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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

So again today we have the annual pointless boat race. I cannot see the point of it at all.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"So again today we have the annual pointless boat race. I cannot see the point of it at all."

What's so wrong with a little bit of culture. For those competing in it it's a worthwhile even to participate in and can open doors later in life. My uncle is a mason and he organises a hospitality event at the finish location every year. Regardless of what you think about the Masons they do a lot of good work for charity and that's what the proceeds of his event goes towards and the famous names the race attracts increases the amount he raises.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

the clue is in the word race

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

I personally think all sport is pointless. So I let those who enjoy it watch it without comment.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Never mentioned or interested in the masons my question is for me its a pointless excercise as for opening doors later in life do you mean the rowers.

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By *iewMan
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over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

wank material.... have you seen the bulging lycra

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Never mentioned or interested in the masons my question is for me its a pointless excercise as for opening doors later in life do you mean the rowers."

Not just the rowers but the cox's too, plus the trainers and support staff. It is a prestigious event to be involved with and there is more to it than 16 men racing against each other.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Again i say pointless only time it was interesting when someone was swimming last year.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Again i say pointless only time it was interesting when someone was swimming last year."

In your opinion. Millions watch it each year so from that one can deduce that for them it is far from pointless.

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By *b430Man
over a year ago

Tayside

"Again i say pointless only time it was interesting when someone was swimming last year."

Don't watch it then, your problem is solved - Next!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

All part of our history and tradition its an event that is watched all over the world and draws a fair amount of money too nothing at all wrong or pointless with that.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I do not watch it as i see it as interesting as queens speech.

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By *iewMan
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over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

"I do not watch it as i see it as interesting as queens speech. "

I loved that film

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By *iewMan
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over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

oops King Speech

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"oops King Speech

Lol you beat me too it, unless you secretly believe the King was a Queen

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"oops King Speech

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By *r and mrs bangerboobsCouple
over a year ago

Bridgend

"Again i say pointless only time it was interesting when someone was swimming last year."

Pointless to some but not to others.

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By *ea and SugarCouple
over a year ago

Manchester

Thought this thread was about a Celebrity challenge, with Alexander Armstrong coxing one crew and Richard Osman the other crew??

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Thought this thread was about a Celebrity challenge, with Alexander Armstrong coxing one crew and Richard Osman the other crew??

At least that would make it more light hearted.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm just glad it has been moved to a Sunday as trying to get to my home football changing rooms at Chiswick boat house when it is on is a nightmare! No interest in it personally, so don't watch it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I do not watch it as i see it as interesting as queens speech. "

Did you feel the fervour of the Olympics in London last year? Did you care if British Olympians did well or not?

Here's a few facts about the 'pointless' boat race then:

The Boat Race has undoubtedly proved a useful springboard to Olympic success, with London 2012 no exception. Andrew Triggs Hodge and Pete Reed (Oxford) joined Tom James (Cambridge) to win gold in the four, Constantine Louloudis (Oxford) and Tom Ransley (Cambridge) won bronze in the eight and George Nash (Cambridge) won bronze in the pair.

Last summer's Games saw 13 current or former Blues compete (seven of them British), and four Olympians will be in action today, including three medallists; Cambridge president George Nash, Oxford's Constantine Louloudis and his crew-mate Malcolm Howard, who claimed silver for Canada in the eight.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Yes olympics was great i was at swimming events was fantastic. The big difference between the boat race and olympics is the best in the world complete against each other whereas the boat race between two universities. No comparison whatsoever.

You are flogging a dead horse trying to interest me with history of it as do not care and accept folk strangely like it but not me.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"So again today we have the annual pointless boat race. I cannot see the point of it at all."

I don't see the point of sport full stop

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I do not watch it as i see it as interesting as queens speech.

Did you feel the fervour of the Olympics in London last year? Did you care if British Olympians did well or not?

Here's a few facts about the 'pointless' boat race then:

Sorry I was distracted by your ass... what did you say?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's the only competitive mens event where both teams openly brag about who has the smallest cox

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I do not watch it as i see it as interesting as queens speech.

