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Is the web poll getting stale? | |
This week's original poll was a repeat of an earlier poll. Is the poll getting stale? Turn out rates suggest that voter apathy is not a problem. Have the old coffin dodgers who used to contribute run out of ideas? Or have they retired, leaving a void yet to be filled by those still in statu pupillare? The main question again: is the web poll getting stale? Vote and discuss. Total: 23 members' votes (24 comments...) |
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Who is/was the greatest oar of all time? | |
Abbagnale (brothers, any of them) | | 0% | | Ned Hanlan | | 0% | | Sir Matthew Pinsent | | 29% | | Sir Steve Redgrave | | 48% | | James Tomkins | | 5% | | Rob Waddell | | 14% | | Dreissigacker (brothers, inventors of the ergo) | | 5% | Total: 21 members' votes (16 comments...) |
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Daddy or Chips? | |
Total: 13 members' votes (2 comments...) |
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What next? | |
After rowing across the Channel, what will the club do next? Boston Marathon | | 50% | | Great River Race | | 5% | | Record attempt on rowing the length of the Cam/Ouse | | 5% | | Row to Lincoln | | 5% | | Beat BPBC in the Fairbairn Cup | | 9% | | Mays Headship | | 14% | | Successfully enter a 1x into the GoR | | 14% | Total: 22 members' votes |
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Your favourite Bumps | |
The Lents & Mays are quite different experiences through the contrasting weather, number of crews, different spectators, work and social distractions etc... Which do you prefer? Lents | | 24% | | Mays | | 76% | | Oxford City | | 0% | Total: 29 members' votes |
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At which sport do Black Prince have the best chance of beating FaT (other than rowing)? | |
Cricket | | 0% | | Golf | | 0% | | Triathlon | | 65% | | Atlantic Rowing | | 92% | | Earning More Money | | 85% | | Drinking | | 35% | | Chess | | 4% | Total: 26 members' votes (18 comments...) |
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What was your favourite Bumps race report? | |
Everyone knows that the real purpose of racing is to write a good report afterwards. Which of this year's May Bumps reports was your favourite? M1 - Describing Maggie as 'hench' | | 6% | | W1 - Haikus and Limericks | | 10% | | M3 - Smiley Mark's blacksmith metaphor | | 16% | | M3 - Christoph's tale of Icarus | | 13% | | W3 - Counting strokes until the bump | | 3% | | M4 - Top Gun quotes | | 16% | | Caius M2 describing FaT M2 - 'I swear they had a rocket launcher on their stern!' | | 32% | | Other | | 3% | Total: 31 members' votes |
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Which boat performed best in the Bumps? | |
Not mathematically but achievementally 1st Men | | 10% | | 1st Women | | 10% | | 2nd Men | | 77% | | 2nd Women | | 0% | | 3rd Men | | 0% | | 3rd Women | | 0% | | 4th Men | | 0% | | 4th Women | | 0% | | 5th Men | | 0% | | Atlantic Prince | | 3% | Total: 39 members' votes (11 comments...) |
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Bumps is all about... | |
...one or more of the following... Good technique | | 20% | | Hyper-fitness | | 20% | | Mental strength | | 58% | | Sheer teeth-gritting tenacity | | 70% | | Core stability | | 13% | | Matching kit | | 40% | | Blades | | 50% | | Spoons | | 15% | | Boat damage | | 30% | | The thrill of the chase | | 55% | | Mays dinner | | 63% | | The bop | | 45% | | A pint at the plough in the early evening | | 18% | | M1 | | 35% | | W1 | | 25% | | Marshalling | | 5% | | Those few seconds of silence before the gun | | 48% | | The weeks of training beforehand | | 23% | | The alcohol bans | | 13% | | The start | | 48% | | The rating | | 15% | | Grassy | | 18% | | The quick bump | | 28% | | The satisfying 'reach' bump | | 25% | | The slow grind and just before the line bump | | 8% | | Hitting Maggie | | 55% | | The stomp | | 75% | | Crew pastas | | 35% | | The race reports | | 43% | | The FaT mobile update system | | 25% | | Being a DU/SU | | 18% | | The callouses | | 5% | | The glory | | 45% | | The pain | | 45% | | Crew showers | | 15% | | Having fun (?!) | | 40% | | Blood, sweat and tears | | 30% | Total: 40 members' votes (8 comments...) |
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Will the 2nd VIII or the women get into the 1st division first? | |
The women are surely far too low in the rankings, starting 1st in division 2, but after holding off Queens they will be hard pushed to take a fast Darwin crew before the Darwin crew bumps out. The 2nd VIII could also move into the top flight on day one if they can manage the extraordinary and take down Caius II in Div 2 followed by Peterhouse in Div 1 as sandwich boat. Who will do it first? Men II | | 19% | | Women I | | 45% | | both manage it on same day | | 19% | | neither manage it all week | | 5% | | Men III | | 12% | Total: 42 members' votes (2 comments...) |