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Fantasy May VIII

Pick the crew before Dan gets round to it. 8 rowers and a cox, please.

Andrews		74%

Bullock		6%

Byrne		0%

Chamberlain		82%

Clouting		15%

Coker		21%

Colvin		62%

Davies		94%

Earl		15%

Garrod		0%

Grundy		29%

Holland		91%

Horler		0%

Ingram		71%

Koryczan		0%

Lea-Cox		53%

Milos		21%

Mycroft		12%

Newton		0%

Patterson		0%

Peacock		15%

Rose		15%

Sankey		3%

Silvey		0%

Eton Boy		82%

Thorne		0%

Walker		3%

Watton		0%

Duan		6%

Earl		32%

Fisher		9%

Lee		9%

Munro		18%

Murphy		44%

Nanayakkara		6%

Wolf		0%

Wong		9%

Total: 34 members' votes

by Martin - Tue 27th Apr 2004, 10:14am

Sorry for the delay in the new poll! It was caused by the combined forces of my crap programming and Matt Byrne.

In trying to sort it out I seem to have lost all the votes for the tetris poll. Ooops. I will see if I can reinstate them now.

by mjb - Tue 27th Apr 2004, 10:30am

Martin said: Sorry for the delay in the new poll! It was caused by the combined forces of my crap programming and Matt Byrne.

In trying to sort it out I seem to have lost all the votes for the tetris poll. Ooops. I will see if I can reinstate them now.

Why me ?

by Dubya - Tue 27th Apr 2004, 11:08am

I for one am glad the woman voter has managed to select 8 rowers and a cox successfully.

by dw229 - Tue 27th Apr 2004, 11:29am

Interesting that Rose is on there, seeing as he's not even eligible! Perhaps we could include Dewire, Glass, ....

by RTT - Tue 27th Apr 2004, 11:35am

dw229 said: Perhaps we could include Dewire, Glass, ....

But they're shit so noone would vote for them.

by mjb - Tue 27th Apr 2004, 11:55am

Dubya said: I for one am glad the woman voter has managed to select 8 rowers and a cox successfully.

Obviously Esther hasn't voted yet then :-)

by dw229 - Tue 27th Apr 2004, 12:26pm

Martin - it wasn't a case of Matt Byrne ruining it for everyone again was it? Why does he have to do that? :)

(cf Alex Amouyel)

by Martin - Tue 27th Apr 2004, 1:10pm

dw229 said: Martin - it wasn't a case of Matt Byrne ruining it for everyone again was it?

Not sure what you are getting at exactly, but no, it wasn't. It was because he was calling himself just "M".

by Martin - Tue 27th Apr 2004, 1:12pm

Incidentally, I like these polls. I wish this concept had been invented in my day.

Bit of a battle going on for the final seat - Grundy and Lea-cox are level...

by mjb - Tue 27th Apr 2004, 1:24pm

Martin said: Not sure what you are getting at exactly, but no, it wasn't. It was because he was calling himself just "M".

So 007 hacked the website ...

by Dubya - Tue 27th Apr 2004, 1:29pm

mjb said: So 007 hacked the website ...

Using the special computer-enabled hacksaw given him by Q...

by Dubya - Tue 27th Apr 2004, 1:30pm

It's official... JPD is entering the bumps as the 1st men's 1x...

by rjn - Tue 27th Apr 2004, 1:32pm

Dubya said: It's official... JPD is entering the bumps as the 1st men's 1x...

...holding the bung with his teeth

by Mike - Tue 27th Apr 2004, 1:36pm

Dubya said: It's official... JPD is entering the bumps as the 1st men's 1x...

In a moment of Esther-like experimentation, I voted for Dubya as both rower and cox. How does that fit in with the 1x idea...?

by <shit> - Tue 27th Apr 2004, 1:48pm

RTT said: But they're shit so noone would vote for them.

..and loads of people have voted for you!

by Dubya - Tue 27th Apr 2004, 2:26pm

Is Gregor making a last minute push for the line?

by 1.00 Esthers - Tue 27th Apr 2004, 5:11pm

Mike said: In a moment of Esther-like experimentation, I voted for Dubya as both rower and cox. How does that fit in with the 1x idea...?

