CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #263

[Billfred]

After a couple of three-page contests, I guess aftershocks are to be expected.

Here are the scores after the last round (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showpost.php?p=867340&postcount=35):

Akash Rastogi 12
lingomaniac88 12
Barry Bonzack 7
kramarczyk 7
Karibou 5
AndyB 4
Daniel_LaFleur 4
GaryVoshol 4
JaneYoung 4
KarenH 4
Matt Attallah 4
rsisk 4
Taylor 4
Al Skierkiewicz 3
bobwrit 3
Chris is me 3
Don Rotolo 3
Mr. Pockets 3
rocketperson44 3
Travis Hoffman 3
Rich Wong 2
dodar 2
EricH 2
rtfgnow 2
Steve W 2
Wayne Doenges 2
CHI DONG08 1
Chief Pride 1
Cynette 1
Katie_UPS 1
Lil' Lavery 1
NorviewsVeteran 1
youngWilliam14 1


And today being the anniversary that it is, you can probably whittle down the list of subjects pretty quickly for this week's picture:

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/29374

As always, the deadline is theoretically sorta kinda Saturday at midnight Eastern.

Go!

[rtfgnow]

[silently in his head]I had to wait three weeks for him to step in the gum, but it was worth it to see this face.

[Akash Rastogi]

Dave:rolleyes: : God I wish I had his hair...so light and airy.....Huh?*Snaps out of it*
Wait. ...What? We landed on WHAT?? Oh. OH! Good good good, I was wondering how that would turn out......And could we please get this guy some Rogaine? We can go to Mars but we can't produce new hair follicles?

[rsisk]

Timmy always gets excited when he cooks his Top Ramen noodles.

[dodar]

Dave: Congratulations, you finally beat my Pac-Man high score

[lingomaniac88]

Guy on the right: *frustrated* Why can't I figure out this stupid game hint?!
Dave: *thinking to himself* Should I tell him it's just a red herring? Nah, it's a lot more fun to watch him agonize over it like this.

The number one cause of hair loss in America is getting frustrated from trying to figure out Dave's "game hints." Don't let this happen to you.

[Stormnnormn]

Right: A SPIDER! Gahhh! *Splat*

Dave: Nice!

[EricH]

Dave: We got another engineer excited about FIRST. Now if only the kids would follow...

Kevin Watson (off-camera): You know, Dave, you keep giving out those hints that baffle engineers. What did you expect?

[AndyB]

What the heck do Montana's green heights have to do with anything!!?

[Chris is me]

Man: Is THIS your game piece for 2008?
*Dave claps*
Man: YES! I figured out your Game Hint!

[GaryVoshol]

Celebrant: "Yes, there's one left. I finally get to taste a Krispy Kreme!"

Two seconds later, Dave swoops in ... :ahh:

And I go to the top of the screen and see this Spotlight: "Ha. Lavery's a genius. - Aignam"

[JaneYoung]

Dave:
I never knew anyone would get this excited about my other car. Cool.

[Taylor]

Who photoshopped that shirt & tie on Dave? That's definitely not standard issue Laverywear.

[Mr. Pockets]

Three cups of coffee for a late night GDC meeting- $12
Canceling vacation due to last minute FRC planning crisis- $500
Yearly expenses for FRC in general- $20,558,122
Seeing people's responses to your new game hints...Priceless

There are some things money can't buy. For everything else see Dave Lavery

[Travis Hoffman]

What NASA doesn't want you to know:

On July 20, 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon, collecting over 40 pounds of moon rock samples. Earlier in the mission, an unidentified flying object accosted them as they neared the lunar surface. They observed a flashing light pattern but did not truly comprehend what they were looking at. In fact, the UFO was trying to communicate with the intrepid spacemen. Loosely translated, the message read "I am a Mooninite. You will land in the area in which we have encased our most unstable, incorrigible moonspawn in solid rock for the betterment and survival of our race. Please, before you leave, take our crazy moon children with you!"

By chance, Neil and Buzz collected seven Mooninites that day. All but one perished on the return trip home. The one that survived soon broke free from his rocky prison during a NASA geological experiment. The scientists were amazed by what they saw - the first instance of alien life visiting Earth. The child, while exhibiting all the tendencies of a stark raving madman, demonstrated an amazing capacity for learning, absorbing knowledge to the point in which his genius surpassed that of all humans on the planet.

Rather than alert the public to his existence, NASA officials took the child in, disguising him as a nerd on perpetual vacation, so they could manipulate his genius to further their ambitious goal of conquering the universe, one planet at a time.

Behold Dave Lavery - Moon Child.

[Akash Rastogi]

What NASA doesn't want you to know:

On July 20, 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon, collecting over 40 pounds of moon rock samples. Earlier in the mission, an unidentified flying object accosted them as they neared the lunar surface. They observed a flashing light pattern but did not truly comprehend what they were looking at. In fact, the UFO was trying to communicate with the intrepid spacemen. Loosely translated, the message read "I am a Mooninite. You will land in the area in which we have encased our most unstable, incorrigible moonspawn in solid rock for the betterment and survival of our race. Please, before you leave, take our crazy moon children with you!"

By chance, Neil and Buzz collected seven Mooninites that day. All but one perished on the return trip home. The one that survived soon broke free from his rocky prison during a NASA geological experiment. The scientists were amazed by what they saw - the first instance of alien life visiting Earth. The child, while exhibiting all the tendencies of a stark raving madman, demonstrated an amazing capacity for learning, absorbing knowledge to the point in which his genius surpassed that of all humans on the planet.

