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How many times did you train on Christmas Day? | |
0 | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 63% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | 1 | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 30% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | 2 | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 7% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | 3+ (liar) | | 0% | Total: 27 members' votes (1 comment...) |
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So here it is, Merry Christmas, everybody's having fun... | |
Frankly this is no better than 'Daddy or Chips'... Total: 20 members' votes |
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What's your favourite mince pie? | |
I'm sure they're better if you make your own, but who has the time? Tesco Deep Fill | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 21% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Tesco Finest | ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 7% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Mr Kipling | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Sainsbury's Deep Fill | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 21% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Sainsbury's Taste The Difference | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | M&S Classic | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Waitrose All Butter | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 14% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Duchy Originals | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Four'N Twenty | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Other - add below | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 36% | Total: 14 members' votes (6 comments...) |
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Who will win BBC Sports Personality of the Year? | |
Joe Calzaghe | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 7% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Lewis Hamilton | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 33% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Ricky Hatton | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Andy Murray | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Christine Ohuruogu | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Paula Radcliffe | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 4% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Jason Robinson | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Justin Rose | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | James Toseland | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Jonny Wilkinson | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Ming-Chee Chung | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 56% | Total: 27 members' votes (1 comment...) |
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How should seating be organised at the Fairbairns Dinner? | |
By crew | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | W1 with NM1, M1 with NW1 etc. | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 9% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | W1 with M1, NW1 with NM1 etc. | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 2% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | W1 with NW1, M1 with NM1 etc. | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 2% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Boy-girl-boy-girl... | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 2% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Fit-ugly-fit-ugly... | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 5% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Random selection (genuinely random) | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Random selection (rigged for carnage) | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 7% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Random selection (rigged for incest) | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 41% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Random selection (rigged for novice retention) | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 5% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Random selection (rigged for awkwardness) | ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 2% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Alphabetically by surname | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | By 2K time | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 14% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | First come, first served | ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 2% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Sec's discretion | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 9% | Total: 44 members' votes (4 comments...) |
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What are your Fairbairns predictions? | |
FaT men to beat BPBC men | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 87% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | BPBC men to beat FaT men | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 3% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | FaT women to beat BPBC women | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 47% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | BPBC women to beat FaT women | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 43% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | a FaT novice crew to beat a FaT senior crew | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 20% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | a FaT novice crew to beat a BPBC crew | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 13% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | a BPBC member to require medical assistance | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 20% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | a BPBC member to make the 'three-stroke practice outing' joke | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 63% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | every BPBC member to make the 'I won Fairbairns in my single scull' joke | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 57% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | someone to criticise Byrne's catch | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 67% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Coker to turn up too drunk to row | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 50% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Coker to turn up too sober to row | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 33% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | JCBC to do better than expected | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 73% | Total: 30 members' votes (7 comments...) |
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That's a negative Ghost rider, the pattern is full... | |
Apparently congestion in the mornings is getting worse (although we reached gridlock years ago). A 'leaked' CUCBC paper has suggested banning novices from the mornings, prompting some discussion. What to do? Ban novices from early mornings | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 3% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Ban CULRC from early mornings | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 43% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Ban seniors from early mornings in November | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 29% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Ban rowing | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 9% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Allow limited senior outings in the dark | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 26% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Move novice races to the middle of Lent term | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 17% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Build a bigger river | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 74% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | A quota system of early morning outings | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 14% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Build an air traffic control tower at Chesterton and require all boats to proceed under its control during outings | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 34% | Total: 35 members' votes (6 comments...) |
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What happened to Granta in the Fours head? | |
The Granta coxless four finished last in the Fours Head in a time of 47 minutes (their event was won in just over 20 minutes). What happened? Gate opened, blade lost | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Hit bridge | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Steering wires broke | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Hit debris | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Training plan called for technical pairs work | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 14% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Aliens | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 14% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Very localised counter-current tidal wave | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 4% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Thames whale | ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 4% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Ran aground on Fulham flats | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | They didn't 'use the stream! Stream one! Stream two!' | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 7% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Nothing - it was a good time for them | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 57% | Total: 28 members' votes (13 comments...) |
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What happened to Granta in the Fours head? | |
The Granta coxless four finished last in the Fours Head in a time of 47 minutes (their event was won in 20'08 Gate opened, blade lost | Hit bridge | Steering wires broke | Hit debris | Training plan called for technical pairs work | Aliens | Very localised counter-current tidal wave | Thames whale | Ran aground on Fulham flats | Nothing - it was a actually a good time by their standards | No votes were cast |
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Favourite MLB team | |
With the World Series currently taking place, let's see which baseball franchise the Club supports. If you know nothing about baseball, select Other and then make up a name by taking the name of a US state or town and adding a word/words of your choice. Atlanta Braves | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Florida Marlins | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | New York Mets | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Philadelphia Phillies | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 5% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Washington Nationals | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Chicago Cubs | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Cincinnati Reds | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Houston Astros | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 5% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Milwaukee Brewers | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Pittsburgh Pirates | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | St. Louis Cardinals | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 5% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Arizona Diamondbacks | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Boulder Creek Earls | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 16% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Colorado Rockies | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Los Angeles Dodgers | ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 5% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | San Diego Padres | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | San Francisco Giants | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Baltimore Orioles | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 5% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Boston Red Sox | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 47% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | New York Yankees | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Toronto Blue Jays | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Chicago White Sox | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Cleveland Indians | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Detroit Tigers | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Kansas City Royals | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Minnesota Twins | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Oakland Athletics | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Seattle Mariners | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Texas Rangers | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Other | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 11% | Total: 19 members' votes (3 comments...) |
