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How will First and Third men do at the Eights Head? | |
Top 50 | | 3% | | 51-100 | | 0% | | 101-150 | | 7% | | 151-200 | | 48% | | 201-250 | | 24% | | 251-300 | | 7% | | Best Cambridge College crew | | 7% | | Top 5 Cambridge College crews | | 69% | | Overtake more crews than overtake them | | 38% | | Fail to make it to the start | | 10% | | Sink | | 10% | | Blade clash | | 66% | | Beat BPBC | | 38% | | Beat BPBC by 100 or more places | | 10% | | Beat Dev Squad | | 7% | | Correctly steer under the 2nd lamp post at Hammersmith Bridge | | 59% | Total: 29 members' votes (27 comments...) |
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All things considered, the best venue for a training camp would be... | |
A sports resort in Spain with no boat in sight | | 3% | | the Cam | | 3% | | Ely | | 3% | | the Thames at Kingston | | 3% | | the Tideway | | 15% | | Peterborough | | 3% | | Dorney | | 0% | | Docklands | | 0% | | Dublin | | 6% | | A lake in Southern Europe | | 47% | | English Channel | | 3% | | at home, in bed, sleeping | | 15% | Total: 34 members' votes (15 comments...) |
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How will First and Third ladies do at the Women's Eights Head? | |
Top 50 | | 3% | | Top 100 | | 12% | | Top 150 | | 61% | | Top 200 | | 27% | | Best Cambridge College crew | | 3% | | Top 5 Cambridge College crews | | 76% | | Overtake more crews than overtake them | | 24% | | Fail to make it to the start line (injury/illness/traffic in Putney/boat blown off trailer) | | 12% | | Sink | | 6% | | Blade clash | | 45% | | Get under the 2nd lampost at Hammersmith Bridge | | 39% | Total: 33 members' votes (10 comments...) |
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How will First and Third do in the bumps? | |
If you add together all participating crews... Up 16 or more | | 0% | | Up 12 - 15 | | 3% | | Up 8 - 11 | | 18% | | Up 4 - 7 | | 48% | | Up 1 - 3 | | 15% | | level | | 6% | | Down 1 - 3 | | 0% | | Down 4 - 7 | | 3% | | Down 8 -11 | | 0% | | Down 12 - 15 | | 0% | | Down 16 or more | | 6% | Total: 33 members' votes (9 comments...) |
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How should we select crews? | |
Do ergs Float? Should we seat race? Is strength relevant? Or given the popularity of a previous poll, should democracy be allowed to flourish? You choose: Seat Racing | | 22% | | Pairs Matrix | | 22% | | Sculling trial | | 5% | | Bodyweight-adjusted 2k erg test | | 7% | | absolute 2k erg test | | 2% | | 10m erg test | | 0% | | Max Bench Press | | 2% | | Democratic Web Poll | | 7% | | Previous term's lard consumption | | 7% | | Formal Hall pulling prowess | | 15% | | By default because there are more available seats than rowers | | 7% | | Fiat racing. | | 2% | Total: 41 members' votes (28 comments...) |
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Iain Law | |
Select all that apply is the webmaster | | 10% | | is Welsh | | 10% | | does a great job | | 87% | | should set the riggers higher | | 26% | | has coached me | | 68% | | should coach us more | | 77% | | keeps his ooooooutside hooooound aroooooound the blade | | 71% | | banksteerers are for girls | | 23% | | should come to the Lents dinner | | 74% | | is not wearing any pants | | 32% | | (mostly for the girls) is fit | | 39% | | Who's Iain Law?!! | | 3% | Total: 31 members' votes (5 comments...) |
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Should the Badger Song be in the bop ? | |
Badger Badger Badger Badger
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Badger Badger Badger Badger
Mushroom Mushroom ... Total: 22 members' votes (18 comments...) |
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In which seat will John 'not rowing this term' Earl be in the Lent eight? | |
Bow | | 28% | | Cox | | 72% | | Ironic Four | | 0% | Total: 18 members' votes (11 comments...) |
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What's the best bit about Lent term rowing? | |
