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The Ankh being what it is, the boots generally corrode rather badly, another reason for their brown-ness... Ridcully still displays a pair of mouldering brown boots on the walls of his study in recognition of his meritorious holding of a Brown. | The Ankh being what it is, the boots generally corrode rather badly, another reason for their brown-ness... Ridcully still displays a pair of mouldering brown boots on the walls of his study in recognition of his meritorious holding of a Brown. | ||
It is possible that the qualifier of "representing the [[Unseen University]] at a high-level sporting event" would also apply to sports such as Foot-The-Ball. In which case all members of the university's team in {{UA}} received an official Brown, including [[Ponder Stibbons | It is possible that the qualifier of "representing the [[Unseen University]] at a high-level sporting event" would also apply to sports such as Foot-The-Ball. In which case all members of the university's team in {{UA}} received an official Brown, including [[Ponder Stibbons]], the [[Librarian]], and [[Trevor Likely]]. | ||
== Annotation == | |||
A parody of the [[wikipedia:Blue_%28university_sport%29|"Blues"]] awarded at British and Australian Universities on [[Roundworld]]. A Blue is an award earned by sportsmen and women at a university for competition at the highest level. The awarding of Blues began at Oxford and Cambridge Universities in the late 1830s. | A parody of the [[wikipedia:Blue_%28university_sport%29|"Blues"]] awarded at British and Australian Universities on [[Roundworld]]. A Blue is an award earned by sportsmen and women at a university for competition at the highest level. The awarding of Blues began at Oxford and Cambridge Universities in the late 1830s. | ||
Latest revision as of 17:15, 18 November 2019
This prestigious award was given for representing the Unseen University at a high-level sporting event. Both Mustrum Ridcully and the previous Dean were awarded Browns for Rowing in their younger days. As the river Ankh is no limpid sweet-flowing Isis, the award of a Brown to members of the university's boating team is entirely appropriate.
Actually, the Boat Race itself is a running race across the crust of the Ankh carrying the boat...
The Ankh being what it is, the boots generally corrode rather badly, another reason for their brown-ness... Ridcully still displays a pair of mouldering brown boots on the walls of his study in recognition of his meritorious holding of a Brown.
It is possible that the qualifier of "representing the Unseen University at a high-level sporting event" would also apply to sports such as Foot-The-Ball. In which case all members of the university's team in Unseen Academicals received an official Brown, including Ponder Stibbons, the Librarian, and Trevor Likely.
Annotation
A parody of the "Blues" awarded at British and Australian Universities on Roundworld. A Blue is an award earned by sportsmen and women at a university for competition at the highest level. The awarding of Blues began at Oxford and Cambridge Universities in the late 1830s.