Am i going to become and SI unit? A benchmark of stupidness? What do i expect, i am at Oxford after all....

by dw229 - Tue 27th Apr 2004, 6:05pm

"and SI unit"

It seems so! :)

by mjb - Tue 27th Apr 2004, 6:15pm

They're SA units, aren't they ??

by Dumb blonde - Tue 27th Apr 2004, 8:50pm

Yes. Blame comprehensive school typing education for that

by dw229 - Tue 27th Apr 2004, 10:37pm

SA? No, they were Nazi storm troopers Matt.

Esther - I forgive you. You are from Nottingham, home of gun crime, after all... :)

by mjb - Tue 27th Apr 2004, 10:50pm

dw229 said: SA? No, they were Nazi storm troopers Matt.

I thought SS were the stormtroopers.
SA is the universally accepted "Système d'Aviron" standard for measuring things.

by dw229 - Tue 27th Apr 2004, 11:08pm

SA = Sturm Abteilung

by c.59 attoparsecs tall? - Wed 28th Apr 2004, 8:44am

SI = Systeme International

by 0.46 Byrne - Wed 28th Apr 2004, 9:30am

c.59 attoparsecs tall

Isn't it the Glass?

by gf - Wed 28th Apr 2004, 10:05am

0.46 Byrne said: Isn't it the Glass?

Hmm. Reckon 1JMcIG = approx. 65 attoparsecs

by 13pAU - Wed 28th Apr 2004, 12:44pm

gf said: Hmm. Reckon 1JMcIG = approx. 65 attoparsecs

Now that he's finished, perhaps time can be measured in MCPhDs?

by only 58.7 attoparsecs tall - Wed 28th Apr 2004, 1:56pm

Yes, 65 attoparsecs is a few millimetres over 2m tall, or a shade under 6'7"

by 0.9 MCPhDs and counting - Wed 28th Apr 2004, 2:04pm

only 58.7 attoparsecs tall said: Yes, 65 attoparsecs is a few millimetres over 2m tall, or a shade under 6'7"

Google Calculator agrees. Funnily enough, it doesn't appear to include the JMcIG as a unit of height.

by gfr - Wed 28th Apr 2004, 4:58pm

I reckon 1 Smoot is a little under 59 attoparsecs

by 1.04 smoots - Wed 28th Apr 2004, 6:03pm

gfr said: I reckon 1 Smoot is a little under 59 attoparsecs

You're a little off with your estimate it would seem...

by Ow - Thu 29th Apr 2004, 8:37pm

New unit: 1 Falcon Junior Quad = 1 broken arm

by mjb - Fri 30th Apr 2004, 8:43am

Ow said: New unit: 1 Falcon Junior Quad = 1 broken arm

Sounds painful.
Also 1(Pikey kid) + 1(Handful of rocks) = 1(Bruised and bleeding rower who really wishes he could have got out and chased after them whilst brandishing his blade)

by dw229 - Fri 30th Apr 2004, 9:45am

But Matt, even you admit you can't run... :)

by mjb - Fri 30th Apr 2004, 9:53am

I'm very dangerous over short distances ...
(Or should that be "dangerous over very short distances" ?)

by managed to avoid being hit by stones - Fri 30th Apr 2004, 10:55am

actually, we probably could have gotten out and given chase - all you have to do is cross the river at the lock - and there's a footpath that leads right to the corner

by mjb - Sun 2nd May 2004, 6:37pm

mjb said: Pick the crew before Dan gets round to it. 8 rowers and a cox, please.
Andrews: 73%
Chamberlain: 82%
Colvin: 61%
Davies: 94%
Holland: 91%
Ingram: 70%
Lea-Cox: 52%
Eton Boy: 82%
Murphy: 44%

I wonder how close this will be to the final crew. I'm also wondering who didn't vote for our Goldie man.

by RTT - Tue 4th May 2004, 7:55am

mjb said: I'm also wondering who didn't vote for our Goldie man.

Maybe someone who saw him lose his form and get beaten in the RTT regatta?

by mjb - Tue 4th May 2004, 8:18am

RTT said: Maybe someone who saw him lose his form and get beaten in the RTT regatta?

... which happened a day after voting closed ??

by Dubya - Tue 4th May 2004, 9:43am

What happened in the RTT regatta?!