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Whither FaTTFC vs BPFC? | |
This year's 1st & 3rd vs Black Prince football match was less competitive than in previous years. This may be a consequence of BPBC having gained more recent graduates, leaving 1st & 3rd somewhat disadvantaged. How should the fixture be run in future years to keep it competitive? No change | | 41% | | Pick teams on the day, each being mixed FaT/BPBC | | 0% | | Play (e.g.) strokeside vs bowside, again with mixed FaT/BPBC teams | | 6% | | Organise a composite FaT/BPBC team to play, say, the College 2nd XI or another boat club's old boys | | 12% | | Only run the fixture in years when there is particularly strong interest from FaT | | 0% | | Have a 5-a-side tournament instead | | 0% | | Play the game in Michaelmas term when more 1st years are likely to be involved | | 41% | | Abandon the fixture | | 0% | | Other (please suggest below) | | 0% | Total: 17 members' votes (3 comments...) |
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Who will do best at the (W)HoRR? | |
Clearly there are different numbers of entries (400 in HoRR, 300 in WHoRR), but going purely on places, which result do you expect? Women beat men by > 50 places | | 0% | | Women beat men by 31-50 places | | 7% | | Women beat men by 11-30 places | | 33% | | 10 or fewer places between them | | 7% | | Men beat women by 11-30 places | | 13% | | Men beat women by 31-50 places | | 0% | | Men beat women by >50 places | | 0% | | Both crews lose to JPD, Mahe and Ming in a Randan | | 40% | Total: 15 members' votes (2 comments...) |
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How Many Headships? | |
The four men's crews currently hold their respective headships. How many will the club hold at the end of the week? None | | 0% | | One | | 0% | | Two | | 0% | | Three | | 0% | | Four | | 6% | | Five | | 89% | | Six | | 6% | Total: 18 members' votes |
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Lent Bumps Net Gain | |
What will be the net gain for the six FaT crews racing this week? Rowing over head of the first division counts as +1. Voting closes Wednesday at 12 noon. Worse than -4 | | 5% | | -4 to -1 | | 5% | | Level | | 5% | | +1 to +4 | | 21% | | +5 to +8 | | 11% | | +9 to +12 | | 37% | | +13 to +16 | | 16% | | +17 to + 20 | | 0% | | Better than +20 | | 0% | Total: 19 members' votes |
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Where will be the best place to watch the bumps from? | |
With just over 3 weeks until bumps, where do you hope to be keeping your eye on the racing from? Head Station | | 0% | | First Post Corner | | 0% | | Grassy Corner | | 16% | | The Plough pub | | 4% | | Ditton Corner | | 0% | | The Railings | | 0% | | The Railway Bridge | | 0% | | Morleys Holt | | 0% | | Peter's Posts | | 0% | | Top Finish | | 4% | | Bicycle on the towpath | | 28% | | The Coxes seat | | 4% | | The Headship crew | | 28% | | Over the radio from home | | 0% | | Online @ www.firstandthird.org | | 16% | Total: 25 members' votes (12 comments...) |
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Pembroke Regatta | |
Competitive in M2 division | | 32% | | Fall in after standard Long Reach regatta blade clash | | 21% | | Tip an eight in after standard Long Reach regatta blade clash | | 63% | | Disqualified | | 16% | | Beat that random French crew that always turns up, but make no further progress | | 11% | | Beat the crews from other College alumni clubs | | 32% | | Win the Pembroke Regatta in his single scull | | 42% | Total: 19 members' votes |
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Which annoys you the most? | |
Fairburns | | 94% | | Mitchell Cup | | 6% | Total: 16 members' votes (6 comments...) |
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What form will Martin's midlife crisis take? | |
Martin Peck (the creator of this website) turned 40 on New Year's Day. Clearly a midlife crisis is shortly due, but what form will it take? He'll buy a Harley Davidson | | 4% | | He'll adopt a comb-over | | 4% | | He'll trade his wife in for a younger model | | 4% | | He'll buy an allotment | | 13% | | He'll take up pipe smoking | | 4% | | He'll take early retirement | | 0% | | His speech will become hesitant | | 21% | | He'll commission the manufacture of a tandem | | 50% | Total: 24 members' votes |
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New Year resolutions | |
Will you be giving things up, or taking things up? Giving up | | 17% | | Taking up | | 83% | Total: 12 members' votes |
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Most Significant Victory? | |
Which First and Third victory was the most significant in recent times? 1998 Lents (Men) | | 9% | | 1998 HORR (Novice) | | 0% | | 2000 Lents (Men) | | 6% | | 2007 Lents (Men) | | 0% | | 2007 Lents (Women) | | 17% | | 2007 Fairbairn's (Men) | | 6% | | 2008 Lents (Men) | | 0% | | 2008 Lents (Women) | | 0% | | 2008 Fairbairn's (Men) | | 0% | | 2008 Mays (Men) | | 43% | | 2009 Lents (Men) | | 0% | | 2009 HORR (Halladay) | | 11% | | 2009 Mays (Men) | | 3% | | 2009 Fairbairn's (Women) | | 3% | | ? Other (Please specify) | | 3% | Total: 35 members' votes (4 comments...) |
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Are you an alcoholic? | |
As we are well aware due to the press many students drink far too much. Is this true of First and Third students?
How many of these would you answer yes to?
Have you ever felt you needed to cut down on your drinking?
Have people criticised your drinking?
Have you ever felt guilty about drinking?
