View Full Version : CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #53
Billfred
10-07-2005, 22:20
It was a dark and stormy night....well, actually it is up here in Maine.
Normally, this is where I'd make some awkward segue to the scores. But since it's a new year, I'm going to wipe the slate clean.
Here's a reminder of the rules:
-I post a picture. You come up with the best caption for it, judged on originality or, in the absence of that, dry humor.
-First place gets ten points, second place gets five, honorable mentions are two, and the burn award (given to the best zinger of the week) gets three. All decisions are made by yours truly. (Oh, and everyone gets at least one point.)
Along the course of the past year, there's been a few rules created, most of them on the fly. Here's the list:
Preventing anyone from entering the caption contest by means of any feat of engineering is prohibited. This rule shall not apply if both the victim and Billfred are laughing after the act has been committed.images/smilies/biggrin.gif
No person may kidnap, threaten, or otherwise cause harm or mental distress to Billfred in order to influence the outcome of a caption contest.
Due to the fact that the state of Florida seems to get walloped with a hurricane every other week, the deadline for all caption contests shall be extended to 9 PM on Friday. Furthermore, any contestant may request in the event of an emergency or natural disaster for the next caption contest to be posted up to 47 hours before Billfred originally planned on it.
(of course, the deadline is now midnight saturday, but the theory remains)
Anyone except Billfred can enter the caption contest, even if it's their picture.
If, for whatever reason, Billfred is working on a job on a day he has to post or judge a caption contest, he reserves the right to fudge the posting or judging by one day in either direction.
If, in Billfred's judgement, he will be unable to administer the caption contest for a week, he may select one contestant to temporarily run the contest, including picture selection and judging. Since that contestant can't enter their own contest, they will receive their average score multiplied by the number of weeks they run the contest, rounded off.
Oh yeah, and I'm probably supposed to stick a picture in here somewhere. Here we go:
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/pictures.php?s=&action=single&picid=5468&direction=DESC&sort=username&perrow=4&trows=10&quiet=Verbose
As always, the deadline is midnight Saturday.
Go!!
Under the pretense of reffing, Andy and John really just wanted to take a peak "under the hood" of the national champion.
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/pics/bin/1059069963irirefs.jpg
Daniel Brim
10-07-2005, 22:32
Doing the worm on the metal grating from 2003 really hurts.
Pat McCarthy
10-07-2005, 22:37
Five minutes after the initial proposition to see who could do more push-ups, we listen in...
Andy Baker: "Ooone!"
JVN: "Ack! One half!"
Goober!!!
10-07-2005, 22:55
(JVN)WOW!!! look at Wildstang's bot its PURITY!!!
(Andy) one sec i see my mom HI!! mom!!! :D :D :D
richardp
10-07-2005, 23:20
JVN: "I told you they would send us tools to break out."
Andy: "Hit the deck we have been spotted!"
Mike Schroeder
10-07-2005, 23:32
Baker and JVN both being strap for cash heard a quarter fell under the ramp,
andy looks back and shouts "ALRIGHT I CAN SUPERSIZE IT TONIGHT!!!!"
Arefin Bari
11-07-2005, 02:39
John: Dude, you are suppose to check if the robots are on the ramp or not.
Andy: But they have 4 robots on the field which are ready to go, you think they can kill us during Autonomous?
John: You have been in FIRST for a while, haven't you learned yet that the field is being controlled by the scorekeepers? They didn't press start the match yet.
Jay H 237
11-07-2005, 05:22
So that's how those omni wheels work on the grate!
Gary Dillard
11-07-2005, 07:50
Gosh you're right Big Mike, the number 111 is definitely only .74" stroke AND only 3.99 inches tall; they should have been disqualified which means Raider Robotix should be declared the national champions.
NOT!
Bcahn836
11-07-2005, 08:14
John- "See I told you these were the best seats in the house"
Andy- "The Robots are coming the robots are coming!!"
Andy Baker
11-07-2005, 10:04
Watch out V-Neun, here comes the "steamroller". Aaaaah!
AB
Tytus Gerrish
11-07-2005, 10:08
HELP!!! MY BELT BUCKLE IS COUGHT ON THE GRID AND THIS ROBOT IS AFTER ME!!!!
When Chris asked us to be part of the entertainment, this wasn't what I had in mind!
Ashley Christine
11-07-2005, 21:49
JVN and Andy wake up.
JVN: "Gosh I didnt know sleeping on a metal grid would be so nice"
Andy: "Uh dude, the teams are here..."
JVN: "You mean... they saw us sleeping... on the SAME side of the field!? My reputation is ruined!"
JohnDude! Check out the wicked lift package on Wildstang's bot!
Andy SWEET!
Al Skierkiewicz
12-07-2005, 07:47
"Uh, John? You did say you wanted to meet Raul, right? Well I think you're going to get your chance earlier than you thought!"
first degree
12-07-2005, 07:48
Andy: Oh no! The attack of what seems to resemble some form of recycled materials is upon us!
John: Don't worry, if we lie still and pretend to be zebra crossings, nobody will suspect a thing *wink wink*...
EricS-Team180
12-07-2005, 13:18
In a somewhat misguided attempt to combine mountaineering and robotics, John and Andy attempt an assault on "El Ramp"...
Dave Scheck
12-07-2005, 14:27
John: C'mon Baker, none of those girlie push ups
Andy: I can't help it John, I had one too many Chilly Cow/Chili Dog combinations
Elgin Clock
12-07-2005, 14:51
JVN: Is that a Jelly doughnut I see under that bot?
Baker: Hurry up and hide it before the Gunnery Seargent sees it again! I'll keep watch..
