CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #269

[Billfred]

I'm on a quest to get this posted before midnight!

Here are the scores after the last round (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showpost.php?p=872377&postcount=30):

lingomaniac88 32
Akash Rastogi 29
Travis Hoffman 27
kramarczyk 24
rsisk 21
AndyB 20
rocketperson44 17
GaryVoshol 16
Ryan Simpson 15
Taylor 15
Barry Bonzack 14
JaneYoung 14
Karibou 14
Mr. Pockets 13
Daniel_LaFleur 12
EricH 12
dodar 11
Don Rotolo 11
rtfgnow 11
Wayne Doenges 11
bobwrit 10
MissInformation 9
Rich Wong 9
Al Skierkiewicz 8
Chris is me 8
Matt Attallah 7
Steve W 6
CHI DONG08 6
KarenH 4
Katie_UPS 3
Cynette 3
Austin H 2
Boydean 2
Greg Needel 2
Jared341 2
Rick TYler 2
RMiller 2
Tito H. 2
jmanela 2
NorviewsVeteran 2
andrew348 1
Chief Pride 1
Cody Carey 1
Lil' Lavery 1
Spiffizzle 1
Stephen of REX 1
Stormnnormn 1
youngWilliam14 1


And the picture:

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/22707

As always, the deadline is theoretically Saturday at midnight Eastern. I should be settled in the new condo (http://twitpic.com/fmlm5) and with internet access by then--failing that, I suppose there's always becoming a member of the county library with a quickness.

Go!

[Mr. Pockets]

Wow, 269, way to NOT think outside the bot...i mean box.

[EricH]

Inspector: I'm going to have to require you to rebuild your entire robot.
269: What? What did we do?
Inspector: Power may only come from gravity, the 12-volt and 9-volt batteries, springs, and pneumatics.
269: But it does!
Inspector: I don't see anything allowing you to run that shooter off any of those. In fact, it looks like it runs on Mountain Dew and Doritos.
Robot: You want some Doritos too? *throws ball at nearest vending machine* They're on the house.

[delsaner]

(idk if its too late to join in, but id like to, if thats okay...)

When they said they had a lot of human interaction, they weren't kidding...

[lingomaniac88]

Team 269 decided to try something unique for their robot in 2006: no drive train, no wheels, no potential for motion whatsoever. Their "robot" was just a team member on a chair surrounded a wood-and-metal frame. Nobody was surprised when they came in last place.

[ATannahill]

Aim for the refs.

[GaryVoshol]

Size limit? - check
Weight limit? - check
Safety? - check
Read the rules on human players? - Aww, missed that part about staying behind the glass. 10 point penalty.

[dodar]

Dang, think of the loss of ball capacity =[

[Al Skierkiewicz]

In the off season Cooney Quest decided to do a little Mythbusters with a twist. If a three sided pyramid is thought to have magical powers then adding a fourth side and some batteries might do even better. The experiment tests which goes foul first, freshman or balls. Tune in next week for only time will tell....

[rsisk]

Dude, take the purple pill, it will bring you out of the Matrix!

[Taylor]

Remember how exotic robot designs were before the mandatory bumper rules were in place?

[JaneYoung]

Please don't pinch me and tell me to wake up, I'm - living - the dream.

[Katie_UPS]

And that, Jimmy, is why we build before week six.

[DonRotolo]

Team 269 flaunts the rules once again, since it was in fact a different freshman who came in the KoP.

[bobwrit]

The only useful use for a freshman

[NorviewsVeteran]

The judges were duly impressed with 269's inter-dimensional drive system, which has not been seen since the competition ended.

[Gary.C]

2006 : Human Players on the field
2009 : Human Players on the outpost
2012 : Human Players from the stands

[AndyB]

http://www.andyburchardt.com/misc/CC269.JPG

[GaryVoshol]

[not an entry]
You can tell Andy's not a parent. $0.00?
[/not an entry]

[EricH]

[not an entry]
You can tell Andy's not a parent. $0.00?
[/not an entry]
[also not an entry] You can also tell he's forgotten what the weight limit was in 2006--that's an illegal robot by weight, and I don't think amputation would exactly be a good idea.[/also not an entry]

[Barry Bonzack]

Is that a COTS item? Where can we get one? How do we know that student hasn't been working on this part of the robot roughly 16 years before the six weeks began?

[Akash Rastogi]

What happens when you don't allow mentors to help the freshmen design the new robot....

[Wayne Doenges]

Student: "How do you expect me to think OUTSIDE the box when you have me stuck INSIDE a box?!?!"

[MissInformation]

Members of 269 soon realized if they wanted to convert their robot into dunking tank for fundraising, they needed to build walls...

[Steve W]

This dual ball control is awesome coupled with the hover system. I believe that we have a winner here.

[kramarczyk]

And here we have the Jimmy John's sponsored robot... it floats so fast you'll freak.

[Karibou]

If you're always thinking outside the box, it's all too easy to forget about the horrors delights that the box can hold.

[Ryan Simpson]

Another human taking a job that a robot could do...

[Chris is me]

It seems team 269 took human loading a little too literally that year...

[Joe G.]

As unorthodox as 269's robot is, just wait till you see their driver station!

[Rich Wong]

"I hear the FedEx truck coming down the driveway. Get me in the shipping crate now!"

[Travis Hoffman]

A young Necromonger, using the latest in Underverse propulsion technology, ventures forth in his craft to hunt down Riddick with his Poof Balls of Oblivion.

[Billfred]

I have to say, it's good to be back on Greene Street.

First place goes to:

Remember how exotic robot designs were before the mandatory bumper rules were in place?

Second place goes to:

Team 269 flaunts the rules once again, since it was in fact a different freshman who came in the KoP.

Honorable mentions go to:

1) rocketperson44
2) EricH
3) GaryVoshol
4) Steve W
5) MissInformation
6) delsaner
7) rtfgnow
8) Al Skierkiewicz
9) JaneYoung
10) Katie_UPS
11) Karibou
12) Wayne Doenges
13) Barry Bonzack

And the burn award goes to:

Another human taking a job that a robot could do...

Which means the scores are:

lingomaniac88 33
Akash Rastogi 30
Travis Hoffman 28
kramarczyk 25
Taylor 25
rsisk 22
AndyB 21
rocketperson44 19
Ryan Simpson 18
GaryVoshol 18
Barry Bonzack 16
Don Rotolo 16
JaneYoung 16
Karibou 16
EricH 14
Mr. Pockets 14
rtfgnow 13
Wayne Doenges 13
Daniel_LaFleur 12
dodar 12
MissInformation 11
bobwrit 11
Rich Wong 10
Al Skierkiewicz 10
Chris is me 9
Steve W 8
Matt Attallah 7
CHI DONG08 7
Katie_UPS 5
KarenH 4
Cynette 3
NorviewsVeteran 3
Austin H 2
Boydean 2
delsaner 2
Greg Needel 2
Jared341 2
Rick TYler 2
RMiller 2
Tito H. 2
jmanela 2
andrew348 1
Chief Pride 1
Cody Carey 1
Lil' Lavery 1
Spiffizzle 1
Stephen of REX 1
Stormnnormn 1
youngWilliam14 1


Onward!

[ATannahill]

Wheres the Labor day spirit?