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The smart thing to do is to have the announcer read the sponsors while the person is walking out to take their place on the field. We're very proud of the sponsors who allow us to have fun in FIRST and we're going to get their names in there, one way or another :D

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For our first pick robot we said, "we invite team ____ to be our first mate."

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Being viking themed and at an event with the name "Raritan", we said "Team 2607 would like to invite Team 1676 to raid Raritan".

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Haha, yup. Quite a few people seemed to disregard it though. I thought the whole giving your name, number, city, and state was a little ridiculous so I am kind of glad a lot of teams just kept it short and sweet. It would be a shame if that dignified and exciting process got bogged down with mandated dull wording.

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I remember my 2004 year over at Lone Star, I was the team captain and was beyond excited that we had gotten picked. I forgot what to say ("team 457 accepts" or something) so I got up to the mic and just shouted "YEAAAAH! We accept!" ^_^; heh heh, so there you go.

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I Say "We accept your Gracious offer" or "We would love to join your alliance"... or if denying, "I'm sorry, but we must decline your gracious offer"