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Favourite pasta shape? | |
The burning crew pasta issue. It has been discussed before, but never voted on. For descriptions, see here - the list got quite excessive, but your favourite should be on there somewhere. cavatelli | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | conchiglie | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | conchiglioni | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | croxetti | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | farfalle | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 4% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | fiorentine | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | fiorettini | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | fusilli | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 24% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | gemelli | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | maltagliati | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | orecchiette | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | pipe | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | radiatore | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | rotelle | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | rotini | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | spirali | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | trofie | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | bucatini | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | cannelloni | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 4% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | ditalini | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | elbow macaroni | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | maccheroni | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | manicotti | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | mezze penne | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | mostaccioli | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | penne | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 24% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | penne rigate | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 4% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | rigatoni | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | ziti | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | spaghetti | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 8% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | vermicelli | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | capellini | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | capelli d'angelo | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | fettuccine | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | lasagne | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 8% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | linguine | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 8% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | pappardelle | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 8% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | tagliatelle | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 8% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | alphabets | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | couscous | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | conchigliette | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | ditali | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | ditalini | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | orzo | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | pastina | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | agnolotti | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | cannelloni | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | mandu | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | manti | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | panzarotti | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | ravioli | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | tortellini | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | tortelloni | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | gnocchi | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | spatzle | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | chicken and dumplin | | 0% | Total: 25 members' votes (1 comment...) |
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Most important attribute in a novice? | |
Height | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Fitness | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 9% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Strength | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 3% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Keenness | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 42% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Coordination | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 30% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Lard appetite | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 6% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Ability to swim | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 6% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Ability to memorise crew lists from the 1800s | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 3% | Total: 33 members' votes (8 comments...) |
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What is your favourite moment of the rugby world cup so far? | |
England dumping Australia out | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 81% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | France dumping New Zealand out | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 19% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Neither of the above - I'm an Antipodean loser | | 0% | Total: 16 members' votes (2 comments...) |
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Where did you learn to row? | |
At a club | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | At school | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 3% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | At Trinity (in my first year) | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 75% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | At Trinity (not in my first year) | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 19% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | At another university | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | At a gym | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 3% | Total: 32 members' votes (1 comment...) |
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Tim Henman | |
Britain's highest ranked tennis player for years has retired from the professional game. We've all grown up in the Henman era, so how do we rate him? A great tennis player who was unlucky to have to play against unstoppable players | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 36% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | A solid competitor who over-achieved | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 27% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Average and over-hyped | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 23% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | A choker | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 14% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | We should encourage him to do a Masters at Trinity and get him to row | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 55% | Total: 22 members' votes |
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Who will win the World Twenty20? | |
Time to forget about rugby and jump ship to a new sport. Who's going to win this one? Australia | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 19% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Bangladesh | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | England | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 6% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | India | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Kenya | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | New Zealand | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 13% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Pakistan | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 6% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Scotland | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 25% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | South Africa | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 6% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Sri Lanka | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 6% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | West Indies | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 6% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Zimbabwe | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Germany (in a bowl off) | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 13% | Total: 16 members' votes (6 comments...) |
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Who will win the Rugby World Cup? | |
Argentina | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 5% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Australia | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 19% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Canada | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | England | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 10% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Fiji | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | France | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Georgia | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Ireland | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Italy | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Japan | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Namibia | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | New Zealand | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 43% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Portugal | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Romania | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Samoa | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Scotland | ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 5% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | South Africa | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 5% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Tonga | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | USA | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 5% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Wales | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | FaTTRFC | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 10% | Total: 21 members' votes (1 comment...) |
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Favourite aspect of the summer weather? | |
The rain | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 24% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | The cold | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 53% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | The fact that you're 12,000 miles away and in glorious sunshine | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 24% | Total: 17 members' votes (1 comment...) |
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Who deserves to call themselves FaT/BPBC multisport champions? | |
1. Rowing - For the second year running, FaT M1, M2 and W1 all beat their BPBC counterparts.
2. Football - In the inaugural fixture, FaT win 2-1 after BPBC have an injury-time goal disallowed.
3. Golf - BPBC run out comfortable 7-2 winners, and also win the Womens' (sic) and Adaptive version.
4. Cricket - The fixture is rained off twice; BPBC seem to have the gods on their side and retain their title by default.
So two wins apiece, but are some worth more than others? Who wins overall? Total: 21 members' votes (1 comment...) |
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Town bumps | |
It was relevant before the website went away... I have a better record in town bumps than CUCBC bumps | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 5% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | I have a worse record in town bumps than CUCBC bumps | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 30% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | I have never raced town bumps but would like to for Black Prince | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 65% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Town bumps is just a poor quality version of CUCBC bumps | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 35% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Town bumps is a more polite version of CUCBC bumps | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 15% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Town what? | | 0% | Total: 20 members' votes (6 comments...) |