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by Richard - Tue 11th Mar 2008, 6:01pm
Environ Mentalist said: Can anyone tell me which boat went up in smoke after the Lents? We must now be getting close to a point where further Headships will result in "boat MELTINGS" rather than "burnings", non? And what will Cambridge City Council's Environmenal Health Officer have to say about all those nasty emissions of furans and dioxins in an urban area? Will we have to carry out our melting in a municipal incinerator? Or can we fit the burning site on the Backs with a "scrubber"? (this joke now officially open for business) Black Prince 5 was the boat that was burned. I didn't see many more boats made of wood in the boathouse when I was there for the Lents. I suppose the Karlisch is still around somewhere, but whether you'd burn it is another thing. An option is to acquire one from another club. I know my own club has a wooden Empacher VIII, which is owned by our Vets. I overheard them mentioning about getting a replacement the other day. Might have somehing to do with them using a hammer & chisel(?!) as well as a set of rigger jiggers whilst rigging for a race the other day. They might release it, but I'm not sure how much they would ask for it. There were also a few wooden eights on show at the Lents from other clubs.

by Environ Mentalist - Tue 11th Mar 2008, 5:18pm
Can anyone tell me which boat went up in smoke after the Lents? We must now be getting close to a point where further Headships will result in "boat MELTINGS" rather than "burnings", non? And what will Cambridge City Council's Environmenal Health Officer have to say about all those nasty emissions of furans and dioxins in an urban area? Will we have to carry out our melting in a municipal incinerator? Or can we fit the burning site on the Backs with a "scrubber"? (this joke now officially open for business)

by wow - Mon 16th Jan 2006, 12:43am
Obviously NOT going for upper boats said: Oh come on I was even more drunk the than I am now, I've just got back from Dan's and I'm rowing at 1400, lol Wow.

by Obviously NOT going for upper boats - Sat 14th Jan 2006, 5:23am
Anal, due to exams on Monday. said: I think you will find it should be 'any fewer', not 'any less'. Photographs are countable. Oh come on I was even more drunk the than I am now, I've just got back from Dan's and I'm rowing at 1400, lol

by Anal, due to exams on Monday. - Sat 14th Jan 2006, 12:34am
I think you will find it should be 'any fewer', not 'any less'. Photographs are countable.

by Mysterious photo taker - Fri 13th Jan 2006, 2:03am
Is our beloved webmaster deletiing embarassing photos of herself, find out for yourself, I uploaded 16 photos from the curry night, if there are any less on the website, she has done!!!

by pia, active on the website today - Wed 9th Mar 2005, 11:44am
Anna Mc said: I've just confused my office by screaming very loudly. Well done W1 - you are beyond great. This is so amazine and you overbumped the green monsters. Churchill yesterday, Girton today, absolutely brilliant. Thanks Anna! We were beyond happy... we have avenged the crews bumped by Churchill and overbumped by Girton, and last year's Lent VIII by finishing two ahead of Pembroke. Happy happy happy. I love bumps! xxx

by Pia - Wed 9th Mar 2005, 11:42am
sarah said: oh yeah, and is someone going to explain the first womens kit? looks vile on the photos... I must be getting old... As Erica so truthfully explained, it's a lot of voodoo, really. A bit of arrogance mixed in with understatement to achieve the renowned FaT subtlety- I mean, who IS going to take a crew seriously that looks like the Cheshire Cat? Also, the kit order didnt come through in time, nor did our plans for crew tops. xx

by Mike - Tue 8th Mar 2005, 2:36pm
jpd said: Is this the first time that the mean position of our men's and women's top boats has been higher than that of LMBC? No. At the end of day 2 in 1999, our men were head and the women had just rowed over in 9th place, one place behind LMBC. LMBC M1 had just been bumped down to 3rd by Caius, so we were ahead on mean position. If you are only counting positions at the end of the week's racing, I don't know.

by jpd - Tue 8th Mar 2005, 1:49pm
Mike said: Well done W1! Is this the highest position ever for FaT women? Is this the first time that the mean position of our men's and women's top boats has been higher than that of LMBC?

by mjb - Mon 7th Mar 2005, 7:58pm
Rupert said: Where are the photos of the dinner/bop?!?! Surely someone must have had a camera?! I believe Mr. Edwards was taking photos in the bop ...

by Rupert - Mon 7th Mar 2005, 7:28pm
Where are the photos of the dinner/bop?!?! Surely someone must have had a camera?!

by Andy - Fri 4th Mar 2005, 11:58pm
Good luck in the WeHORR, hopefully the women will hit Newnham, and we'll get Caius and all will be well :-)

by Anna Mc - Fri 4th Mar 2005, 9:15pm
Andy - sadly not coming up tomorrow as am rowing in WeHoRR and suspect it may kill me either through exhaustion or cold. I shall be there in spirit though - vodka preferably.

by Mike - Fri 4th Mar 2005, 7:18pm
sarah said: does the definition of uberblades allow for any sort of 'gaining more than 4 places in 4 bumps'? That's been possible ever since bumps was introduced. I think Chris's definition of uber-blades was only meant to include five bumps on five different days. Any up 'more than 4' would need a different name; perhaps fat-blades?

by Stripey 4 - Fri 4th Mar 2005, 6:28pm
sarah said: oh yeah, and is someone going to explain the first womens kit? looks vile on the photos... I must be getting old... Vile? How dare you?! We think we look proper sexy in it! It's specially imported from New Zealand, designed expressly to blind and daze/confuse any opposition. Clearly it works a treat...

by sarah - Fri 4th Mar 2005, 5:58pm
(the only crew still in with a shout of uber-blades) does the definition of uberblades allow for any sort of 'gaining more than 4 places in 4 bumps'? (ie if W1 manage to bump newnham tomorrow they'll have gone up 6?) what's that, a megablade? oh yeah, and is someone going to explain the first womens kit? looks vile on the photos... I must be getting old...

by Andy - Fri 4th Mar 2005, 5:53pm
I know, it's fantastic, innit. Are you going to come down to Cambridge tomorrow Anna?

by Anna Mc - Fri 4th Mar 2005, 5:51pm
I've just confused my office by screaming very loudly. Well done W1 - you are beyond great. This is so amazine and you overbumped the green monsters. Churchill yesterday, Girton today, absolutely brilliant.

by Mike - Fri 4th Mar 2005, 4:15pm
Well done W1! Is this the highest position ever for FaT women?

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