Poll: Giant Acorn!

[Dirk Diggler]

Did you sing Haby Birtdoy to your acorn.

 

[Scania]

Why hasn’t his name changed? It was a clear vote win, about as democratic as Afghanistan this place.

Meh.

 

[Whitewater]

My wife calls them acorns too, in front of our children

 

[GR63]

Why hasn’t his name changed? It was a clear vote win, about as democratic as Afghanistan this place.

Meh.

For the same reason stupidity like Boaty McBoatface gets ignored i guess?

 

[Dirk Diggler]

I hereby propose that @GR63 gets renamed boatyMcBoatFace

 

[GR63]

I hereby propose that @GR63 gets renamed boatyMcBoatFace

Ouch... still better than Dirk Diggler though

 

[Dirk Diggler]

Ouch... still better than Dirk Diggler though

Do your research, no one's better than Dirk Diggler

 

[GR63]

Do your research, no one's better than Dirk Diggler

Well if I have to be BoatyMcBoatface then you have to become MarkyMark&TheFunkyBunch

 

[Rainmaker]

Nah, that’s a Beeb.

Which was designed and made by... Acorn. So still 'an Acorn', albeit not in branding.

OP, I always wondered what happened to the kids from the special class. Now we know - they grow up and post on OcUK (when they're not watering their pine cones acorns). I jest, of course, but unless you're trolling that's some serial roflcopter.

 

[Scania]

Which was designed and made by... Acorn. So still 'an Acorn', albeit not in branding.

Having owned an Electron, BBC’B and Master128, I’d have never guessed…

For the same reason stupidity like Boaty McBoatface gets ignored i guess?

Yup, democracy is dead….

 

[LuckyBenski]

Gonna have to bump this because...

Apparently Snoop Dogg also discovered acorns at a ripe old age!

*** video removed due to swearing ***

(Just google "Snoop Dogg pine cone")

 

[subbytna]

Gonna have to bump this because...

Apparently Snoop Dogg also discovered acorns at a ripe old age!

*** video removed due to swearing ***

He needs to rid his garden of weeds

 

[GR63]

Gonna have to bump this because...

Apparently Snoop Dogg also discovered acorns at a ripe old age!

*** video removed due to swearing ***

There is no accounting for DUMB

 

[nine_tails]

Mods must act. Change name now!

 

[GR63]

Mods must act. Change name now!

eh? i dont follow Now I feel dumb!

 

[drakulton]

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

You're not this guy are you? @9 mins

 

[jaybee]

lol. Wonder if he knows what a conker is.
Also why has nobody posted Akon memes?

 

[Blackjack Davy]

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?

I'm actually going to reply to the post rather than comment on the coniferous misidentification:

Yes they do that, no its not alive and yes thats how they disperse seeds lots of plants do this the dead tissues expand when soaking up water and since they expand at different rates this makes the seed vessel open releasing the seeds at a suitable time i.e. when theres plenty of moisture for the seeds to germinate, its all done mechanically. Have a nice day.