I wonder if any pubs actually show this live? Would be amusing seeing posters boasting "Watch the boat race here LIVE".
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| Author: | MaliA [ Sun Mar 29, 2009 13:06 ] |
| Post subject: | The Boat Race |
The Boat Race is today at 1540. |
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| Author: | romanista [ Sun Mar 29, 2009 14:00 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Boat Race |
Oxford it has dutchman! |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Sun Mar 29, 2009 14:04 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Boat Race |
Better poll. How many Brits will be in the boats, total? 4? Less? Malc |
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| Author: | Kern [ Sun Mar 29, 2009 14:30 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Boat Race |
Was tempted to place a bet on the Dark Blues but as they are so damn likely to win the odds hardly seemed to make financial sense. And I could never, ever, bet on the Tabs. |
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| Author: | sinister agent [ Sun Mar 29, 2009 14:42 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Boat Race |
I had no idea there were people who actually watched this, let alone put money on it. |
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| Author: | Kern [ Sun Mar 29, 2009 14:46 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Boat Race |
Each-way bet. Natch. |
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| Author: | Kern [ Sun Mar 29, 2009 18:16 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Boat Race |
Ha! Another Oxford win! Ra-ra-ra etc.. |
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| Author: | Morte [ Sun Mar 29, 2009 18:35 ] |
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It's much easier voting on these things after the fact. |
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| Author: | Curiosity [ Sun Mar 29, 2009 19:29 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Boat Race |
DavPaz wrote: Better poll. How many Brits will be in the boats, total? 4? Less? Malc Myp is indisposed at the moment, but I'll do it for him. FEWER!! |
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| Author: | Sir Taxalot [ Sun Mar 29, 2009 22:01 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Boat Race |
sinister agent wrote: I had no idea there were people who actually watched this, let alone put money on it. We went to a park by the river with some friends that lived nearby to watch the boat race one year. We watched the boats whizz past before going back to our boozy picnic and playing frisbee. There was a big screen set up to show the whole race but to be honest I didn't really care and ignored it - I only went to be sociable. I couldn't even tell you who won that year but I had a lovely day. |
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| Author: | sinister agent [ Sun Mar 29, 2009 23:00 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Boat Race |
Oh, it's fair enough. I mean, a day out's a day out. It just surprised me is all. |
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| Author: | Mr Dom [ Sun Mar 29, 2009 23:29 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Boat Race |
Oxford suck! |
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| Author: | Plissken [ Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:08 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Boat Race |
Which team had Gail Trimble in? I like her. |
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| Author: | Kern [ Sat Mar 26, 2011 11:43 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Boat Race |
Kick-off at 17:00 today! Here's to a great Dark Blue victory - the filthy tabs are currently leading 80-75, so we've a lot of catching up to do. |
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| Author: | Alarm [ Sat Mar 26, 2011 11:47 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Boat Race |
I wonder if any pubs actually show this live? Would be amusing seeing posters boasting "Watch the boat race here LIVE".
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| Author: | Kern [ Sat Mar 26, 2011 11:49 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Boat Race |
With everyone ordering Pimms, of course. |
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| Author: | Alarm [ Sat Mar 26, 2011 11:50 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Boat Race |
Ideally, they would have a big screen in a beer garden with jugs of Pimms and strawberries and cream. |
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| Author: | Kern [ Sat Mar 26, 2011 11:53 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Boat Race |
Alarm wrote: Ideally, they would have a big screen in a beer garden with jugs of Pimms and strawberries and cream. 
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| Author: | Trooper [ Sat Mar 26, 2011 11:54 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Boat Race |
I had a few friends at Cambridge uni while I was down at Canterbury, and visited them a fair number of times, so I always used to support Cambridge. However, I then moved to Abingdon, so used to support Oxford. Now I have no connection to either, so I'll support the dudes in the blue shirts... |
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| Author: | gospvg [ Sat Mar 26, 2011 11:57 ] |
| Post subject: | The Boat Race |
Oxford 
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| Author: | Joans [ Sat Mar 26, 2011 11:58 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Boat Race |
Alarm wrote: I wonder if any pubs actually show this live? Would be amusing seeing posters boasting "Watch the boat race here LIVE". I did see one once. Well, I was in a pub that was advertising the boat race, but I can't remember if it was because they were going to show it live. Can't imagine what else it might have been for though. The pub was somewhere in the vicinity of Putney Bridge, and it looks like there's a lot of boat clubs there, so they probably were going to show it live. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Sat Mar 26, 2011 12:04 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Boat Race |
They have shown it at Chavpub. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Sat Mar 26, 2011 12:07 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Boat Race |
Trooper wrote: I had a few friends at Cambridge uni while I was down at Canterbury, and visited them a fair number of times, so I always used to support Cambridge. However, I then moved to Abingdon, so used to support Oxford. Now I have no connection to either, so I'll support the dudes in the blue shirts... I used to live in Abingdon. Have we had this conversation before? |
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| Author: | Kern [ Sat Mar 26, 2011 12:22 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Boat Race |
