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Briansmithtown
31-05-2015, 19:50
So this year's game was recycle rush... and we were told their would be change... The only change was that the GDC took one of FIRST's worst games, and somehow made it worse...
I think the GDC must love lunacy, because Recycle Rush took its place from being the worst game ever.
Please add any jokes that you find funny in the FIRST community. :cool:
I was thinking of something different when I came into this thread but it turned out to be just more unwarranted hate about the game. Shame.
I feel sorry that you are unhappy with the choices made by the GDC regarding this year but if you are looking for sympathy here than you are wrong. Chief is not a place to promote simple minded discontent toward the FIRST community. If you'd like to make a more sophisticated argument regarding the issues of Recycle Rush as well as the implications of the GDC's choice than feel free, else please keep it to yourself.
Briansmithtown
31-05-2015, 20:13
I was thinking of something different when I came into this thread but it turned out to be just more unwarranted hate about the game. Shame.
I feel sorry that you are unhappy with the choices made by the GDC regarding this year but if you are looking for sympathy here than you are wrong. Chief is not a place to promote simple minded discontent toward the FIRST community. If you'd like to make a more sophisticated argument regarding the issues of Recycle Rush as well as the implications of the GDC's choice than feel free, else please keep it to yourself.
Well, if you finished read my whole little blurb... its suppose to be funny, not taken seriously... Im not actually degrading the GDC... its suppose to be fun, not taken seriously...
Well, if you finished read my whole little blurb... its suppose to be funny, not taken seriously... Im not actually degrading the GDC... its suppose to be fun, not taken seriously...
If this was your intention than you expressed your ideas with efficiency left to be desired, the post made it seem as if the initial joke was "Recycle Rush"
Briansmithtown
31-05-2015, 20:28
If this was your intention than you expressed your ideas with efficiency left to be desired, the post made it seem as if the initial joke was "Recycle Rush"
Unless you were a driver, there was noting interesting that most people found about this game... I have seen a big difference from the turnout of media and people outside FIRST coming to competitions then last year. This year was a terrible game... it is blatant. The lack of action was really boring. But thats not the point of this thread. The whole point of this thread is to make jokes. Thats it. Not get into these discussions about these games.
Unless you were a driver, there was noting interesting that most people found about this game...
I wasn't appointed driver until halfway through our first regional, and IMO, the game was still interesting. Though it wasn't as much of a "sport" as previous games (i.e. 2014) have been, I thought (based on my limited time spectating) that all the different ways that teams approached the challenge were still interesting and entertaining. Just my two cents.
This year was a terrible game... it is blatant. The lack of action was really boring. But thats not the point of this thread. The whole point of this thread is to make jokes. Thats it. Not get into these discussions about these games.
Then WHY did you pick this year's game's goodness/badness as a joke?
There have been many, many threads discussing the merits of Recycle Rush and whether or not it was an "interesting" game. Let's not turn this into another one.
The intent of this thread is to serve as a place for people to share FIRST-related jokes. (Maybe the first shouldn't have been about Recycle Rush... but again, a different conversation.)
Let's try to get this thread back on track.
Andrew Schreiber
31-05-2015, 20:37
Then WHY did you pick this year's game's goodness/badness as a joke?
Because it was the best joke he could come up with.
Wow people are touchy.
Briansmithtown
31-05-2015, 20:38
Then WHY did you pick this year's game's goodness/badness as a joke?
Because Its a pretty popular topic, and I haven't been in the forums in a few months... I thought it was a funny joke personally.
Briansmithtown
31-05-2015, 20:39
Because it was the best joke he could come up with.
Wow people are touchy.
Thank you
connor.worley
31-05-2015, 20:41
Leave it to CD to misconstrue a joke this badly.
Chief is not a place to promote simple minded discontent toward the FIRST community.
Do we read the same Chief Delphi?
Then WHY did you pick this year's game's goodness/badness as a joke?
Because, this game is a joke.
Because it was the best joke he could come up with.
Wow people are touchy.
If you can't come up with a better joke than that, then maybe you shouldn't be telling jokes until you can. (A "popular topic" isn't necessarily a good idea to make jokes about--for example, I could probably make a joke involving the eternally-popular student/mentor build ratio threads. But I'm sure that wouldn't go over well--trust me, I had one written down.)
Even the X robots drive into a bar joke is funnier than the supposed joke used to start this thread.
Or to put it another way: If someone has to read your "joke" multiple times and it's still not obvious you're telling a joke after that, there's a good chance that they'll think you're serious. That's probably what triggered this.
Mods, I think this thread may need to be closed for a while, and maybe someone can try again with a different opening?
connor.worley
31-05-2015, 20:53
Mods, I think this thread may need to be closed for a while, and maybe someone can try again with a different opening?
Why, aside from people derailing it? I say let the thread roll on.