Have you ever felt you needed a drink first thing in the morning to steady your nerves or to get rid of a hangover? 0 (none of these apply) | | 26% | | 1 | | 19% | | 2 | | 15% | | 3 | | 22% | | 4 (all of these apply) | | 19% | Total: 27 members' votes (3 comments...) |
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How will Pedro's Atlantic attempt go? | |
Pedro is attempting to row across the Atlantic in a 6 man boat. What will happen on the trip? They will complete the crossing | | 74% | | They will get over halfway | | 26% | | They will get a quarter of the way | | 22% | | They will get three days out of port | | 22% | | The trip will be long and uneventful | | 33% | | The trip will take 40 days or less | | 7% | | The trip will take between 41 and 45 days | | 19% | | The trip will take between 46 and 50 days | | 19% | | The trip will take between 51 and 60 days | | 11% | | The trip will take between 61 and 70 days | | 15% | | The crew will never be seen again | | 11% | | The boat will be found drifting empty years later | | 26% | | The boat will never be found | | 4% | | They will fight off a pirate attack | | 26% | | Pirates will attack and take the crew hostage | | 4% | | They will get bored of rowing and become pirates | | 52% | | They will run out of food | | 4% | | They will run out of food and become cannibals | | 19% | | They will run out of food and trade with friendly mermaids for more food | | 30% | | They plan to use a motor when no-one is watching | | 33% | | They have a sail | | 30% | | They are actually very slow drug smugglers | | 44% | | They will be turned away at Barbados and have to row all the way back | | 30% | | The will be arrested in Barbados for trying to smuggle in illegal immigrants | | 15% | | The world is actually flat and they will fall off the edge | | 44% | | They will capsize | | 22% | | They will see a shark | | 41% | | A shark will attack the boat | | 11% | | A shark will eat the whole crew | | 7% | | They will see a kraken | | 30% | | A kraken will eat the whole crew | | 19% | | They will miss America and end up in New Zealand | | 48% | Total: 27 members' votes (5 comments...) |
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In 1902, the Master of Trinity Hall died during the May Bumps and Trinity Hall did not wish to race for the last two nights. 1st Trinity were behind them and arranged to row past the Hall starting post the third night, and allow the Hall to row past the 1st TBC post the following night, thus enabling the Hall boat to retain its place on the river without racing. If a similar thing happened now, would you do the same? | |
Total: 20 members' votes (3 comments...) |
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Delayed | |
In last week's poll, MC Peck was havin' trouble in da wife transportation area. What's the best solution to the fact that wifes/girlfriends always make you late for everything? Family Railcard | | 0% | | Tandem | | 10% | | Larger car | | 5% | | Telling her bumps starts two hours before it does | | 76% | | Shopping vouchers | | 14% | | Divorce | | 14% | | Giving up altogether and accepting that your life is over. Settling down. Raising a family and ruining their lives by pushing them into first coxing, then rowing, & being faintly disappointed that they end up with a better bumps aggregate than you | | 29% | | Men! Huh. Like you're any better | | 5% | Total: 21 members' votes |
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Should the photos in the gallery be bigger? | |
Simple. Are the pictures in the gallery too small? Yes | | 65% | | No | | 24% | | Don't care | | 12% | Total: 17 members' votes (12 comments...) |
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Top Glass | |
Team Clarkson | | 7% | | Team Hammond | | 37% | | Team May | | 41% | | The Stig | | 15% | Total: 27 members' votes (12 comments...) |
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What is the worst organised sporting event of recent times? | |
The 1993 Grand National (link) | | 0% | | West Indies vs England, 1st Test 1998 (link) | | 0% | | The 2002 University Fours (link) | | 10% | | The 2005 US Grand Prix (link) | | 0% | | West Indies vs England, 2nd Test 2009 (link) | | 14% | | The 2009 Pembroke Regatta | | 76% | Total: 21 members' votes (2 comments...) |
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Lents Bop in the Union | |
There's going to be a combined bop for JCBC, LMBC, and 1&3TBC... Tragedy | | 33% | | It's a sin | | 24% | | Opportunities (Let's make lots of money) | | 14% | | I predict a riot | | 71% | | We didn't start the fire | | 48% | | You get what you give | | 10% | | Everbody wants to rule the world | | 19% | | Take on me | | 19% | | Who let the dogs out | | 43% | | Maggie may | | 19% | | Jesus he knows me | | 0% | | Three lions | | 38% | | Dizzy | | 19% | Total: 21 members' votes (1 comment...) |
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If JDT were to stand for Women's boatclub captain, would you vote for him? | |
After hearing some of JDT's main thoughts on the subject, RTT suggested he should stand. Yes | | 54% | | No | | 38% | | Depends on his policies | | 8% | Total: 26 members' votes (3 comments...) |
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What should be the next event to be added to the FaT vs. BPBC calendar? | |
So far we have rowing, football, golf and cricket as established fixtures. What should we add next (I think all of these have been mentioned at some point)? Rugby | | 0% | | Triathlon | | 14% | | Karting | | 21% | | Paintball | | 32% | | Fell Running | | 14% | | Guitar Hero / Rock Band | | 4% | | Bridge | | 4% | | Curling | | 0% | | Aerial Dogfighting | | 11% | Total: 28 members' votes (6 comments...) |
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Is women's emancipation a good idea? | |
Total: 9 members' votes (4 comments...) |
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What do FaT members miss most about the club during the holidays? | |
Most undergraduates leave for the holidays, leaving those who do stay deserted -- so everyone misses out in some way. What do members miss the most? Banter | | 78% | | Erging | | 17% | | Rowing | | 74% | | Pasta | | 43% | | Lard | | 48% | | Circuits | | 26% | | Lock runs | | 17% | | Coker | | 17% | Total: 23 members' votes (2 comments...) |
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Dark days for BPBC | |
For the third time in four years, the novices have beaten BPBC II in the Fairbairn Cup. However, a look through the archives demonstrates that there are plenty of sub-prime BPBC results. But which of these events ranks as BPBC's poorest performance? Total: 22 members' votes (12 comments...) |
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Will FaT NM1 beat M2 in senior Fairbairns this year? | |
Yes, by a long way | | 10% | | Yes, narrowly | | 29% | | No | | 61% | Total: 31 members' votes (8 comments...) |
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Who will be the next President of the USA? | |
Hillary Clinton | | 22% | | Sarah Palin | | 17% | | A proper African-American | | 0% | | Arnold Schwarzenegger | | 61% | Total: 18 members' votes |
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Who will be the next President of the USA? | |
McCain | | 3% | | Obama | | 59% | | Osama | | 11% | | John W. Earl | | 27% | Total: 37 members' votes (4 comments...) |
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Marmite | |
I love it | | 29% | | I hate it | | 35% | | I can take it or leave it | | 35% | Total: 31 members' votes (1 comment...) |
