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| London 2012 rowing, I will be watching... | |
This should help those of you undecided as to what to get tickets for. Once you have applied just fill in an option, and hopefully others from FaT/BPBC will be there and join you. The codes supplied are for the different sessions, as found on the 2012 website.
http://www.tickets.london2012.com/browse/sport/8222?form=search&tab=oly&sport=8222&event=&venue=&fromDate=&toDate=&morning=1&afternoon=1&evening=1 | RO001 | | 0% | | | RO002 | | 0% | | | RO003 | | 0% | | | RO004 | | 0% | | | RO005 |   | 100% | | | RO006 | | 0% | | | RO007 | | 0% | | | RO008 | | 0% |
Total: 3 members' votes (1 comment...) |
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| I'd rather be at ... | |
| Oxford | | 30% | | | St John's | | 60% | | | Downing | | 10% |
Total: 10 members' votes (1 comment...) |
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| Against which event(s) would you prefer to have the annual pub crawl clashing ? | |
There's rather a lot of other racing around the date of the boat race (26 March), and the crawl will have to clash with something else. | 19 March - WeHoRR | | 58% | | | 20 March - Hammersmith Head | | 50% | | | 26 March - Kingston Head | | 25% | | | 27 March - Henley Races | | 0% | | | 02 April - HoRR | | 0% | | | 03 April - Vets HoRR | | 25% |
Total: 12 members' votes |
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| Siege! | |
Imagine you have angered a group of antisocial youths while out on the river - for example, you have broken their fishing line and they demand retribution. They follow you to the boathouse, where you quickly jump inside and prepare yourself for their arrival.
The hoardes arrive, armed with bricks, stones, and possibly knives. You look around to see what you could use to defend the boathouse. What do you do? | Pick up a blade and charge. | | 0% | | | Run out holding a backstay in one hand, a clam in the other as a knuckleduster, and start swinging wildly. | | 13% | | | Launch a single scull at the gang. | | 0% | | | Stand on the balcony frisbeeing Fairbairns shields at them. | | 13% | | | Stand on the balcony pelting them with weights and Headship medals. | | 6% | | | Dismantle an erg, craft some form of rudimentary nunchucks, put on some jet-black full-body lycra and abseil down from the roof. | | 6% | | | Attempt to drown them by throwing Lard items into the river. | | 0% | | | Put on the women's cheese music erg CD on maximum volume. | | 25% | | | Give Coker a call. | | 38% |
Total: 16 members' votes (4 comments...) |
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| Favourite Corner? | |
There are lots of gentle bends left out of the options, but all of these require more turn than an Australian spinner. Which one do you like best? | Little Bridge | | 0% | | | First Post | | 9% | | | Grassy | | 27% | | | Ditton | | 27% | | | The Kink | | 0% | | | Under the Railway Bridge | | 0% | | | Morley's Holt | | 0% | | | Chesterton | | 9% | | | Simoco | | 0% | | | Churchill BH | | 0% | | | Elizabeth Way | | 0% | | | The Karussell | | 27% |
Total: 11 members' votes (2 comments...) |
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| Fairbairns Predictions | |
Which of the following will we win/will happen? | Fastest Men's Novice VIII | | 14% | | | Fastest Men's Second Novice VIII | | 14% | | | Fastest Women's Novice VIII | | 14% | | | Fastest Second Women's Novice VIII | | 7% | | | Fastest Men's Senior VIII | | 29% | | | Fastest Men's Second Senior VIII | | 14% | | | Fastest Men's Invitational Senior VIII | | 79% | | | Fastest Women's Senior VIII | | 43% | | | Fastest Women's Second Senior VIII | | 7% | | | Fastest Women's Invitational Senior VIII | | 57% | | | Fastest Men's Senior IV | | 21% | | | Fastest Women's Senior IV | | 43% | | | Fastest Men's Invitational Senior IV | | 71% | | | Fastest Women's Invitational Senior IV | | 29% | | | Second Novice Men beat First Novice Men | | 21% | | | Second Novice Women beat First Novice Women | | 14% | | | BPBC M1 beat FaT M1 | | 57% | | | BPBC M2 beat FaT M2 | | 64% | | | BPBC W1 beat FaT W1 | | 21% | | | BPBC M4+ beat FaT M4+ | | 43% | | | Fastest BPBC W4+ beat Fastest FaT W4+ | | 36% | | | FaT Novice Men beat any BPBC Men's VIII | | 14% | | | At least one crab in a novice crew | | 79% | | | At least one crab in a senior FaT crew | | 36% | | | At least one crab in a BPBC crew | | 43% | | | Sun | | 36% | | | Rain | | 36% | | | Snow | | 93% | | | Hail | | 43% | | | Fog | | 36% | | | Gales | | 50% | | | Wormhole action | | 50% |
Total: 14 members' votes (1 comment...) |
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| What is the maximum sum of money you would be willing to spend on club Stripy Trousers (women included)? | |
The official 1st&3rd club dress comprises a pair of Stripy Trousers like the ones the Men's Captain swaps over with the incoming captain at the Mays dinner each year. It is a great shame that apart from the Men's Captain only a very few Bufties own a pair of Stripies these days and so it would be fantastic if we managed to produce a new batch of them. Previous attempts to do this have been hindered by large production costs (cloth needs to be made + trousers tailored).