Andrew Schreiber
31-05-2015, 20:54
If you can't come up with a better joke than that, then maybe you shouldn't be telling jokes until you can. (A "popular topic" isn't necessarily a good idea to make jokes about--for example, I could probably make a joke involving the eternally-popular student/mentor build ratio threads. But I'm sure that wouldn't go over well--trust me, I had one written down.)
Even the X robots drive into a bar joke is funnier than the supposed joke used to start this thread.
Or to put it another way: If someone has to read your "joke" multiple times and it's still not obvious you're telling a joke after that, there's a good chance that they'll think you're serious. That's probably what triggered this.
Mods, I think this thread may need to be closed for a while, and maybe someone can try again with a different opening?
I'd love to hear the mentor built joke.
AdamHeard
31-05-2015, 20:55
Because it was the best joke he could come up with.
Wow people are touchy.
I thought it was a good joke.
Anyone want another joke....?
Two champs.
Briansmithtown
31-05-2015, 20:56
If you can't come up with a better joke than that, then maybe you shouldn't be telling jokes until you can. (A "popular topic" isn't necessarily a good idea to make jokes about--for example, I could probably make a joke involving the eternally-popular student/mentor build ratio threads. But I'm sure that wouldn't go over well--trust me, I had one written down.)
Even the X robots drive into a bar joke is funnier than the supposed joke used to start this thread.
Or to put it another way: If someone has to read your "joke" multiple times and it's still not obvious you're telling a joke after that, there's a good chance that they'll think you're serious. That's probably what triggered this.
Mods, I think this thread may need to be closed for a while, and maybe someone can try again with a different opening?
Its just a thread, I don't know why people are getting so offended...
And why even say "Mods, I think this thread needs to be closed..."... If you don't like it, then why even click it?
Anyhow, due to popular request, I guess, a new FIRST joke...
I barley passed my Programing class... I got C++. I only passed because i had some Java in my system.
Insanity000
31-05-2015, 20:56
This thread is already just completely ruined with people arguing over recycle rush.... in may. I'm calling a flame thread if I've ever seen one, which is a shame because this could have been a funny thread, but nope, got to argue about recycle rush instead.
Briansmithtown
31-05-2015, 21:00
How do you kill a joke?
Bring up a touchy subject....
BrennanB
31-05-2015, 21:00
Be in FIRST long enough and pretty much every game is hated in one way or another. Nowadays all the hate is pretty meaningless to me. You don't know how good a game is till you have seen worse.
Onto more jokes! (and more tasteful hopefully)
John Retkowski
31-05-2015, 21:02
Am I crazy for thinking it's wrong for people to say this is a bad game, and act as if them saying it just makes it a universal fact? I'm fine with everyone having an opinion. I get that, but some of us actually liked this game. Both as a driver and a spectator.
Also just needed to add in on an unrelated/related note. Every year I've been in FRC, the first couple weeks after the game has been released, everyone on CD seems to act as if the sky is falling with how terrible they think it is. We sure to know how to complain...
Just a thought. :)
This is officially my new favourite thread.
Carolyn_Grace
31-05-2015, 21:09
This is officially my new favourite thread.
Can't tell if this is a joke or not.
:p
Insanity000
31-05-2015, 21:12
Am I crazy for thinking it's wrong for people to say this is a bad game, and act as if them saying it just makes it a universal truth? I'm fine with everyone having an opinion. I get that, but some of us actually liked this game. Both as a driver and a spectator.
I've always been a firm believer in thinking that hating on a game is wrong. First of all no one is making you stay in FIRST, if you hate it that much, why not just join VEX or something. Besides, the game is only a bonus to what FIRST is really about. FIRST is not and never will be about the the game. We all know it, For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, not for recognition of competition and game. Its something I've seen progressively over the years, people becoming more focused about the game than rather about learning life long skills, which is disheartening. I know i'm going probably going to get lots of hate for this but i know everyone has an opinion, and there's nothing you can do to change that. I understand that, but when you complain about it constantly it's annoying and ruins it for others.
Mike Marandola
31-05-2015, 21:12
Am I crazy for thinking it's wrong for people to say this is a bad game, and act as if them saying it just makes it a universal truth? I'm fine with everyone having an opinion. I get that, but some of us actually liked this game. Both as a driver and a spectator.
Also just needed to add in on an unrelated/related note. Every year I've been in FRC, the first couple weeks after the game has been released, everyone on CD seems to act as if the sky is falling with how terrible they think it is. We sure to know how to complain...
Just a thought. :)
The same could be said about the people who believe Recycle Rush was good. It's not a universal truth, but I am very willing to bet that it's a majority opinion.
Can't tell if this is a joke or not.
:p
Wait.... are you joking?
John Retkowski
31-05-2015, 21:19
The same could be said about the people who believe Recycle Rush was good. It's not a universal opinion but I am very willing to bet that it's a majority opinion.
