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I think the move from 'nowhere does it say she cannot' to 'she can' is pretty suspect; it's just what you'd expect that it not be written down, for an unwritten constitutional rule. Nowhere is the principle of parlimentary supremacy codified (I think - may well be wrong) but that is a principle of o...

Hmm. I should have thought that the fact that it is an unwritten constitution would support my point, if anything. The thought being this: it *is* unconstitutional for her to vote. This presumably isn't up for grabs - exactly because monarchs don't and haven't voted because of a tacit agreement that...

Don't really follow the meaning - "can vote, but would be unconstitutional?" Like "can kill, but would be illegal?" That's just another way of saying can't.

Quoting exnihilo from 12:52, 8th Sep 2008
It does seem anomalous, but there we are.

I imagine that 'end the argument' is EXACTLY what WashingtonIrving was trying to do. And should anybody post on thesinner ANYTHING that does not constitute flawless deduction of truth from first principles, shame on them for participating in dialogue. Quoting Lee.Cairns from 10:32, 8th Jun 2008 Ah y...

Does anyone know of any novels - historical or otherwise, good or otherwise - that feature St Andrews?

I speak only about arts... Ivy League/Oxbridge: Getting into an Ivy League school is very difficult. This is because of the sheer number of domestic US and international applicants, and because of the funding situation. If you get into an American school for a PhD, you'll get funding to go with your...

So not just Lamond Drive, then. Quoting queen of scots from 15:27, 28th Mar 2008 A road traffic accident was to blame. A lorry on the outskirts of Cupar hit a power cable, and according to the Citizen, 25,000 houses and businesses were without power. It says that the areas affected were Cupar, Leuch...

You don't think that that makes any sense? You must have too much time on your hands.

Quoting munchingfoo from 16:53, 28th Mar 2008
That doesn't make any sense at all.

Using something like "www.facebook.com/anything" should also get you there.

Is taking facebook off purposeful? Seems a bit rough.

It's the University Motto. I understand that "ever to be the best" is the usual translation, though I think it could be rendered as "excellence into eternity" too? I wonder if anybody has spotted it written up anywhere else around the university? I think the St Andrews chalk vandals should get to wo...

AQA do only employ those with a degree education, and, interestingly, though they don't rely on super-geniuses, they do rely on several St A alumni. The vomitorium one is, of course, one that would have been answered correctly in seconds (without google being used). Quoting exnihilo from 02:06, 25th...

So, what of reciprocal arrangements? I ask, because more often than not, postgrads haven't received any kind of card allowing them access to the union, and use their (generally still valid) old-university card during freshers' week. Can I also make an impassioned plea that anybody volunteering to he...

Quoting kristin from 14:00, 14th Sep 2007
might have been www.bookbutler.co.uk

Yes - that's it. Thanks very much! And thanks for posting it the first time around, too!

A while ago (maybe a month or so?) somebody posted a link to a particularly good site, which searched various online book-places to find the cheapest source for books in the UK. I've lost the link, and try as I might, I can't seem to find it. (I can find various other ones, which don't seem to do th...

Quoting Bizarre Atheist from 18:22, 31st Jul 2007

I like it, but couldn't we have something that looks a bit more like cartoon characters doing naughty things?

Quoting dunqn from 00:01, 31st Jul 2007
http://www.dunqn.com/v/University_Chall ... .07.07.avi

Yes - thanks. I too am extremely grateful to you for posting this.

Quoting exnihilo from 19:34, 8th Jun 2007 Quoting donkey from 18:51, 8th Jun 2007 Quoting Eliot Wilson from 15:13, 8th Jun 2007 I'd argue, parenthetically, that once you are a graduate, rather than at your graduation, a trencher is perfectly correct to be worn with academic dress (as I did at Sir M...

Quoting Eliot Wilson from 15:13, 8th Jun 2007
I'd argue, parenthetically, that once you are a graduate, rather than at your graduation, a trencher is perfectly correct to be worn with academic dress (as I did at Sir Menzies Campbell's installation as Chancellor).

Why only after?

While fantastic on other occasions, kilts really don't look good with gowns. But if you're going to wear one, it should certainly be with a white bow tie and dark socks. Also: remember that at least one person in every ceremony slips up, tumbles over, and lands on their ass while getting their degre...

Well, I'm fairly sure it does make sense. Perhaps you diagree with it, but that's something different. :) If we've decided that, essentially, the LM cost in levied because the union wants some extra cash (distinct from any of the following, which have been offered by sabs and ex-sabs over the course...