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is it worth joining the JCR?

lovemachine

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wt do u think?

Reply 1

jpowell

15

Erm you join automatically iirc. I think you can opt out, but that isn't really worth it as you lose all say in how the college is run.

Reply 2

lovemachine

OP

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AMM

Erm you join automatically iirc. I think you can opt out, but that isn't really worth it as you lose all say in how the college is run.

ohhh, wt kind of stuff do they do in the jcr?

Reply 3

lovemachine

OP

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Becca

The JCR basically runs everything to do with undergrad college life - they run the bar, the laundry, the TV rooms, the gym - everything. Basically unless you're a complete loner you HAVE to join the JCR otherwise you'll be an outcast like "dead guy" was.

hehehe, inspirational story

Reply 4

Derek_The_Hamster

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Not being a JCR member shouldn't actually be that bad - they're legally required to let you access all the services on the same terms as others. All you lose is the right to have a say in how said services are run..

Reply 5

Derek_The_Hamster

3

Indeed - it's a case of if everyone stopped putting things in, nothing would come out. Nonetheless, it's far from being a requirement...

Reply 6

AdamC

Becca

Yeah you are automatically made a member of the JCR unless you opt out, but you really don't want to opt out because you won't be able to use any of the college facilities - all you'll basically be able to do is go to meals :s:

There apparently used to be a guy in Castle who opted out of JCR membership, he was called "dead guy" because he had no friends and didn't speak to anyone. He used to come to breakfast and toast a whole loaf of bread every day then eat it. :eek:

A WHOLE LOAF OF BREAD!!! The guy's gotta be crazy!!! :biggrin:

Reply 7

jpowell

15

Becca

Yeah you are automatically made a member of the JCR unless you opt out, but you really don't want to opt out because you won't be able to use any of the college facilities - all you'll basically be able to do is go to meals :s:

There apparently used to be a guy in Castle who opted out of JCR membership, he was called "dead guy" because he had no friends and didn't speak to anyone. He used to come to breakfast and toast a whole loaf of bread every day then eat it. :eek:

Wow I heard of him. He's a minor celebrity, and he probally doesn't even know it :P.

Reply 8

Evil_Genius

How can you avoid being friends with everyone at university, anyway? Of all the places I can think of, university is one where friendship or at least a social life is the most difficult to avoid--you're thrust into social situations begginning with lectures and ending with having to share a bathroom. This "Dead guy" is a true hero if he managed to avoid making friends despite all that. I'd love to meet him--where can he be found other than during lunchtime, when he consumes a week's worth of carbs in that loaf of bread?

Reply 9

nige

AMM

Wow I heard of him. He's a minor celebrity, and he probally doesn't even know it :P.

Well... who would tell him? :biggrin:

Of course it's worth joining the JCR, don't question it for a moment! :p:

Reply 10

Mattmoy_2000

9

On the subject of "Dead Guy" or "Toast Boy" as he was also known, I believe that he only ate the entire loaf once, but I may be wrong. As far as massive carbs eaters go, I also happen to know a certain engineer that regularly eats 8 weetabix for breakfast...

Reply 11

Mattmoy_2000

9

I applaud his ability to demolish so much of the stuff! I wonder if he can eat an entire pot of Marmite in one sitting...that would be a challenge for anyone.

Reply 12

Mattmoy_2000

9

Tee hee, he's a lightweight (or was last time I spoke to him about it), so it shouldn't be too difficult.
Now to procure a large pot of Marmite....
Apparently one pot covers about 2-3 loaves of bread, or perhaps we should go with my orignal idea of making him eat it neat, although that might have an emetic effect...

Reply 13

richl

what bread are we talking here? white or brown?

Reply 14

Mattmoy_2000

9

Shotgun irresponsible! I'll have to challenge him to the drinking, and thus will be drunk too, and hence not in a fit state to be in a position of responsibility. I could be charged with being drunk in charge, and we can't be having that.

Reply 15

Mattmoy_2000

9

Brown would be more of a challenge since it's more filling, however, I'd personally prefer to make him eat it neat, and/or complete the pot.

Reply 16

Mattmoy_2000

9

I reckon we should do it outside to avoid (major) cleaning issues.

Reply 17

Mattmoy_2000

9

I was thinking along the lines of his back garden.
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Reply 18

dobbs

17

Get one of the massive tubs of Marmite - they cover at least 15-20 slices of bread :biggrin:

(I know from my toastie bar experience, it's the hardest stuff to spread on bread!!! :mad:

)

Reply 19

AdamC

dobbs

Get one of the massive tubs of Marmite - they cover at least 15-20 slices of bread :biggrin:

(I know from my toastie bar experience, it's the hardest stuff to spread on bread!!! :mad:

)

Thats because it;s un-natural... perhaps its inability to spread is a warning sign that you shouldn't have even opened the bottle... and that the only place it belongs is in the bin! :wink:

lol

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