JK Rowling went to Exeter...

...I always thought she went to Edinburgh.

This is one to tell my half-scottish, exeter-hating friend tomorrow!

Just thought I'd share.

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...we know.

We also have the wonderful cool Floella Benjamin as our Chancellor, I got my degree from her just the other day :biggrin:

(so you can tell your friend to put that in their Exeter-hating pipe and smoke it :p:

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Reply 3

supercat

I love Floella :love:

Also, for the musically minded among you - Will Young and Thom Yorke. So there. Oh and apparently someone from Basement Jaxx.
Royalty wise both Peter and Zara Phillips (grandchildren of the queen..)
TV stuff - Nick Baker ( :p:

), Frank Gardner (BBC's security correspondent), and Katie from the Apprentice :eek:

Also - fictional people wise, the banker from Deal or No Deal :biggrin:

(according to wikipedia, anyway).

Reply 4

Angelil

One of the characters in Jonathan Coe's "The Rotters' Club" also went to Exeter, if you're into that.

(Pointless trivia ahoy!)

Reply 5

romeosbitch

Please tell me that Exeter wouldnt be as stupid to do something englishly related and name it after her, because i may have to take militant action against it.

Reply 6

The Boosh

didnt jk also get a dlitt or something a few years back?

Reply 7

Square

BornUnderPunches

...I always thought she went to Edinburgh.

This is one to tell my half-scottish, exeter-hating friend tomorrow!

Just thought I'd share.

Congrats, she also lives 5 minutes up the road from me.

Reply 8

Angelil

The Boosh

didnt jk also get a dlitt or something a few years back?

No, she got an LLD (Dr of Laws) from Aberdeen in 2006 for her "significant contributions to many charitable causes" and "her many contributions to society". Apparently. According to wiki.

Reply 9

The Boosh

^^^ thanks. some guy working in the porters lodge on "the other campus" told me that worthless bit of information.

Reply 10

Angelil

haha, damn those porters :p:

Was it Gulam? The guy's a legend!

Reply 11

The Boosh

i don't know the names i'm afraid. in all fairness, the guys are really friendly there and i get on well with them. though, i was popping in every other day asking for a package being sent and, after 4 weeks and several emails to the sender, i discovered that the porters had it behind the desk all along and forgot to log it. doh!!!! it's typical of st lukes though - the whole place is crazy, i hate it! but then again, it's grown on me over the years, like a fungus.

Reply 12

Angelil

haha

Gulam's the porter from Malawi who sits in Cornwall House and bears a passing resemblance to Mr T...

Reply 13

The Boosh

wow - ive not met that mad a-team look-a-like. sounds like a king!

Reply 14

Angelil

He is. Trust me. You should wander down there and meet him sometime :biggrin:

If you see a battered grey Toyota Corolla in front of CH with a Spurs scarf in the back window, Gulam's in the house :biggrin:

Reply 15

supercat

I love Gulam too, what a legend :biggrin:

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Annie Hall

romeosbitch

Please tell me that Exeter wouldnt be as stupid to do something englishly related and name it after her, because i may have to take militant action against it.