It's the 'Boat Race Disruption Thread'......
Apr 8th 2012, 8:24 pm
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Re: It's the 'Boat Race Disruption Thread'......
smutty snigger indeed ...
the cox sets the course but the stroke determines how best to achieve the ultimate result which is, of course, satisfaction for all concerned.
the cox sets the course but the stroke determines how best to achieve the ultimate result which is, of course, satisfaction for all concerned.
Apr 9th 2012, 3:05 am
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Re: It's the 'Boat Race Disruption Thread'......
Do you remember 'Windsurfers do it standing up' and all the alternative versions that suddenly sprang up? Susan Brown, Oxford's first female cox, had one all to herself:
'Susan Brown did it with eight big strong men in just under twenty minutes'.
Apr 9th 2012, 6:33 am
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I watched the re-run on OSN last night. Quite enjoyed it. Decent bit of drama and some nice views of my fave city.
Yes they are all elitist twits but tradition is good imo. Harmless. Also the right to protest is good but the organisers of the Olympics must be a little concerned. I'm amazed how one dimensional some of them are when interviewed. I was thinking how have these 'chaps' got into Oxbridge. Do they get scholarships if they are good rowers?
One had been there for 10 years. Bachelor, Masters, PhD, oh lets just keep him as he can row.
Thought the ref had a good game too. Didn't take any shit from the Oxford doris.
Yes they are all elitist twits but tradition is good imo. Harmless. Also the right to protest is good but the organisers of the Olympics must be a little concerned. I'm amazed how one dimensional some of them are when interviewed. I was thinking how have these 'chaps' got into Oxbridge. Do they get scholarships if they are good rowers?
One had been there for 10 years. Bachelor, Masters, PhD, oh lets just keep him as he can row.
Thought the ref had a good game too. Didn't take any shit from the Oxford doris.
Apr 9th 2012, 6:35 am
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I watched the re-run on OSN last night. Quite enjoyed it. Decent bit of drama and some nice views of my fave city.
Yes they are all elitist twits but tradition is good imo. Harmless. Also the right to protest is good but the organisers of the Olympics must be a little concerned. I'm amazed how one dimensional some of them are when interviewed. I was thinking how have these 'chaps' got into Oxbridge. Do they get scholarships if they are good rowers?
One had been there for 10 years. Bachelor, Masters, PhD, oh lets just keep him as he can row.
Thought the ref had a good game too. Didn't take any shit from the Oxford doris.
Yes they are all elitist twits but tradition is good imo. Harmless. Also the right to protest is good but the organisers of the Olympics must be a little concerned. I'm amazed how one dimensional some of them are when interviewed. I was thinking how have these 'chaps' got into Oxbridge. Do they get scholarships if they are good rowers?
One had been there for 10 years. Bachelor, Masters, PhD, oh lets just keep him as he can row.
Thought the ref had a good game too. Didn't take any shit from the Oxford doris.
Yes.
Apr 9th 2012, 11:00 am
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Re: It's the 'Boat Race Disruption Thread'......
What tradition? Tradition that 1% of the population is involved in?
If it's just a few hours per year, surely leaving it out altogether wouldn't matter much?
I find it all sickening. Just like the phoney strawberries and ice cream, at Wimbledon, the stupid hats at Ascot, the Grand National, etc etc. It's not just a few hours now is it?
BTW I would totally agree with the removal of golf from TV.
If it's just a few hours per year, surely leaving it out altogether wouldn't matter much?
I find it all sickening. Just like the phoney strawberries and ice cream, at Wimbledon, the stupid hats at Ascot, the Grand National, etc etc. It's not just a few hours now is it?
BTW I would totally agree with the removal of golf from TV.
Because the plebby sports don't get enough coverage in the media
Apr 9th 2012, 11:12 am
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Ban those too. Football is not much more than a soap opera with less testosterone in it than Eastenders.
6 ft of muscle? I pity those puny weaklings (shaking the seawater out of his shorts while cradling the rescued baby seal ).
6 ft of muscle? I pity those puny weaklings (shaking the seawater out of his shorts while cradling the rescued baby seal ).
Apr 23rd 2012, 6:28 am
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Back on OP topic............
He's due in court today. Still blogging though:
"Still waiting for someone to show me when elitism (seeing oneself above another) hasn't lead to oppression and tyranny?"
He's due in court today. Still blogging though:
"Still waiting for someone to show me when elitism (seeing oneself above another) hasn't lead to oppression and tyranny?"
Apr 23rd 2012, 7:26 am
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Funny how no one mentions the rugby team...They really are a bunch of thickos. All brought in on one year courses doing Cambridge's finest degree in Land Economy. They even (pretty much) had their own college - St. Edmunds. Far enough out of the city to keep them from beating up the locals.
As for the rowers, yes some are sponsored but not all - but they also tend to be a little less stupid than the Rugby team. Why is that such a big deal anyway? I was also sponsored (albeit by private industry) and I would never fit any elitist stereotype.
As for the rowers, yes some are sponsored but not all - but they also tend to be a little less stupid than the Rugby team. Why is that such a big deal anyway? I was also sponsored (albeit by private industry) and I would never fit any elitist stereotype.
Apr 23rd 2012, 7:37 am
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Re: It's the 'Boat Race Disruption Thread'......
Funny how no one mentions the rugby team...They really are a bunch of thickos. All brought in on one year courses doing Cambridge's finest degree in Land Economy. They even (pretty much) had their own college - St. Edmunds. Far enough out of the city to keep them from beating up the locals.
As for the rowers, yes some are sponsored but not all - but they also tend to be a little less stupid than the Rugby team. Why is that such a big deal anyway? I was also sponsored (albeit by private industry) and I would never fit any elitist stereotype.
As for the rowers, yes some are sponsored but not all - but they also tend to be a little less stupid than the Rugby team. Why is that such a big deal anyway? I was also sponsored (albeit by private industry) and I would never fit any elitist stereotype.
Apr 23rd 2012, 7:45 am
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Apr 23rd 2012, 9:17 am
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Re: It's the 'Boat Race Disruption Thread'......
I just slick my hair back, bathe in cheap aftershave and wear velvet loafers here.
Apr 24th 2012, 4:09 am
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If not, they could always clear the area with the missiles they will be placing on the thames. Nothing to see here...nothing at all.
If there's one place I'm not going, it's the London Olympics..not that any of us would have gotten tickets anyway..who have they actually been given to?