It's cold | | 66% | | It's wet | | 52% | | Everyone's ill | | 48% | | Some days it never really gets light | | 69% | | It's windy | | 62% | | Head of the Nene | | 52% | | The river's in flood | | 59% | | All your kit is always wet | | 55% | | Bumps is before the end of term and the next fortnight's a bit of an anti-climax | | 38% | Total: 29 members' votes (18 comments...) |
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What food would you like at Lents Dinner? | |
I thought i'd take a bit of member input to see what people want. Choose 1 soup, 1 main course (or vegetarian) and 1 dessert, please. Roast Plum Tomato Soup | | 52% | | Cullen Skink | | 16% | | Wild Mushroom & Tarragon Soup | | 32% | | Collops of Venison Loin - Wild Mushroom & Bacon Sauce | | 29% | | Breast of Guinea-Fowl wrapped in Parma Ham with Noodles - Tomato & Garlic Sauce with Pesto | | 29% | | Scotch Sirloin Steak - Bearnaise Sauce | | 35% | | Baked Mediterranean Vegetable Pancake - Parmesan Sauce (V) | | 0% | | Baked Gnocchi in a Cheese, Wild Mushroom & Sun-Blushed Tomato Sauce topped with Mozzarella Cheese (V) | | 3% | | Red Wine, Artichoke, Fried Courgette & Chive Risotto (V) | | 3% | | Chocolate Marquise - Orange Sauce | | 61% | | Caramelised Dutch Apple Steamed Pudding - Chantilly Cream | | 29% | | Pannacotta with Roast Plums in Brandy | | 6% | Total: 31 members' votes (5 comments...) |
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I have never.... | |
PLEASE CLICK IF YOU WOULD HAVE TO DRINK (IE IF YOU _HAVE_ DONE THE THING) been swimming in the Cam | | 68% | | worn a boat club thong | | 29% | | been sculling | | 79% | | been sculling inside the boathouse | | 18% | | liked salad | | 82% | | quiched | | 56% | | eaten quiche | | 74% | | slept atbh | | 32% | | slept in St John's | | 21% | | owned a rabbit which was not alive | | 6% | Total: 34 members' votes (13 comments...) |
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Who would win a First and Third Committee version of Pop Idol? | |
Although I doubt Simon Cowell would approve... Dan | | 4% | | Aileen | | 0% | | Andrew L-C | | 83% | | Tom C | | 0% | | Honey | | 0% | | Chris | | 0% | | David | | 0% | | Abbie | | 0% | | Alla | | 0% | | Danae | | 0% | | Jo | | 0% | | Tom S | | 0% | | Andrew F | | 4% | | Rachel | | 9% | | Matt | | 0% | | Iain E | | 0% | Total: 23 members' votes (11 comments...) |
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Which new features would you most like to see on the website? | |
We all love our website, but what would make it better and get that all important hit-count up? Expanded technique guide with video clips | | 47% | | Online games | | 26% | | Java mobile phone downloads (e.g. rate watch) | | 26% | | Rowing-based trading game (cf Bumpsdaq) | | 44% | | Updatable incest chart | | 65% | | Kit ordering | | 59% | | More rower career stats/comparison | | 38% | | Nice photos of the committee | | 15% | Total: 34 members' votes (10 comments...) |
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Which pairing will be the scandal at this term's BCD/Bop? | |
Carnage as usual, but who will hit it off? Rupert + Little Jenners | | 29% | | Henners + one of his 'targets' | | 24% | | Danae + Tom + Alla + Eton Boy | | 57% | | Matt Byrne + novice | | 14% | | Rachel + LMBC | | 24% | | Zoe + Phil | | 5% | | Stone + Miss Johnson | | 14% | | Claire + a coach | | 5% | Total: 21 members' votes (33 comments...) |
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Which FaT/BPBC boat will complete the Fairbairns course in the shortest time? | |
BPBC 1st VIII (crew unknown) | | 49% | | BPBC 2nd VIII (crew unknown) | | 2% | | FaT Fairbairn VIII (Thorne, Holland, Chamberlain et al.) | | 11% | | FaT Low Commitment VIII (Grundy, Peacock, Lea-Cox et al.) | | 13% | | FaT Grad VIII (Copland, Cuthbert, Miller et al.) | | 15% | | FaT Gents VIII (Bullock, Dunleavy, Minch-Dixon et al.) | | 0% | | FaT Women's Fairbairn IV (Powell, Russell, Dennis, Sampson, Lee) [+1 min as shorter course] | | 11% | Total: 47 members' votes (39 comments...) |
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After their win at Queens' Ergs, how will the Novice Women fare in Clare Novices ? | |
The 1st Novice Women won Queens' Ergs by over half a minute.