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Who is the greatest Olympian of modern times? | |
Michael Phelps's achievements in Beijing have reignited the argument as to who is the greatest Olympian. Who gets your vote? (Summer Olympics only, since 1896.) SWIMMING: Mark Spitz - won 9 gold medals, including a (formerly) record 7 in 1972 (when many fewer were available than the 34 on offer in 2008), setting a world record in each | | 0% | | Michael Phelps - has won a record 14 gold medals, including a record-breaking 8 in Beijing | | 6% | | ATHLETICS: Paavo Nurmi - won 9 middle & long distance gold medals from 1920-28, plus 3 silver medals, and might have won more in 1932 had he been eligible to compete | | 11% | | Jesse Owens - won 4 gold medals ((100m, 200m, long jump, sprint relay) in 1936 at 'Hitler's Olympics' in Berlin | | 6% | | Emil Zatopek - won gold medals in 1952 at 5000m, 10000m and the marathon (which he only decided to run at the last minute), plus gold and silver in 1948 | | 0% | | Fanny Blankers-Koen - won 4 gold medals in 1948, and only the rules prevented her from competing in more events, such as the long and high jumps, for both of which she held the world record | | 0% | | Al Oerter - won 4 gold medals in discus from 1956 to 1968 and is one of only three people to win an individual Olympic gold medal at four consecutive games | | 0% | | Ed Moses - unbeaten from 1977 to 1987 in the 400m hurdles, and was (almost certainly) only denied three consecutive gold medals by the US boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics | | 0% | | Daley Thompson - one of only two men ever to win two Olympic decathlons (1980 and 1984), setting a world record in the second | | 0% | | Jackie Joyner-Kersee - won the heptathlon gold medal in 1988 and 1992 (and silver in 1984) and still holds the world record, and also won the long jump gold in 1988 | | 0% | | Carl Lewis - won 9 gold medals from 1984 to 1996, including 4 (100m, 200m, long jump, sprint relay) in 1984, and is one of only three people to win an individual Olympic gold medal at four consecutive games | | 6% | | Jan Zelezny - one silver and 3 golds in the javelin from 1988 to 2000 | | 0% | | Michael Johnson - won 400m gold in 1996 and 2000 (only man ever to retain that title), and also won 200m gold in 1996, shattering the world record in 19.32 seconds | | 0% | | ROWING: Steve Redgrave - won gold medals at each of 5 Olympics from 1984 to 2000, plus a bronze in 1984 | | 33% | | Matthew Pinsent - won gold medals at each of 4 Olympics from 1992 to 2004, and never lost an Olympic race | | 6% | | Elisabeta Lipa - won gold medals at 5 Olympic Games in rowing between 1984 and 2004, plus silver and bronze in 1988 and silver in 1992 | | 11% | | OTHER: Paul Elvstrom (sailing) - the third man to have won four consecutive individual Olympic gold medals (1948 to 1960), one in the Firefly class and three in the Finn class | | 0% | | Aladar Gerevich (fencing: sabre) - won gold medals at a record 6 Olympics between 1932 and 1960 (7 total golds), the last aged 50, and holds the record for time between gold medals (28 years) | | 0% | | Larissa Latynina (gymnastics) - only female athlete to have won 9 Olympic gold medals, between 1956 and 1964, and also won 5 silver and 4 bronze, making a record total of 18 | | 0% | | Nadia Elena Comaneci (gymnastics) - awarded the first ever 'perfect 10', then awarded 6 more en route to 4 gold medals in 1976, aged 14, and won another gold in 1980 | | 0% | | Birgit Fischer (kayaking) - won 8 gold medals at a record 6 different Olympics from 1980 to 2004 (missed the 1984 games because of the Eastern Bloc boycott), plus four silver medals, and holds the women's record for time between gold medals (24 years) | | 11% | | Eric 'the eel' Moussambani (doggy-paddle) (video, in case you missed it) | | 11% | | Other (please comment below) | | 0% | Total: 18 members' votes |
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Will Great Britain (and Northern Ireland) finish ahead of Australia in the medal table at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games? | |
The table is ranked by number of gold, then silvers, then bronze medals. Total: 23 members' votes (1 comment...) |
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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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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 |
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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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Boat Race | |
Light Blues | | 30% | | Dark Blues | | 15% | | BPBC | | 55% | Total: 20 members' votes |
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Who should be in the Trinity BC football team? | |
11 men to beat the old boys. I've just taken the mubs list, feel free to suggest others. Ahmadnia | | 19% | | Braviner | | 24% | | Carr | | 43% | | Hill | | 14% | | Chow | | 10% | | Chung | | 29% | | Coker | | 43% | | Dehabadi | | 10% | | Denby | | 24% | | Dunleavy | | 33% | | Fletcher | | 33% | | Ford | | 14% | | Garcia | | 19% | | Garrod | | 48% | | Gruessing | | 43% | | Jane | | 52% | | Kebschull | | 19% | | Kiely | | 10% | | Laffan | | 38% | | Leadbetter | | 29% | | Lewis | | 14% | | Li | | 10% | | Malmberg | | 29% | | Masset | | 14% | | Mertes | | 29% | | O'Neill | | 10% | | Ostrowski | | 10% | | Preiss | | 38% | | Richardson | | 10% | | Routh | | 10% | | Cunha | | 33% | | Smith | | 19% | | Stoneman | | 29% | | Strawson | | 48% | | Vial | | 24% | Total: 21 members' votes (6 comments...) |
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The Big One redux | |
neither | | 3% | | men | | 12% | | women | | 6% | | both | | 79% | Total: 33 members' votes |
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Who will get on? | |
The GoR is on Friday afternoon - choose 7 men's and 8 women's crews from the following. Trinity Hall WII | | 5% | | Pembroke WIII | | 32% | | Christ's WII | | 50% | | Downing WII | | 27% | | CCAT WII | | 14% | | Emmanuel WIII | | 18% | | First & Third WIII | | 77% | | LMBC WIII | | 41% | | Jesus WIII | | 36% | | Lucy Cavendish/Hughes Hall WII | | 23% | | Magdalene WII | | 9% | | Peterhouse WII | | 18% | | Sidney Sussex WII | | 0% | | King's WII | | 14% | | Churchill WII | | 9% | | Selwyn WIII | | 9% | | LMBC WIV | | 18% | | Magdalene WIII | | 0% | | Sidney Sussex WIII | | 0% | | Homerton WII | | 32% | | Fitzwilliam WII | | 14% | | St Edmund's WII | | 14% | | Darwin WII | | 5% | | Christ's MIII | | 23% | | First & Third MV | | 68% | | CCAT MII | | 36% | | Homerton MII | | 45% | | Pembroke MIII | | 45% | | Girton MIII | | 9% | | St Edmund's MII | | 14% | | Darwin MII | | 0% | | Sidney Sussex MIII | | 5% | | Corpus MII | | 14% | | Churchill MIV | | 9% | | Magdalene MIV | | 5% | | CCAT MIII | | 9% | | Fitzwilliam MIII | | 14% | | Jesus MIV | | 41% | | Magdalene MIII | | 9% | | First and Third MVI | | 41% | | LMBC MV | | 41% | | Pembroke MIV | | 23% | | Hughes Hall MII | | 5% | Total: 22 members' votes (4 comments...) |
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Most aesthetically pleasing setting for a regatta | |
Any lake in New Zealand in February | | 19% | | The Ouse at Bedford in May | | 14% | | The Wear at Durham in May | | 0% | | The Tyne at Hexham in June | | 0% | | The Cam at Plough Reach in June | | 29% | | The Thames at Henley in July | | 19% | | The Ouse at St Neots in July | | 0% | | The Rotsee near Lucerne in July | | 10% | | The Thames at Maidenhead in August | | 0% | | Dover Harbour in August | | 0% | | The NIA in Birmingham in November | | 10% | Total: 21 members' votes |
