Poll: Giant Acorn!

[Philtor]

So I found this Acorn in my school grounds when I was at primary school.

I remember thinking you don’t see these all the time and I brought it home.

I’ve had it ever since (I'm now 40) but it still appears to be alive

During winter it will close up and then come this time of year, it does this.

I lifted it just now to sprinkle some water on it and a seed fell out! Surely it cannot be still alive?

Quite pleased I have kept it all these years being honest.

Edit to include coin for scale

 

[Beer_MonsterUK]

....... That's no acorn!

 

[dlockers]

Nobody tell this guy after 30+ years

 

[mikeggratton]

Nobody tell this guy after 30+ years

 

[drakulton]

I'll give you £700 for it, as long as it hasn't been used for mining, and the warranty is transferable.

 

[Philtor]

It does this every year but so may still be alive (I tell myself) lol

 

[bloodiedathame]

That's a pine cone you donut.

 

[whitecrook]

this would be impressive.. if it were an acorn.

 

[Philtor]

Christ lol I thought it was an Acorn so whoops.

Didn’t take me long to find that out sure from primary school I had myself convinced this was an Acorn. Stick to computers Phil

 

[drakulton]

.

 

[Philtor]

LOL That was a thing I had kept from my childhood thinking it was an Acorn. It’s clearly not but I have it all these years only to find it’s not a bloody Acorn I would never make it at the gardening game etc it would seem lol

 

[Dis86]

Awkward.

 

[drakulton]

LOL That was a thing I had kept from my childhood thinking it was an Acorn. It’s clearly not but I have it all these years only to find it’s not a bloody Acorn I would never make it at the gardening game etc it would seem lol

Where the hell did you grow up?

 

[Philtor]

I didn’t have much interest in stuff like this being honest.

I was more interested in computing and science but found that big ‘pine cone’ one day at primary school.

I have been well enough educated in computers and finance, but not Acorns and Pine cones it would seem

But now I know sure. Everyday is a schoolday as they say

 

[dlockers]

Engage your thickest skin for the onslaught fella. Good sport tho

Does your wife not think you're daft each time you move, you carefully packing this away?

Brilliant story only made better by the fact you called it an Acorn tbh.

 

[drakulton]

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[Philtor]

The Pine cone never leaves me it seems. It just sticks about and reminds me of my youth and inability to identify things that fall from trees that’s a lot of years thinking this was a Acorn lads. I am distraught!

 

[peterwalkley]

Maybe it identifies as an acorn.

 

[Mr Badger]

That's not an Acorn! This is an Acorn!

 

[bainbridge]

You need to keep calling it an acorn, it's been too late to rename it now.

Do plant the seed and post updates!