Source: whatshouldwecallmeoxford
The ‘Double Headship’ is an accolade awarded to any college finishing with both their men’s and women’s crews at the ‘Head of the River’ in their respective divisions. Pembroke College is the only college to have achieved a Double Headship in Eights, having both men’s and women’s crews at the Head of the River in 2003.
A silver ‘Double Headship Trophy’ was commissioned from the silversmith Peter Musson [1] 2003, to commemorate the historic occasion. Pembroke College retains this trophy.
Pembroke are the only crew in 2012 who could manage the double headship (again) with both male and female crews currently sitting second on the river.
Eights Week - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This post is in celebration of Pembroke’s M1 being Head of the River for Torpids.
YES. GO PEMBROKE!
Source: Wikipedia
King of All Nations
Dr. Tuck of Pembroke College, Oxford, raises an important point about the use and abuse of Rev. Dr. MLK Jr’s image and legacy.
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was an international as well as an American icon. But his legacy was used to serve a range of purposes.
Source: The New York Times
Just watched X-Men: First Class
and died a little inside when I saw the familiar sights of Oxford. The dreaming spires, spilling out of the Tavern onto the street with Hertford’s bridge, striding out of the Sheldonian - if only I -could- teleport.
Also, someone needs to explain to me why James Mcavoy is so mesmerising.
Oxford Comma Dropped by a University of Oxford Style Guide - GalleyCat
When Elisha announced this to our house, Eric and I were both aghast. We both really like the Oxford comma!
“Oxford, you can’t do that,” said I. “It’s like… a child. You’ve already birthed it; you can’t take it back!”
I then asked Elisha how he felt about the Oxford comma. He said he likes it too.
So yes, dear Oxford Comma: we’re sorry you were disowned, but take heart - you are welcome at our house. We will adopt you.
I have to get up at silly o’clock.
Tom Waters, on having to be up early the next day.
Needless to say, as a fellow non-morning person/morning-person-in-training novice, I sympathize. Tom and I have had multiple conversations about this…
Biblical Humour
- (On the possibility of a volcano erupting when Tom flies over to New York City, and stops over at Reykjavik)
- Ellen: "No one knows the time or the hour."
- (laughs at her own joke)
- Ellen: I'm funny.
I know you’re a safe driver - you’re very good at it and all - but the style is curious.
Relationship Chat with a PPEist
- Ellen: It'd be nice to be with someone in the same city - a foreign concept.
- Tom: It'd be quite hard to be in love with a foreign concept. I'm dating a German idea: Bravery. Last week, I broke up with Liberty of the Individual
- (How Tom comes up with these things, I will never know.)
Birthday Wit
- (A bunch of us are hanging out at Will's house, after a very filling Italian pizza dinner in Cowley, in honour of Solomon's birthday. By some miracle, most of us manage to get down some cake as well. When Will is asked if he'd like seconds, he declines, unsurprisingly.)
- Solomon: Do you abdi-cake?
