CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #16
 

Note to self: The next time I think about driving nearly 800 miles in a weekend, kick yourself. (At least I think it worked out to about 800)

Well, now that I'm (sorta) all back in South Carolina, here are the scores:

And the picture...

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/pi...&quiet=Verbose

By the way, the deadline is back to Friday at 9:00 PM Eastern. Unless that's the only time I can get an appointment with Dean or something like that.

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I wish we had that to take a nap during those long long build nights

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"Onnnne dollar! That's right! Get your 20 minute nap for just one dollar! Come on, guys, it's a great deal!"

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When you have trouble sleeping and decide to start counting robots hanging on the bar!

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" i swear it was 130 lbs and fit in the box when we started"

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No, no, no! Guys, the hammock MUST be hanging from the top bar, with no support from the sides to count!

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After much controversy the hammock robot was disqualified for being an entanglement and not being able to hang from the chin up bar without hanging on the sides

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“This is how I sleep robotics, now let me show you how I eat and breath it...”

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not only can you hang from the bar now but relax while doing it. who need those 2inch bore pneumatics now anyways?

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Dean would never approve of a hammock on a FIRST playing field; with the belief that a person should spend all of their time on a Segway.

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To help out in recruiting new students/mentors/ect. they offer the new people a way to get up close and literally into the action...

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"Dude....the robot is not that fragile...you don't need a dang safety net."

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Conversation overheard at PARC:

PARC Volunteer 1: Should I wake him? The Referee is anxiety to start the matches.

PARC Volunteer 2: No, remember the last time we woke Joe* with only 2 hours of sleep, he got violent and assaulted two mascots and a cooler.

PARC Volunteer 1: Last night, did you tell Joe* that he can’t sleep over night in the gym anymore? Remember last year, he slept under the ramp and no one notice until the fourth match. He spooked everyone!

PARC Volunteer 2: Uh… but he is one of our best volunteer for setting up the field. Can we just play around him?

Moment of silence.....

PARC Volunteer 1: Hmm… let’s check with the referee. :yikes:

Joe*- Name was change to protect the guilty.

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<R11> Mechanisms or components that present an obvious risk of entanglement are not allowed.

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You know your addicted to first when, your room is modeled after this years game.

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The PARC organizers were forced to design and build the center cross bar assembly for the 2004 game from memory, since FIRST NEVER released the details of it's construction. Apparently their memory was a bit sketchy.

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Some teams being short on funds came up with a creative way to save money on hotels.

And they didn't switch to Geico.

Wetzel

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The 2004 game was slightly redesigned for the Key West Regional Competition. At this new event, sponsored by Jimmy Buffet, laid back robots attempt to hop in the hammock as they strummed a six-string, while thier partner robots catch a few ZZZs after a hard day searching for seashells.

All this, and much more excitement, in the new FRC game known as "2004 FIRST Frenzy - Snoozing Under The Bar."

-dave

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"Sir I'm movin' the robot but this thing just absorbs it! It't the ultimate weapon!"

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The crew from Extreme Makeover: Home Edition gave PARC what they wanted, living quarters and a field to play on! Unfortunately, a few compromises had to be made in the process...

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"After a request by Andy Baker, the PARC organizers began a new experiment. Seeing the successes of the "field-hammock", Andy plans to utilize this new technology at the 2005 IRI.
Hopefully by utilizing this innovative system, JVN will (for the first time) be on time to referee the competition on Saturday morning."


(I'm surprised no one else jumped on this one... if I win the Burn award, is it self-immolation?)

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in a surprise move by Dean Kamen after the PARC competition he has decided to change the meaning of F.I.R.S.T to For Inspiration and Resting Inside Science and Technology

forget about building these robots, now its all about futuristic bedding people

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Well that's his story and he's stickin' to it. :D

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After seeing frantic Andy Baker trying to referee at IRI on very little sleep and very much Osbourne in his system, the referee crew at PARC decided to make sure their referees landed in the safety net should they fall asleep while making the call.

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Not only are our lives consumed by robotics we dream about robotics too.

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"Can I get some honey mustard sauce to go with my Thunderchicken strips?"

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Any chance of there being a "Groaner Award" for this one?

"The field reset crew all thought they would be funny, stay up all night, and be sleepless in Seattle. Little did they know they were in Pennsylvania at the time."

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As two PARC organizers prepared the playing field for the 1st annual Laziest Human Player competition, little did they know that an inexorable evil lurked in the shadows behind them, hell-bent on thwarting their peaceful plans. Lo, 'twas Team 365 and their unholy Moe Stix - the bane of the human race! Nary a human player could sleep a wink that day, as the incessant sound of "Clap clap, clap clap clap, clap clap clap clap, GO MOE!" bored its way deep into their skulls with the unrelenting efficiency of a DeWalt cordless drill.

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Has Dean been sleep-walking to the stadium with his hammock again?

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Just so you know, I haven't forgotten about the caption contest. It's just that stuff happened, and I wound up not being near a computer with time until now (4:11 AM, shortly after getting off two hectic hours of radio).

I'll have results up later, probably after noon Eastern today.

Sorry!

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Okay, here goes. (good golly, slept at 4:30, up at 2:30...)

I really could use that hammock now. These beds need to go to the WWE--they seem to be about right for people-bouncing.

Either way, first place goes to...
(Ah, the joys of being a rookie last year. I keep getting to hear all these stories.)

And second place goes to...

(If they were sleepless in Florida, I wouldn't have complained. Misery loves company, I guess.)

Honorable mentions go to...
Dorienne Plait
Greg Needel
JosephM
MissInformation
greencactus3
Matt Attallah
GateRunner (especially with y'all's robot)
Rich Wong
Gary Dillard
wetzel
dlavery
ZACH P.
DCA Fan
"Big Mike"
Amanda Morrison
VGMasterShadow

And the burn award goes to...

This would bring the scores to...

Unfortunately, due to my sleep-craving self, there's no time for jesting and/or graciously professional smack-talking. ONWARD!

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Wow I'm tied with Big Mike. *BEAR HUG* Ooof...too heavy.......XP

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I'm forever doomed to the honorable mentions category...

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Man...that was painful to watch.....

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oh no! everyone's catching up to me now!! gotta hone me captionating skills :D

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Looks like I have some competition.