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Which is your favourite race to watch? | |
They all have their charms, whether you are looking for comedy, rivalry, tradition, international crews showing off, men in lycra or just the best pub located along the course. But which is your favourite? Bumps - upper divisions | | 48% | | Bumps - lower divisions | | 14% | | The Boat Race | | 19% | | The Henley boat races | | 0% | | Henley Royal Regatta | | 19% | | Henley Women's Regatta | | 0% | Total: 21 members' votes (2 comments...) |
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Who in the mens squad needs a haircut the most? | |
Bryn | | 8% | | Tom | | 23% | | Dan | | 58% | | Emma | | 12% | Total: 26 members' votes (3 comments...) |
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Who's the shortest? | |
A poll with no purpose other than to get rid of the Christmas one. Ming | | 60% | | Peter Ford | | 17% | | Laffan | | 23% | Total: 30 members' votes (1 comment...) |
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How many times did you train on Christmas Day? | |
0 | | 63% | | 1 | | 30% | | 2 | | 7% | | 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 | | 21% | | Tesco Finest | | 7% | | Mr Kipling | | 0% | | Sainsbury's Deep Fill | | 21% | | Sainsbury's Taste The Difference | | 0% | | M&S Classic | | 0% | | Waitrose All Butter | | 14% | | Duchy Originals | | 0% | | Four'N Twenty | | 0% | | Other - add below | | 36% | Total: 14 members' votes (6 comments...) |
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Who will win BBC Sports Personality of the Year? | |
Joe Calzaghe | | 7% | | Lewis Hamilton | | 33% | | Ricky Hatton | | 0% | | Andy Murray | | 0% | | Christine Ohuruogu | | 0% | | Paula Radcliffe | | 4% | | Jason Robinson | | 0% | | Justin Rose | | 0% | | James Toseland | | 0% | | Jonny Wilkinson | | 0% | | Ming-Chee Chung | | 56% | Total: 27 members' votes (1 comment...) |
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How should seating be organised at the Fairbairns Dinner? | |
By crew | | 0% | | W1 with NM1, M1 with NW1 etc. | | 9% | | W1 with M1, NW1 with NM1 etc. | | 2% | | W1 with NW1, M1 with NM1 etc. | | 2% | | Boy-girl-boy-girl... | | 2% | | Fit-ugly-fit-ugly... | | 5% | | Random selection (genuinely random) | | 0% | | Random selection (rigged for carnage) | | 7% | | Random selection (rigged for incest) | | 41% | | Random selection (rigged for novice retention) | | 5% | | Random selection (rigged for awkwardness) | | 2% | | Alphabetically by surname | | 0% | | By 2K time | | 14% | | First come, first served | | 2% | | Sec's discretion | | 9% | Total: 44 members' votes (4 comments...) |
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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 |
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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 | | 19% | | Bangladesh | | 0% | | England | | 6% | | India | | 0% | | Kenya | | 0% | | New Zealand | | 13% | | Pakistan | | 6% | | Scotland | | 25% | | South Africa | | 6% | | Sri Lanka | | 6% | | West Indies | | 6% | | Zimbabwe | | 0% | | Germany (in a bowl off) | | 13% | Total: 16 members' votes (6 comments...) |
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Who will win the Rugby World Cup? | |
Argentina | | 5% | | Australia | | 19% | | Canada | | 0% | | England | | 10% | | Fiji | | 0% | | France | | 0% | | Georgia | | 0% | | Ireland | | 0% | | Italy | | 0% | | Japan | | 0% | | Namibia | | 0% | | New Zealand | | 43% | | Portugal | | 0% | | Romania | | 0% | | Samoa | | 0% | | Scotland | | 5% | | South Africa | | 5% | | Tonga | | 0% | | USA | | 5% | | Wales | | 0% | | FaTTRFC | | 10% | Total: 21 members' votes (1 comment...) |
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Favourite aspect of the summer weather? | |
The rain | | 24% | | The cold | | 53% | | The fact that you're 12,000 miles away and in glorious sunshine | | 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 | | 5% | | I have a worse record in town bumps than CUCBC bumps | | 30% | | I have never raced town bumps but would like to for Black Prince | | 65% | | Town bumps is just a poor quality version of CUCBC bumps | | 35% | | Town bumps is a more polite version of CUCBC bumps | | 15% | | Town what? | | 0% | Total: 20 members' votes (6 comments...) |
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What do you look for in a boat club? | |
Many FaTties will be training away from the Cam over the summer, and there are also plenty of BPBCites rowing for different clubs who vote in these things. Anyway, what is the first thing you look for when hunting for a new boat club? Top coaches | | 24% | | Top oarsmen | | 6% | | Shiny new boats | | 6% | | Shiny new ergs | | 0% | | Strong recent performances | | 12% | | Glorious past | | 0% | | Plentiful social events | | 12% | | Capacious bar area | | 6% | | Lard warehouse | | 35% | Total: 17 members' votes (12 comments...) |
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Who will win the British Open this week? (Vote by Thurs a.m.) | |
The British Open Golf Championship takes place this week at Carnoustie, the venue of the last British win in a major (Paul Lawrie in 1999). Which of the sport's luminaries will lift the famous claret jug on Sunday afternoon? Tiger Woods | | 19% | | Phil Mickelson | | 10% | | Ernie Els | | 10% | | Jim Furyk | | 0% | | Justin Rose | | 5% | | Padraig Harrington | | 5% | | Vijay Singh | | 0% | | Adam Scott | | 0% | | Colin Montgomerie | | 10% | | Luke Donald | | 0% | | Paul Casey | | 0% | | Retief Goosen | | 10% | | Sergio Garcia | | 10% | | Angel Cabrera | | 0% | | Geoff Ogilvy | | 0% | | Henrik Stenson | | 0% | | Ian Poulter | | 0% | | K J Choi | | 0% | | Lee Westwood | | 0% | | Niclas Fasth | | 0% | | Stuart Appleby | | 0% | | Zach Johnson | | 0% | | David Toms | | 0% | | Steve Stricker | | 0% | | Trevor Immelman | | 0% | | Aaron Baddeley | | 0% | | Jose Maria Olazabal | | 0% | | Robert Allenby | | 0% | | Rory Sabbatini | | 0% | | Stephen Ames | | 0% | | Sean O'Hair | | 0% | | Scott Verplank | | 0% | | Thomas Bjorn | | 5% | | Chris DiMarco | | 0% | | Darren Clarke | | 0% | | David Howell | | 0% | | Justin Leonard | | 0% | | Davis Love III | | 0% | | Miguel-Angel Jimenez | | 0% | | John Daly | | 0% | | Michael Campbell | | 5% | | Paul McGinley | | 0% | | Paul Lawrie | | 0% | | Tom Lehman | | 0% | | Mark Calcavecchia | | 0% | | Ben Curtis | | 0% | | Mark O'Meara | | 0% | | Nick Faldo | | 10% | | Sandy Lyle | | 0% | | Tony Jacklin | | 5% | | Other (please post below) | | 0% | Total: 21 members' votes (5 comments...) |
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Favourite rowing-related island | |
Chiswick Eyot (Chiswick) | | 10% | | Oliver's Island (Kew) | | 0% | | Eel Pie Island (Twickenham) | | 0% | | Trowlock Island (Teddington) | | 3% | | Raven's Ait (Kingston) | | 21% | | Garrick's Eyot (Molesey) | | 0% | | Hamhaugh Island (Shepperton) | | 0% | | Queen's Eyot (Eton) | | 7% | | Temple Island (Henley) | | 41% | | Antigua | | 17% | Total: 29 members' votes (1 comment...) |
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Favourite 2-digit ''A'' road | |
