Best T-shirt: part 1 Limited to 1st & 3rd t-shirts only, pre Year 2000. Based only on memory and this site's photo archives; apologies for errors.
The meek may inherit the earth, but they can stay the hell off the river 27% We are better than you 42% Think you're a bit tasty do you? COME ON THEN! (2nd Men, May 1997) 12% Beat Me! (children's sized t-shirt) (3rd Men, May 1997) 15% The A-Team (Novice Men, 1997) 4% Chomp (2nd Men, Lent 1998) 0% Gold Sox: Way out of your league baby (2nd Women, Lent 1998) 0% BoatShift (parody of CICCU campaign) (4th Men, Lent 1998) 0% The Full Boaty (The Full Monty parody) (3rd Men, May 1998) 0% Boat Crawl (Novice Men, 1998) 0% Trinity Mermaids (2nd Women, May 1999) 0%
Total: 26 members' votes (5 comments... )What should be the next FaT international campaign? After the successful raid on Berlin, what should the club try next?
Banyoles training camp 6% Head of the Charles 13% Royal Canadian Henley 3% Trinity College Dublin Regatta 29% Sulkava Rowing Race 3% Beijing 2008 6% Bomb France 32% Invade Poland (bet the captain starts this one) 6%
Total: 31 members' votes In how many different countries have you rowed?
One 33% Two 33% Three 6% Four 9% Five 3% Six 3% Seven or more 12% None 0%
Total: 33 members' votes (2 comments... )How many training sessions/week have you averaged since the Lents? A training session must be at least 30 minutes long to count.
ten or more (dedication's what you need) 7% seven, eight or nine (ahead of the game) 11% four, five or six (most days, but not if I'm tired) 33% two or three (some days, and only if it's sunny) 22% one (just couldn't be arsed, really) 11% zero (training during holidays is pointless) 15%
Total: 27 members' votes (8 comments... )Are you happy to be given unsolicited coaching during outings?
Yes 67% No 17% Only if it also involves fisticuffs 17%
Total: 18 members' votes (1 comment... )Fastest 2k on a rowing lake? What is the fastest you have covered 2000m on a still rowing lake?
< 5:30 4% 5:30 - 5:40 0% 5:40 - 5:50 4% 5:50 - 6:00 8% 6:00 - 6:10 8% 6:10 - 6:20 8% 6:20 - 6:30 0% 6:30 - 6:40 8% 6:40 - 6:50 0% 6:50 - 7:00 0% 7:00 - 7:10 4% 7:10 - 7:20 0% 7:20 - 7:30 0% > 7:30 0% Never done one 56%
Total: 25 members' votes (13 comments... )Best rowing related computer game?
BumpIt 63% Bumpsdaq 2003 13% Bumpsdaq 2004/5 4% Cambridge coxing game 0% Su-ro 4% Weight / Height / Boat type adjustment of 2k scores in Excel 0% Tetris 17%
Total: 24 members' votes (8 comments... )Best Lents photo? Martin has captured some great moments these Lents, but which was the best?
M1 narrowly miss out on the headship - At the railings 10% W1 bump Jesus in their hardest-earned bump to date - Pushing for the Bump 0% M2 undertake Downing around Ditton - Substantially overlapping Downing 3% M3 get the 3rd VIII headship - Bumping LMBC for the 3rd boat Headship! 5% W2 sink Downing - Downing girls in the water 65% M4 win their blades - Overjoyed at getting the 4th bump 13% M5 are the only 5th VIII in the Lents - Racing gets underway at the Foot of the River 5%
Total: 40 members' votes (2 comments... )Who will be the next FaT crew to go Head of the Lents?
Total: 40 members' votes At what temperature should the red wine be served at Lents dinner?
Just below boiling point 12% Body temperature 4% Room temperature 31% Fridge temperature 15% Frozen 38%
Total: 26 members' votes (10 comments... )WAP? The electronic flag on the CUCBC website may well override/replace the physical flag at Goldie in the near future. It'll be accessible by internet or WAP. Given that the internet isn't yet available in the boat house, will we still be able to find out what colour the flag is?
I have a WAP phone and I'm not afraid to use it! 40% I think I have a WAP phone but I don't know how it works 26% No, my phone definitely doesn't have WAP 17% WAPTF? 17%
Total: 35 members' votes (36 comments... )What is your favourite ice-based event NOT in the Winter Olympics? Add your own below.
Giant Snowball Rolling 28% Ice Cricket 16% Ice Fishing 0% Ice Hockey (car) 3% Luge (car) 9% Luge (vodka) 16% Ski Jumping (car) 16% Tea Tray Sliding 3% Climbing Mount Washington 9%
Total: 32 members' votes (4 comments... )Which of these Winter Olympic sports is your favourite? To do or to watch, it's up to you.