This poll is aimed at finding out how many people would be interested in purchasing a pair of Stripy Trousers and at what price such that quotes can be obtained from manufacturers. For the ladies, there are ideas to introduce Stripy Skirts, so please place your vote too!
Options are indicated in Pounds Sterling. | 150+ | | 3% | | | 125 | | 3% | | | 100 | | 26% | | | 75 | | 23% | | | 50 | | 45% |
Total: 31 members' votes (1 comment...) |
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| Where shall we go on training camp next year? | |
Every year, the men (and potentially the women) go somewhere exciting for pre-Lents training camp. We've had Nottingham, Seville and Chester in the last three years, all very special in their own way. So now where? State your (multiple) preferences! | Cambridge | | 13% | | | Dorney | | 26% | | | Nottingham | | 9% | | | Lake Victoria | | 17% | | | Chester | | 17% | | | Seville | | 43% | | | The Tideway | | 48% | | | The Amazon | | 13% | | | Wallingford | | 26% | | | Peteborough | | 17% | | | Across the Atlantic | | 17% | | | Ely | | 17% | | | Lake Titicaca | | 26% | | | Banyoles | | 13% |
Total: 23 members' votes |
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| How long will it be before Gonzalo breaks his vow of celibacy? | |
Gonzalo has explicitly stated that he is going to be celibate this term...how long will this last? | Gonzalo and celibate don't go together in the same sentence | | 67% | | | Less than a week | | 17% | | | 1-2 weeks | | 0% | | | 2-3 weeks | | 0% | | | 3-4 weeks | | 0% | | | Up until a massive bender just before exams | | 6% | | | He'll succeed (anyone voting this option has accidentally pressed the wrong button) | | 11% |
Total: 18 members' votes (5 comments...) |
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| Yes, but... | |
| Vote for another party: I could never support anything to do with LMBC | | 7% | | | Vote for another party: any LMBCite is going to be incompetent | | 7% | | | Vote for the same party: candidates' personal lives are irrelevant | | 0% | | | Vote for the same party: come on, we're talking about running the country here, there are limits to disliking LMBC | | 7% | | | Stand against them just to prove that anything they can do we can do better | | 80% | | | I always find out about the candidate before deciding how to vote, so this would not apply to me | | 0% |
Total: 15 members' votes |
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| If there was a General Election tomorrow, for whom would you vote? | |
| BNP | | 0% | | | Conservative | | 26% | | | DUP | | 0% | | | Green | | 0% | | | Jury Team | | 0% | | | Liberal Democrat | | 42% | | | Labour | | 11% | | | Plaid Cymru | | 5% | | | RESPECT | | 0% | | | SDLP | | 0% | | | Sinn Fein | | 0% | | | SNP | | 0% | | | Trade Union & Socialist Coalition | | 5% | | | UKIP | | 0% | | | UUP | | 0% | | | Other | | 11% | | | Don't know/undecided | | 0% |
Total: 19 members' votes (1 comment...) |
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| As per Julia's request, should the next FaTTBC vs BPBC multisport event be touch rugby? | |
Touch rugby is a superb game played by men and women together and, though not widely played here, is the largest participation sport in NZ. For those unfamiliar with the game check out this for a basic intro:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvASxmfGVIM Total: 18 members' votes (4 comments...) |
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| Whither FaTTFC vs BPFC? | |
This year's 1st & 3rd vs Black Prince football match was less competitive than in previous years. This may be a consequence of BPBC having gained more recent graduates, leaving 1st & 3rd somewhat disadvantaged. How should the fixture be run in future years to keep it competitive? | No change | | 41% | | | Pick teams on the day, each being mixed FaT/BPBC | | 0% | | | Play (e.g.) strokeside vs bowside, again with mixed FaT/BPBC teams | | 6% | | | Organise a composite FaT/BPBC team to play, say, the College 2nd XI or another boat club's old boys | | 12% | | | Only run the fixture in years when there is particularly strong interest from FaT | | 0% | | | Have a 5-a-side tournament instead | | 0% | | | Play the game in Michaelmas term when more 1st years are likely to be involved | | 41% | | | Abandon the fixture | | 0% | | | Other (please suggest below) | | 0% |
