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Old 02-03-2009: 2nd March 2009 18:36 #1 
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Default Oxford disqualified from University Challenge, trophy passed to Manchester.
 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7919830.stm

The BBC has disqualified University Challenge's winning team for breaking the rules by using a contestant who was no longer a student.

The title has been transferred to the University of Manchester, the team beaten by Corpus Christi College, Oxford on the TV quiz last week.

Team member Sam Kay was working as an accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers while the final was filmed.

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Default Re: Oxford disqualified from University Challenge, trophy passed to Manchester.
 
Just shows how rubbish oxford seems to be these days.
In my opinion its full of stuck up idiots...
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Default Re: Oxford disqualified from University Challenge, trophy passed to Manchester.
 
Originally Posted by stevehill34
Just shows how rubbish oxford seems to be these days.
In my opinion its full of stuck up idiots...
In my opinion, you're a cock.
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Default Re: Oxford disqualified from University Challenge, trophy passed to Manchester.
 
Poor Trimble!
 
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Lol!
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Ouch
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Default Re: Oxford disqualified from University Challenge, trophy passed to Manchester.
 
Originally Posted by apassingfeeling
Poor Trimble!

Seconded!
 
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Default Re: Oxford disqualified from University Challenge, trophy passed to Manchester.
 
the light's shining but it's just perfect, albeit with a morbid kinda tone.
i think we're free
 
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Excellent news.
Matthew Yeo > Gail Trimble
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That's gonna hurt in the morning..
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Too Bad...
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Default Re: Oxford disqualified from University Challenge, trophy passed to Manchester.
 
Only one thing to say really:

 
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lols.
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Default Re: Oxford disqualified from University Challenge, trophy passed to Manchester.
 
Originally Posted by stevehill34
Just shows how rubbish oxford seems to be these days.
In my opinion its full of stuck up idiots...
No it does not show that they are stupid, nor does it show that they are stuck up. All it does show is that they made a silly mistake.
 
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Default Re: Oxford disqualified from University Challenge, trophy passed to Manchester.
 
silly silly.
 
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Default Re: Oxford disqualified from University Challenge, trophy passed to Manchester.
 
I bet a shilling that if they had put a tub of lard in Kay's seat, Corpus Christi would still have won.
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Default Re: Oxford disqualified from University Challenge, trophy passed to Manchester.
 
Originally Posted by artemisa
FAIL.

Using this word is annoying and no longer funny.
 
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Default Re: Oxford disqualified from University Challenge, trophy passed to Manchester.
 
Does this mean Oxford fall down the Guardian's League Tables for 09/10?
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Default Re: Oxford disqualified from University Challenge, trophy passed to Manchester.
 
Originally Posted by Good bloke
I bet a shilling that if they had put a tub of lard in Kay's seat, Corpus Christi would still have won.

I accept your shilling and raise you a half-penny!

Sorry, couldn't resist

Anyway I fully agree, Kay's input was only a small amount.
 
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Default Re: Oxford disqualified from University Challenge, trophy passed to Manchester.
 
HAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA.

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