Jadagul comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 9 - Less Wrong

10 Post author: Oscar_Cunningham 09 September 2011 01:29PM

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Comment author: Oscar_Cunningham 25 September 2011 10:29:53PM 0 points [-]

I've done one year at Trinity as an undergraduate, and I've already heard many anti-St Johns references.

Comment author: Jadagul 26 September 2011 10:59:45AM 1 point [-]

I was a grad student at Churchill, and we mostly ignored such things, but my girlfriend was an undergrad and felt compelled to educate me. I recall Johns being the rich kids, Peterhouse was the gay men (not sure if that's for an actual reason or just the obvious pun), and a couple others that I can't remember off the top of my head.

Comment author: Sarokrae 27 September 2011 12:34:20PM 0 points [-]

I thought Homerton was the obvious gay pun?

And one thing that IS reasonably accurate: New Hall is a female version of Hufflepuff. It is most of the time filled up by the "leftovers" (pooled there)...