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| What is the worst organised sporting event of recent times? | |
| The 1993 Grand National (link) | | 0% | | | West Indies vs England, 1st Test 1998 (link) | | 0% | | | The 2002 University Fours (link) |  | 10% | | | The 2005 US Grand Prix (link) | | 0% | | | West Indies vs England, 2nd Test 2009 (link) | | 14% | | | The 2009 Pembroke Regatta |  | 76% |
Total: 21 members' votes (2 comments...) |
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| If JDT were to stand for Women's boatclub captain, would you vote for him? | |
After hearing some of JDT's main thoughts on the subject, RTT suggested he should stand. | Yes | | 54% | | | No | | 38% | | | Depends on his policies | | 8% |
Total: 26 members' votes (3 comments...) |
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| Lents Bop in the Union | |
There's going to be a combined bop for JCBC, LMBC, and 1&3TBC... | Tragedy | | 33% | | | It's a sin | | 24% | | | Opportunities (Let's make lots of money) | | 14% | | | I predict a riot | | 71% | | | We didn't start the fire | | 48% | | | You get what you give | | 10% | | | Everbody wants to rule the world | | 19% | | | Take on me | | 19% | | | Who let the dogs out | | 43% | | | Maggie may | | 19% | | | Jesus he knows me | | 0% | | | Three lions | | 38% | | | Dizzy | | 19% |
Total: 21 members' votes (1 comment...) |
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| What should be the next event to be added to the FaT vs. BPBC calendar? | |
So far we have rowing, football, golf and cricket as established fixtures. What should we add next (I think all of these have been mentioned at some point)? | Rugby | | 0% | | | Triathlon | | 14% | | | Karting | | 21% | | | Paintball | | 32% | | | Fell Running | | 14% | | | Guitar Hero / Rock Band | | 4% | | | Bridge | | 4% | | | Curling | | 0% | | | Aerial Dogfighting | | 11% |
Total: 28 members' votes (6 comments...) |
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| Is women's emancipation a good idea? | |
| Total: 9 members' votes (4 comments...) |
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| What do FaT members miss most about the club during the holidays? | |
Most undergraduates leave for the holidays, leaving those who do stay deserted -- so everyone misses out in some way. What do members miss the most? | Banter | | 78% | | | Erging | | 17% | | | Rowing | | 74% | | | Pasta | | 43% | | | Lard | | 48% | | | Circuits | | 26% | | | Lock runs | | 17% | | | Coker | | 17% |
Total: 23 members' votes (2 comments...) |
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| Dark days for BPBC | |
For the third time in four years, the novices have beaten BPBC II in the Fairbairn Cup. However, a look through the archives demonstrates that there are plenty of sub-prime BPBC results. But which of these events ranks as BPBC's poorest performance? Total: 22 members' votes (12 comments...) |
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| Will FaT NM1 beat M2 in senior Fairbairns this year? | |
| Yes, by a long way | | 10% | | | Yes, narrowly | | 29% | | | No | | 61% |
Total: 31 members' votes (8 comments...) |
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| Who will be the next President of the USA? | |
| Hillary Clinton | | 22% | | | Sarah Palin | | 17% | | | A proper African-American | | 0% | | | Arnold Schwarzenegger | | 61% |
Total: 18 members' votes |
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| Who will be the next President of the USA? | |
| McCain | | 3% | | | Obama | | 59% | | | Osama | | 11% | | | John W. Earl | | 27% |
Total: 37 members' votes (4 comments...) |
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| Marmite | |
| I love it | | 29% | | | I hate it | | 35% | | | I can take it or leave it | | 35% |
Total: 31 members' votes (1 comment...) |
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| Who is the greatest Olympian of modern times? | |
