Boathouse Pranks

[Holly]

I look to you, my fellow, creative rowers for some ideas. It has been
a long standing tradition at our club that the women's and men's teams
prank one another. We are running out of ideas, so this woman
implores all of you to give us ideas! The prank cannot be damaging to
equipment, so keep that in mind. A few examples of what we have done:

Duct taped oars to the boathouse roof
Put Sardines in Shoes
Hidden bow lights and bow balls

Silly things like this just make rowing even more fun. Let me know if
anyone has any great ideas. The women's team will be forever in your
debt.

[Slo Renaud]

The one that really ticked off the guys in college was when we tied all of
their sneakers together in a long line and laid them out on the docks while
they were out rowing. Of course they retaliated by doing the same, and then
throwing the shoes in a nearby tree. I think we followed with dunking the
shoes in the inlet.

-slo

[Allan Bennett]

In article <f67771b0.01092...@posting.google.com>, Holly

<URL:mailto:Diri...@aol.com> wrote:
> I look to you, my fellow, creative rowers for some ideas. It has been
> a long standing tradition at our club that the women's and men's teams
> prank one another.

Never heard it called that before.

--

[marc gwadz]

put the seats in backwards in their boat, and see if they notice before
they launch

[Rowman]

now, that's a good one

"marc gwadz" <gw...@attglobal.net> wrote in message
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[Mark Suret]

In article <20010927112731...@mb-cv.aol.com>,
slor...@aol.com (Slo Renaud) wrote:

One more in the shoe vain:

Our women used to put their shoes in a plastic box during outings
(don't really knwo why as it was summer and no chance of the getting
wet). UNfortunately one day they returned upstream to boathouse, they
saw their beloved box floating downstream! We had to keep a bit of a
low profile after that one :)

Also bikes in handy trees, or hidden about the boathouse is a good one,
although probably only applicable to college crews.

Mark

--
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from the French than we are! - Al Murray, Time Gentlemen Please

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[Matthew]

Time consuming, and not a good idea if things have been set up individually
for the rowers, but you could always re-rig the boat so that if it is stroke
rigged, then alter it so that it is bow rigged and vice versa. See if anyone
notices.

Matthew.

[j...@durge.org]

Allan Bennett <albe...@eclipse2k.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
:> I look to you, my fellow, creative rowers for some ideas. It has been
:> a long standing tradition at our club that the women's and men's teams
:> prank one another.

: Never heard it called that before.

She did say it makes rowing more fun!

Jon

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[Walter Martindale]

Ever seen an 8+ on the roof of a boathouse? On stretchers with the oars
beside?
Careful, now...
Walter

[Burt, Kevin]

Tennis balls in the bow and stern bouyancy sections?

Swap the rudder wires so that they are crossed/uncrossed (i.e. whatever is
opposite to normal)?

Change the inserts inside gates?

Change the inboard dramatically on one oar per boat?

Put the gates upside down?

Can the riggers be put upside down?

(raw) eggs stuck in the toes of the shoes?

Yours maliciously,

Kevin

[Michael Sullivan]

Holly wrote:
>
> I look to you, my fellow, creative rowers for some ideas. It has been
> a long standing tradition at our club that the women's and men's teams
> prank one another. We are running out of ideas, so this woman
> implores all of you to give us ideas! The prank cannot be damaging to
> equipment, so keep that in mind. A few examples of what we have done:
>
> Duct taped oars to the boathouse roof
> Put Sardines in Shoes
> Hidden bow lights and bow balls

Depending upon the eight you've got,'
slap the riggers on BACKWARD-or just
swap the backstay from bow to stern effectively
turning the oarlock around. turn the
footboards around (no, noplace for the
center pin, just tape it inside the boat
so you don't lose it), then turn the seats
around.

Mike

[Joe Tynan]

If you have clogs in your boats, take toothpaste and put gobs of it
underneat the leather, where it can't bee seen. Thay way they'll get a
surprise when the put their feet in.

Joe

Diri...@aol.com (Holly) wrote:

To get in contact with me via email, please remove the NOSPAM from the email address.

[j...@durge.org]

Burt, Kevin <k...@irow.com> wrote:
: Swap the rudder wires so that they are crossed/uncrossed (i.e. whatever is
: opposite to normal)?

