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How did you cope without the First and Third website? | |
The website went on its annual holiday last week (was it unplugged by a cleaner again?) - what did you do? I didn't notice because I didn't try to visit while it was down | | 0% |  | I got my fill of rowing websites by looking at the Rowing Service, Tideway Slug, etc. |  | 5% |  | I watched the Mythbuster waterskiing behind an eight video on YouTube |  | 9% |  | I browsed other websites (non-rowing related)instead |  | 32% |  | I did some training |   | 23% |  | I did some work |   | 23% |  | I joined LMBC |  | 9% | Total: 22 members' votes (4 comments...) |
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The ABC and Channel 4 series 'Lost' is approaching its conclusion. Will you be watching avidly, or couldn't you care less? | |
It's brilliant |  | 18% |  | It's rubbish |   | 29% |  | Where am I? |   | 53% | Total: 17 members' votes (1 comment...) |
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What colour blades are you using at the moment? | |
Many FaTties will be training away from the Cam at the moment. Hopefully they are all using respectable kit, but let's make sure.... Dark blue (with or without a gold band) |   | 27% |  | Black with a dark blue tip and a gold cat and buns |  | 18% |  | Cambridge blue | | 0% |  | Orange | | 0% |  | Yellow | | 0% |  | Green | | 0% |  | Indigo | | 0% |  | Violet | | 0% |  | Black |  | 9% |  | White |   | 18% |  | Pink |  | 9% |  | Red |   | 18% | Total: 11 members' votes |
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Are you addicted to rowing? | |
Many of us find there are times in our lives when rowing becomes a little more important than other things. But are you addicted? Use this well known questionaire to guage your addiction.
Score one or more? You ought to think about Rowers Anonymous... I feel that I ought to cut down |  | 24% |  | I get annoyed when people suggest I should cut down |   | 71% |  | I feel guilty because of the amount I row |  | 12% |  | I need an early morning eye-opener session just to survive |   | 18% |  | None of the above |   | 35% |  | One of the above |  | 29% |  | Two of the above |   | 29% |  | Three of the above |  | 12% |  | All of the above (u-oh) |  | 12% | Total: 17 members' votes (3 comments...) |
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Which of these would you most like to see permamently banned from the boathouse? | |
non-FaT people |  | 17% |  | CU(W)(L) trialists who just cry and cry and CRY |   | 28% |  | Gates with less than 36 degree pitch | | 0% |  | Bland lard |  | 28% |  | Small boats | | 0% |  | Smelly co-rowers |   | 28% |  | All liquids and personal electronic items | | 0% | Total: 18 members' votes (1 comment...) |
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Which of these would you most like to see permamently banned from aircraft? | |
Fat people |   | 39% |  | Small children who just cry and cry and CRY |   | 25% |  | Seats with less than 36 inch pitch |  | 18% |  | Bland food |  | 4% |  | Small toilets | | 0% |  | Smelly co-travellers |   | 7% |  | All liquids and personal electronic items |   | 7% | Total: 28 members' votes (2 comments...) |
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Ay caramba, it's the World Rowing Championships | |
The 2006 World Rowing Championships are at Dorney later this month. How will you be involved? Ignoring |  | 17% |  | Reading about it online/in newspapers |   | 22% |  | Watching on TV |   | 33% |  | Spectating |  | 17% |  | Spectating every day | | 0% |  | Streaking & pitch invading |  | 6% |  | Volunteering |  | 6% |  | Competing | | 0% | Total: 18 members' votes |
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Favourite ice cream/lolly | |
Fab | | 0% |  | Mini Milk |  | 4% |  | Solero |  | 4% |  | Mars Bar Ice cream |  | 8% |  | Other chocolate bar turned into ice cream | | 0% |  | Mivvi |  | 4% |  | Cornetto |  | 8% |  | Magnum |   | 15% |  | Solero | | 0% |  | Feast |   | 19% |  | Calippo |  | 4% |  | Sparkle | | 0% |  | (Tangle) Twister |   | 12% |  | Fruit Pastilles lolly |  | 8% |  | Rocket |  | 4% |  | 2l tub of vanilla |  | 12% | Total: 26 members' votes (4 comments...) |
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How do you cope in this heat? | |
It's on the warm side at the moment (no doubt by the time you read this it will be raining though) - which of these are part of your strategy for beating the heat? I don't feel it |  | 5% |  | I feel it but can we stop all this nambypammby worrying about it |   | 38% |  | My place of work has air conditioning so ha ha ha ha ha! |   | 29% |  | I love it and am sunbathing everyday right now |   | 19% |  | I just take my tie off/dress down |  | 29% |  | I carry water and/or a fan everywhere |   | 14% |  | I am carrying ice bricks with me |  | 5% |  | I'm lounging in front of the tv with the curtains drawn |   | 19% |  | It's a bit cooler on the river so am spending more time rowing |   | 19% |  | Other strategy (below) |  | 19% | Total: 21 members' votes (11 comments...) |
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What's the most beautiful piece of sport you've ever seen (live)? | |
*Liu Xiang broke Colin Jackson's 13-year-old 110m hurdles world record this week. That World Championship-winning run of 12.91 from CJ was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen in sport. What's your favourite - not the most important or dramatic, but simply the most beautiful? (Ideally you should have watched it live for it to count.)
