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| Oympic Grandstand | |
China is in a different timezone to the UK, so events will be largely through the night (including the swimming finals, moved to the morning to suit US tv. How will you get your fix? | I do not intend to watch any of the Olympics | | 0% | | | I shall hear about it on Radio 5 | | 0% | | | I'll watch the prime time evening highlights |  | 11% | | | I'll stay up for the bits I'm interested in |  | 44% | | | I'm going to live on Chinese time for the duration | | 44% |
Total: 9 members' votes (2 comments...) |
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| HRR | |
How far will FaT get at Henley, before being knocked out ? | Qualifiers | | 5% | | | Wednesday | | 41% | | | Thursday | | 14% | | | Saturday | | 0% | | | Sunday | | 0% | | | They'll win | | 36% | | | Friday | | 5% |
Total: 22 members' votes (7 comments...) |
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| How should future headships be celebrated? | |
News from upriver suggests that boat burnings are not always safe. In these eco-aware times, what about the carbon footprint of a burnt boat? And the lack of wooden boats to burn? | Find a wooden boat, even if it means buying a skiff, and burn it | | 57% | | | Build a wooden boat and burn it | | 26% | | | Give an old boat to an underfunded school rowing club (cf Magdalen Oxford when they went head of Eights in 04, for the first time in decades) | | 17% | | | Give money to a FISA project to set up rowing in a small country (on condition that any boats bought are called Black Prince) | | 9% | | | Hold some sort of lantern festival with lanterns on boats floating along the backs, timed so that they launch mini fireworks displays as they go past the Wren | | 4% | | | Hold a ball on the Monday after bumps | | 48% | | | Make all boat club activity carbon neutral | | 13% |
Total: 23 members' votes (2 comments...) |
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| Which Division 1 Positions Will Be Occupied By 1st & 3rd At The End Of The Week? | |
With 3 boats in their respective 1st divisions any position is possible, but where do we think they'll end up? | Head | | 90% | | | 2nd | | 23% | | | 3rd | | 3% | | | 4th | | 0% | | | 5th | | 10% | | | 6th | | 37% | | | 7th | | 0% | | | 8th | | 0% | | | 9th | | 7% | | | 10th | | 20% | | | 11th | | 37% | | | 12th | | 23% | | | 13th | | 3% | | | 14th | | 0% | | | 15th | | 0% | | | 16th | | 0% | | | 17th | | 0% |
Total: 30 members' votes |
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| Are there too many races on the Cam? | |
Much as we love the end of term blow outs, are there now so many events during the term that normal training is being hindered? Or should every outing be at firm pressure anyway? Total: 19 members' votes (4 comments...) |
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| Which Convention is most dull? | |
| Democratic Party | | 8% | | | Republican Party | | 8% | | | Star Trek | | 25% | | | Fairport | | 58% |
Total: 12 members' votes |
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| If there was a General Election tomorrow, who would you vote for? | |
| British National Party | | 0% | | | Conservative Party | | 17% | | | Green Party | | 3% | | | Labour Party | | 7% | | | Liberal Democrats | | 21% | | | Scottish National Party | | 3% | | | UK Independence Party | | 0% | | | John Earl | | 48% |
Total: 29 members' votes (2 comments...) |
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| What should be done to protest at the Olympics about the Chinese in Tibet? | |
Torch protesting has begun, but there are various suggestions about further demonstration. What do you think is appropriate? | Nothing, the Olympics are about sport and should be apolitical | | 24% | | | The torch protests make the point well enough | | 7% | | | Political leaders should boycott the games | | 62% | | | Athletes should boycott the games | | 3% | | | Everyone should buy Pepsi to send a consumerist message | | 3% |
Total: 29 members' votes |
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| Is this the best photo yet on the website? | |
This is the 8,040th photo uploaded onto the site. Is it the best? Total: 29 members' votes (1 comment...) |
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| What's your favourite Blondie song? | |
They might not move a boat very fast, but they knocked out some awesome tunes. These are all on youtube. | X-Offender | | 0% | | | Denis | | 5% | | | Hanging on the Telephone | | 14% | | | Heart of Glass | | 14% | | | One Way or Another | | 14% | | | Dreaming | | 0% | | | Call Me | | 10% | | | Atomic | | 14% | | | Rapture | | 0% | | | Maria | | 24% | | | The Tide is High | | 5% |
Total: 21 members' votes |