I didn't say universal opinion or majority opinion, I would be fine if it was a universal opinion. I said universal fact
Carolyn_Grace
31-05-2015, 21:20
Wait.... are you joking?
I don't even know if I'm joking. This thread is quite the paradox.
Putting on my English teacher hat:
I *believe* (but am not sure) that the the OP intended to come across as sarcastic, perhaps even satirical. But it's important to remember that sarcasm is difficult to convey in the written language and is rarely taken humorously. It's usually intended to be funny but instead received as insulting. Just because you SAY something is a joke, doesn't mean that it is funny.
In other words: Comedy is for the comedian to design but the audience to judge.
Briansmithtown
31-05-2015, 21:25
I don't even know if I'm joking. This thread is quite the paradox.
Putting on my English teacher hat:
I *believe* (but am not sure) that the the OP intended to come across as sarcastic, perhaps even satirical. But it's important to remember that sarcasm is difficult to convey in the written language and is rarely taken humorously. It's usually intended to be funny but instead received as insulting. Just because you SAY something is a joke, doesn't mean that it is funny.
In other words: Comedy is for the comedian to design but the audience to judge.
It was satirical humor. It was suppose to not taken with a grain of salt. Thanks for clearifying it.
AlexanderTheOK
31-05-2015, 21:25
come on guys its a joke thread! I'm sure we can list 5 jokes that aren't Jackie Ch... err Recycle Rush. Here, I'll start!
1,) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpSgUrsghv4
2,) Half Life Water Game Confirmed.
3,) Recycle R...
...
...
@#^&$!
This is harder than I thought.
Carolyn_Grace
31-05-2015, 21:31
It was satirical humor. It was suppose to not taken with a grain of salt. Thanks for clearifying it.
So, the thing with satire is that it is based in some truth, which is why it resonates with audiences so much. Satire is often not funny in a "haha" sort of way but a "this makes me uncomfortable" sort of way.
When writing satire, expect that people will be outraged by your assertion. Don't get defensive and declare, "It was just a joke!"
You made people uncomfortable with your attempt at comedy. TBH, I didn't find it funny. Maybe others did, and that's fine. People find different things humorous. But maybe it also wasn't the best joke to *start* with. Your other one about programming was a better introduction.
The other thing about comedy is respecting timing.
Briansmithtown
31-05-2015, 21:34
Can we make a complete 360 of this thread. Just someone start off with some good joke.
KosmicKhaos
31-05-2015, 21:37
Can we make a complete 360 of this thread. Just someone start off with some good joke.
I believe you mean a 180 as a 360 would spin you around completely and keep you pointing in the same direction :p
I believe you mean a 180 as a 360 would spin you around completely and keep you pointing in the same direction :p
You mean only have one pi? Not two? But I'm still hungry!
(For those who don't get it: convert to radians first.)
Briansmithtown
31-05-2015, 21:40
I believe you mean a 180 as a 360 would spin you around completely and keep you pointing in the same direction :p
GAH I don't even know anymore.
Can we please just make a 540 so we can touch upon the subject then change it
DohertyBilly
31-05-2015, 21:50
While having this thread pull a 180 would be nice, I think it would just invite SPAM...
*ba dum tss*
this thread is more confusing than a rookie who is trying to find pneumatic fluid.
Briansmithtown
31-05-2015, 22:37
This was the most intense comedy hour. Ever.
here to start a-new
a few jokes:
1. how do you get a majority of people complaining about a game, call it recycle rush. how do you get a majority of people feeling like their voices aren't being heard. declare two championships.
2. what the only thing worse then lunacy, recycle rush.
I could go all day...... a joke is a joke doesn't matter if someone else doesn't find it funny. its a joke if you find it funny.
these crack me up.
This was always pretty funny to me:
frccirclejerk.com (http://frccirclejerk.com)
I've always wondered who made it.
I could go all day...... a joke is a joke doesn't matter if someone else doesn't find it funny. its a joke if you find it funny.
Your audience brought a pile of rotten tomatoes for you.
Here's the thing about jokes and audience: If the joke isn't appropriate for the audience it's told to, they won't find it funny, and then you won't be telling that joke there anymore. (Might not be telling any other jokes there, either.) Even if you find a joke uproariously funny, your audience might find it to be a mortal insult. I'm serious here; I can think of a couple of joke/audience combinations that could result in my getting seriously hurt.
Although, I must say, there is one joke where you don't have to worry about the audience's reaction. Too bad nobody knows what The World's Funniest Joke is, something about anybody seeing more than one word getting very seriously hurt.
Your audience brought a pile of rotten tomatoes for you.
Here's the thing about jokes and audience: If the joke isn't appropriate for the audience it's told to, they won't find it funny, and then you won't be telling that joke there anymore. (Might not be telling any other jokes there, either.) Even if you find a joke uproariously funny, your audience might find it to be a mortal insult. I'm serious here; I can think of a couple of joke/audience combinations that could result in my getting seriously hurt.
