that in the left hands <since I'm left-handed!>. In Polish "Kasztan" meens "Kasztan", though, the slang meaning places the victim somewhere between stupid and imbecile!
Cheers, Wojtek. PS. Speaking <writting> of internet - I've been trying to find summer-job offer in Great Britain <since Poland is UE member it should be easier and more legal>, though, there seems to be nothing for secoundary school graduates. So if you want to employ forigner you know where to find me... Let it be treated as my letter of application. HA! Dnia sob 8. maja 2004 01:06, michael leigh napisaÅ: > You learn something everyday on the internet! What a > wonderful thing it is in the right hands! ( or the > left) If someone called me a "conker" in england I > would probably assume they were refferring to my large > proboscis! Conk in england is a slang name for the > nose. Michael > > --- Wojtek Dlugosz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here in > Poland horsechestnut is called > > > "kasztanowiec" <do not try to pronounce > > it at home! it may cause some serious tongue > > injuries! for correct > > pronauncjation please contact with nearest polish > > embassy!>. > > Here we prefer doing little figures <which are > > supposed to look like humans> > > from those "conkers","buckeyes" or in Polish > > "kasztany". It's very > > popularised among children in kindergardens! > > I must confess that I also like to pick them up > > especially in my way to school > > <I live by the park fulfiled with "kasztanowce">. I > > didn't know it's such an > > interantional tree! > > Long live kasztany! > > > > Cheers, > > Wojtek. > > > > PS you can also call someone you really dislike > > "Kasztan"! Though, I don't > > have any idea why is that !?! Would you feel > > offended if someone called you > > for example Conker? > > > > Dnia pi 7. maja 2004 21:01, JOHN BENNETT napisa3: > > > Fascinating! We have horsechestnuts here in Ohio > > > > (but not the word > > > > > "conkers") and also a close native relative, > > > > called a "buckeye" - the nuts > > > > > are identical, tho slightly smaller. It is the > > > > state tree, and so anyone > > > > > from Ohio is called a "Buckeye", it is the name of > > > > the University's > > > > > football team, and people wear necklaces of > > > > buckeyes during football > > > > > season. There's also a horribly sweet confection > > > > called "buckeyes" which > > > > > is a glob of peanut butter, sweetened, partly > > > > covered with chocolate. > > > > > I like to pick up new buckeyes (the nut, not the > > > > ghastly candy nor the > > > > > footballers) in the fall because they're nice 'n > > > > shiny and feel so > > > > > smooth... John > > > > > > Dr. John M. Bennett > > > Curator, Avant Writing Collection > > > Rare Books & Manuscripts Library > > > The Ohio State University Libraries > > > 1858 Neil Av Mall > > > Columbus, OH 43210 USA > > > > > > (614) 292-3029 > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > www.johnmbennett.net > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: michael leigh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Date: Friday, May 7, 2004 12:58 pm > > > Subject: Re: FLUXLIST: RUBBER BISCUIT > > > > > > > --- "John M. Bennett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Oh Lord, what have I wrought?! > > > > > > > > > Michael: what are "conkers"? > > > > > > > > > >Hello John, > > > > > > > > Well, conkers are the seeds or nut of the horse > > > > chestnut tree. They are found the the spikey > > > > pods that > > > > > > spill out their conkers in september if small > > > > boys > > > > > > havent thrown sticks into the trees first to > > > > knock > > > > > > them down. > > > > The game of "conkers" started in 1845 or > > > > thereabouts > > > > > > and the two players must drill a hole through > > > > their > > > > > > conker and thread a peice of stout string > > > > through and > > > > > > tie a knot at the end so that it doesnt fall > > > > off. The > > > > > > players or combatents must take it in turns to > > > > swing > > > > > > their conker and knock it against the apponants > > > > conker > > > > > > to try and damage it and ultimately smash it > > > > into two > > > > > > pieces. Victorous conkers of two games are > > > > called > > > > > > "twoers" and five games "fivers" and so on. > > > > Conkers fresh from their casings are a > > > > beautiful > > > > > > polished russet colour but soon dull and > > > > wrinkle, > > > > > > especially after a few battles! One can improve > > > > the > > > > > > look and strength by boiling in vinegar and > > > > baking in > > > > > > ovens but this is cheating as far as I'm > > > > concerned! > > > > > > Lots of websites about conker championships. Put > > > > in a > > > > > > search and see some photos of conkering in > > > > action! > > > > > > All the best, michael > > ____________________________________________________________ > > > > > Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate > > > > instantly..."Ping" > > > > > > your friends today! Download Messenger Now > > > > http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/download/index.html > > ____________________________________________________________ > Yahoo! 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