Michael Phelps's achievements in Beijing have reignited the argument as to who is the greatest Olympian. Who gets your vote? (Summer Olympics only, since 1896.) | SWIMMING: Mark Spitz - won 9 gold medals, including a (formerly) record 7 in 1972 (when many fewer were available than the 34 on offer in 2008), setting a world record in each | | 0% | | | Michael Phelps - has won a record 14 gold medals, including a record-breaking 8 in Beijing | | 6% | | | ATHLETICS: Paavo Nurmi - won 9 middle & long distance gold medals from 1920-28, plus 3 silver medals, and might have won more in 1932 had he been eligible to compete | | 11% | | | Jesse Owens - won 4 gold medals ((100m, 200m, long jump, sprint relay) in 1936 at 'Hitler's Olympics' in Berlin | | 6% | | | Emil Zatopek - won gold medals in 1952 at 5000m, 10000m and the marathon (which he only decided to run at the last minute), plus gold and silver in 1948 | | 0% | | | Fanny Blankers-Koen - won 4 gold medals in 1948, and only the rules prevented her from competing in more events, such as the long and high jumps, for both of which she held the world record | | 0% | | | Al Oerter - won 4 gold medals in discus from 1956 to 1968 and is one of only three people to win an individual Olympic gold medal at four consecutive games | | 0% | | | Ed Moses - unbeaten from 1977 to 1987 in the 400m hurdles, and was (almost certainly) only denied three consecutive gold medals by the US boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics | | 0% | | | Daley Thompson - one of only two men ever to win two Olympic decathlons (1980 and 1984), setting a world record in the second | | 0% | | | Jackie Joyner-Kersee - won the heptathlon gold medal in 1988 and 1992 (and silver in 1984) and still holds the world record, and also won the long jump gold in 1988 | | 0% | | | Carl Lewis - won 9 gold medals from 1984 to 1996, including 4 (100m, 200m, long jump, sprint relay) in 1984, and is one of only three people to win an individual Olympic gold medal at four consecutive games | | 6% | | | Jan Zelezny - one silver and 3 golds in the javelin from 1988 to 2000 | | 0% | | | Michael Johnson - won 400m gold in 1996 and 2000 (only man ever to retain that title), and also won 200m gold in 1996, shattering the world record in 19.32 seconds | | 0% | | | ROWING: Steve Redgrave - won gold medals at each of 5 Olympics from 1984 to 2000, plus a bronze in 1984 | | 33% | | | Matthew Pinsent - won gold medals at each of 4 Olympics from 1992 to 2004, and never lost an Olympic race | | 6% | | | Elisabeta Lipa - won gold medals at 5 Olympic Games in rowing between 1984 and 2004, plus silver and bronze in 1988 and silver in 1992 | | 11% | | | OTHER: Paul Elvstrom (sailing) - the third man to have won four consecutive individual Olympic gold medals (1948 to 1960), one in the Firefly class and three in the Finn class | | 0% | | | Aladar Gerevich (fencing: sabre) - won gold medals at a record 6 Olympics between 1932 and 1960 (7 total golds), the last aged 50, and holds the record for time between gold medals (28 years) | | 0% | | | Larissa Latynina (gymnastics) - only female athlete to have won 9 Olympic gold medals, between 1956 and 1964, and also won 5 silver and 4 bronze, making a record total of 18 | | 0% | | | Nadia Elena Comaneci (gymnastics) - awarded the first ever 'perfect 10', then awarded 6 more en route to 4 gold medals in 1976, aged 14, and won another gold in 1980 | | 0% | | | Birgit Fischer (kayaking) - won 8 gold medals at a record 6 different Olympics from 1980 to 2004 (missed the 1984 games because of the Eastern Bloc boycott), plus four silver medals, and holds the women's record for time between gold medals (24 years) | | 11% | | | Eric 'the eel' Moussambani (doggy-paddle) (video, in case you missed it) | | 11% | | | Other (please comment below) | | 0% |
Total: 18 members' votes |
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| Will Great Britain (and Northern Ireland) finish ahead of Australia in the medal table at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games? | |
The table is ranked by number of gold, then silvers, then bronze medals. Total: 23 members' votes (1 comment...) |
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| Oympic Grandstand | |
China is in a different timezone to the UK, so events will be largely through the night (including the swimming finals, moved to the morning to suit US tv. How will you get your fix? | I do not intend to watch any of the Olympics | | 0% | | | I shall hear about it on Radio 5 | | 0% | | | I'll watch the prime time evening highlights | | 11% | | | I'll stay up for the bits I'm interested in | | 44% | | | I'm going to live on Chinese time for the duration | | 44% |
Total: 9 members' votes (2 comments...) |
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| HRR | |
How far will FaT get at Henley, before being knocked out ? | Qualifiers | | 5% | | | Wednesday | | 41% | | | Thursday | | 14% | | | Saturday | | 0% | | | Sunday | | 0% | | | They'll win | | 36% | | | Friday | | 5% |
Total: 22 members' votes (7 comments...) |
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| How should future headships be celebrated? | |
