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Reply 40

RxB

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I believe the Oriel bar (or possibly JCR or something) is officially named "The Drew Kirk Memorial Suite"

Reply 41

Johnny 5

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Helenia

Apparently a fun sport (2nd to watching people trying to break onto Platform 9 3/4 at King's Cross) is wandering round the Botanic Gardens in Oxford on Midsummer's Day spotting people looking for windows :wink:

I've always wanted to do that. :redface:

Apparently the bench is a pretty popular place too. :rolleyes:

Reply 42

ProzacNation

Reema

The Indian female poet and freedom fighter/feminist, the first female governor of an Indian State, Sarojini Naidu studied at Girton College :biggrin:

! (Cambridge).

Lol, so? The first female Prime Minister of India (Indira Gandhi) studied at Somerville, Oxford.

Also Kate Beckinsale went to New (Oxford)

And Oriel's TV room is named The Drew Kirk Memorial Suite in memory of his equestrian-related death *sigh*.

Reply 43

fleur-de-lis

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ProzacNation

Lol, so? The first female Prime Minister of India (Indira Gandhi) studied at Somerville, Oxford..

Did she get the degree? I remember reading somewhere that she didn't...

For more info: on distinguished alumni http://www.ox.ac.uk/aboutoxford/famous.shtml

Reply 44

Mop

Rachel Weisz and the guy from the Pimm's adverts were found in a compromising position by the Trinity Hall porters.

Reply 45

Jilly P

"Rachel Weisz and the guy from the Pimm's adverts were found in a compromising position by the Trinity Hall porters."

That's my favourite one yet Mop!

Reply 46

Willa

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Jilly P

"Rachel Weisz and the guy from the Pimm's adverts were found in a compromising position by the Trinity Hall porters."

That's my favourite one yet Mop!

if only he'd said "Hang on! 4 of us? 1 of her? I make that Pimm's a cock"

Reply 47

Jilly P

Willa

if only he'd said "Hang on! 4 of us? 1 of her? I make that Pimm's a cock"

ha!

Reply 48

WhatFreshHell?

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Mop

Rachel Weisz and the guy from the Pimm's adverts were found in a compromising position by the Trinity Hall porters.

Wow. wow wow wow wow wow

That's the coolest thing on here yet

And I have a new respect for the Pimm's guy, too

Reply 49

sam19

ProzacNation

Lol, so? The first female Prime Minister of India (Indira Gandhi) studied at Somerville, Oxford.

Also Kate Beckinsale went to New (Oxford)

And Oriel's TV room is named The Drew Kirk Memorial Suite in memory of his equestrian-related death *sigh*.

First Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru went to Trinity College, Cambridge.

Reply 50

Narcissus

OP

A better Trinity anecdote is the pseudo porters or Byron's bear :wink:

Reply 51

iluvcheesecake

Bah - this is Phil (K'uin K'ra) using charlotte's account because her computer doesn't want to log me in:

Here's an interesting nugget - Cambridge University owes its existence to Oxford students' dissatisfaction with the townie ale.

It's true! The students went to a tavern in Oxford and were served inferior ale by the townies. As a result, they refused to pay... inevitably a fight broke out... the townies called all their homies into Oxford, and the students called their comrades out of the library and there was a bloody fight in the high street (apparently the gutter ran red with blood).

Many students were killed and they thought: "Bugger this. We're out of here." and moved to cambridge. And there was much rejoicing (from the townies).... until they realised that the students, by this time, made up a significant portion of their trade. So, tails tucked firmly between their legs, they asked them to come back. Some elected to do so, some remained in cambridge.

:biggrin:

Reply 52

Drogue

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iluvcheesecake

Bah - this is Phil (K'uin K'ra) using charlotte's account
*makes naughty linking gestures* :date:

Reply 53

zoraster

iluvcheesecake

Bah - this is Phil (K'uin K'ra) using charlotte's account because her computer doesn't want to log me in:

Oh no. You're already succumbing to the Simon/Chloé syndrome.

Reply 54

minimo

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Helenia

Christian Coulson, who played Tom Riddle in HP 2, went to Clare

*sigh* I loves him I does. :love:

Trinity College when it was Michelhouse, is mentioned in Chaucer's 'The Reeve's Tale' In particular, he notes their lewd and bawdy nature.

Reply 55

Elles

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college specific, i'm afraid.

but a rather infamously rejected applicant was recently voted a college 'Idol' - hence honourary JCR member.

JCR Pres. was not looking forward to having to write to invite her to a dinner at the Kashi in her honour..

Reply 56

iluvcheesecake

Phil here again (sorry, but the damned computer won't let me log in!).

Elles

college specific, i'm afraid.

but a rather infamously rejected applicant was recently voted a college 'Idol' - hence honourary JCR member.

JCR Pres. was not looking forward to having to write to invite her to a dinner at the Kashi in her honour..

You mean... she is finally being associated with Oxford as a member of the university?

What does that teach future applicants? "Wine, moan and bitch to everyone who'll listen and you'll get what you want?". Grr.... :mad:

Reply 57

Elles

17

not quite sure of the mob rationale behind the election. i suspect it's not actually as flattering as it initially seems though.. :wink:

& if i were her i might carefully consider the dinner invitation. if he ever gets round to writing it!

personally as i see it her services to the college were highlighting its competitiveness, desirability (given it's the most applied to college for her subject these days!) & eventually as revealed the fairness of their specific admissions procedure. :p: