Conker Game Rules - Ali style

[bluesqueak]

> Ali:
> I suppose I can understand Emma Watson wearing a protective mask 
> to play conkers as it's possibly not worth the risk to a film 
star. 

Pip!Squeak:
The safety masks may well have been at the request of the production 
people. If you think about it, by the time you've added up the hours 
of filming lost to take one of the stars to Accident and Emergency 
to have the bit of conker removed from their eye - then the hours 
lost and the frantic re-scheduling the next day because make-up 
can't hide the swollen eye and it doesn't match previous scenes 
shot ... well, a safety mask suddenly seems much less expensive and 
using it a lot more reasonable {g}

Ali:
> ButI never really felt people were at risk from the disintegrating 
> conker. They were more liable to be hurt by being hit over the hit 
> with a conker - it hurts!
> 
> Ali
 
Pip!Squeak:
Well do I remember. But then, you can hide *those* bruises with make 
up  {vbg}

Pip!Squeak