Someone did that to my boat the outing before the Fours Head on the
Tideway once. Not maliciously but because the cox liked to push the
rudder in the direction they were steering.
It's a good excuse for stuffing up the last corner and losing the
pennant by 4 seconds actually, if anyone wants to try it...

[Philip W.G. Metcalfe]

In article <f67771b0.01092...@posting.google.com>, Holly

<Diri...@aol.com> writes

>I look to you, my fellow, creative rowers for some ideas. It has been
>a long standing tradition at our club that the women's and men's teams
>prank one another. We are running out of ideas, so this woman
>implores all of you to give us ideas! The prank cannot be damaging to
>equipment, so keep that in mind. A few examples of what we have done:
>

>A boathouse prank I witnessed a few years, was due to the intense
>rivalry between two college boat clubs at Durham University, Castle
>and Hatfield.
>On the Friday night before Durham Regatta the Castle rowers entered
>the boathouse of Hatfield College and painted every Hatfield blade
>in Castle colours. So for through out the two days of Durham Regatta
>all the Hatfield College crews had to race with blades painted in
>Castle College colours. Much to the amusement to all the spectators
>on the river banks.
>The next year Hatfield got their own back when at the end of the
>summer term they borrowed Castle's 1st VIII with eight blades and
>and left floating on the lake in front of Van Mildert College.
>
>Phil

>Duct taped oars to the boathouse roof
>Put Sardines in Shoes
>Hidden bow lights and bow balls
>
>Silly things like this just make rowing even more fun. Let me know if
>anyone has any great ideas. The women's team will be forever in your
>debt.

--
Philip W.G. Metcalfe

[Nick Suess]

"Philip W.G. Metcalfe" <ph...@pit-row.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:0xIZPKA8...@pit-row.demon.co.uk...

> In article <f67771b0.01092...@posting.google.com>, Holly
> <Diri...@aol.com> writes
> >I look to you, my fellow, creative rowers for some ideas. It has been
> >a long standing tradition at our club that the women's and men's teams
> >prank one another. We are running out of ideas, so this woman
> >implores all of you to give us ideas! The prank cannot be damaging to
> >equipment, so keep that in mind. A few examples of what we have done:

I must be dumb. It has taken me fully 35 years in rowing to realise just how
dumb I am.

All these years I've been getting out boats and finding stuff like a seat, a
thumbscrew, a bowball, or even a whole rigger missing, or rigger nuts not
tightened, rudder string pulleys hanging loose, you name it, you're there
for your outing, and the equipment isn't riverworthy, so you waste a lot of
time putting it right. And there was silly me, thinking this was just
because previous crews had been careless, or people had nicked the seat for
another boat, etc etc.

Now I know the truth. These were all PRANKS!!!!!!!!

HO HO HO, now I get the joke at last!!!!!!!!!
Sorry I'm falling off my seat laughing. Don't you all think practical jokes
are just soooooo funny? I mean, you have to admit, there's nothing like a
banana skin on the ground or a custard pie in someone's face. And pissing
someone about before an important race is just sooooooooooooooo mature!

You Prankers!

[David Freeman]

"marc gwadz" <gw...@attglobal.net> wrote in message
news:3BB357F3...@attglobal.net...

> Holly wrote:
>
> > I look to you, my fellow, creative rowers for some ideas. It has been
> > a long standing tradition at our club that the women's and men's teams
> > prank one another. We are running out of ideas, so this woman
> > implores all of you to give us ideas! The prank cannot be damaging to
> > equipment, so keep that in mind. A few examples of what we have done:
> >
> > Duct taped oars to the boathouse roof
> > Put Sardines in Shoes
> > Hidden bow lights and bow balls
> >
> > Silly things like this just make rowing even more fun. Let me know if
> > anyone has any great ideas. The women's team will be forever in your
> > debt.
>
> put the seats in backwards in their boat, and see if they notice before
> they launch
>

Nah, just bow rig the boat for them.

Dave

[Zak Wood]

Along those lines.
Although it wasn't done as a prank, but rather by somebody who was a little
asleep (Rigging at 4am tend to do that to you).

Move all the riggers either one rib forwards, or one backwards. Essentially
this means that the pin is in line with the feet.

