Eaton
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One of the most famous British university rivalries is a cricket one — the annual cricket match between Eaton and Harrow. They're two incredibly posh schools, and they've been playing the same cricket match at Lord's since 1805.
from 560: No Such Thing As Spanish Toes, 2024-12-05 at 00:29:11 · read transcript
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Do you know what the names of the three U.I's men were? Yes. Balthazar, Melchior. Casper, yeah. Okay. According to a survey by the British Christmas Tree Growers Association, your sourcing is getting worse. There is only one place in the world, or at least in the UK, where there are people with those surnames that all live in that place. It is... Eaton. It's East. It's Bedfordshire. Apparently there are people with that names.
No Such Thing As Eurovision For Christmas Trees, 2017-12-22 · listen
Extraordinary player, he played in nine FA Cup finals, five times on the winning side, three times for Wanderers, which was a mixed public school boys team, and twice for the Old Atonians. He didn't just play football, he won the 350-yard race at Eaton in 1864, the international canoe race at the 1867 Paris Exhibition, two blues for Tennesseck Cambridge, and he was champion of Cambridge University in both fives and swimming.
17: No Such Thing As A Bassoon In A Football Stadium, 2014-07-11 · listen
What was their objection? Don't lock yourself in the school if you want more holiday. That's very true. These things happened in 70 years. Just at Eaton, there were six full-scale riots. How much beer did they get, do we know? I don't know. Because actually, in the olden days, people used to drink a lot of beer, didn't they? Because it was safer than drinking water and it would be quite weak beer, but you would still have it nonetheless.
55: No Such Thing As Samurai Nail Clippers, 2015-04-03 · listen
He played in nine FA Cup finals, five times on the winning side, three times for Wanderers, which was a mixed public school boys team and twice for the Old Etonians. He didn't just play football. He won the 350-yard race at Eaton in 1864, the international canoe race at the 1867 Paris Exhibition, two blues for tennis at Cambridge. He was champion of Cambridge University in both fives and swimming.
No Such Thing As A Bassoon In A Football Stadium, 2014-07-11 · listen
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