SCOTTISH MACE ROUND 1

[John Stewart]

The Draw is in for the first round in the Scottish leg of the John Smith Memorial Mace. We have 5 teams competing in rounds as detailed below (Rounds are hosted in each Scottish University, and at the English Speaking Union in Edinburgh. Venues are as indicated, and dates where these have been provided).

The Motion for the first round is "THW Ban Smoking in Public Places".

All interested in competing please let me know which rounds you will be available for.

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ST ANDREWS ROUND (Monday 8th Dec):

Proposition:
1. Edinburgh D
2. ST ANDREWS A (John Stewart & Miranda Weigler)

Opposition:
1. Glasgow E
2. Dundee B


DUNDEE ROUND (Date TBC):

Proposition:
1. Aberdeen D
2. ST ANDREWS B (Team TBC)

Opposition:
1. Strathclyde B
2. Dundee A


ESU EDINBURGH ROUND (Wed 10th Dec, 7pm):

Proposition:
1. Aberdeen E
2. Glasgow B

Opposition:
1. ST ANDREWS C (Team TBC)
2. Strathclyde E


EDINBURGH UNI ROUND (Tues 9th Dec, 7.30pm):

Proposition:
1. Glasgow C
2. Aberdeen F

Opposition:
1. Edinburgh A
2. ST ANDREWS D (Team TBC)


GLASGOW ROUND (Date TBC):

Proposition:
1. Strathclyde F
2. Glasgow A

Opposition:
1. Edinburgh C
2. ST ANDREWS E (Team TBC)

[John Stewart]

While I remember, we will be sorting out teams at the training session on Wednesday afternoon.

See you all there.

[M]

The mace! Yay!

[countesswells]

do not get excited; the mace is not that great; i would sooner shove my eyeballs up my rectum than go through that again, unless i could debate with peter. i have never seen his penis;maybe he doesn't like
girls. shaqme since we are both from aberdeen.

[Eliot Wilson]

Strictu sensu, Mr. Blair is not from Aberdeen so much as frae Glesga. An' at.

[hr]Bill and Ted beat the Grim Reaper at Twister

Bill: "You played very well, Death, especially with your totally heavy Death robes."

Death: "Don't patronise me."

[M]

If anyone is interested in the first round topic there is a good discussion going on the main board under the topic 'smoking'. Mr Convenor has been admirably holding his own against many others. Also there are some good arguments that competitors might want to look at (read pinch) prior to next week. Or you could just post as practice.
See some of you tomorrow night!

[Miranda B]

Good luck to John and Miranda in the Mace round tonight. They should be well prepared after a relaxing and uneventful weekend...

[John Stewart]

ST ANDREWS ROUND

The two teams going through from the round held in St Andrews yesterday are:

ST ANDREWS A (John Stewart & Miranda Weigler)
Edinburgh D

The teams who went through from the ESU Round in Edinburgh were:

Edinburgh B
Aberdeen C

It's nice to win through on home turf. Good luck to Jason Vit and David Bean (St Andrews E) who travel through to Glasgow for the GUU Round tomorrow night.

[exnihilo]

Oh, dear God! You mean they're here??


[hr][i]"Most people are not as stupid as they look; I mean, how could they be?"[i]

[Ewan MacDonald]

Well done to John and Miranda in getting through without any mishaps. Best of luck to David and Jason tonight in Glasgow, lets see how many teams we can get through to the next round

[John Stewart]

Good luck also to Reinhard Hoell and Jamie Potton who will be debating in the Edinburgh University round as St Andrews D tonight.

[John Stewart]

Congratulations to Jason Vit and David Bean (St Andrews E) who went through with Glasgow A from the GUU round.

Unfortunately, Reinhard Hoell and Jamie Potton (St Andrews D) were knocked out of the Edinburgh Uni round. Edinburgh A and GUU C were the two teams progressing there.

Good luck to our remaining teams, St Andrews B (Ewan MacDonald & Alex Jennings) who will be debating in Dundee tomorrow night, and also St Andrews C (Miranda Bradley & Rachel Hasler) who will be debating in the ESU in Edinburgh, also tomorrow night.

[John Stewart]

Aberdeen A and Edinburgh E go through from the Aberdeen round by virtue of Strathclyde and Dundee withdrawing their teams.