Everyone loves a retarded poll A10 London to King's Lynn (known as the Great Cambridge Road or the Old North Road) | | 4% | | A11 London to Norwich | | 0% | | A12 London to Great Yarmouth | | 0% | | A13 London to Shoeburyness | | 0% | | A14 M1/M6 Catthorpe junction near Rugby to Felixstowe (Originally Royston to Huntingdon) | | 8% | | A15 Peterborough to Hull | | 0% | | A16 Stamford to Grimsby | | 0% | | A17 Newark to King's Lynn | | 0% | | A18 Doncaster to Ludborough | | 0% | | A19 Doncaster to Seaton Burn | | 0% | | A20 London to Dover | | 0% | | A21 London to Hastings | | 0% | | A22 London to Eastbourne | | 4% | | A23 London to Brighton | | 0% | | A24 London to Worthing | | 4% | | A25 Wrotham Heath to Guildford | | 0% | | A26 Maidstone to Newhaven | | 0% | | A27 Pevensey to Whiteparish | | 8% | | A28 Margate to Hastings | | 0% | | A29 Beare Green to Bognor Regis | | 0% | | A30 London to Land's End | | 4% | | A31 Guildford to Bere Regis | | 0% | | A32 Alton to Gosport | | 0% | | A33 Southampton to Reading | | 4% | | A34 Winchester to Salford | | 0% | | A35 Southampton to Honiton | | 0% | | A36 Southampton to Bath | | 0% | | A37 Dorchester to Bristol | | 0% | | A38 Bodmin to Mansfield | | 4% | | A39 Bath to Falmouth | | 0% | | A40 London to Fishguard | | 0% | | A41 London to Birkenhead | | 0% | | A42 Appleby Magna (M42) to Kegworth(M1) (Originally Reading to Birmingham: taken over by A34) | | 0% | | A43 Cherwell Valley to Stamford (formerly Oxford to Market Deeping) | | 0% | | A44 Oxford to Aberystwyth | | 0% | | A45 Birmingham to Thrapston (Originally to Felixstowe, but eastern section taken over by A14) | | 4% | | A46 Bath to Cleethorpes | | 0% | | A47 Birmingham to Great Yarmouth | | 0% | | A48 Highnam to Carmarthen | | 0% | | A49 Ross-on-Wye to Bamber Bridge near Preston | | 0% | | A50 Leicester to M1 Junction 22 and Kegworth (M1 Junction 24) to Warrington (formerly Northampton to Warrington) | | 0% | | A51 Kingsbury to Chester | | 0% | | A52 Newcastle-under-Lyme to Mablethorpe | | 4% | | A53 Shrewsbury to Buxton | | 0% | | A54 Chester to Buxton | | 0% | | A55 Holyhead to Chester (The North Wales Expressway) | | 0% | | A56 Chester to Broughton (A59) | | 0% | | A57 Liverpool to Lincoln | | 4% | | A58 Prescot to Wetherby | | 0% | | A59 Liverpool to York | | 0% | | A60 Loughborough to Doncaster | | 0% | | A61 Derby to Thirsk | | 0% | | A62 Manchester to Leeds | | 0% | | A63 Leeds to Hull | | 0% | | A64 Leeds to Scarborough | | 4% | | A65 Leeds to Kendal | | 0% | | A66 Workington to Grangetown | | 13% | | A67 Bowes (A66) to Crathorne (A19) | | 0% | | A68 Darlington to Edinburgh | | 0% | | A69 Carlisle to Blaydon | | 0% | | A70 Edinburgh to Ayr | | 0% | | A71 Edinburgh to Irvine | | 0% | | A72 Galashiels to Hamilton | | 0% | | A73 Abington to Cumbernauld | | 0% | | A74 Carlisle to Glasgow | | 0% | | A75 Gretna to Stranraer | | 4% | | A76 Dumfries to Kilmarnock | | 4% | | A77 Glasgow to Portpatrick | | 0% | | A78 Prestwick to Greenock | | 0% | | A79 Prestwick to Doonholm | | 0% | | A80 Glasgow to Bonnybridge | | 0% | | A81 Glasgow to Callander | | 4% | | A82 Glasgow to Inverness | | 4% | | A83 Campbeltown to Tarbet | | 4% | | A84 Stirling to Lochearnhead | | 4% | | A85 Oban to Dundee | | 0% | | A86 Spean Bridge to Kingussie | | 0% | | A87 Invergarry to Uig | | 4% | | A88 Larbert to Stenhousemuir (Originally what is now the A9 past Inverness: this explains the rarity of A9xxx numbers in the Highlands) | | 0% | | A89 Newbridge to Glasgow | | 0% | | A90 Edinburgh to Fraserburgh | | 0% | | A91 Bannockburn to St Andrews | | 0% | | A92 Dunfermline to Stonehaven | | 0% | | A93 Perth to Aberdeen | | 0% | Total: 24 members' votes (3 comments...) |
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Favourite British motorway | |
M1 (and M10, M45, M621) | | 0% | | M2 | | 0% | | M3 | | 0% | | M4 (and M32, M48, M49) | | 14% | | M5 (and M50) | | 7% | | M6 (and M54, M55, M58, M61, M65) | | 10% | | M6 Toll | | 28% | | M8 (and M77, M80, M876, M898) | | 7% | | M9 | | 0% | | M11 | | 0% | | M18 (and M180, M181) | | 0% | | M20 (and M26) | | 3% | | M23 | | 3% | | M25 | | 7% | | M27 (and M271, M275) | | 7% | | M40 & M42 | | 3% | | M53 | | 0% | | M56 | | 3% | | M60 (and M66, M67) | | 0% | | M62 (and M57, M602, M606) | | 3% | | M69 | | 3% | | M74 (and M73) | | 0% | | M90 | | 0% | | M96 | | 0% | Total: 29 members' votes (10 comments...) |
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Who have you done? | |
Boat Club ≡ Incest Jane Allison | | 4% | | Tom Andrews | | 4% | | Narelle Baker | | 4% | | Charley Bates | | 4% | | Ulrike Bauer | | 4% | | Adam Blacklay | | 4% | | Jonathan Blazek | | 0% | | Harriet Booker | | 4% | | Abigail Breary | | 4% | | Richard Bullock | | 70% | | Lorry Carr | | 4% | | Charles Chapin | | 0% | | Ji-Jian Chow | | 0% | | Ming Chung | | 0% | | Tom Coker | | 0% | | Rachel Croft | | 4% | | Adam Csenki | | 0% | | Damilola Dauda | | 4% | | Jon Davies | | 9% | | Will Dean | | 0% | | Chris Dunleavy | | 0% | | Richard Fletcher | | 0% | | Abigail Fox | | 4% | | Rachel Frigot | | 4% | | Bryn Garrod | | 4% | | Julijana Gjorgjieva | | 4% | | Stu Gooch | | 0% | | Joanna Heath | | 9% | | Nicola Henshall | | 13% | | Amy Hewer | | 13% | | Sarah Hickey | | 4% | | Liz Hill | | 4% | | Dominic Hockley | | 4% | | Phil Horler | | 0% | | Hannah Jackson | | 9% | | Dan Jane | | 4% | | Magnus Jones | | 4% | | John Kiely | | 4% | | Konstantin Kisil | | 0% | | Will Laffan | | 9% | | Emma Leadbetter | | 9% | | Andrew Lewis | | 9% | | Sam Lings | | 9% | | Sorcha McGinn | | 9% | | Tristan Melen | | 0% | | Christian Mertes | | 0% | | Thomas O'Neill | | 0% | | Kristina Ooi | | 9% | | Igor Ostrowski | | 9% | | Sebastian Pancratz | | 17% | | Robert Patterson | | 9% | | Sarah Pitt | | 9% | | Lynsey Porter | | 17% | | Philipp Preiss | | 0% | | Helen Ralston | | 4% | | Fran Rawlins | | 9% | | Pedro Salgard-Cunha | | 4% | | Matthew Sargeant | | 4% | | Emma Smith | | 4% | | Sarah Stoneman | | 4% | | James Strawson | | 4% | | Andrew Sugden | | 13% | | Julia Summers | | 4% | | Alex Sye | | 4% | | Erica Thompson | | 4% | | Corinne Vannatta | | 4% | | Lilie Weaver | | 4% | | P-J White | | 0% | | Henry Wood | | 4% | | Martin Yarr | | 4% | | Sam Zhang | | 4% | Total: 23 members' votes (12 comments...) |
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Bumps Predictions | |
Yea yea yea, we all love BumpIt, but it seems to be lacking some options. Which of the following is likely to happen at some point during bumps week (up to and including post-bop carnage) Blades: M1 | | 39% | | Blades: M2 | | 30% | | Blades: M3 | | 30% | | Blades: M4 | | 23% | | Blades: M5 | | 20% | | Blades: W1 | | 64% | | Blades: W2 | | 80% | | Blades: W3 | | 18% | | All FaT boats to spoon | | 7% | | Holes to appear in all Jesus' boats - FaT to retain Michell cup | | 34% | | FaT to bump Caius | | 59% | | Caius to bump FaT | | 5% | | LMBC to be too red | | 77% | | FaT buftys to outnumber everyone else on the river (including rowers) | | 61% | | FaT to form a secret cartel to fix the BumpIt results | | 16% | | NT to drive at >100mph with no brakes from York, every day to try and make the gun | | 61% | | FaTAMS epidemic to occur | | 5% | | JPD, NT, RTT, JWE etc to injure themselves in comic fashion on the towpath | | 55% | | Iain to run down Ian T and break his arm | | 11% | | Ian T to run down Iain and break his leg | | 7% | | Coker to turn up drunk to one or more races | | 43% | | Any member of FaT to be fined for 'foul and abusive behaviour/language' | | 64% | | Coker to be fined for 'foul and abusive behaviour/language' | | 45% | | LW to crash TR2 | | 30% | | LW to miss men's division, ABL to cox M2 (not going to happen :P) | | 18% | | Incest chart to be in need of updating | | 84% | | Buftys to (try and) seduce 'innocent' younger FaTers | | 73% | | BCD to result in being banned | | 16% | | BCD speeches to be short, succinct and to the point | | 2% | | BCD speeches to be short, succinct and to the point (in the minds of the speakers) | | 77% | Total: 44 members' votes (6 comments...) |