Although, I must say, there is one joke where you don't have to worry about the audience's reaction. Too bad nobody knows what The World's Funniest Joke is, something about anybody seeing more than one word getting very seriously hurt.
you must be referring to monty python and the killer joke.......https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdWGlJrG6sQ
James1902
01-06-2015, 00:16
Actual funny thing to post: http://youtu.be/uQ_mdx8_6A4
Apprently obligatory thoughts about natue of comedy: "Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die." -Mel Brooks
Comedy is subjective. In fact most of the Internet is just people posting stuff they find hilarious only to discover that few people agree with their assessment.
Daniel_LaFleur
01-06-2015, 07:59
Unless you were a driver, there was noting interesting that most people found about this game...
Your opinion
I have seen a big difference from the turnout of media and people outside FIRST coming to competitions then last year.
Empirical data ... show real data and we'll discuss.
This year was a terrible game... it is blatant.
again, your opinion.
The lack of action was really boring.
and again, your opinion.
show data that backs your opinion.
But thats not the point of this thread. The whole point of this thread is to make jokes. Thats it.
Good, so lets talk about making 469's robot against the rules ;)
Not get into these discussions about these games.
The above is JM(NS)HO
CJ_Elliott
01-06-2015, 12:30
For all of you getting up in arms about the jokes made about this game... IMO i hated this game. I did not enjoy it to any extent. With this, I found this thread humorous. If you don't enjoy this thread, please, by all means, go elsewhere. I found a thread not 2 weeks ago that were talking about the good things that came out of this year's game. If you have something nice to say about recycle rush, bring it there. Don't try to defend it here.
And with that I say...
How do you incorporate FTC more into FRC? You design the game to be more like FTC
K-Dawg157
01-06-2015, 12:58
Heh... hehe... hehehehe
Why do they call it hyper text?
Too much JAVA.
Michael Corsetto
01-06-2015, 13:01
I thought it was a good joke.
Anyone want another joke....?
Two champs.
I want to laugh, but I just cry.
AlexanderTheOK
01-06-2015, 13:30
Guys. Maybe we can stop recycling the RR conversation and get back to jokes?
Seriously, CD is littered with these threads already.
AdamHeard
01-06-2015, 13:38
Guys. Maybe we can stop recycling the RR conversation and get back to jokes?
Seriously, CD is littered with these threads already.
No.
:deadhorse:
Michael Corsetto
01-06-2015, 13:40
Guys. Maybe we can stop recycling the RR conversation and get back to jokes?
Seriously, CD is littered with these threads already.
I'd like to keep the conversation going, the thought is still pretty unprocessed to me.
Maybe if I processed it more, I'd get the point.
Andrew Schreiber
01-06-2015, 13:40
No.
:deadhorse:
It's the glue that binds this community together...
Joke Explainer Guy:
This is a bad joke about dead horses and glue.
Michael Corsetto
01-06-2015, 13:44
What's worse than Two Champs 2017?
Three Champs 2021.
Andrew Schreiber
01-06-2015, 13:51
And what is the deal with volunteer food?
CJ_Elliott
01-06-2015, 13:53
No. First started in 1989 and didn't decide on 2 champs until 2017. even if the rate doubles, the earliest that we would have 2+ champs would be 2031... This still doesn't reassure me....
Anupam Goli
01-06-2015, 14:02
I'd like to keep the conversation going, the thought is still pretty unprocessed to me.
Maybe if I processed it more, I'd get the point.
At this point we're recycling old points and not contributing anything new.
At this point we're recycling old points and not contributing anything new.
At this point we're recycling old points and not contributing anything new.
Kevin Leonard
01-06-2015, 14:19
At this point we're recycling old points and not contributing anything new.
At this point, we appear to be recycling some older points and we are not contributing things that seem to be new.
iVanDuzer
01-06-2015, 14:33
Y'all need to toughen up and embrace the tug lyfe. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lJ6-JvXgHM)
(Side note: if anyone has a link to an epic can battle they want "tugged out", send me a message and I'll pimp your bot)
evanperryg
01-06-2015, 14:39
the biggest joke is the first 3 pages of this thread
Briansmithtown
01-06-2015, 17:42
the biggest joke is the first 3 pages of this thread
He's right you know.
He's right you know.
I don't know. That's just your opinion.
Zebra_Fact_Man
01-06-2015, 18:46
Do we read the same Chief Delphi?
Probably the only funny thing in this thread so far.
I'd love to hear the mentor built joke.
What do you call a mentor built robot?
World Champion.
What do you call two mentor built robots?
An alliance someone is going to complain about later on Chief Delphi.