(I hope at least someone gets this reference. Just think Full Metal Jacket)
Jay Trzaskos
12-07-2005, 15:01
John: I don't know Andy, I just don't know...
Andy: Yeah, this is a tough call.
John: It's not that, it's just... the drive is so purty! How does Raul do it???
Andy: I'll explain after they clear the field.
John: Oh is that why we are up here?
Andy: No, we are refs John.
John: Oh yeah, that would explain that pimp hard hat.
Amanda Morrison
12-07-2005, 15:03
National Geographic Announcer: Here, we see the endangered khaki zebra in its natural habitat. Notice the belly of the beast scraping the ground - the infamous khaki zebras are known for enjoying doughnuts on an unhealthy basis. Dominant males generally have a zebra headpiece to establish them amongst the herd... meanwhile, submissive females often have larger bellies, as this one does, due to impending childbirth.
spears312
12-07-2005, 15:18
Get down and stay still! When Arnold pretends to be the Terminator, he also pretends to only see moving objects.
"All bow to the great and all knowing, Super-powerful, grate leader WILDSTANG."
[not an entry] i ment to make that pun [not an entry]
MissInformation
12-07-2005, 21:57
"Look, John, I don't think you're going to be able to reach your whistle, and you're kind of holding up the game, so you have to get up. Oh, come on, everyone will still take you seriously as a ref, even if you don't have a whistle. How did your whistle even fit through these grates? Never mind, you really need to get up so they can clear the field... Oh man, don't cry... here, I'll give you my whis... dang it, now mine's down there too... let me try to see if I can get my hand through here... dang, dang, dang..."
Rich Wong
12-07-2005, 22:53
Andy: “Wildstangs and Wildcats…. they are coming…. (Pause with ear to the ground)”
John, “ Urh Andy….”
Andy: “From the North…in full gallop... (Pause with ear to the ground again) “
John, : “Urh Andy….”
Andy, “They are near…. from that direction…. the back of us... “
John: “Andy!”
<Andy> "… 108 … 109 … 110 … 111!!! See! See! I TOLD you!!! When you throw a piece of toast up in the air, it ALWAYS falls "butter side down" when it hits the floor! Now maybe next time you will believe us, and Raul won’t have to build this silly 111-slices-at-once-toaster-thingy just to prove it to you!"
ANDY! JOHN! DROP AND GIVE ME TWENTY!
wilshire
13-07-2005, 13:44
JVN: Andy take a look at the wiring it is so cleanly done.
Andy: John...( taps his shoulder)
JVN: come on take a look everything is labeled ( mouth salivating now)
Andy:JOHN look over there.
JVN: OMG Dave brought the Mars Rover.
Andy: I know isn't it buetiful.
EddieMcD
13-07-2005, 22:23
John: "Hey, can I borrow your credit card?"
Andy: "I assume you're going to swipe it under the robot to see if it's touching the grate."
John: "Um, yeah, that's right. Swiping..."
Travis Hoffman
15-07-2005, 18:09
John: Is he gone?
Andy (looking up): Yeah, I think he went chasing after Copioli.
John: Whew! No bear hugs from Big Mike today. At least Paul's good for something - his announcing certainly leaves much to be desired.
Copioil: I heard that! Here Mikey, Mikey! We're having a two for one hug sale on zebras today. Come and get it!
Mike (panting): Arf arf arf!
Mike Schroeder
15-07-2005, 20:00
Mike (panting): Arf arf arf!
*not an entry* travis you are very lucky i am not going to IRI now, your on my list :-p
ive gone from being called Pooh Bear to being a dog.... wow :p*not an entry*
nehalita
16-07-2005, 20:47
We knew they had no shame but did they really have to drop it like it's hot?
Billfred
17-07-2005, 16:53
Goodness, did somebody hang the sign that says "Y'all come" this week?!
In any event, first place goes to...
John: "Hey, can I borrow your credit card?"
Andy: "I assume you're going to swipe it under the robot to see if it's touching the grate."
John: "Um, yeah, that's right. Swiping..."
Second place goes to...
<Andy> "… 108 … 109 … 110 … 111!!! See! See! I TOLD you!!! When you throw a piece of toast up in the air, it ALWAYS falls "butter side down" when it hits the floor! Now maybe next time you will believe us, and Raul won’t have to build this silly 111-slices-at-once-toaster-thingy just to prove it to you!"
Honorable mentions go to...
1) DanielBCR
2) "Big Mike"
3) ashley
4) Koko Ed
5) T. Hoffman
6) MissInformation
7) EricS-Team180
8) Dave Scheck
9) Jay Trzaskos
10) Amanda Morrison
11) 1derboy
12) Rich Wong
13) DCA Fan
14) Elgin Clock
15) JVN
And the burn award...
Five minutes after the initial proposition to see who could do more push-ups, we listen in...
Andy Baker: "Ooone!"
JVN: "Ack! One half!"
Meaning the scores for the first week of year two are...
EddieMcD 10
Dlavery 5
Pat McCarthy 3
“Big Mike” 2
1derboy 2
Amanda Morrison 2
Ashley 2
DanielBCR 2
Dave Scheck 2
DCA Fan 2
Elgin Clock 2
EricS-Team180 2
Jay Trzaskos 2
JVN 2
Koko Ed 2
MissInformation 2
Rich Wong 2
T. Hoffman 2
Al Skierkiewicz 1
Andy Baker 1
Arefin Bari 1
Bcahn836 1
First degree 1
Gary Dillard 1
Goober!!! 1
Jay H 237 1
KathieK 1
Nehalita 1
Richardp 1
Spears312 1
Tytus Gerrish 1
Wilshire 1
Onward!!
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