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We row in order to... | |
...win | | 79% | | ...have fun | | 21% | Total: 39 members' votes (40 comments...) |
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Who should trial lightweights next year? | |
Andrew Lewis | | 38% | | Will Laffan | | 44% | | Richard Fletcher | | 44% | | Martin Yarr | | 18% | | John Kiely | | 28% | | Philipp Preiss | | 41% | | Lorry Carr | | 28% | | Sam Lings | | 21% | | Mohammad Dehabadi | | 18% | | Tom O'Neill | | 23% | | Seb Pancratz | | 44% | | Christian Mertes | | 21% | | Adam Blacklay | | 21% | | James Strawson | | 23% | | Tom Coker | | 26% | | Hannah Jackson | | 15% | | Fran Rawlins | | 59% | | Julia Summers | | 51% | | Rachel Croft | | 18% | | Joanna Heath | | 18% | | Amy Hewer | | 15% | | Lilie Weaver | | 49% | | Toby Garnett | | 38% | Total: 39 members' votes (17 comments...) |
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Who will be next year's Men's Captain? | |
Because we know its just a popularity contest anyway ;) Tom ''El Presidente'' Coker | | 3% | | Ming ''The Merciless'' Chung | | 41% | | Sebastian ''I Only Scull'' Pancratz | | 3% | | Will ''Shortest Headship Winner'' Laffan | | 3% | | Emma ''Brian Is So Awesome'' Leadbetter | | 12% | | Pedro ''How Can I Copy Erica After She's Gone'' Cunha | | 3% | | Bryn ''Will Only Coach Novice Girls'' Garrod | | 18% | | Martin ''Must Do Bigger Weights'' Yarr | | 3% | | Chris ''Doing a PhD to Row'' Dunleavy | | 9% | | Lorry ''Can't Look Forward'' Carr | | 0% | | Adam ''Very Ordinary'' Blacklay | | 6% | Total: 34 members' votes |
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How to tan? | |
The second most important thing about Mays rowing (after bumps)... bronzing. Stay completely covered at all times to avoid any chance of a tan (see A. Lea-Cox) | | 15% | | Wear an all-in-one and get strap marks (see people too busy rowing to care about looks) | | 48% | | Wear only one strap and then switch at the lock to avoid too much of a strap mark whilst still being able to row well (see T. Coker) | | 6% | | Push both straps down to avoid strap marks and (if female) hope it holds and (if male) hope it doesn't (see Women's hour) | | 12% | | Go topless and just take the fines for indecent exposure on the chin (see the bank balance decrease) | | 18% | Total: 33 members' votes (5 comments...) |
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Blue and gold bikinis? | |
It has been suggested that the new women's Mays kit should be blue and gold bikinis. Less (/fewer?) tan lines, and proof, if needed, that we are (all) female. Aye or Nay? Yes please! | | 63% | | No thanks! | | 37% | Total: 43 members' votes (2 comments...) |
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Punting skill | |
How good do you think you are? I am/was a professional and made things up to tell tourists | | 10% | | I am/was a professional | | 0% | | I can go fast and straight | | 45% | | I struggle if it's busy but I'm largely OK | | 16% | | I may have hit an occasional bridge... | | 3% | | I'm a danger to myself and others | | 6% | | The Conservators have banned me | | 0% | | I'm a lady so I get a burly man to punt me | | 6% | | Water is for racing over, not drifting down | | 13% | Total: 31 members' votes (13 comments...) |
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Favourite test? | |
2k | | 7% | | 5k | | 17% | | 30 minute | | 3% | | Max. Power | | 7% | | Max. Weights | | 10% | | 5k sculling | | 0% | | Seat Race | | 13% | | Rorschach | | 3% | | Turing | | 7% | | Edgbaston 2005 | | 33% | Total: 30 members' votes (6 comments...) |
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Website | |
It was suggested on the pub crawl that the site's login page (i.e. the navy blue background with the two large crests) be replaced with an animated lion who walks in from one side before stopping in the right pose. Thoughts? Yes please | | 42% | | No thanks | | 58% | Total: 36 members' votes |
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Easter training | |
More than term-time | | 20% | | Same as term-time | | 12% | | Slightly less than term-time | | 12% | | Non-rowing related cross-training (e.g. skiing) | | 32% | | Very little, I'm off on holidays | | 4% | | Pub crawl anyone? | | 20% | Total: 25 members' votes (1 comment...) |
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Eights Head | |
Legends: 88th or better | | 5% | | Very good: 89th - 118th | | 45% | | Above Average: 119th - 164th | | 45% | | Average: 165th - 200th | | 0% | | Below par for this crew: 201st - 250th | | 0% | | Below par for any 1st VIII: 251st - 300th | | 0% | | Disaster: 301st or below | | 0% | | Failure to finish | | 0% | | Failure to start | | 0% | | Event cancelled | | 5% | Total: 20 members' votes (5 comments...) |
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Grammar Police | |
You know who you are. They're ensuring that high standards are maintained | | 66% | | They're standing in the way of an evolving language | | 31% | | There's no one quite like Grammar... | | 3% | Total: 35 members' votes |
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A beautiful game? | |
On Saturday (March 17th), FaTTBC FC will play BPBC FC in the final of the inaugural Football Challenge Pot. You're not a betting (wo)man, but if you were...? FaT to win easily | | 30% | | FaT to win narrowly | | 24% | | FaT to win on penalties | | 8% | | BPBC to win on penalties | | 8% | | BPBC to win narrowly | | 14% | | BPBC to win easily | | 11% | | Seb to lose easily | | 41% | | No injuries | | 0% | | Minor injuries only | | 32% | | One major injury | | 14% | | Multiple major injuries | | 8% | | Multiple major injuries to one person | | 32% | | No cards | | 8% | | Yellow cards only | | 24% | | One red card | | 11% | | Multiple red cards | | 30% | | A full-blown fracas leading to FA charges | | 27% | | FaT to score first | | 46% | | BPBC to score first | | 30% | | FaT to fail to score at all | | 3% | | BPBC to fail to score at all | | 16% | | FaT to concede a penalty | | 30% | | BPBC to concede a penalty | | 38% | | Anyone to score with a header | | 19% | | Anyone to score with a volley | | 14% | | Anyone to score from outside the area | | 43% | | Anyone to score from his own half | | 16% | | Anyone to score an own goal | | 54% | | Anyone to score a hat-trick | | 22% | | Anyone to score at the post-match social | | 49% | | Streaker (FaT underwear) | | 38% | | Streaker (inferior underwear) | | 5% | | Streaker (no underwear) | | 5% | | No WAGs present | | 11% | | 1-5 WAGs present | | 46% | | 6-10 WAGs present | | 11% | | 11+ WAGs present | | 14% | | FaT's destructive gambling culture to be exposed in Varsity in the build-up to the game | | 19% | | BPBC's specially commissioned spyplane and listening devices employed at FaT training sessions to be exposed in The Cambridge Student in the build-up to the game | | 16% | | Lorry to be seen daydreaming | | 49% | | Will Laffan to win a header | | 16% | | Tom Coker to turn up too drunk to play | | 57% | | James Strawson to turn up on the wrong day | | 43% | | Richard Fletcher to claim he's 'fed up of not winning anything' after the game | | 22% | | Mark Sankey to do a fartlek session at half-time while smiling | | 24% | | Seb to do a fartlek session at half-time while grimacing | | 57% | | Seb to suffer abuse for being German | | 84% | | Phil to suffer abuse for being ginger | | 70% | | QB James Scott to shout 'Red, Red, 72, 72' | | 30% | | Neil to be accused of sexism for failing to select any girls for BPBC | | 62% | | Dan Darley to cycle to and from the game from London | | 49% | | Dan Holland to 'do a Din' (i.e. require hospital treatment for exhaustion) | | 22% | | Ingers to 'do an Ingers' | | 35% | | Graham to 'do a Graham' | | 27% | | Simon Blackburn to attempt to have the game called off for health and safety reasons | | 19% | | BPBC to attempt to have the game called off because Bryn tries to play his ringer | | 27% | | Jon Glass to do the 'robot dance' after scoring | | 41% | | John Earl to provide a half-time 'keepy-uppy' masterclass | | 24% | | Eton Boy to ask where the Wall is | | 41% | | Matt Byrne to crown a mazy dribble from his own half with an outrageous left-foot chip over the onrushing goalkeeper | | 11% | Total: 37 members' votes (15 comments...) |