* denotes a link to a video clip. *Football: Diego Maradona's second goal, Argentina vs England, World Cup QF, 1986 | | 0% |  | *Football: Marco van Basten's winner, Holland vs USSR, European Championship Final, 1988 | | 0% |  | *Football: Roberto Carlos's goal, Brazil vs France, Le Tournoi, 1997 |  | 5% |  | *Football: Michael Owen's goal, England vs Argentina, World Cup Round 2, 1998 | | 0% |  | *Football: Dennis Bergkamp's last-minute winner, Holland vs Argentina, World Cup QF, 1998 | | 0% |  | *Football: Ryan Giggs's extra-time winner, Man United vs Arsenal, FA Cup SF, 1999 | | 0% |  | *Football: Thierry Henry's winner, Arsenal vs Man United, Premiership, 2000 | | 0% |  | *Football: Zinedine Zidane's winner, Real Madrid vs Bayer Leverkusen, Champions' League Final, 2002 |  | 5% |  | *Football: Steven Gerrard's last-minute equaliser, Liverpool vs West Ham, FA Cup Final, 2006 |  | 10% |  | *Football: Esteban Cambiasso's goal, Argentina vs Serbia, World Cup Group C, 2006 |  | 5% |  | Cricket: Lance Klusener's 31* off 16 balls, South Africa vs Australia, World Cup SF, 1999 | | 0% |  | Cricket: Kevin Pietersen's 91* off 65 balls, England vs Australia, ODI, 1999 | | 0% |  | Cricket: Matthew Hoggard's series-winning 7-61, England vs South Africa, 2005 | | 0% |  | Cricket: England (477) reducing Australia to 99/5, 4th Ashes Test, 2005 | | 0% |  | Rugby: Rob Andrew's last-minute match-winning drop goal, England vs Australia, World Cup QF, 1995 | | 0% |  | Rugby: Jonny Wilkinson's tackle on Matt Giteau, England vs Australia, World Cup Final, 2003 | | 0% |  | *Rugby: Jonny Wilkinson's last-minute match-winning drop goal, England vs Australia, World Cup Final, 2003 |   | 15% |  | Rowing: Searle brothers winning Gold in the coxed pair with Gary Herbert, Barcelona, 1992 | | 0% |  | Rowing: Redgrave and Pinsent winning Gold in Barcelona, 1992 | | 0% |  | Rowing: Redgrave and Pinsent winning Gold in Atlanta, 1996 | | 0% |  | Rowing: Cambridge breaking the course record (16.19) in winning the Boat Race, 1998 | | 0% |  | Rowing: British coxless four winning Gold in Sydney, 2000 | | 0% |  | Rowing: British eight winning Gold in Sydney, 2000 |  | 5% |  | *Rowing: Oxford winning from behind at Barnes Bridge, Boat Race, 2002 (see next option for video) |  | 5% |  | *Rowing: Oxford winning by one foot, Boat Race, 2003 (video) | | 0% |  | Rowing: British coxless four winning Gold in Athens, 2004 |  | 5% |  | Athletics: Daley Thompson's decathlon Olympic Gold, Los Angeles, 1984 | | 0% |  | Athletics: Colin Jackson's 110m hurdles world record (12.91), World Championships, Stuttgart, 1993 |  | 5% |  | *Athletics: Jonathan Edwards's triple jump world record (18.29m), World Championships, Gothenburg, 1995 | | 0% |  | Athletics: Haile Gebrselassie breaking the 5000m world record by 11 seconds, Zurich, 1995 | | 0% |  | *Athletics: Michael Johnson's 200m world record (19.32), Olympic Final, Atlanta, 1996 |  | 5% |  | Athletics: Haile Gebrselassie winning Olympic 10000m Gold, Sydney, 2000 | | 0% |  | Swimming: Australia beating the USA to win Gold in the 4x100m relay, Sydney, 2000 | | 0% |  | Hockey: Great Britain going 2-0 up on Germany, Olympic Final, Seoul, 1988 | | 0% |  | Tennis: Goran Ivanisevic beating Pat Rafter in 5 sets, Wimbledon Final, 2001 | | 0% |  | Tennis: Roger Federer beating Andy Roddick, Wimbledon Final, 2005 | | 0% |  | Golf: Constantino Rocca's 60-foot putt on the 18th hole to force a play-off, British Open, 1995 | | 0% |  | Golf: Tiger Woods winning the US Masters by a record 12 shots, aged 21, 1997 | | 0% |  | *Snooker: Ronnie O'Sullivan's world record fastest 147 in 5min 20sec, 1997 | | 0% |  | *Figure-skating: Torvill and Dean winning Gold with Bolero, Winter Olympics, Sarajevo, 1984 |  | 5% |  | Other (please post below, with a link if possible.) |  | 30% | Total: 20 members' votes (30 comments...) |