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Student: what is a dogpull gear?

Mentor: its like a clutch accept with a clutch you ease in and out but a dogpull your all in or all out.

Student: Ook...umm... so yea.

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Bigger isn't always better. Bigger Mopar is always better.

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"Oh, wow the code wasn't even in the project."
Me on NetBeans debugging code, wondering why it wasn't working when it turns out if your .java isn't in the project it doesn't change any code in the project.

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While talking about CAD deadlines:

"...barring any unforseen issues, like everyine dropping dead from the plague or sucking up too much lube or something"

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"We have achieved R.A.W.R."
"Excellent super superb auchgezeichnet awesome fantastic pie."

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We call our head 'H' because his name is Hurlburt.

Me: "Oh great and glorious 'H'! Where is this magical item called a 'flashlight'?"

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One of our mentors to one of the other students: "It looks like you lost an electron today!"
(When an electron is lost/gained the charge becomes positive/negative.)

Mentor: "What are you guys doing?"
Student 1: "We're building robots!"
Student 2 to Student 1: "It looks like you're eating cookies."

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"Duct tape's not allowed! Fetch the zip-ties!"

"We don't have any push-pins....oh I'll just use old [team] buttons."

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When discussing whether or not to use CAN: "based on one bug report I don't think we should can the whole operation...err...let me rephrase that."

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A: "In everything you do there's a right way, a wrong way, and the A-Team way which is the wrong way but faster."
B: "Actually, the A-Team way works pretty well for prototyping.."
A: "Touche!"

"My kingdom for the doodlebob!"

"That is a terrible idea.. let's do it!"

A: "I think we should be able to hang tubes on the bottom pegs."
B: "I think if you're hanging tubes on the bottom you're doin it wrong."

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"Don't look at me.. It's mechanical issues, never programming"

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"That's what she said"

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New programming student: "How long does it usually take for the computer to shut down?"
Me: "Too long" *holds power button for 10 seconds*

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'H': Shhh... He's sleeping. Get me the yardstick.

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"Wait, how has our code been WORKING for the last couple of years?"

B: "OK, found a laptop."
A: "Whose is that?"
B: "The team's."
A: "Wait, what? When was that donated?"
C: "About two days ago."

"Pull like a dentist...push like a pregnant lady." (About mercurial)

"You have to do a capital $, because if you do a lowercase one it won't work."