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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...) |
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| Rowers of the opposite sex wearing lycra (generally) look... | |
| Sexy | | 68% | | | Minging | | 23% | | | Like gigolos/whores | | 10% |
Total: 31 members' votes (24 comments...) |
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| 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...) |
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| 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...) |
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| 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...) |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Favourite Bond? | |
| Connery | | 48% | | | Lazenby | | 0% | | | Moore | | 4% | | | Dalton | | 20% | | | Brosnan | | 20% | | | Craig | | 4% | | | Samantha | | 4% |
Total: 25 members' votes (16 comments...) |
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| 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...) |
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| 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...) |
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| 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...) |
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| 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...) |
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| 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 |
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| 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...) |
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| 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...) |
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| 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...) |
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| 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 |
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| 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...) |
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| 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...) |