Did you feel the fervour of the Olympics in London last year? Did you care if British Olympians did well or not?

Here's a few facts about the 'pointless' boat race then:

Sport has to mean something for me to watch. The Olympics were great and of course we all got behind Team GB. But the boat race is rarely a thrilling event and is only really relevant to past and present Oxbridge students. I couldn't care less which one wins, have no real interest in rowing and despite I'm sure there being some decent athletes participating I'd rather mow the lawn.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"It's the only competitive mens event where both teams openly brag about who has the smallest cox

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By *ea and SugarCouple
over a year ago

Manchester

You have to be impressed at how the same two universities make the final every single year!!!

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

You are flogging a dead horse trying to interest me with history of it as do not care and accept folk strangely like it but not me."

But then you could really say that about any sort of sport...... My passion will always be big 10 college football and basketball being a kid with Midwestern roots and sensibilities

We could have the audacity to say that about any sport you like as well.......

It is what it is.... Boat race this weekend.... Grand national for example next week... Any I bet we could use the same argument for that

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

"You have to be impressed at how the same two universities make the final every single year!!!

One year the university of Liverpool made it.... And for some reason the oars went missing... Lol

P.s if you want a serious answer they do something call the head of the river race where teams do the same course going off at 10 second intervals....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Man there are some miserable buggers out there. Always looking to spoil other people's enjoyment of whatever it is they enjoy doing/watching. Strangely, if I don't like something it doesn't interest me enough to even comment on it let alone start a bloody thread moaning about it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Most sports are all about the points.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

This sport doesnt rock my boat ! But cant knock any athlete's when they have trained for months for a perticular event !

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

I love it. I'm in a minority of one in my family as everyone else thinks it's pointless but I hate missing it.

That's the marvelous thing about television, it has an off switch and in these modern new fangled times it also has more than one channel.

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By *ucky_LadsCouple (MM)
over a year ago

Kidderminster+ surrounding areas.

"Again i say pointless only time it was interesting when someone was swimming last year.

Don't watch it then, your problem is solved - Next!

you could try watching eastenders instead then,would thst be more your type of thing?.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Having rowed for 6 years at

School and raced to a national standard the boat race is an exhibition of some of the best rowers in the world competing head to head in the only meaningful race they will have this year. It's a big deal to some, but to others it's pointless. To me people who say they see all sport as pointless are equally pointless as they don't get that sport isn't just about competition against others it's about developing yourself. Often people who don't like sport weren't properly taught it as kids where it was a chore rather than a pleasure. Oxbridge rowers do this race training 6-8 hours 6 days a week and then do their degrees as well. Hats of and go the light blues

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By *ucky_LadsCouple (MM)
over a year ago

Kidderminster+ surrounding areas.

"I love it. I'm in a minority of one in my family as everyone else thinks it's pointless but I hate missing it.

That's the marvelous thing about television, it has an off switch and in these modern new fangled times it also has more than one channel."

it has an on/off switch but people seem to want to watch something they do not like so as to complain about it afterwards.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"So again today we have the annual pointless boat race. I cannot see the point of it at all."

Thanks for reminding me, I would have missed it otherwise.

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By *inge61Couple
over a year ago

n/wales

Well at least there are no team orders and it is a race unlike the gp

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

"So again today we have the annual pointless boat race. I cannot see the point of it at all."

in a way in it kind of an ignorance...

I'll give you another example...

you could argue that the biggest on off sporting event going on today in europe isn't the boat race..... but the tour of flanders.....

now to a non-cycling fan you'd probably be non-plused about it.... but i bet there are cycling fans on here that would stand up for it....

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Am i giving the impression i care about it because if so i am sorry quite simply as mentioned in my original post i cannot see the point to it. Some fokk do but i do not i aint trying to justify why as no need as simply my opinion.

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"Am i giving the impression i care about it because if so i am sorry quite simply as mentioned in my original post i cannot see the point to it. Some fokk do but i do not i aint trying to justify why as no need as simply my opinion."

