 |
Rowers of the opposite sex wearing lycra (generally) look... | |
Sexy |   | 68% |  | Minging |   | 23% |  | Like gigolos/whores |  | 10% | Total: 31 members' votes (24 comments...) |
 |
IM? | |
Which is your favourite? ICQ |  | 8% |  | Yahoo | | 0% |  | MSN/Windows Live |   | 69% |  | Skype |  | 8% |  | Google Talk |   | 12% |  | Miranda | | 0% |  | Hawaii, if I qualify |  | 4% | Total: 26 members' votes (2 comments...) |
 |
What injury/illness have you trained/raced through? | |
Real rowers don't listen to their doctors' advice. Which of the following have you refused to prevent you getting in a boat? Prolapsed disc |  | 4% |  | Food poisoning |   | 27% |  | Pulled muscle in arse |  | 4% |  | (Freshers) 'flu |   | 62% |  | Hamstring strain/pull |   | 23% |  | Conjunctivitis |  | 4% |  | Injury sustained in bike accident while going to the boathouse |   | 23% |  | Quinsy |  | 4% |  | Hangover |   | 77% |  | Blood poisoning from septic blister |  | 8% |  | Nasty bug picked up from drinking Tideway water |  | 8% |  | Foot and Mouth |   | 15% |  | Other (please elaborate below) |   | 42% | Total: 26 members' votes (16 comments...) |
 |
Injuries and illnesses | |
Most of the following injuries or diseases have prevented members of the Clubs competing at some point. Which is your favourite? Prolapsed disc | | 0% |  | Food poisioning |  | 14% |  | Pulled muscle in arse |   | 18% |  | (Freshers) 'flu |  | 5% |  | Hamstring strain/pull | | 0% |  | Conjunctivitis | | 0% |  | Injury sustained in bike accident while going to the boathouse |   | 9% |  | Quinsy |  | 5% |  | Hangover |  | 14% |  | Blood poisioning from septic blister |   | 18% |  | Nasty bug picked up from drinking Tideway water |  | 5% |  | Foot and Mouth |   | 14% | Total: 22 members' votes (9 comments...) |
 |
How many university medals will be won by FaT this week? | |
Medals up for grabs in (Men's) Light IVs and Men's and Women's 1st Coxed IVs divisions. 0 |   | 19% |  | 4 |   | 19% |  | 5 |  | 11% |  | 9 |   | 37% |  | 10 | | 0% |  | 14 |  | 15% | Total: 27 members' votes |
 |
Skiing... | |
It won't be long before the snow starts to fall and the ski season begins. But which of the below best describes you? I love skiing |   | 67% |  | I hate skiing |  | 4% |  | I hit the slopes every year |   | 41% |  | I've never been |   | 22% |  | It costs too much |   | 26% |  | On my salary I only go for chalets with a sauna and hot tub |  | 7% |  | Apres rather than ski for me |  | 4% |  | I hate getting snow down my trousers and falling on my sore arse all the time |  | 4% |  | My knees are so f**ked I can't ski |   | 11% |  | I'd be up for a boatie skiing trip! |  | 30% | Total: 27 members' votes |
 |
Favourite Bond? | |
Connery |   | 48% |  | Lazenby | | 0% |  | Moore |  | 4% |  | Dalton |   | 20% |  | Brosnan |  | 20% |  | Craig |  | 4% |  | Samantha |  | 4% | Total: 25 members' votes (16 comments...) |
 |
Have you ever been injured whilst training for rowing? | |
People are always getting injured. It's something that happens a lot and always seems to be at exactly the wrong time. An injured squad member can lose a crew a race (or their replacement win a race...), and it's always devastating to take time out when the club's doing really well. No, never, I'm an undergrad - you have to be over 20 to start worrying about injuries, right?! |   | 8% |  | No, never, I warm up properly, warm down properly, miss sessions if I feel ill and always look after myself - my body is a temple! |  | 8% |  | Yes, I've been injured, but I rowed through the pain/broken ankle (and won the Fairbairns, in my single scull) |  | 16% |  | Yes, I got injured, but went to the sports injury clinic (Mon, Wed, Fri mornings drop-in clinic at Addenbrooke's physio dept) and they sorted me out |   | 12% |  | Yes, I rowed through it and made it much worse, I really f**ked myself over for the sake of a couple of minor events and subsequently missed some important races |  | 16% |  | I routinely get admitted to hospital/row whilst on crutches/train against specific doctor's orders/am called Neil Talbott |   | 12% |  | I am/was a triallist and we have a squad physio to sort out injuries and everything! |  | 4% |  | I'm a cox, training is for wimps |  | 4% |  | I row for BPBC, training is for wimps |   | 20% | Total: 25 members' votes (3 comments...) |
 |
What is your ARA rowing status? | |
Sweep oar - assume the crew averages the number of points you have. Novice |   | 44% |  | Senior 4 |   | 17% |  | Senior 3 |   | 11% |  | Senior 2 |   | 11% |  | Senior 1 |  | 6% |  | Elite |  | 6% |  | Veteran |  | 6% | Total: 18 members' votes (1 comment...) |
 |
How did you cope without the First and Third website? | |
The website went on its annual holiday last week (was it unplugged by a cleaner again?) - what did you do? I didn't notice because I didn't try to visit while it was down | | 0% |  | I got my fill of rowing websites by looking at the Rowing Service, Tideway Slug, etc. |  | 5% |  | I watched the Mythbuster waterskiing behind an eight video on YouTube |  | 9% |  | I browsed other websites (non-rowing related)instead |  | 32% |  | I did some training |   | 23% |  | I did some work |   | 23% |  | I joined LMBC |  | 9% | Total: 22 members' votes (4 comments...) |
 |
The ABC and Channel 4 series 'Lost' is approaching its conclusion. Will you be watching avidly, or couldn't you care less? | |
It's brilliant |  | 18% |  | It's rubbish |   | 29% |  | Where am I? |   | 53% | Total: 17 members' votes (1 comment...) |
 |
What colour blades are you using at the moment? | |
Many FaTties will be training away from the Cam at the moment. Hopefully they are all using respectable kit, but let's make sure.... Dark blue (with or without a gold band) |   | 27% |  | Black with a dark blue tip and a gold cat and buns |  | 18% |  | Cambridge blue | | 0% |  | Orange | | 0% |  | Yellow | | 0% |  | Green | | 0% |  | Indigo | | 0% |  | Violet | | 0% |  | Black |  | 9% |  | White |   | 18% |  | Pink |  | 9% |  | Red |   | 18% | Total: 11 members' votes |
 |
Are you addicted to rowing? | |
Many of us find there are times in our lives when rowing becomes a little more important than other things. But are you addicted? Use this well known questionaire to guage your addiction.