Rather than alert the public to his existence, NASA officials took the child in, disguising him as a nerd on perpetual vacation, so they could manipulate his genius to further their ambitious goal of conquering the universe, one planet at a time.

Behold Dave Lavery - Moon Child.

*clap clap clap clap clap*:D

[RMiller]

Dave's newest way of giving out game hints, cable television.

[Barry Bonzack]

YES!!! Someone dropped a penny on the floor!

Dave rubbing his hands devilishly and thinking: heh heh... wait til he finds out I super-glued it to the floor.

[Wayne Doenges]

Guy on right : "Yes!! I saved 15% by insuring the Mars Rover with Geico."

[bobwrit]

Guy: Darn it! we lost the MPL (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Polar_Lander).
Lavery: Whoops....

[DonRotolo]

What NASA doesn't want you to know:
<snip>
Rather than alert the public to his existence, NASA officials took the child in, disguising him as a nerd on perpetual vacation, so they could manipulate his genius to further their ambitious goal of conquering the universe, one planet at a time.

Behold Dave Lavery - Moon Child.

*[Not an entry: I bow humbly to greatness.
sigh. OK, here's my entry for this week, futile as it may be; I dunno, that's a hard act to follow: ]*


Long after they graduate from High School, FIRST alumni still get excited about robots.


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[Matt Attallah]

Dave: "Can we do it?"
Other Guy: "Yes we can!!!!one!1!"

:D

[Steve W]

Dave "When I clap my hands you will wake up and discover that you have been beaten again"

Clap! AAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

[Daniel_LaFleur]

Nerds at play.

[kramarczyk]

What?!? The producers pulled out!!! NUTS!!! I was sure we were going to get Dave on What Not to Wear. (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30332)

[Joe G.]

The first 2008 game hint was released months before to certain NASA employees. Here, we can see it being stress tested, to see if it can stand up to the frustrations of anxious FIRST teams.

[Karibou]

You know those little good and evil people who always appear on your shoulders when you're having trouble solving a problem, or making a decision? Like Abe Lincoln, an angel, a devil, or mini versions of yourself?

This employee was having problems deciphering game hint #2. Notice how Dave is there, but the other shoulder lacks the angel.

[Rich Wong]

"I won! I won! I finally bet Dave at the NASA Krispy Kremes Eating Contest!"

[Billfred]

It's still Monday! (I was tied up last night making an offer on a condo. Paperwork is fun.)

First place goes to:

What NASA doesn't want you to know:

On July 20, 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon, collecting over 40 pounds of moon rock samples. Earlier in the mission, an unidentified flying object accosted them as they neared the lunar surface. They observed a flashing light pattern but did not truly comprehend what they were looking at. In fact, the UFO was trying to communicate with the intrepid spacemen. Loosely translated, the message read "I am a Mooninite. You will land in the area in which we have encased our most unstable, incorrigible moonspawn in solid rock for the betterment and survival of our race. Please, before you leave, take our crazy moon children with you!"

By chance, Neil and Buzz collected seven Mooninites that day. All but one perished on the return trip home. The one that survived soon broke free from his rocky prison during a NASA geological experiment. The scientists were amazed by what they saw - the first instance of alien life visiting Earth. The child, while exhibiting all the tendencies of a stark raving madman, demonstrated an amazing capacity for learning, absorbing knowledge to the point in which his genius surpassed that of all humans on the planet.

Rather than alert the public to his existence, NASA officials took the child in, disguising him as a nerd on perpetual vacation, so they could manipulate his genius to further their ambitious goal of conquering the universe, one planet at a time.

Behold Dave Lavery - Moon Child.

Second place goes to:

The first 2008 game hint was released months before to certain NASA employees. Here, we can see it being stress tested, to see if it can stand up to the frustrations of anxious FIRST teams.

Honorable mentions go to:

1) kramarczyk
2) dodar
3) EricH
4) Wayne Doenges
5) Steve W
6) Don Rotolo
7) Barry Bonzack
8) JaneYoung
9) Taylor
10) Karibou
11) lingomaniac88
12) GaryVoshol

Which means the scores are:

lingomaniac88 14
Akash Rastogi 13
Travis Hoffman 13
Barry Bonzack 9
kramarczyk 9
rocketperson44 8
Karibou 7
GaryVoshol 6
JaneYoung 6
Taylor 6
AndyB 5
Daniel_LaFleur 5
Don Rotolo 5
Matt Attallah 5
rsisk 5
KarenH 4
bobwrit 4
Chris is me 4
dodar 4
EricH 4
Mr. Pockets 4
Steve W 4
Wayne Doenges 4
Al Skierkiewicz 3
Rich Wong 3
rtfgnow 3
RMiller 2
CHI DONG08 1
Chief Pride 1
Cynette 1
Katie_UPS 1
Lil' Lavery 1
NorviewsVeteran 1
Stormnnormn 1
youngWilliam14 1


Onward!

[rtfgnow]

I demand 3 point compensation for you not giving a burn award!

[Billfred]

Darnit, I knew I forgot something!

The burn award, erroneously skipped over because I thought I'd already pulled it aside, goes to:

Dave : God I wish I had his hair...so light and airy.....Huh?*Snaps out of it*
Wait. ...What? We landed on WHAT?? Oh. OH! Good good good, I was wondering how that would turn out......And could we please get this guy some Rogaine? We can go to Mars but we can't produce new hair follicles?

Which means that Stogi actually has 15 points; the rest are unaffected.

Onward (for real)!