To me, the joke if funny because I just don't care how mad people get.
thatprogrammer
01-06-2015, 18:50
Biggest joking in FRC: People expecting rules to stay the same each year.
Also: I've heard nothing is better than FRC and that something is better than nothing. Thus, something is better than FRC?! *If you follow, or are on, 365, you may have seen me say this to your team already*
PayneTrain
01-06-2015, 18:52
This was always pretty funny to me:
frccirclejerk.com (http://frccirclejerk.com)
I've always wondered who made it.
Same.
IronicDeadBird
01-06-2015, 18:57
Scissor Lifts are always viable.
When does mechanical agree with programming?
When they realize mistakes were made and its time to bag...
Whats the difference between Ether and Wikipedia?
I trust Ether.
Anthony Galea
01-06-2015, 18:58
Did you hear the one about mecanum wheels on Ein - Oh wait I can't make that joke anymore? Dang.
What do you call a mentor built robot?
World Champion.
What do you call two mentor built robots?
An alliance someone is going to complain about later on Chief Delphi.
Just for reference, this isn't it. Neither one is. (And... just for reference... usually it's only one that someone complains about.)
Mike Marandola
01-06-2015, 19:44
Same.
That sounds like a domain that a Virginian would make ;)
Did you hear the one about mecanum wheels on Ein - Oh wait I can't make that joke anymore? Dang.
What sort of bird brain, or bumblebing moron would build a robot with mecanums?
Anthony Galea
01-06-2015, 21:04
What sort of bird brain, or bumblebing moron would build a robot with mecanums?
They must bee a Daredevil in order to do that... :rolleyes:
They must bee a Daredevil in order to do that... :rolleyes:
I don't think you have enough rep to say something so racy.
Anthony Galea
01-06-2015, 21:12
I don't think you have enough rep to say something so racy.
What? Unless I'm missing a joke here, I'm just adding to the list of teams that used mecanums on Einstein. My team used mecanums this year, I'm pretty sure I'm not bashing them.
allgoodthehood
01-06-2015, 21:13
I don't think you have enough rep to say something so racy.
I'm going to go out on a whim and say he was directing that to us, team 2512, the Duluth East Daredevils. Or Daredevils for short. Nothing racy or anything, it's okay I know him.
I don't think you have enough rep to say something so racy.
What? Unless I'm missing a joke here.
You are.
/S
Just some comic relief in a comedy thread, I know, mind boggling.
No. First started in 1989 and didn't decide on 2 champs until 2017. even if the rate doubles, the earliest that we would have 2+ champs would be 2031... This still doesn't reassure me....
The 24 year period between championsplits is alarmingly short.
If we keep doubling the number of championship events every 24 years, it'll only take 240 years until there are over 4,000 world champion robots. This may quickly become a problem, as there will soon be more world champion robot spots than teams. The exponential rate of increase of championships is at an all time high, and is currently higher than the growth rate of humans, high schools, FRC teams, and places that can host FRC championships. In 770 years, FRC championships will most likely outnumber human beings on earth, which will cause terrible overcrowding.
This xkcd comic is applicable:
http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/extrapolating.png
AlexanderTheOK
02-06-2015, 00:28
The 24 year period between championsplits is alarmingly short.
If we keep doubling the number of championship events every 24 years, it'll only take 240 years until there are over 4,000 world champion robots. This may quickly become a problem, as there will soon be more world champion robot spots than teams. The exponential rate of increase of championships is at an all time high, and is currently higher than the growth rate of humans, high schools, FRC teams, and places that can host FRC championships. In 770 years, FRC championships will most likely outnumber human beings on earth, which will cause terrible overcrowding.
This xkcd comic is applicable:
http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/extrapolating.png
Heck. If you do it like in the comic, then its not a 24 year gap, its a 1 year gap! 2016 we have one championship, 2017 we have two! If we extrapolate, it takes only 10 years to get to the 4000 championships mark.
This is much more dangerous than we thought isn't it.
dmaggio744
02-06-2015, 07:58
The year is 7943...
There is now such an immense amount of FRC championships that they are considered an annoyance. Medals are used for counter weights. Trophies are melted down for raw materials. Dean Kamen uploaded his intelligence onto a supercomputer and his consciousnesses now controls swarms of drones with cameras to watch all the matches at once.
We must go back to the past, to prevent what terrors are to come...
CJ_Elliott
02-06-2015, 09:01
The 24 year period between championsplits is alarmingly short.
If we keep doubling the number of championship events every 24 years, it'll only take 240 years until there are over 4,000 world champion robots. This may quickly become a problem, as there will soon be more world champion robot spots than teams. The exponential rate of increase of championships is at an all time high, and is currently higher than the growth rate of humans, high schools, FRC teams, and places that can host FRC championships. In 770 years, FRC championships will most likely outnumber human beings on earth, which will cause terrible overcrowding.
