College Rivalries

Well it's either the best or worst part of Cambridge, depending on your outlook, but could any current students outline the major college rivalries?

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Reply 1

fishpaste

Johns and Trinity.

Some story about a competition to build a bell tower, and johns killing trinity's cox once with a large spike.

Reply 2

Willa

Johns Vs everyone else....cos for some reason everyone hates johns?

Emma Vs Clare For applicants and "friendly" reputation although not v significant

Tit Hall Vs Clare because tit hall tried to drown clare's cat?

Reply 3

Mop

Tit Hall vs Trinity cos they stole our name. It's a very one sided rivalry though :frown:

Reply 4

anchemis

the john's vs. other colleges (though john's vs. trinity is extremely bitter)...
but not everyone gets into college rivalry...
well.. even john's and trinity unite to compete against oxford...

Reply 5

shiny

Johns are a pile of poo! :p:

Reply 6

musicbloke

shiny

Johns are a pile of poo! :p:

yes, a big stinky pile.

MB

Reply 7

shiny

I'd rather cut my throat than go to Johns!

Reply 8

Camford

shiny

I'd rather cut my throat than go to Johns!

I guess you can't say "I'd rather go to Oxford than St John's" now...

Reply 9

Ticki

Willa

Emma Vs Clare For applicants and "friendly" reputation although not v significant

Sidney are meant to be in this too, though in reality I think we tend to attract a slightly different set of applicants.

Reply 10

Helenia

Camford

I guess you can't say "I'd rather go to Oxford than St John's" now...

Well, he has, hasn't he! Besides, Trinity are meant to hate John's and vice versa...

Vicki - your college has a few "special" characters on top of your usual friendly crew though :p:

As far as I'm aware we don't have anyone quite so legendary.

Reply 11

shiny

Helenia

Well, he has, hasn't he! Besides, Trinity are meant to hate John's and vice versa...

Trinity owns Johns :wink:

Reply 12

Camford

shiny

Trinity owns Johns :wink:

Does Tit own John's cellars as well?

Reply 13

shiny

Camford

Does Tit own John's cellars as well?

I don't think Trinity Hall owns Johns Cellars :rolleyes:

Reply 14

Ticki

Helenia

Vicki - your college has a few "special" characters on top of your usual friendly crew though :p:

As far as I'm aware we don't have anyone quite so legendary.

Ooh, such as? I can only think of my grandad, the duck and the door knob.

Btw, Sidney apparently stole Trinity's wine during WW2. They asked us to look after it in case they were bombed, but it had mysteriously disappeared when it came to returning it... "Wine? What wine?!"

Reply 15

Camford

shiny

I don't think Trinity Hall owns Johns Cellars :rolleyes:

I didn't say Tit Hall, I said Tit...

Reply 16

d750

shiny

Trinity owns Johns :wink:

Umm.... Who has the biggest tower?

Reply 17

Helenia

Ticki

Ooh, such as? I can only think of my grandad, the duck and the door knob.

Well, they were the ones I was thinking of, I don't think we have anyone quite that "special!

Camford, stop saying "Tit" for Trinity. It's never going to catch on.

Reply 18

Camford

Helenia

Well, they were the ones I was thinking of, I don't think we have anyone quite that "special!

Camford, stop saying "Tit" for Trinity. It's never going to catch on.