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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? |
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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...) |