This xkcd comic is applicable:
http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/extrapolating.png
I didn't think in the long term... if this is the case, skynet's production must be moving along faster than expected.
BTW: XKCD comic; appreciated :D
CJ_Elliott
02-06-2015, 10:08
Year 2502,
There are 2000 championship events. Blue banners are being handed out like plasma TV's at an Oprah show...
Kevin Leonard
02-06-2015, 10:13
The year is 7943...
There is now such an immense amount of FRC championships that they are considered an annoyance. Medals are used for counter weights. Trophies are melted down for raw materials. Dean Kamen uploaded his intelligence onto a supercomputer and his consciousnesses now controls swarms of drones with cameras to watch all the matches at once.
We must go back to the past, to prevent what terrors are to come...
We have to go back- before the championsplit changed history. Back to 2012, when the hackers tried to hack into Dean Kamen's brain during Einstein and failed, causing any wirelessly controlled device nearby to begin behaving erratically.
This was only the first attempt to compromise the FIRST values we know and love. It wouldn't be the last.
Brandon Holley
02-06-2015, 10:21
Just for reference, this isn't it. Neither one is. (And... just for reference... usually it's only one that someone complains about.)
Cmon Eric, you can't bait the masses with this infamously hilarious mentor built robot joke and NOT drop it on us...
MasterMentor
02-06-2015, 11:31
Joke #1:
Did you know R2-D2 had the most foul mouth of all robots in Star Wars? They had to bleep out every word!
Joke #2: (blatantly stolen from Dilbert)
http://www.kappit.com/img/pics/81007921hfahh.gif
Joke #3:
http://www.kappit.com/img/pics/20140412_230222_ahbffbe.jpeg
Joke #4: (blatantly turned into a dumb robot joke)
A ventriloquist doing a nightclub gig with his dummy on his knee tells a dumb robot joke; a beverage service robot stops and shouts at the ventriloquist. “What gives you the right to stereotype artificial intelligence that way? You should be ashamed of yourself”. Flustered, the ventriloquist begins to stammer an apology. “You keep out of this, buster!” it yells, “I’m talking to the little idiot on your knee.”
Joke #5:
A robotics team mentor and his wife came for counselling after 15 years of marriage. When asked what the problem was, the wife went into a passionate, painful tirade listing every problem they had ever had in the 15 years they had been married.
She went on and on and on: neglect, lack of intimacy, emptiness, loneliness, feeling unloved and unlovable, an entire laundry list of unmet needs she had endured over the course of their marriage.
Finally, after allowing this to go on for a sufficient length of time, the therapist got up, walked around the desk and, after asking the wife to stand, embraced and kissed her passionately.
The woman shut up and quietly sat down as though in a daze.
The therapist turned to the mentor and said, "This is what your wife needs at least three times a week. Can you do this?"
The mentor thought for a moment and replied, "Well, I can drop her off here on Mondays and Wednesdays, but this is FRC BUILD SEASON, I can't leave the shop on Fridays."
-MM
AdamHeard
02-06-2015, 13:13
Cmon Eric, you can't bait the masses with this infamously hilarious mentor built robot joke and NOT drop it on us...
I've heard legends about the hilarity that EricH has, so I second this.
I've heard legends about the hilarity that EricH has, so I second this.
Unfortunately, that is mostly what they are, legends :rolleyes:
Mammaloon
02-06-2015, 15:47
Here's my best one:
The most beautiful thing about Recycle Rush is that the GDC managed to create a game with less defense than the NBA that is still more boring to watch than the MLB
Anupam Goli
02-06-2015, 15:54
Here's my best one:
The most beautiful thing about Recycle Rush is that the GDC managed to create a game with less defense than the NBA that is still more boring to watch than the MLB
Yeah, well that's just like, your opinion man.
Personally I find watching baseball to be very relaxing and enjoyable.
Here is my joke:
Q: What is the best way to deal with chewy horse meat?
A: Ask CD if a student or a mentor should do the tenderizing...:yikes:
:deadhorse:
a student or a mentor should do the tenderizing
Neither. Send it to the butcher shop sponsor.
Neither. Send it to the butcher shop sponsor.
How do I put this on my Bill of Materials?
Unfortunately, that is mostly what they are, legends :rolleyes:
I agree...And not just because it's my dad that said it.
All I'm going to say is that when I originally wrote it down, I was aiming at a specific person--and then I opted not to post it, for a variety of reasons including that it's NOT funny. (I have independent confirmation of this.)
How do I put this on my Bill of Materials?
