Dave Lavery @ Kickoff hilarious!
 

-What is the passcode for the encypted PDF files.
-Dave?
-John Neun and George Berns
-NO

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I really liked Dave's presense this year. He seemed to be the one with the most charisma and excitement about the game. Plus, he actually made a few GOOD jokes ;)

(*cough*andbounceandbounceandbounce...*cough*)

I personally had to admit the "wardrobe malfunction" and the "this starts to get a little annoying after a while" were my favorites.

Also, watching Dave, Woodie, and Dean climb up the tetrahedron at the end. ;)

It's a great send off and was a great kickoff presentation! Now get out there and start brainstorming! Good Luck everyone!

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The code is: 3XTr1pl3play2oo5

Please note the lower case "oo" and not the number 00

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No kidding! Dave, Woody and Dean were awesome. I really think they had some fun trying to come up with this years game. And it shows. :cool:

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I thought Dave's video was awesome. A great introduction to the game.

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and...dave...hair...

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"Its like Bling-Bling for the brain."

That was great.

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You guys didn't get to see him last night at the Founder's Reception. He was just as good, if not better, then ^_^


Dave, if you'r reading, I particularly enjoyed the "And I just know there are students out there that just don't give a D@MN what Paris Hilton is doing right now" line, as I, and I'm sure at least most here, indeed do not give a d@mn.

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I thought Paris was a city in France?? :confused: :ahh:

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Dave also seemed real giddy at our team meeting last Wednesday. Everytime someone mentioned that we would figure out on Saturday or any other reference to the game Dave got a big smirk on his face. He seemed much happier than past years.

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I always thought "Paris Hilton" was referring to a hotel in Paris :confused:

Re: Dave Lavery @ Kickoff hilarious!
 

no, Paris Hilton is the heiress to the Hilton family fortune (the family who started Hilton Hotels). She's also famous for a sex video that she made.

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I thought the comment about Dave's house being heated by 3 G5 Macs because of his video rendering was quite funny.

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It is actually quite true. His house was pretty warm last time I visited. (Actually it was two G5's and a G4, but whose counting).

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It's good to have an excited happy attitude out there introducing the whole thing, otherwise we might think they were setting us up for six weeks of hell instead of six weeks of hell AND craziness :P



BTW:
Chill pills man... chill pills...

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Heh heh.. I just noticed that FIRST went 1337 for this passcode. Nice :P

I think I'll have to watch the end part of the kickoff video again.. because the live feed at USC was freezing on us. But.. Dave Lavery was super funny, yes :)

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I think Dave made the kickoff hilarious. I think I like to see him there also because he is a frequent poster on CD, so it feels like I know him better than Dean or Woody.

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I'd be interested in hearing what you have to say about Dean then... Because Dave is a whole heck of a lot funnier than Dean was.

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Why do you have to be so disrespectful? I suggest that you stop that attitude now.

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Everyone knows how miserable it is to hear Dean speak. He's a brilliant engineer but an awful public speaker.

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I'm one of the very few people that actually doesn't think Deans speeches are boring. Seriously, every time he speaks, I'm on his every word.


Maybe it's just because I really believe in FIRST and everything he is trying to do. :]

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Just because you believe in FIRST doesn't mean you have to hang on Kaman's every word. We all have strengths and weaknesses, public speaking in his case just isn't one of his strengths
:cool:

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How can that possibly be? His speeches are terrible. They're not engaging, interesting, or even much different from each other. They're the same thing year after year, and his attempts at injecting humor or freshening them up are worse than even Woodie's or Lavery's.

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I would like to stop this argument right here before it explode.

Please, please, please please please please please please please please understand that people are different in this world, and they are all entitled to their opinions and preferences. It is fine that Mr. Steve and Roland do not like Dean's speeches. It is also fine that David Kelly does like Dean's speeches. The truth is you are all correct, because you are vocing what you truely believe in.

I don't suppose you guys will ever be able to change each other's view about this, so let's just agree to disagree and move on. If you can't understand a different view point, the least you can do is understand that others may not understand your own view point as well.

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thanks a million for doing that... i dont like it when people involved in something as great as first have to make a simple disagreement on something blow up into a big deal.

and for the record, i actually do like Dean's speeches... sure hes not exactly charasmatic, but when he speaks, he actually has a point to make, and if you listen to him and understand what hes trying to get agross to you.. it can be somewhat moving.

for example, i heard one of his speeches, i think it was at the last nationals held in epcot, although i'm not sure, where he spoke about bottled water, and the fact that there really wasnt enough clean water in the world to go around (which lead up to him inventing the serling engine)... my memory might be a little skewed (if it is, a million apologies, i just remember the basic point he was getting across) but just that he wanted us to realize not to take something as precious as water and take it for granted.. because all over the world, clean water really isnt to get. but anyways, i'm just putting in my two cents...

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I'd like to stick up for Dean too. Yes, he can be boring, but he always makes a good point. Are they the greatest thing to listen to? No. Do I find them a pain? Personally, I don't. I see FIRST as a catalyst for change, and hearing the founder of FIRST say that that IS it's purpose is always nice to hear.

But that's just how I feel.

And either way, back on topic, I've decided that I look forward to Dave's speaches. Over my two years in FIRST, all they do is keep getting better ^_^

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you're right; every year, Dean's speeches get better. :) in the process, he's also teaching people to be patient. :p

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As surprising as it was to see him not come out on his segway, I would think it would be like "What the crap is happening?" if he showed up with a suit on. Does anyone have a picture of him in a suit? Does he even own one? What would he wear to a funeral? Or his own funeral? Just a few funny thoughts to ponder.

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haha thats actually pretty funny to think of... o.o; i cant really picture him in a suit... that would make everything seem too.. official. i think hes trying to stay away from that, and keep first more casual-ish..

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Not to threadjack, but ask and ye shall receive:

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

Ah, the joys of knowing where all the captionable pictures are... :D

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There actually is a picture of him in a tux floating around. Not sure where exactly though

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Wow, his head looks absolutely massive in that picture.

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you are oh so very awesome... that picture brings a smile to my face. XD thanks lol

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Because it's Photoshopped, maybe? :rolleyes:

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Whoever photoshopped it went to a lot of trouble to add his trademark briefcase on the wheel.

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Not to mention the shadows....

Meh, this isn't the place to mock the physical intricacies of the man that is Dean Kamen. Take it elsewhere.

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I think the kickoff was better last year. This year was a little...boring. (and more problems...5! 4! 3! 2! 1! sshhhhh.........[BLANK SCREEN])

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I must agree that I always look forward to Dave's speeches. I haven't heard very many (I'm new to this), but I greatly enjoyed the "How I spent my winter vacation" speech last year at the Chesapeak regional. mmmmm Mars.........