True fact: the only sport team I was ever picked for was my college's second crew novice eight in the autumn term 2000. I was number 2, part of the bow pair. We were never defeated on the river. The fact that the race was cancelled is not really important right now |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Sat Mar 26, 2011 12:40 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Boat Race |
MaliA wrote: Trooper wrote: I had a few friends at Cambridge uni while I was down at Canterbury, and visited them a fair number of times, so I always used to support Cambridge. However, I then moved to Abingdon, so used to support Oxford. Now I have no connection to either, so I'll support the dudes in the blue shirts... I used to live in Abingdon. Have we had this conversation before? We have! We even google mapped our houses for each other 
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| Author: | gospvg [ Sat Mar 26, 2011 18:34 ] |
| Post subject: | The Boat Race |
Oxford win
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| Author: | MaliA [ Sat Mar 26, 2011 18:52 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Boat Race |
Fucking BOOM! Have that. That was awesome. |
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| Author: | Kern [ Sat Mar 26, 2011 23:54 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Boat Race |
Glorious victory. And, brilliantly, when they crosssed the line the whole pub burst into a polite round of applause. |
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| Author: | myp [ Sun Mar 27, 2011 15:17 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Boat Race |
Bah, you dirty Oxfordians obviously sabotaged the glorious Cambridge vessel. |
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| Author: | Kern [ Sun Apr 02, 2017 15:52 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Boat Race |
And here we go again. Relieved that a WW2 bomb can't stop the competition. It's good that they have both races on the same day now. Looking forward to two excellent Dark Blue victories! |
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| Author: | myp [ Sun Apr 02, 2017 17:17 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Boat Race |
Wow, thread necromancy |
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| Author: | Kern [ Sun Apr 02, 2017 17:19 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Boat Race |
Didn't help the Oxford women. The poor number 4 won't be able to live that crab down for a long time. Ah well, onto the men's. |
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| Author: | Kern [ Sun Apr 02, 2017 18:15 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Boat Race |
Pretty tense throughout but the Oxford boys pulled through. Huzzah! |
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| Author: | myp [ Sun Apr 02, 2017 19:29 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Boat Race |
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| Author: | Kern [ Sun Apr 03, 2022 15:21 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Boat Race |
Completely forgot about this until I heard it mentioned on the radio this morning. Now in a pub in Oxford ready to cheer on the Dark Blues. |
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| Author: | Kern [ Sun Apr 03, 2022 15:46 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Boat Race |
Excellent! Whipped 'em. They were nowhere near! The pub burst into polite applause. Now 2 hours to kill before heading to the ice rink to see the Stars stomp to victory! |
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| Author: | Warhead [ Mon Apr 04, 2022 8:30 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Boat Race |
MaliA wrote: Trooper wrote: I had a few friends at Cambridge uni while I was down at Canterbury, and visited them a fair number of times, so I always used to support Cambridge. However, I then moved to Abingdon, so used to support Oxford. Now I have no connection to either, so I'll support the dudes in the blue shirts... I used to live in Abingdon. Have we had this conversation before? I sometimes used to stay in the Abbingdon Hotel in Stevenage when I was running courses down there. Strange place, it had themed bedrooms. This has no relevance to this thread. I accidentally watched both the women's and men's race yesterday. The women's played out exactly like the men's, except Cambridge won. Karma. |
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| Author: | Kern [ Mon Apr 04, 2022 8:48 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Boat Race |
Warhead wrote: Strange place, it had themed bedrooms. This has no relevance to this thread. Depends on the theming! |
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| Author: | Warhead [ Mon Apr 04, 2022 8:51 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Boat Race |
Kern wrote: Warhead wrote: Strange place, it had themed bedrooms. This has no relevance to this thread. Depends on the theming! If I remember correctly, the rooms all had the names of Beatles albums, rather than numbers. Or that could have been another hotel nearby. My memory is a bit fuzzy about it now. |
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| Author: | Kern [ Mon Apr 04, 2022 10:13 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Boat Race |
Warhead wrote: If I remember correctly, the rooms all had the names of Beatles albums, rather than numbers. . Avoid the original Yesterday and Today room. |
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| Author: | Warhead [ Mon Apr 04, 2022 14:59 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Boat Race |
Kern wrote: Warhead wrote: If I remember correctly, the rooms all had the names of Beatles albums, rather than numbers. . Avoid the original Yesterday and Today room. "If you are an American Beatlemaniac, it is possible that you rate albums such as Beatles '65, Beatles VI, and Yesterday and Today among your favorites. Mention this to a British fan, however, and, unless he is a seasoned collector, he might have little or no idea what you're talking about." Total playing time was only 26:50. What a rip-off. As far as I'm concerned, this album doesn't exist and I don't remember seeing a room with that name in the hotel. |
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| Author: | Sir Taxalot [ Tue Apr 05, 2022 1:02 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Boat Race |
Sir Taxalot wrote: sinister agent wrote: I had no idea there were people who actually watched this, let alone put money on it. We went to a park by the river with some friends that lived nearby to watch the boat race one year. We watched the boats whizz past before going back to our boozy picnic and playing frisbee. There was a big screen set up to show the whole race but to be honest I didn't really care and ignored it - I only went to be sociable. I couldn't even tell you who won that year but I had a lovely day. I still really, really don't care about the boat race but I do remember what a lovely day we had, and I haven't done anything like that for a while. |
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