At the riskcost of dark humor at Comedy hour, there are two ways of doing this:
Include the fair market cost of tenderization by the butcher shop/dog food canner sponsor in the cost of the now "tenderized horse meat" reported on the BoM
Sign up the butcher's tenderizer guy in TIMS as a mentor and ignore it as it falls within the parentheses under (2015) R11:
R11 The BOM cost of each non-KOP item must be calculated based on the unit fair market value for the material and/or labor, except for labor provided by Team members (including sponsor employees who are members of the team), members of other Teams, event provided Machine Shops and shipping
As I look at the preview, I'm not sure which is the joke or whom the joke is upon:D :eek: :ahh: :o :yikes:
dmaggio744
03-06-2015, 09:59
At the riskcost of dark humor at Comedy hour, there are two ways of doing this:
Include the fair market cost of tenderization by the butcher shop/dog food canner sponsor in the cost of the now "tenderized horse meat" reported on the BoM
Sign up the butcher's tenderizer guy in TIMS as a mentor and ignore it as it falls within the parentheses under (2015) R11:
As I look at the preview, I'm not sure which is the joke or whom the joke is upon:D :eek: :ahh: :o :yikes:
Wow, you sure put a lot of work into that! I would add on to the joke, but that would be to beat a dead horse.
If you're a driver or operator, there is no way you can hate playing any game. I didn't really like watching it at regionals (didnt get to watch it at champs because it was like a mile to the stands)
Brandon Holley
03-06-2015, 10:50
I agree...And not just because it's my dad that said it.
All I'm going to say is that when I originally wrote it down, I was aiming at a specific person--and then I opted not to post it, for a variety of reasons including that it's NOT funny. (I have independent confirmation of this.)
All of that build up with no payoff...
Please excuse me while I try to pick up the shattered pieces of my world.
-Brando
connor.worley
03-06-2015, 16:01
The year is 7943...
There is now such an immense amount of FRC championships that they are considered an annoyance. Medals are used for counter weights. Trophies are melted down for raw materials. Dean Kamen uploaded his intelligence onto a supercomputer and his consciousnesses now controls swarms of drones with cameras to watch all the matches at once.
We must go back to the past, to prevent what terrors are to come...
The year is 20XX. Everyone drives robots at TAS levels of perfection. Because of this, the winner of a match depends solely on driver station position priority. The RPS metagame has evolved to ridiculous levels due to it being the only remaining factor to decide matches.
AdamHeard
03-06-2015, 16:02
The year is 20XX. Everyone drives robots at TAS levels of perfection. Because of this, the winner of a match depends solely on driver station position priority. The RPS metagame has evolved to ridiculous levels due to it being the only remaining factor to decide matches.
Translation please.
connor.worley
03-06-2015, 16:06
Translation please.
Super Smash Bros joke. If two players do certain actions at the exact same time, the outcome will be determined based on whoever's plugged in closest to the 1st controller slot. Eventually, players will become so good that matches will be determined by whoever wins the rock paper scissors for the 1st slot.
216Robochick288
03-06-2015, 19:56
And what is the deal with volunteer food?
I keep hearing word of these illusive corn dogs but in all my years of FIRST I have yet to see a single one.
Sperkowsky
03-06-2015, 22:40
I keep hearing word of these illusive corn dogs but in all my years of FIRST I have yet to see a single one.
That's because I ate them all.
Sorry
logank013
03-06-2015, 22:43
That's because I ate them all.
Sorry
I thought the special FRC food is Cheesecake. Am I misinformed? :rolleyes:
Andrew Schreiber
03-06-2015, 22:44
I thought the special FRC food is Cheesecake. Am I misinformed? :rolleyes:
I thought it was BBQ
logank013
03-06-2015, 22:46
I thought it was BBQ
Looks like neither of us have a clue on the special FRC superfood... Let's ask 1114 or 254. Seems like they eat the FRC superfood every day... lol.
Looks like neither of us have a clue on the special FRC superfood... Let's ask 1114 or 254. Seems like they eat the FRC superfood every day... lol.
They've got plenty of SAUCE for the BBQ, but I think they mostly use it on corndogs.
BTW, 254 says the superfood is corndogs. One of their mentors started that one.
Abhishek R
03-06-2015, 23:09
Super Smash Bros joke. If two players do certain actions at the exact same time, the outcome will be determined based on whoever's plugged in closest to the 1st controller slot. Eventually, players will become so good that matches will be determined by whoever wins the rock paper scissors for the 1st slot.
Alternatively, we could have matches decided by RNGesus
Better yet, we could have Twitch plays FRC! Would easily add some spice to Recycle Rush.
They've got plenty of SAUCE for the BBQ, but I think they mostly use it on corndogs.
BTW, 254 says the superfood is corndogs. One of their mentors started that one.
You haven't seen 254 take on Pappy's have you...?
You haven't seen 254 take on Pappy's have you...?
Nope. Whatever Pappy's is...
Nope. Whatever Pappy's is...
https://www.facebook.com/team254robotics/photos/pb.122857901087274.-2207520000.1433389122./953266768046379/?type=3&theater
dmaggio744
04-06-2015, 08:00
this amazing:
jokes about the game, smash reference, xkcd comic, and now Chief Deli!