News from upriver suggests that boat burnings are not always safe. In these eco-aware times, what about the carbon footprint of a burnt boat? And the lack of wooden boats to burn? | Find a wooden boat, even if it means buying a skiff, and burn it | | 57% | | | Build a wooden boat and burn it | | 26% | | | Give an old boat to an underfunded school rowing club (cf Magdalen Oxford when they went head of Eights in 04, for the first time in decades) | | 17% | | | Give money to a FISA project to set up rowing in a small country (on condition that any boats bought are called Black Prince) | | 9% | | | Hold some sort of lantern festival with lanterns on boats floating along the backs, timed so that they launch mini fireworks displays as they go past the Wren | | 4% | | | Hold a ball on the Monday after bumps | | 48% | | | Make all boat club activity carbon neutral | | 13% |
Total: 23 members' votes (2 comments...) |
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| Which Division 1 Positions Will Be Occupied By 1st & 3rd At The End Of The Week? | |
With 3 boats in their respective 1st divisions any position is possible, but where do we think they'll end up? | Head | | 90% | | | 2nd | | 23% | | | 3rd | | 3% | | | 4th | | 0% | | | 5th | | 10% | | | 6th | | 37% | | | 7th | | 0% | | | 8th | | 0% | | | 9th | | 7% | | | 10th | | 20% | | | 11th | | 37% | | | 12th | | 23% | | | 13th | | 3% | | | 14th | | 0% | | | 15th | | 0% | | | 16th | | 0% | | | 17th | | 0% |
Total: 30 members' votes |
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| Are there too many races on the Cam? | |
Much as we love the end of term blow outs, are there now so many events during the term that normal training is being hindered? Or should every outing be at firm pressure anyway? Total: 19 members' votes (4 comments...) |
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| Which Convention is most dull? | |
| Democratic Party | | 8% | | | Republican Party | | 8% | | | Star Trek | | 25% | | | Fairport | | 58% |
Total: 12 members' votes |
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| If there was a General Election tomorrow, who would you vote for? | |
| British National Party | | 0% | | | Conservative Party | | 17% | | | Green Party | | 3% | | | Labour Party | | 7% | | | Liberal Democrats | | 21% | | | Scottish National Party | | 3% | | | UK Independence Party | | 0% | | | John Earl | | 48% |
Total: 29 members' votes (2 comments...) |
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| What should be done to protest at the Olympics about the Chinese in Tibet? | |
Torch protesting has begun, but there are various suggestions about further demonstration. What do you think is appropriate? | Nothing, the Olympics are about sport and should be apolitical | | 24% | | | The torch protests make the point well enough | | 7% | | | Political leaders should boycott the games | | 62% | | | Athletes should boycott the games | | 3% | | | Everyone should buy Pepsi to send a consumerist message | | 3% |
Total: 29 members' votes |
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| Is this the best photo yet on the website? | |
This is the 8,040th photo uploaded onto the site. Is it the best? Total: 29 members' votes (1 comment...) |
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| What's your favourite Blondie song? | |
They might not move a boat very fast, but they knocked out some awesome tunes. These are all on youtube. | X-Offender | | 0% | | | Denis | | 5% | | | Hanging on the Telephone | | 14% | | | Heart of Glass | | 14% | | | One Way or Another | | 14% | | | Dreaming | | 0% | | | Call Me | | 10% | | | Atomic | | 14% | | | Rapture | | 0% | | | Maria | | 24% | | | The Tide is High | | 5% |
Total: 21 members' votes |
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| Boat Race | |
| Light Blues | | 30% | | | Dark Blues | | 15% | | | BPBC | | 55% |
Total: 20 members' votes |
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| Who should be in the Trinity BC football team? | |
11 men to beat the old boys. I've just taken the mubs list, feel free to suggest others. | Ahmadnia | | 19% | | | Braviner | | 24% | | | Carr | | 43% | | | Hill | | 14% | | | Chow | | 10% | | | Chung | | 29% | | | Coker | | 43% | | | Dehabadi | | 10% | | | Denby | | 24% | | | Dunleavy | | 33% | | | Fletcher | | 33% | | | Ford | | 14% | | | Garcia | | 19% | | | Garrod | | 48% | | | Gruessing | | 43% | | | Jane | | 52% | | | Kebschull | | 19% | | | Kiely | | 10% | | | Laffan | | 38% | | | Leadbetter | | 29% | | | Lewis | | 14% | | | Li | | 10% | | | Malmberg | | 29% | | | Masset | | 14% | | | Mertes | | 29% | | | O'Neill | | 10% | | | Ostrowski | | 10% | | | Preiss | | 38% | | | Richardson | | 10% | | | Routh | | 10% | | | Cunha | | 33% | | | Smith | | 19% | | | Stoneman | | 29% | | | Strawson | | 48% | | | Vial | | 24% |