Ice Dancing 22% Luge 19% Downhill (skiing) 32% Skeleton 5% Slalom (skiing) 5% Super-G (skiing) 3% Ski Jumping 5% Curling 8%
Total: 37 members' votes (26 comments... )What next? Rich and Dan have rowed across the Atlantic and are surely deserving a well-earned break. But once they've rested and feel like doing something extreme again, which of these events or teams should they compete in/for?
Total: 23 members' votes (9 comments... )Are you a giver or a taker? As requested a couple of weeks ago in the Deal or No Deal poll.
Total: 26 members' votes What is your greatest fear when rowing on the Thames? I believe all of these have been encountered by FaT / CU members at some point (with the possible exception of the CowboyNeal option). Which one gives you most nightmares?
Snapped rudder strings 13% The Harbour Master 0% The Black Buoy 13% Fulham Flats 17% Gastroenteritis 13% Sofas 9% Acer Nethercott 0% Donald Legget 26% Whales 9%
Total: 23 members' votes (5 comments... )When should we schedule the pre-Boat Race pub crawl? Recent years have seen members of First & Third and Black Prince tour the 10 pubs that overlook the Championship course on one of the days before the Boat Race. There are several possible dates for this in 2006, each with pros and cons. Which should go in the diary?
Saturday 25 March (pro: day of the men's 8s Head so more people than usual in London, with some working up a thirst. Race is at 11:30 so enough drinking time afterwards - just. And no work tomorrow. Con: Lots of other rowers getting in the way) 14% Sunday 26 March (pro: nothing else going on that day. Con: work the next day, plus will people still be in SW London after watching the race yesterday?) 23% Saturday 1 April (pro: eve of Boat Race, lie-in tomorrow. Con: clashes with Henley races - Henley lacks sufficient pubs to replicate crawl.) 45% Sunday 2 April (pro: day of boat race, so lots of people there. Race is late afternoon so could be a crawl with Race in the middle, and bonus pints at the boat club bars. Con: lots of people in SW London. Work the next day.) 18%
Total: 22 members' votes (2 comments... )Deal or No Deal
Deal 7% No deal 26% I calcuate (total prize fund left / boxes remaining) while Edmonds is talking to the bank and if it's lower than the offer then it's Deal 22% I have no idea what you're talking about 44%
Total: 27 members' votes (10 comments... )New Year's Resolutions
train more 66% train less 16% win blades 31% qualify for/row at Henley 19% beat Oxford 6% take a break from rowing 22% take up rowing again 19% do all the stretches my physio tells me to do 25% row (across/on) the English Channel 19% wash my kit 56% spend less time on this website 34% spend more time on this website 19% get on a Boat Club committee 9% stomp 56% get a (new) job 34% buft 31% win the fancy dress prize at Cardinals 3% drink more (alcohol) 16% drink less (alcohol) 34% get more blue and gold clothes 31% trial for GB/CU 9% not make any resolutions 16%
Total: 32 members' votes (2 comments... )Which of these did you eat/drink on Christmas Day? This isn't ordinary Christmas food; this is First and Third Christmas food...
Smoked salmon & scrambled egg 8% (Home cooked) ham 28% Full English fry-up 3% Bucks Fizz 18% Champagne/Cava/similar 46% Alcohol before 11am local time (does not include Communion) 36% Crisps 44% Some sort of chocolate snack/bar 64% Shortbread 8% Turkey 72% Gammon 0% Game 0% Duck 5% Goose 5% Vegetarian alternative 8% A non-poultry alternative (let us know below) 10% Sausagemeat 56% Potatoes 92% Sprouts 62% Parsnips 49% Carotts 77% Peas 33% Yorkshire Puds 15% Other vegetables 51% Stuffing 72% Bread Sauce 31% Cranberry sauce 54% Gravy 92% Some sort of BBQ or similar because you're in the Southern hemisphere 5% Red wine 59% White wine 67% Port 18% Brandy 13% Whisky 13% Other spirit 33% Mince pie 46% Christmas Pudding 49% The coin from the Christmas Pudding 0% Other pudding 49% Cream 36% Ice cream 15% Brandy Butter 31% Sugar 28% Cold turkey (e.g. in sandwich) 18% Other sandwich 3% Cup of tea 49% Bubble & Squeak 0% Second helpings of any of the above 79% Any of the above repeated at seperate meals or doubling up as a snack 49% Tree decorations 18% Chestnuts (open fire optional) 10% Riveta 3% Water 82% None of the above 3%
Total: 39 members' votes (3 comments... )