Score one or more? You ought to think about Rowers Anonymous... I feel that I ought to cut down |  | 24% |  | I get annoyed when people suggest I should cut down |   | 71% |  | I feel guilty because of the amount I row |  | 12% |  | I need an early morning eye-opener session just to survive |   | 18% |  | None of the above |   | 35% |  | One of the above |  | 29% |  | Two of the above |   | 29% |  | Three of the above |  | 12% |  | All of the above (u-oh) |  | 12% | Total: 17 members' votes (3 comments...) |
 |
Which of these would you most like to see permamently banned from the boathouse? | |
non-FaT people |  | 17% |  | CU(W)(L) trialists who just cry and cry and CRY |   | 28% |  | Gates with less than 36 degree pitch | | 0% |  | Bland lard |  | 28% |  | Small boats | | 0% |  | Smelly co-rowers |   | 28% |  | All liquids and personal electronic items | | 0% | Total: 18 members' votes (1 comment...) |
 |
Which of these would you most like to see permamently banned from aircraft? | |
Fat people |   | 39% |  | Small children who just cry and cry and CRY |   | 25% |  | Seats with less than 36 inch pitch |  | 18% |  | Bland food |  | 4% |  | Small toilets | | 0% |  | Smelly co-travellers |   | 7% |  | All liquids and personal electronic items |   | 7% | Total: 28 members' votes (2 comments...) |
 |
Ay caramba, it's the World Rowing Championships | |
The 2006 World Rowing Championships are at Dorney later this month. How will you be involved? Ignoring |  | 17% |  | Reading about it online/in newspapers |   | 22% |  | Watching on TV |   | 33% |  | Spectating |  | 17% |  | Spectating every day | | 0% |  | Streaking & pitch invading |  | 6% |  | Volunteering |  | 6% |  | Competing | | 0% | Total: 18 members' votes |
 |
Favourite ice cream/lolly | |
Fab | | 0% |  | Mini Milk |  | 4% |  | Solero |  | 4% |  | Mars Bar Ice cream |  | 8% |  | Other chocolate bar turned into ice cream | | 0% |  | Mivvi |  | 4% |  | Cornetto |  | 8% |  | Magnum |   | 15% |  | Solero | | 0% |  | Feast |   | 19% |  | Calippo |  | 4% |  | Sparkle | | 0% |  | (Tangle) Twister |   | 12% |  | Fruit Pastilles lolly |  | 8% |  | Rocket |  | 4% |  | 2l tub of vanilla |  | 12% | Total: 26 members' votes (4 comments...) |
 |
How do you cope in this heat? | |
It's on the warm side at the moment (no doubt by the time you read this it will be raining though) - which of these are part of your strategy for beating the heat? I don't feel it |  | 5% |  | I feel it but can we stop all this nambypammby worrying about it |   | 38% |  | My place of work has air conditioning so ha ha ha ha ha! |   | 29% |  | I love it and am sunbathing everyday right now |   | 19% |  | I just take my tie off/dress down |  | 29% |  | I carry water and/or a fan everywhere |   | 14% |  | I am carrying ice bricks with me |  | 5% |  | I'm lounging in front of the tv with the curtains drawn |   | 19% |  | It's a bit cooler on the river so am spending more time rowing |   | 19% |  | Other strategy (below) |  | 19% | Total: 21 members' votes (11 comments...) |
 |
What's your favourite bop song? | |
We all know the bop represents a distorted view of The Way - Divine Inspiration |  | 6% |  | Blue - Eiffel65 | | 0% |  | Gold - Spandau Ballet |  | 6% |  | Macarena - Los Del Rio |  | 6% |  | Saturday Night - Whigfield |   | 17% |  | Top Gun Theme - Miami Sound Machine |  | 17% |  | The One and Only - Chesney Hawks |   | 39% |  | Rupert the Bear Theme - Rupert the Bear | | 0% |  | Other (post below) |  | 11% | Total: 18 members' votes (4 comments...) |
 |
Furthest you've made it at Henley? | |
Never entered |  | 32% |  | Didn't qualify |  | 14% |  | Fastest non-qualifier |  | 14% |  | Wednesday |  | 5% |  | Thursday pre-5pm |  | 14% |  | Thursday post-5pm | | 0% |  | Friday |  | 5% |  | Saturday | | 0% |  | Sunday but I lost | | 0% |  | I've won it | | 0% |  | Made it into Stewards |  | 18% |  | Made third base in Stewards | | 0% | Total: 22 members' votes (1 comment...) |