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What are your Fairbairns predictions? | |
FaT men to beat BPBC men | | 87% | | BPBC men to beat FaT men | | 3% | | FaT women to beat BPBC women | | 47% | | BPBC women to beat FaT women | | 43% | | a FaT novice crew to beat a FaT senior crew | | 20% | | a FaT novice crew to beat a BPBC crew | | 13% | | a BPBC member to require medical assistance | | 20% | | a BPBC member to make the 'three-stroke practice outing' joke | | 63% | | every BPBC member to make the 'I won Fairbairns in my single scull' joke | | 57% | | someone to criticise Byrne's catch | | 67% | | Coker to turn up too drunk to row | | 50% | | Coker to turn up too sober to row | | 33% | | JCBC to do better than expected | | 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 | | 3% | | Ban CULRC from early mornings | | 43% | | Ban seniors from early mornings in November | | 29% | | Ban rowing | | 9% | | Allow limited senior outings in the dark | | 26% | | Move novice races to the middle of Lent term | | 17% | | Build a bigger river | | 74% | | A quota system of early morning outings | | 14% | | Build an air traffic control tower at Chesterton and require all boats to proceed under its control during outings | | 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% | | Hit bridge | | 0% | | Steering wires broke | | 0% | | Hit debris | | 0% | | Training plan called for technical pairs work | | 14% | | Aliens | | 14% | | Very localised counter-current tidal wave | | 4% | | Thames whale | | 4% | | Ran aground on Fulham flats | | 0% | | They didn't 'use the stream! Stream one! Stream two!' | | 7% | | Nothing - it was a good time for them | | 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% | | Florida Marlins | | 0% | | New York Mets | | 0% | | Philadelphia Phillies | | 5% | | Washington Nationals | | 0% | | Chicago Cubs | | 0% | | Cincinnati Reds | | 0% | | Houston Astros | | 5% | | Milwaukee Brewers | | 0% | | Pittsburgh Pirates | | 0% | | St. Louis Cardinals | | 5% | | Arizona Diamondbacks | | 0% | | Boulder Creek Earls | | 16% | | Colorado Rockies | | 0% | | Los Angeles Dodgers | | 5% | | San Diego Padres | | 0% | | San Francisco Giants | | 0% | | Baltimore Orioles | | 5% | | Boston Red Sox | | 47% | | New York Yankees | | 0% | | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | | 0% | | Toronto Blue Jays | | 0% | | Chicago White Sox | | 0% | | Cleveland Indians | | 0% | | Detroit Tigers | | 0% | | Kansas City Royals | | 0% | | Minnesota Twins | | 0% | | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | | 0% | | Oakland Athletics | | 0% | | Seattle Mariners | | 0% | | Texas Rangers | | 0% | | Other | | 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% | | conchiglie | | 0% | | conchiglioni | | 0% | | croxetti | | 0% | | farfalle | | 4% | | fiorentine | | 0% | | fiorettini | | 0% | | fusilli | | 24% | | gemelli | | 0% | | maltagliati | | 0% | | orecchiette | | 0% | | pipe | | 0% | | radiatore | | 0% | | rotelle | | 0% | | rotini | | 0% | | spirali | | 0% | | trofie | | 0% | | bucatini | | 0% | | cannelloni | | 4% | | ditalini | | 0% | | elbow macaroni | | 0% | | maccheroni | | 0% | | manicotti | | 0% | | mezze penne | | 0% | | mostaccioli | | 0% | | penne | | 24% | | penne rigate | | 4% | | rigatoni | | 0% | | ziti | | 0% | | spaghetti | | 8% | | vermicelli | | 0% | | capellini | | 0% | | capelli d'angelo | | 0% | | fettuccine | | 0% | | lasagne | | 8% | | linguine | | 8% | | pappardelle | | 8% | | tagliatelle | | 8% | | alphabets | | 0% | | couscous | | 0% | | conchigliette | | 0% | | ditali | | 0% | | ditalini | | 0% | | orzo | | 0% | | pastina | | 0% | | agnolotti | | 0% | | cannelloni | | 0% | | mandu | | 0% | | manti | | 0% | | panzarotti | | 0% | | ravioli | | 0% | | tortellini | | 0% | | tortelloni | | 0% | | gnocchi | | 0% | | spatzle | | 0% | | chicken and dumplin | | 0% | Total: 25 members' votes (1 comment...) |
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Most important attribute in a novice? | |
Height | | 0% | | Fitness | | 9% | | Strength | | 3% | | Keenness | | 42% | | Coordination | | 30% | | Lard appetite | | 6% | | Ability to swim | | 6% | | Ability to memorise crew lists from the 1800s | | 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 | | 81% | | France dumping New Zealand out | | 19% | | 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% | | At school | | 3% | | At Trinity (in my first year) | | 75% | | At Trinity (not in my first year) | | 19% | | At another university | | 0% | | At a gym | | 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 | | 36% | | A solid competitor who over-achieved | | 27% | | Average and over-hyped | | 23% | | A choker | | 14% | | We should encourage him to do a Masters at Trinity and get him to row | | 55% | Total: 22 members' votes |