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Best of the rest | |
Yeah yeah Lent VIIIs we love you and all, but let's spread that love. In the style of the well known but trademarked movie awards, who should get the 'best supporting crew' award? 2nd Men | | 39% | | 2nd Women | | 13% | | 3rd Men | | 5% | | 3rd Women | | 29% | | 4th Men | | 2% | | 5th Men | | 13% | Total: 56 members' votes (10 comments...) |
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How will First and Third fare this week? | |
Estimate the total number of places lost or gained by our crews (in total) this week. We have 8 crews on the River, and could go up a total of 28 places if all crews gain blades with no overbumps. Down more than 5 places | | 2% | | Down between 1 and 5 | | 0% | | Stay level | | 0% | | Up between 1 and 5 | | 2% | | Up between 6 and 10 | | 9% | | Up between 11 and 15 | | 41% | | Up between 16 and 20 | | 35% | | Up between 21 and 25 | | 2% | | Up more than 25 places for the week | | 9% | Total: 46 members' votes (3 comments...) |
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Grammar Police | |
They know who they are... They're ensuring that high standards are maintained | | 50% | | They're standing in the way of an evolving language | | 50% | | There's no one quite like Grammar... | | 0% | Total: 2 members' votes |
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The Big One | |
neither | | 2% | | men | | 22% | | women | | 5% | | both | | 71% | Total: 41 members' votes |
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Day tickets | |
The ARA is abolishing day tickets next month and entry into all open regattas and heads will require ARA membership (unless they run dodgy events e.g. CRA only). Which of these do you agree with? It will have no effect on me whatsoever | | 56% | | I have regularly used day tickets as I do 1 or 2 open events each year and this will stop me racing | | 6% | | I fear that there will be less people for me to race at events I go to | | 21% | | It's good because it will stop people with lots of points cheating by entering on a day ticket with 0 points | | 26% | | ARA membership is a rip-off | | 29% | | ARA membership is good value for money | | 21% | | I predict BPBC will now only enter non-ARA events | | 32% | | What's a day ticket? | | 29% | Total: 34 members' votes (4 comments...) |
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Best indicator of form? | |
With only two competitions left before the Lents and, more importantly, BumpIT, which is traditionally the best indicator of who's going up and who's going down? Total: 31 members' votes (1 comment...) |
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Which club do we hate the most? | |
Over the years it has become traditional to hate some clubs more than others, but which is the worst of the lot? LMBC | | 22% | | Downing | | 61% | | Caius | | 17% | | 5 iron | | 0% | Total: 36 members' votes (5 comments...) |
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The hype starts here | |
It seems you can't have a game of football these days without a load of OTT build-up. We're having a game of football, how can we best hype it up? Just a note on the blackboard @GG on the day of the game | | 5% | | Special section of this website | | 14% | | Kick off is moved to accommodate tv schedules - debate over whether the organisers have sold out | | 23% | | Richard Keys of SkySports calls it 'the most important game of football that's ever been played' | | 5% | | Speaking before the game, Neil Talbott is quoted as saying the following when asked about Bryn 'But I'll tell ya - you can tell him now if you're watching it - we're still fighting for this title, and he's got to go to Cramner Road and get something, and. | | 5% | | Graham Fisher breaks a metatarsal next week, leading to speculation regarding his participation in the game | | 18% | | This poll is quite enough thank you. | | 32% | Total: 22 members' votes (2 comments...) |
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Security | |
The Glastonbury Festival have announced that the 2007 Festival tickets will be personalised with photos to prevent touting. Another event in June which costs a lot of money and has an issue with security is the May Ball. Which of these security measures should the Ball adopt? Prescreening of applicants to ensure they are buying tickets for their own use | | 4% | | Photos on tickets | | 16% | | Fingerprints | | 4% | | Iris recognition | | 4% | | All guests required to wear gold socks | | 52% | | Replacing tickets with tattos | | 16% | | Doubling the price to take the floor out of the tout market | | 0% | | Give up - let the free market take over | | 4% | Total: 25 members' votes |
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What's the best Christmas record ever? | |
So 'Best Christmas #1' sees a resounding victory for Bohemian Rhapsody, as made famous by the 2001 2nd May VIII. However, many of the best Christmas singles never made it to #1, being kept off by such abominations as the Pet Shop Boys. Which of the following is your all-time favourite Christmas track (carols etc excluded)? 2 Become 1 (Spice Girls) (listen) | | 0% | | 2000 Miles (The Pretenders) (listen) | | 0% | | All I Want For Christmas (Is You) (Mariah Carey) (listen) | | 15% | | Always On My Mind (Pet Shop Boys) (listen) | | 8% | | Another Brick In The Wall (Pink Floyd) (listen) | | 0% | | A Spaceman Came Travelling (Chris de Burgh) (listen) | | 0% | | A Winter's Tale (David Essex) (listen) | | 0% | | A Wonderful Christmas Time (Paul McCartney) (listen) | | 0% | | Babe (Take That) (listen) | | 0% | | Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen) (listen) | | 4% | | Caravan Of Love (Housemartins) (listen) | | 0% | | Chiquitita (ABBA) (listen) | | 0% | | Christmas (The Who) (listen) | | 0% | | Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) (Darlene Love/U2) (listen/listen) | | 0% | | Christmas Day (Dido) (listen) | | 0% | | Christmas Time (Bryan Adams) (listen) | | 0% | | Christmas Time (The Darkness) (listen) | | 0% | | Christmas Wrapping (The Waitresses) (listen) | | 0% | | Do They Know It's Christmas? (Band Aid/Band Aid 20) (listen/listen) | | 0% | | Don't You Want Me (The Human League) (listen) | | 0% | | Driving Home For Christmas (Chris Rea) (listen) | | 4% | | Earth Song (Michael Jackson) (listen) | | 0% | | Especially For You (Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan) (listen) | | 