Starting threads to state on opinion will usually lead to others commenting, one way or the other if they are interested. The assumption might be that if you post it you are interested enough in the comments that might be posted.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Man there are some miserable buggers out there. Always looking to spoil other people's enjoyment of whatever it is they enjoy doing/watching. Strangely, if I don't like something it doesn't interest me enough to even comment on it let alone start a bloody thread moaning about it.

Not sure the OP was moaning, just posing a question. As with most things some people love it, others aren't interested. I find it interesting to see peoples _iews one way or another. It would be boring if we all liked the same things.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You cared enough to bring it up on an Internet forum

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Correct i made statement saying i cannot see point of it pure and simple folk are getting hot under collar because i do not agree with them bit odd but i accept others _iews but does not mean agreeing with them.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

So again today another pointless thread.would help if your opening statement had a reason instead of just trying to get a reaction.grand national next weekend.guess youl post a new thread for that.?! Atleast no one gets shot at the boat race hey.well no to my knowledge anyway

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

What's the point in this thread. It's such a waste of time, the only good thing was _iews kings speech joke

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I do not watch it as i see it as interesting as queens speech.

Did you feel the fervour of the Olympics in London last year? Did you care if British Olympians did well or not?

Here's a few facts about the 'pointless' boat race then:

So pretty pointless in the grand scheme of things. Like all sport.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"So again today another pointless thread.would help if your opening statement had a reason instead of just trying to get a reaction.grand national next weekend.guess youl post a new thread for that.?! Atleast no one gets shot at the boat race hey.well no to my knowledge anyway

Would make it a hell of a lot more interesting if the losing crew was shot!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sporty, athletic guys tend to get the lions share of the "sport" on here.

The others take the slow boat to China, or Wan King to be more precise

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Oh dear God look at the colour of wellies!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"So again today we have the annual pointless boat race. I cannot see the point of it at all."

In that respect, isn't all sport pointless?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I cannot see the point in 11 grown men kicking na ball around a field for 2 x 45 minutes either, but they've done it for years and I assume will continue to do so.

Each to their own. Nobody forces to to watch the boat race OP - do they ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Quite right too lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bit like cricket what the hells that all about ?

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

You don't like the Miliband brothers but it didn't stop you starting a thread moaning about them.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Under an hour to go till the start!! Looking forward to it and my old mum never misses it! Come on Oxford!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"oops King Speech

Was that the follow up to James and the giant peach.

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By *ucky_LadsCouple (MM)
over a year ago

Kidderminster+ surrounding areas.

"So again today we have the annual pointless boat race. I cannot see the point of it at all.

in a way in it kind of an ignorance...

I'll give you another example...

you could argue that the biggest on off sporting event going on today in europe isn't the boat race..... but the tour of flanders.....

now to a non-cycling fan you'd probably be non-plused about it.... but i bet there are cycling fans on here that would stand up for it....

a great win by cancellara today!,ronde van vlanderren is a big classic in european one day races beaten only by the paris-roubaix next sunday!.

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By *ucky_LadsCouple (MM)
over a year ago

Kidderminster+ surrounding areas.

boat race on in a minute so if you do not like it turn off now!.

either that or watch bloody eastenders!.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lets have a Northern version. Liverpool v Manchester doing the length of the ship canal.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I spoilt it for my dad when he was watching it earlier. i just said to him "just think theres gotta be at least 4-5 future tory MP's rowing today", he soon turned over, i know how to wind him up haha

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Lets have a Northern version. Liverpool v Manchester doing the length of the ship canal."

Durham and Newcastle Unis race each other every year apparently. Never wanted it though.

Well done Oxford. At least their boat had five Brits in it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

All unis with boat clubs race each other.

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By *eryBigGirlWoman
over a year ago

East Yorkshire

Well bollocks to what anyone else thinks I watch it every year and enjoy it and did so this afternoon too

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By *xpresMan
over a year ago

Elland

Im so happy to see Oxford n Cambridge in the final again phew they get there every year thats so cool.....

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By *asey369Woman
over a year ago

London

I especially enjoyed the swearing by the Oxford cox. Hold my hands up to being childish.

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

"So again today we have the annual pointless boat race. I cannot see the point of it at all."

Now you see, I do like Pointless, but I also like The Chase......

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