Sperkowsky
04-06-2015, 11:31
this amazing:
jokes about the game, smash reference, xkcd comic, and now Chief Deli!
drew you need to calm down go find the Pneumatic fluid.
logank013
04-06-2015, 11:35
drew you need to calm down go find the Pneumatic fluid.
No, he should find the aluminum magnet first ;)
How many posts of Chief Delphi does it take to change a lightbulb?
6 posts from non-moderators asking moderators to change the threads location to "chit-chat", Technical, or back to just general.
18 posts arguing whether or not you should utilize E-Saver bulbs as they are the girl scout cookies of FIRST.
24 posts discussing propoer sizing and interface of said lightbulbs, with Ether writing a nice piece on proper illumination vs. energy utilization vs. task optimization post.
4 posts of people who only spent 200 hours making their own programmable version of the ESaver bulb but it requires you use a CRio to operate complete with pictures.
2 posts related to the guys who made their own not wearing safety glasses::safety:: during their first test (one complaining about the lack of glasses, and one complaining about safety theatre).
4 posts from LRI asking that students please not mess around with high voltage set-ups.
18 suprising posts into the merits/perils of stools vs. ladders (with an end agreement that your mileage may vary).
and last but certainly not least....
42 posts about whether or not a student or mentor should change said lightbulb with an obligatory 30 dead horses being beaten, and a general agreement that a student and a mentor should be involved, but little consensus on which holds the ladder...
And 1 post where IKE attempts to make a point by doing some math:
So how many posts does it take? 1+42+18+4+2+4+24+18+6=118 posts later and the dim bulb is still dim.* Posts don't change a lightbulb, people taking action do.
*I actually believe a lot of very good discussion and learning happens on CD, but had to poke fun at some of us that try to sway opinions which it turns out are quite hard to sway...
Sperkowsky
04-06-2015, 11:57
How many posts of Chief Delphi does it take to change a lightbulb?
6 posts from non-moderators asking moderators to change the threads location to "chit-chat", Technical, or back to just general.
18 posts arguing whether or not you should utilize E-Saver bulbs as they are the girl scout cookies of FIRST.
24 posts discussing propoer sizing and interface of said lightbulbs, with Ether writing a nice piece on proper illumination vs. energy utilization vs. task optimization post.
4 posts of people who only spent 200 hours making their own programmable version of the ESaver bulb but it requires you use a CRio to operate complete with pictures.
2 posts related to the guys who made their own not wearing safety glasses::safety:: during their first test (one complaining about the lack of glasses, and one complaining about safety theatre).
4 posts from LRI asking that students please not mess around with high voltage set-ups.
18 suprising posts into the merits/perils of stools vs. ladders (with an end agreement that your mileage may vary).
and last but certainly not least....
42 posts about whether or not a student or mentor should change said lightbulb with an obligatory 30 dead horses being beaten, and a general agreement that a student and a mentor should be involved, but little consensus on which holds the ladder...
And 1 post where IKE attempts to make a point by doing some math:
So how many posts does it take? 1+42+18+4+2+4+24+18+6=118 posts later and the dim bulb is still dim.* Posts don't change a lightbulb, people taking action do.
*I actually believe a lot of very good discussion and learning happens on CD, but had to poke fun at some of us that try to sway opinions which it turns out are quite hard to sway...
But you forgot the 2 posts about getting pneumatic fluid.
1+42+18+4+2+4+24+18+6=118 posts
Sorry, Ike - 119
add in the two pneumatic fluid posts and the correction and it gets us to 122.
Andrew Schreiber
04-06-2015, 13:43
Sorry, Ike - 119
add in the two pneumatic fluid posts and the correction and it gets us to 122.
Darn off by one errors. There's 2 things that are really hard in CS - naming things, cache invalidation, and off by one errors.
How many posts of Chief Delphi does it take to change a lightbulb?
...
If it's the offseason, their should probably be a post about a drivetrain that uses lightbulbs instead of normal wheels, just for good measure.
techhelpbb
04-06-2015, 20:05
A topic that starts with a joke involving competive goals...
Elicits concerns it is not competitive enough to survive!
:D
You really can not make stuff like this up....
techhelpbb
04-06-2015, 20:09
The year is 7943...
There is now such an immense amount of FRC championships that they are considered an annoyance. Medals are used for counter weights. Trophies are melted down for raw materials. Dean Kamen uploaded his intelligence onto a supercomputer and his consciousnesses now controls swarms of drones with cameras to watch all the matches at once.
We must go back to the past, to prevent what terrors are to come...
First one to build their robot from their awards...wins more awards. Recycle Rush - Salvation
Sperkowsky
04-06-2015, 20:34
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg8pE6Uk83o&feature=youtu.be
i almost forgot about this. (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJDfMy59YyZ0D4ULrVy_ucg/videos)
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