The beautiful Fall weather continues in Vancouver (thank-you global warming). The Fall always makes me nostalgic, particularly when I happen across the many horse-chestnuts littered around the West-End. They remind me of when I was a kid in England, playing conkers with other pasty-white boys with names like Gareth, Nigel or Gavin.
By the way, did you know that ex-Python Michael Palin was disqualified from the 1993 World Conker Championships for baking his conker and boiling it in vinegar? Well, now you do.
More about conkers here.
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Or Ian. That's not a name that really travelled to north America either. Can't think why not.
Or Simon for that matter...
My son's name is Ian. A good one, if I do say so.
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