Total: 21 members' votes (6 comments...) |
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| The Big One redux | |
| neither | | 3% | | | men | | 12% | | | women | | 6% | | | both | | 79% |
Total: 33 members' votes |
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| Who will get on? | |
The GoR is on Friday afternoon - choose 7 men's and 8 women's crews from the following. | Trinity Hall WII | | 5% | | | Pembroke WIII | | 32% | | | Christ's WII | | 50% | | | Downing WII | | 27% | | | CCAT WII | | 14% | | | Emmanuel WIII | | 18% | | | First & Third WIII | | 77% | | | LMBC WIII | | 41% | | | Jesus WIII | | 36% | | | Lucy Cavendish/Hughes Hall WII | | 23% | | | Magdalene WII | | 9% | | | Peterhouse WII | | 18% | | | Sidney Sussex WII | | 0% | | | King's WII | | 14% | | | Churchill WII | | 9% | | | Selwyn WIII | | 9% | | | LMBC WIV | | 18% | | | Magdalene WIII | | 0% | | | Sidney Sussex WIII | | 0% | | | Homerton WII | | 32% | | | Fitzwilliam WII | | 14% | | | St Edmund's WII | | 14% | | | Darwin WII | | 5% | | | Christ's MIII | | 23% | | | First & Third MV | | 68% | | | CCAT MII | | 36% | | | Homerton MII | | 45% | | | Pembroke MIII | | 45% | | | Girton MIII | | 9% | | | St Edmund's MII | | 14% | | | Darwin MII | | 0% | | | Sidney Sussex MIII | | 5% | | | Corpus MII | | 14% | | | Churchill MIV | | 9% | | | Magdalene MIV | | 5% | | | CCAT MIII | | 9% | | | Fitzwilliam MIII | | 14% | | | Jesus MIV | | 41% | | | Magdalene MIII | | 9% | | | First and Third MVI | | 41% | | | LMBC MV | | 41% | | | Pembroke MIV | | 23% | | | Hughes Hall MII | | 5% |
Total: 22 members' votes (4 comments...) |
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| Most aesthetically pleasing setting for a regatta | |
| Any lake in New Zealand in February | | 19% | | | The Ouse at Bedford in May | | 14% | | | The Wear at Durham in May | | 0% | | | The Tyne at Hexham in June | | 0% | | | The Cam at Plough Reach in June | | 29% | | | The Thames at Henley in July | | 19% | | | The Ouse at St Neots in July | | 0% | | | The Rotsee near Lucerne in July | | 10% | | | The Thames at Maidenhead in August | | 0% | | | Dover Harbour in August | | 0% | | | The NIA in Birmingham in November | | 10% |
Total: 21 members' votes |
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| Which is your favourite race to watch? | |
They all have their charms, whether you are looking for comedy, rivalry, tradition, international crews showing off, men in lycra or just the best pub located along the course. But which is your favourite? | Bumps - upper divisions | | 48% | | | Bumps - lower divisions | | 14% | | | The Boat Race | | 19% | | | The Henley boat races | | 0% | | | Henley Royal Regatta | | 19% | | | Henley Women's Regatta | | 0% |
Total: 21 members' votes (2 comments...) |
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| Who in the mens squad needs a haircut the most? | |
| Bryn | | 8% | | | Tom | | 23% | | | Dan | | 58% | | | Emma | | 12% |
Total: 26 members' votes (3 comments...) |
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| Who's the shortest? | |
A poll with no purpose other than to get rid of the Christmas one. | Ming | | 60% | | | Peter Ford | | 17% | | | Laffan | | 23% |
Total: 30 members' votes (1 comment...) |
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| How many times did you train on Christmas Day? | |
| 0 | | 63% | | | 1 | | 30% | | | 2 | | 7% | | | 3+ (liar) | | 0% |
Total: 27 members' votes (1 comment...) |
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| So here it is, Merry Christmas, everybody's having fun... | |
Frankly this is no better than 'Daddy or Chips'... Total: 20 members' votes |
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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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| 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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| 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 |
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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 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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| 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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| 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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| 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...) |