0% | | Fairytale Of New York (The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl) (listen) | | 19% | | Father Christmas (The Kinks) (listen) | | 0% | | Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer (Elmo and Patsy) (listen) | | 8% | | Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (John Lennon and Yoko Ono) (listen) | | 0% | | Heal The World (Michael Jackson) (listen) | | 0% | | Hello Goodbye (The Beatles) (listen) | | 0% | | I Believe In Father Christmas (Greg Lake) (listen) | | 0% | | I Have A Dream (ABBA) (listen) | | 0% | | I'll Find My Way Home (Jon & Vangelis) (listen) | | 0% | | Imagine (John Lennon) (listen) | | 0% | | I Will Always Love You (Whitney Houston) (listen) | | 0% | | I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day (Wizzard) (listen) | | 0% | | JCB Song (Nizlopi) (listen) | | 4% | | Last Christmas (WHAM!) (listen) | | 4% | | Little Drummer Boy (Bing Crosby and David Bowie) (listen) | | 0% | | Little Saint Nick (The Beach Boys) (listen) | | 0% | | Lonely This Christmas (Mud) (listen) | | 0% | | Mad World (Michael Andrews featuring Gary Jules) (listen) | | 4% | | Mary's Boy Child (Boney M) (listen) | | 0% | | Merry Christmas Everyone (Shakin' Stevens) (listen) | | 0% | | Merry Xmas Everybody (Slade) (listen) | | 0% | | Mistletoe And Wine (Cliff Richard) (listen) | | 0% | | Mr Blobby (Mr Blobby) (listen) | | 0% | | Mull Of Kintyre (Wings) (listen) | | 0% | | New Year's Day (U2) (listen) | | 4% | | Perfect Day (Various) (listen) | | 0% | | Pipes Of Peace (Paul McCartney) (listen) | | 0% | | Please Come Home For Christmas (The Eagles) (listen) | | 0% | | Santa Baby (Eartha Kitt/Kylie Minogue) (listen/listen) | | 0% | | Santa Claus You C*n* Where's My F*****g Bike? (Kevin Bloody Wilson) (listen) | | 4% | | Saving All My Love For You (Whitney Houston) (listen) | | 0% | | Somethin' Stupid (Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman) (listen) | | 0% | | Sound Of The Underground (Girls Aloud) (listen) | | 0% | | Stay Another Day (East 17) (listen) | | 0% | | Step Into Christmas (Elton John) (listen) | | 0% | | Stop The Cavalry (Jona Lewie) (listen) | | 12% | | Thank God It's Christmas (Queen) (listen) | | 0% | | The Christmas Song (Nat King Cole) (listen) | | 0% | | The Power Of Love (Frankie Goes To Hollywood) (listen) | | 0% | | Under The Moon Of Love (Showaddywaddy) (listen) | | 0% | | Walking In The Air (Peter Auty/Aled Jones) (listen) | | 0% | | Whatever (Oasis) (listen) | | 0% | | When A Child Is Born (Johnny Mathis) (listen) | | 4% | | When I Fall In Love (Nat King Cole/Rick Astley) (listen/listen) | | 4% | | White Christmas (Bing Crosby) (listen) | | 0% | | YMCA (The Village People) (listen) | | 0% | | You've Lost That Loving Feeling (Righteous Brothers) (listen) | | 4% | | Other (please post below, with a link if possible) | | 0% | Total: 26 members' votes (1 comment...) |
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Happy New Year? | |
New year, new opportunities, new resolutions... but is it all too late? The best of my rowing career is yet to come | | 60% | | The best of my rowing career is behind me and I'm now managing the decline | | 30% | | In life in general, the best is yet to come | | 80% | | In life in general, I know that, on balance, I've had my best years | | 27% | Total: 30 members' votes (3 comments...) |
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What's the best Christmas #1 ever? | |
By the time you read this, it will probably have been confirmed that this year's Christmas #1 is another atrocious offering from the latest winner of X-Factor. But it wasn't always like this: once upon a time, when Snickers were Marathons and a shag was a common cormorant, Christmas #1 records were enduring classics. What's your all-time favourite? Here In My Heart (Al Martino, 1952) | | 0% | | Answer Me (Frankie Laine, 1953) | | 0% | | Let's Have Another Party (Winifred Atwell, 1954) | | 0% | | Christmas Alphabet (Dickie Valentine, 1955) | | 0% | | Just Walkin' In The Rain (Johnnie Ray, 1956) | | 0% | | Mary's Boy Child (Harry Belafonte, 1957) | | 0% | | It's Only Make Believe (Conway Twitty, 1958) | | 0% | | What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For (Emile Ford & The Checkmates, 1959) | | 0% | | I Love You (Cliff Richard & The Shadows, 1960) | | 0% | | Moon River (Danny Williams, 1961) | | 0% | | Return To Sender (Elvis Presley, 1962) | | 0% | | I Want To Hold Your Hand (The Beatles, 1963) | | 0% | | I Feel Fine (The Beatles, 1964) | | 0% | | Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out (The Beatles, 1965) | | 0% | | The Green Grass Of Home (Tom Jones, 1966) | | 0% | | Hello Goodbye (The Beatles, 1967) | | 4% | | Lily The Pink (Scaffold, 1968) | | 0% | | Two Little Boys (Rolf Harris, 1969) | | 4% | | I Hear You Knockin' (Dave Edmunds, 1970) | | 0% | | Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West) (Benny Hill, 1971) | | 0% | | Long Haired Lover From Liverpool (Little Jimmy Osmond, 1972) | | 0% | | Merry Xmas Everybody (Slade, 1973) | | 11% | | Lonely This Christmas (Mud, 1974) | | 0% | | Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen, 1975) | | 36% | | When A Child Is Born (Soleado) (Johnny Mathis, 1976) | | 0% | | Mull Of Kintyre / Girls' School (Wings, 1977) | | 0% | | Mary's Boy Child-Oh My Lord (Boney M, 1978) | | 0% | | Another Brick In The Wall (Pink Floyd, 1979) | | 7% | | There's No One Quite Like Grandma (St Winifred's School Choir, 1980) | | 0% | | Don't You Want Me (The Human League, 1981) | | 4% | | Save Your Love (Renee & Renato, 1982) | | 0% | | Only You (The Flying Pickets, 1983) | | 0% | | Do They Know It's Christmas? (Band Aid, 1984) | | 4% | | Merry Christmas Everyone (Shakin' Stevens, 1985) | | 0% | | Reet Petite (Jackie Wilson, 1986) | | 0% | | Always On My Mind (The Pet Shop Boys, 1987) | | 4% | | Mistletoe & Wine (Cliff Richard, 1988) | | 0% | | Do They Know It's Christmas? (Band Aid II, 1989) | | 0% | | Saviour's Day (Cliff Richard, 1990) | | 0% | | Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are The Days Of Our Lives (Queen, 1991) | | 4% | | I Will Always Love You (Whitney Houston, 1992) | | 0% | | Mr Blobby (Mr Blobby, 1993) | | 4% | | Stay Another Day (East 17, 1994) | | 11% | | Earth Song (Michael Jackson, 1995) | | 0% | | 2 Become 1 (Spice Girls, 1996) | | 0% | | Too Much (Spice Girls, 1997) | | 0% | | Goodbye (Spice Girls, 1998) | | 0% | | I Have A Dream / Seasons In The Sun (Westlife, 1999) | | 0% | | Can We Fix It? (Bob The Builder, 2000) | | 0% | | Somethin' Stupid (Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman, 2001) | | 0% | | Sound Of The Underground (Girls Aloud, 2002) | | 4% | | Mad World (Michael Andrews featuring Gary Jules, 2003) | | 4% | | Do They Know It's Christmas? (Band Aid 20, 2004) | | 4% | | That's My Goal (Shayne Ward, 2005) | | 0% | Total: 28 members' votes |
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The lycra debate: it rumbles on | |
Last week's poll caused more conversation than the usual. Let's have some in depth analysis. All lycra-based clothing makes rowers of the opposite sex look sexy | | 29% | | All lycra-based clothing makes rowers of the opposite sex look wrong | | 4% | | Tech tops and leggings are one thing, it's all in ones I have a problem with | | 36% | | It's not the material, it's the design: hoops make me look FaT | | 11% | | I won the Fairbairn Cup in 1956 in my single scull wearing cotton slacks and a zephyr | | 25% | | Sod lycra, I want to do the Lents in PVC | | 46% | Total: 28 members' votes (1 comment...) |