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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

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

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...)

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...)

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...)

What should Smiley Mark wear on University Challenge?

Our Sec is captaining the Trinity side in the challenge of challenges... how should he make his allegiances known?

Boatclub Tie		46%

Boatclub bow tie		15%

Boatclub boxers		37%

Boatclub boxers (only)		12%

Boatclub Blazer		22%

All-in-One		17%

Zephyr		7%

Stripeys		22%

Stripey antipodean kit		2%

Gold Socks		71%

Other (please specify!)		12%

Total: 41 members' votes (66 comments...)

Suicide Sunday - What's it to be?

Any or all (you'll be lucky) of the following...

Punting race v Johns		39%

Punting regatta - FaT takes on the world		16%

Punt to Granchester		45%

BBQ		50%

Invade another clubs Garden Party		21%

Health Spa		8%

Childish and immature games on Jesus Green		11%

Childish and immature games on the backs		24%

Childish and immature games on punts		42%

Bridge jumping		21%

Treasure hunt		26%

Drinking tennis		5%

Drinking football		3%

Drinking rock/paper/scissors		5%

Wet T-shirt competition		53%

Water fight		34%

Rounders (I have a bat and ball)		18%

Other (please specify)		5%

Total: 38 members' votes (4 comments...)

Chin Up Chicken

With Bread		79%

Without Bread		21%

Total: 24 members' votes

Would you bed your bedder?

I already do		3%

Yes - she's well fit		7%

Yes - it's the only way I'd get any		3%

Only if I was drunk		7%

Only if someone paid me		14%

No - she reminds me of my grandma		66%

Total: 29 members' votes (5 comments...)

What should the club have as its 3 letter ARA code?

All clubs soon have to have a 3 letter ARA code for their boats, which is used at eg. the Nat. Champs. and on the Tideway. Currently ours is FTT, but we have an option to change it. What should we have?

FTT		7%

FTR (easy to add to existing TR numbers)		0%

CTR (Cambridge, Trinity - similar)		2%

FAT		81%

CAT		0%

BUN		0%

RTT		10%

XXX		0%

Total: 42 members' votes (18 comments...)

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