But will that translate into rowing ability on the water?
Will the age-old proverb Winners | | 76% | | Finalists | | 17% | | Semi-Finalists | | 7% | | Quarter-Finalists | | 0% | | Knocked out before QF | | 0% | | Click here if you think they'll have at least one crabbing incident | | 76% | | Click here if you think they'll hit the bank at least once | | 38% | | Click here if you think they'll get a DQ | | 3% | Total: 29 members' votes (19 comments...) |
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Who should be in the Fairbairn VIII? | |
Everyone knows how difficult the captain's job is. We can make it easier for him by democratically selecting the Fairbairn VIII. You should pick 8 rowers and a cox (unless you have a radical new strategy). Bear in mind availibility and motivation issues. Bullock | | 0% | | Byrne | | 24% | | Chamberlain | | 84% | | Clouting | | 24% | | Coker | | 49% | | Colvin | | 35% | | Dunleavy | | 5% | | Holland | | 86% | | Ingram | | 57% | | Koryczan | | 14% | | Lea-Cox | | 54% | | Miller | | 8% | | Milos | | 41% | | Minch-Dixon | | 5% | | Noble-Nesbitt | | 0% | | Mycroft | | 32% | | Peacock | | 49% | | Sankey | | 16% | | Silvey | | 27% | | Thorne | | 65% | | Walker | | 19% | | Duan | | 16% | | Earl | | 41% | | Munro | | 30% | | Wong | | 11% | | Fisher | | 27% | Total: 37 members' votes (54 comments...) |
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Which is the best track to listen to for maximum erging performance? | |
(and should therefore be in the bop) Eye Of The Tiger (Survivor) | | 50% | | The Way (Divine Inspiration) | | 7% | | Castles in the Sky (Ian van Dahl) | | 3% | | Right Here, Right Now (Fatboy Slim) | | 20% | | Don't Stop Me Now (Queen) | | 20% | | Hey Boy Hey Girl (Chemical Brothers) | | 0% | | Gay Bar (Electric Six) | | 0% | Total: 30 members' votes (22 comments...) |
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How long will it take the Goldie coxless 4 to overtake First and Third at the Fours' Head? | |
They're starting right behind... They won't | | 19% | | In a last gasp effort at the Black Buoy | | 4% | | In the Harrods' wind shadow | | 4% | | 2nd lamp post at Hammersmith | | 4% | | Chiswick Eyot | | 8% | | Bandstand | | 27% | | Before Barnes Bridge | | 23% | | Within the first minute | | 12% | | Within the first ten strokes | | 12% | | Also click here if you think it'll involve a massive blade clash | | 77% | Total: 26 members' votes (22 comments...) |
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Maggie... | |
are just another club to race on the river | | 9% | | deserve our admiration and respect | | 6% | | I'd rather be at Oxford than St John's! | | 20% | | are despicable and worthless | | 9% | | I would rather s*** in my own pants than row for Lady Margaret | | 51% | | Who's Maggie? | | 6% | Total: 35 members' votes (15 comments...) |