The stupid thing is, we still tried to row with it. :-(

"Matthew" <matthew....@ccc.ox.ac.uk> wrote in message
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[Trevor Chambers]

j...@durge.org wrote:

> Burt, Kevin <k...@irow.com> wrote:
> : Swap the rudder wires so that they are crossed/uncrossed (i.e. whatever is
> : opposite to normal)?
>
> Someone did that to my boat the outing before the Fours Head on the
> Tideway once. Not maliciously but because the cox liked to push the
> rudder in the direction they were steering.
> It's a good excuse for stuffing up the last corner and losing the
> pennant by 4 seconds actually, if anyone wants to try it...

The last corner? So you managed for all of the race up unitl then?

Trevor

Sudbury RC

[j...@durge.org]

Trevor Chambers <cham...@omc.bt.co.uk> wrote:
:> It's a good excuse for stuffing up the last corner and losing the

:> pennant by 4 seconds actually, if anyone wants to try it...

: The last corner? So you managed for all of the race up unitl then?

I only said it was an excuse, not a reason. :-)

[John Mulholland]

Rig a 4- or a 4+ with four sculling riggers from a 4x (the same boat if it
is convertible).

John Mulholland
Hexham Rowing Club

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[Anu Dudhia]

Matthew wrote:

Usually best reserved for crews who want to see if their coach is really paying
attention.

[Stormsy32030]

Earlier this spring, we (the guys team) would move a picnic table into the
girls changing room. This room is just large enough for the table.

Another time we moved the soda machine into the doorway.

Another time we took one of those No Wake buoys (heavy) and hung it from the
ceiling, right infront of the door. Push on the door and it either doesnt open
or hte buoy comes swinging at you...

The best one, however, was to the coach of the girls team... Our first four
picked up a porta-potty and stood it up in the bed of his truck.

Chris Storm

[Michael Jones]

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The Michael Jones Guide to Rowing was published in March this year and the
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Thank you

[j...@durge.org]

Michael Jones <M.C.N...@btinternet.com> wrote:
: Please excuse this approach but this is to notify you of a new site

: advertising books by Michael Jones who may be known to you.

Please don't use rec.sport.rowing for spamming my email address with an
identical copy of what you posted to the group.

[j...@durge.org]

j...@durge.org wrote:
: : Please excuse this approach but this is to notify you of a new site
: : advertising books by Michael Jones who may be known to you.
: Please don't use rec.sport.rowing for spamming my email address with an
: identical copy of what you posted to the group.

Oh and they also trawled OnStream and sent the same message to lots of
email addresses reserved for account sorting, like accounts@...

I wonder if Michael Jones knows his publishers are going around pissing
people off with spam?

[hug...@gmail.com]

Re-rig any four or eight into a "super pair", where the bow end is all bow side and the stern end is all stroke side.

On a three-stay rigged boat re-rig bow to stroke side and vice-versa so that the riggers are upside down then switch the pins so that they are on 'top' of the riggers.

[Henry Law]

On 02/10/13 10:59, hug...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Friday, September 28, 2001 1:04:57 AM UTC+10, Holly wrote:
>> >I look to you, my fellow, creative rowers for some ideas. It has been

That's got to be some kind of record; a follow-up post after twelve
years and four days.

At least it's not spam; meaningless spam follow-ups to long-dead
postings have become something of a feature recently.

--

Henry Law Manchester, England

[sully]

yes, this was very confusing. I was reading my post from a dozen years ago, seeing my name, wondering "who's this other me posting this prank that I'd done to a crew 40 years ago?????" :^)

[tjhco...@googlemail.com]

Someone is clearly very sore about a prank that was pulled on them 12 years ago and wants to see if they can find the culprit...

[Rebecca Caroe]

On Wednesday, October 9, 2013 5:08:52 AM UTC-4, tjhco...@googlemail.com wrote:
> Someone is clearly very sore about a prank that was pulled on them 12 years ago and wants to see if they can find the culprit...

That's brilliant!

I heard about the second mens eight going afloat strategically ahead of the1st mens eight - who picked up the boat to shoulders and walked it to the pontoon. Flipped it up and into the water and found they had taped womens "panty liners" to each seat!

Made them pretty mad