Total: 17 members' votes (3 comments...) |
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| Who will do best at the (W)HoRR? | |
Clearly there are different numbers of entries (400 in HoRR, 300 in WHoRR), but going purely on places, which result do you expect? | Women beat men by > 50 places | | 0% | | | Women beat men by 31-50 places | | 7% | | | Women beat men by 11-30 places | | 33% | | | 10 or fewer places between them | | 7% | | | Men beat women by 11-30 places | | 13% | | | Men beat women by 31-50 places | | 0% | | | Men beat women by >50 places | | 0% | | | Both crews lose to JPD, Mahe and Ming in a Randan | | 40% |
Total: 15 members' votes (2 comments...) |
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| How Many Headships? | |
The four men's crews currently hold their respective headships. How many will the club hold at the end of the week? | None | | 0% | | | One | | 0% | | | Two | | 0% | | | Three | | 0% | | | Four | | 6% | | | Five | | 89% | | | Six | | 6% |
Total: 18 members' votes |
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| Lent Bumps Net Gain | |
What will be the net gain for the six FaT crews racing this week? Rowing over head of the first division counts as +1. Voting closes Wednesday at 12 noon. | Worse than -4 | | 5% | | | -4 to -1 | | 5% | | | Level | | 5% | | | +1 to +4 | | 21% | | | +5 to +8 | | 11% | | | +9 to +12 | | 37% | | | +13 to +16 | | 16% | | | +17 to + 20 | | 0% | | | Better than +20 | | 0% |
Total: 19 members' votes |
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| Where will be the best place to watch the bumps from? | |
With just over 3 weeks until bumps, where do you hope to be keeping your eye on the racing from? | Head Station | | 0% | | | First Post Corner | | 0% | | | Grassy Corner | | 16% | | | The Plough pub | | 4% | | | Ditton Corner | | 0% | | | The Railings | | 0% | | | The Railway Bridge | | 0% | | | Morleys Holt | | 0% | | | Peter's Posts | | 0% | | | Top Finish | | 4% | | | Bicycle on the towpath | | 28% | | | The Coxes seat | | 4% | | | The Headship crew | | 28% | | | Over the radio from home | | 0% | | | Online @ www.firstandthird.org | | 16% |
Total: 25 members' votes (12 comments...) |
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| Pembroke Regatta | |
| Competitive in M2 division | | 32% | | | Fall in after standard Long Reach regatta blade clash | | 21% | | | Tip an eight in after standard Long Reach regatta blade clash | | 63% | | | Disqualified | | 16% | | | Beat that random French crew that always turns up, but make no further progress | | 11% | | | Beat the crews from other College alumni clubs | | 32% | | | Win the Pembroke Regatta in his single scull | | 42% |
Total: 19 members' votes |
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| Which annoys you the most? | |
| Fairburns | | 94% | | | Mitchell Cup | | 6% |
Total: 16 members' votes (6 comments...) |
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| Most Significant Victory? | |
Which First and Third victory was the most significant in recent times? | 1998 Lents (Men) | | 9% | | | 1998 HORR (Novice) | | 0% | | | 2000 Lents (Men) | | 6% | | | 2007 Lents (Men) | | 0% | | | 2007 Lents (Women) | | 17% | | | 2007 Fairbairn's (Men) | | 6% | | | 2008 Lents (Men) | | 0% | | | 2008 Lents (Women) | | 0% | | | 2008 Fairbairn's (Men) | | 0% | | | 2008 Mays (Men) | | 43% | | | 2009 Lents (Men) | | 0% | | | 2009 HORR (Halladay) | | 11% | | | 2009 Mays (Men) | | 3% | | | 2009 Fairbairn's (Women) | | 3% | | | ? Other (Please specify) | | 3% |
Total: 35 members' votes (4 comments...) |
