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Yep, 910 uses "We would love to chill with you" or "We would like to invite XXXX to come chill with us."

We haven't declined an alliance in recent memory, but our go to phrase is "Unfortunately, team 910 The Foley Freeze is going to have to give you the cold shoulder this time." We've had a few debates about this, as some people think that this could come off as non-graciously professional, so we don't know if we would use it in practice.

But we have a new phrase for accepting an offer, so hopefully we'll get to use it before the season is over. And it's even more cheesy and punny :D

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We were certainly glad to hear it. :D

Personally, I think it would be fine. Maybe preface it with "While we appreciate the offer,...". It certainly would be consistent with your invitations.

Hope you get a chance to use it. Yours is a great team!

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Maybe you could do the old gladiator thing, and put your thumb to the side - will it go up or down? OK, maybe giving a team the "thumbs down" wouldn't exactly be graciously professional, but it would be more interesting than "respectfully decline"...

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I am racking my brain to try to think of something clever to say for the North Super Regional if we make it to alliance selection. I really want to work our team name (WIRED) in to there, but I also want it to be simple enough that everyone would get it.

Any suggestions CD?

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If you're ever joining an alliance of Californians*, it is necessary to include "hella" in your acceptance.

*This is more common among Northern and Central Californians. Southerners don't seem to be fluent in this dialect.

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"Shyeah dood"

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I just started playing Civilization V, and whenever I propose a good trade offer to a friend, they say "I graciously accept".

In my mind, this probably means one of two things:
1. A former FIRSTer helped to design this game.
2. This phrase is not as much of a grammatical sin as some of you make it out to be.

Of course, there is still the possibility that both the general FIRST populace and a random developer of Civ V are incorrect, but I would think that one of the above would be more probable than this.

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I always giggle when at the beginning of a new turn it sometimes says <Doge (name) of (Country)> and I just think "Wow. Very Ruler. Such Leadership."

Anyways, another approach could be: "Together, we shall rule the world!"

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In the camp of "Gateful to accept....", "Gracious for the offer, very sad to have to decline this time." Or, "YOU BET!" "Yeah!" "Try and keep us away!" "We will make HISTORY together." "My bots not so bad, so....OKAY!"

And I'm sure somewhere, somehow, someday, a young female student Team captain, will walk onto the field that does not yet have a date for the RoboProm and say "Did that just come with an invite to the RoboProm too?".....OK! or, the reverse...."Only if you will go to the RoboProm w/ me too!" Alriiiiight! (Either of those would be bold and not at all surprising).

"Nahhh, we are going it alone this time, but thanks," usually ends in disasterous results later. Call it Karma, or whatever, but teams turned down usually dig a little deeper inside for the next few hours. Quiet retribution is sweet.
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We do not direct our Drive Team Captains on what they should say...But I would like to just once hear them say...."Team 60, The Bionic Bulldogs would like to invite Team #XXXX to join us in consuming a bowl of *Bionic Puppy Chow, and then attempt to "Grow Bold" in eliminations together." Will you accept the snack?

or

Team 60, The Bionic Bulldogs gratefully accepts your invitation, to attempt to help you knock the other Big Dogs...."Off the porch."

Or now, (Only if we can play DEFENSE! YES! We thankfully accept the invite.)
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*The team gift to our Alliance Partners is traditionally a special blend of our powdered sugar coated sweetened Chex cereal mix presented in a brand new (and washed properly of course first), blue plastic Team 60 dog bowl covered w/ plastic wrap. People love the stuff once they taste it and get over the "actual container" it is delivered in. (Looks Sort of Bad...Taste's GREAT!)

A ziplock bag or 2 of our Chow, is also usually delivered for the more squeemish of heart or those w/ very vivid imaginations, that just cannot possibly get past the idea of consuming from that nice clean previously unused bowl. (You have to actually be there, and see some of the past looks & eye rolls received!) Then they taste it.....The look usually turns to a big smile. And they chow down.

We would gift/loan you a blue mildly studded dog collar too, if you'd actually wear it. (velcro connected in the rear, for safety of course).

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Perfect decline would be No I'm sorry I am waiting for that oh so special someone.
The perfect acceptance would be YEEEAAAAHHH just like Roger Daultry from the WHO:D

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How about something like:
"Team 5053 is wired up and excited to join your alliance!"

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After reading some of these, with my head firmly in my hands, I'm starting to reconsider my strong objections to "graciously accept/invite/decline".

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;) We would like to truss XXXX to be on our alliance;)

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As first year being a number one seed what I said was
" team 716 would like to invite team *** to our alliance."

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We use "After consulting with our flock of Flamingos, we would like to invite xxxx." or "Sweet flying pink Flamingos we accept!".

Haven't considered one for declining but at the moment we do not intend to decline anyone.