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I would kind of like to see someone walk up there and just stand there until it gets really awkward and the announcer says something then the person acts surprised and says "oh yeah, sure" that wouldn't be a good idea, but funny.
Another would be "team XXXX thinks that would be swell"
Or walk out with a cheese grater (this might be better for a team with cheese in their name) and say team XXXX GRATE-fully accepts.

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Someone really ought to tell that to the announcers; it'd be a vast improvement.

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L'équipe XXXX voulons inviter équipe XXXX.
1-un 6-six
2-deux 7-sept
3-trois 8-huit
4-quatre 9-neuf
5-cinq ("sank")
thousand-mille ("deux mille" for two thousand)
eleven-onze
twelve-douze
thirteen-treize
fourteen-quatorze
fifteen-quinze
sixteen and on...dix-six, dix-sept

20-vingt
30-trente
40-quarante
50-cinquante

Keep in mind that this is all "French" French. Not Canadian French, which has its slight differences.

Refusal--Non, merci.

Acceptance--Oui, bien sur!

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Are you allowed to say.
"Team #### just met you and this is crazy but we ask that #### joins us maybe?"

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Not to nitpick, but sixteen = seize.

and for completeness:
sixty = soixante
seventy = soixante-dix
eighty = quatre-vingt
ninety = quatre-vingt-dix

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3161 usually uses a phrase related to the game.

For example, at 2012 GTRW: "Team 3161 the Tronic Titans would like to invite team 1114 Simbotics to come shoot hoops with us."

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The classic "xxx join me and together we shall rule the galaxy"

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Thanks for reminding me. Last year 418 used that as an acceptance.

"We just met you, and this is gonna sound crazy, but we accept, maybe."

-Danny

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For a number of years, team 192 has "accepted with the passion of a thousand fiery suns"

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You can do some fun stuff in Alliance selection, especially if you really know the team you're picking or being selected by.

"47."
"Wait, we can't pick them?"
"Oh, well, then we pick XXXX instead."

*scribble some stuff on a paper* "31.4!"
"Oh, really? That's not a valid team number!?"
*scribble more stuff on the same piece of paper*
"XXXX!"

"Team XXXX, we need backup! Do you accept your mission?"

"Team XXXX accepts on the condition that we all go to Taco Bell later."

"Team XXXX accepts, because why not!"

"Yes please!"

"Hm.... [long pause] YES."

Or my favorite:
"Yep." *walk over to new alliance partner(s) awkwardly*

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4901's acceptance from Orlando:

"Much gracious. Very accept. Wow."

Every time he's said it, we've won the tournament. Coincidence?

(Whaddya mean 1 event of saying it is a poor sample size?!)

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"We invite Team #### to be on our alliance. They're already chosen? I must have done my math wrong, give me a minute."
*draws a picture of a cat*
"After carrying the one and dividing by two instead of dividing by two and then carrying the one, we invite Team #### to our alliance instead"

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I'm just curious: What's the big problem with "Team XXXX graciously accepts." The FTC Emcee script includes this paragraph:

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Gratefully accepts.

Graciously declines.