The Random RHUL info/stories/opinions thread

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This thread may well sink without a trace, often my threads do (though not on this TSR RHUL forum so much!!)

Anyways Im guessing many of you as I am are excited about RHUL.
We've asked many sensibe and also some random and odd questions..
But I'm not sure if I know what to ask however I'm esxcited and want to know more and get a feel for RHUL further.

So, please anyone who knows any random things, stories of anything that happened there, favourite things, random things, favourite places/activities anything they'd like to say about RHUL at all then say it!!

I hope ppl reply :smile:

Reply 1

Hana_1987

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Think I'll start as I'm always on TSR :wink:

My fave thing is the second hand book stall which comes once a week..I spend so much money getting books to read for pleasure, and they're so cheap!! :biggrin:

Reply 2

moogle301

OP

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Hana_1987

Think I'll start as I'm always on TSR :wink:

My fave thing is the second hand book stall which comes once a week..I spend so much money getting books to read for pleasure, and they're so cheap!! :biggrin:

yay, thnx Hana - i thought nobody would reply!! you can always add more!!

and that book place sounds good! does their stock change much from week to week?

Reply 3

bengreen

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I love the baguettes in Café Jules in the International Building. Expensive, but good, especially the ham and wholegrain mustard one!

Cheese nights in the union are always fun if you're absolutely mashed, as well as School Disco nights.

Reply 4

moogle301

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bengreen

I love the baguettes in Café Jules in the International Building. Expensive, but good, especially the ham and wholegrain mustard one!

Cheese nights in the union are always fun if you're absolutely mashed, as well as School Disco nights.

mmm baguettes
when me and my friend were visting her sistrer in Uni we made a feta cheese and avocado baguette when we were REALLY hngry
didn't expect it to be but was actuall the nicest thing ever, not as nice since as the avocado is never as good/never as hungry

cheese nights are fun even if you're sober imo ^___^
you mean cheesey music like S club and other stuff?
i think music like that is good even on non-cheese nights because many ppl are self-conious to dance but no-one can rwsiti dancing to S Club! seriousyl, lol and since there is actions u dont have be a good dancer, byt hr time its over ur ready to dance to anything

Reply 5

airline_ticket

yeah cheese nights are good times, especially SuperCheese.

The all time greatest union night though was when Wheatus came

Reply 6

Kew

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Have any prospective freshers heard the rather gruesome legend about the polar bear painting in the Picture Gallery?

Reply 7

james173

Kew

Have any prospective freshers heard the rather gruesome legend about the polar bear painting in the Picture Gallery?

Now now, don't give us gullible freshers nightmares.

Reply 8

Kew

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Some random RH info:

There's a tunnel going from Founder's to the boilerhouse - I know for a fact this is true, as one of my ex-housemates saw the entrance to it when stage-managing the 2006 Quad production.

The building with the College bookshop in it is listed and is even older than Founder's - it's where Mr Crossland (the architect of Founder's) lived while building was underway.

Apparently, Queen Victoria thought the architecture of Founder's was really over-the-top!

Reply 9

Kew

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Also, the potato wedges served in Crossland's are legendary!

Reply 10

Kew

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james173

Now now, don't give us gullible freshers nightmares.

But I want to! *Looks disappointed* :p:

Reply 11

moogle301

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Kew

Have any prospective freshers heard the rather gruesome legend about the polar bear painting in the Picture Gallery?

tell us!.. i think..

Reply 12

Kew

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moogle301

tell us!.. i think..

College legend has it that one day many many years ago during an exam, a student (who was sitting in front of the polar bear painting) was so distraught at how badly the exam was going that she poked a pencil up her nose so hard it pierced her brain, and she died as a result.

Because of this legend, during the exam period that particular painting is always covered up with a Union Jack flag. This bit is definitely true - I'm not pulling your leg! You'll see it for yourself if you ever have an exam in the Picture Gallery. :smile:

Reply 13

mally06

oh crap. Now, if I have an exam in the Picture Gallery and am sitting right infront of the Union Jack covered painting, I'm going to freak out.

Reply 14

airline_ticket

Kew

Because of this legend, during the exam period that particular painting is always covered up with a Union Jack flag. This bit is definitely true - I'm not pulling your leg! You'll see it for yourself if you ever have an exam in the Picture Gallery. :smile:

Lies! Maybe they used to but not anymore, it wasn't covered in any of my exams this year, I was terrified...but not nearly as much as the poor chumps sitting right next to it looked

Reply 15

Kew

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airline_ticket

Lies! Maybe they used to but not anymore, it wasn't covered in any of my exams this year

Really?? I could swear I saw it, and I only graduated in 2006!

Reply 16

Kew

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airline_ticket

I was terrified...but not nearly as much as the poor chumps sitting right next to it looked

Well, according to the legend anyone who sits in front of it during an exam does badly, so I'm not surprised...

Reply 17

Hana_1987

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My friend was doing a psychology exam in there and it wasn't covered up!! I always seem to miss the school disco nights :frown:

I heard wheatus got booed and a lot of people weren't impressed..hmm, wish i hadn't missed it though!!

Oh, there is the legendary right angled tree between founder's and gowar and wedderburn!!

Reply 18

moogle301

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Hana_1987

My friend was doing a psychology exam in there and it wasn't covered up!! I always seem to miss the school disco nights :frown:

I heard wheatus got booed and a lot of people weren't impressed..hmm, wish i hadn't missed it though!!

Oh, there is the legendary right angled tree between founder's and gowar and wedderburn!!

that is so odd
just an hour ago i saw 'teenage dirtbag' music video on TV which id never seen before
didn't reaslie it had American Pie ppl in!
brought back memories of last day of GCSE Maths and my teacher singing lots of songs and playing guitar, he did the girly high voice part too :OP

Reply 19

airline_ticket

Hana_1987

I heard wheatus got booed and a lot of people weren't impressed..hmm, wish i hadn't missed it though!!

I remember them going down really well and being really impressed with them haha! It's probably just the beer goggles though...I met them afterwards and annoyed the crap out of them taking pictures. Ahhhh good times.

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