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when looking through the latest Popular Science, you immediately skipped all the cool products and went straight to the article about Dean Kamen and FIRST. |
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and, why would you hang your head in shame??? you must not have overdosed on first yet! -Z |
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When you have an experience and think, "hmm. Would that mean I'm dedicated, addicted, or have overdosed? I don't want to put it in the wrong thread..."
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- When you manage to write more than a page about FIRST in an essay question on a test.
(Guilty as of this morning.) - When you go to CD before checking email, Facebook, etc. |
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-When you start trying to think of how to make the treads in an unconventional way. -When you read the Dean Kamen article, you begin to laugh/cry when you think that you're one of the 117,000. -When you aren't suprised by half of what the team in the article had to do. -When you're reading the Dean Kamen article, you start thinking of all the different threads on Chief Delphi. |
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When you are still waiting to post on your team number, and you are getting worried that you are going to miss it, because it is getting closer. (Almost there)
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- When you [and your team] spent 4 months arguing <-literally<- back and forth with Computer Services to get Chief Delphi unblocked. -When you [and a friend] completely interupt class by yelling "yes" and high-fiving because the above was accomplished. |
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-When you right an essay comparing the new 2009 control system to the previous one for debate class
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when your readung this thread and you look at the time people post at and recognize the team number
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I am still waiting for my team number.
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When you really hope someone from 1714 posts next.
"Whats better than robotics? MORE ROBOTICS!" :) Thanks Chris for highlighting my team number post for me. :D |
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Thanks Katie for returning the favor ^_^
When your family and friends think of endless "What's better than (thing)? More (thing)!" puns and plays on the chant all day. (It's kind of annoying after awhile... Yes mom, more dinner is better than dinner...) |
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So close to post 1771 :cool:
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when your 250 word reflection on why you love FIRST turns into a 2 page, 750 word FIRST is awesome paper.
EDIT: It is now 1000 words and counting |
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...you see someone wth a clipboard and ask for scouting info
...you are in the middle of class and your teacher finds you surfing the web on your i-touch (reading chief delphi) ...you are asked your name and you give your team number ...you go to your team's website 4-5 times. (per day) |
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You spend four hours switching back and forth between Chief delphi and your team forum. Thank goodness I had very little homework ^_^
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...when you realize just how awesome it is to find that you have ALL 5 Gearheads buttons.
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When you get to give a customer change for a team number and you get mad at your boss because you have to count back the change instead of handing it to them and saying "and 330 is your change" or any other team number.
I was so glad yesterday when i told a customer "your total is 1519":) |
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When you struggle using other online forums and think, Why can it not be more like CD. (Yes this JUST happened to me, I expect all forums to look and work like CD, anything else just feels inferior)
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::safety:: -One of the rehearsal numbers in your band music is 217, so you draw a Thunderchickens logo next to it. -You write FEDS!! in block letters next to rehearsal number 201 -And draw flames at number 67 |
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When you're up late enough to see the Chief Delphi server backup message.
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...you keep having to tell yourself that Chris is from Wisconsin, not from Blue Cheese.
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...you have a very long conversation about the name ThunderChickens and where it came from with your family.
Apparently my mother's from the area and has heard the phrase before. Google tells me it's a robotics team and a band, so that was little help. |
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I think it's when, even though your own team's number has passed in the post count, you hope Caroline can catch her's.
Also, when you go to check what the post of your team's number was. |
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When you can identify Mecanum wheels in the newest Star Trek Movie.
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When you're overly excited that you DID post on your team number. :)
When you make a list of ideas to get your family to drive two hours out of their way on vacation... so that you can drop by IRI. (It's the plan, let's hope it works.) |
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Oh man, Good luck with that! IRI is my vacation.
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When your little sister recognized the BAE Systems logo 3 years before she started to read! She still can't imagine a spring without a FLL competition, and can talk about FLL, GSR, FRC, JFLL, safety, c, c++, robolab, the RCX, the NXT and more without blinking an eye!!!
(no joke!!!) |
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YES!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM POST 1735!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry about my happy shouting moment, but YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -When you are this happy about posting on your team number. |
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You're overdosed on FIRST when you're setting aside money to save for plane tickets to Minnesota and Atlanta 2010, so you can (hopefully) go see your old team compete. |
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When out of the last 40 e-mails in your inbox 38 of them are related to robotics (the other two are chain mail)
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You know an ENTIRE FRC team has overdosed on FIRST when you see the combined amount of hours from just the students reaches 2600 hours, without counting the messups on signing in and out.
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You know you're overdosed on FIRST when you start recognizing what team your post count is equal to. Even on other forums. (I'm getting excited for post 2826 on a Pokemon forum I go to)
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When you're caught between using your FIRST Robotics tote bag, bought in Atlanta, for either everything or nothing (to preserve the signatures you got!)
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When you dream that the world has gone socialist under BAE Systems and they take Dean Kamen hostage for his ideas. And the FIRST community grows and FRC, FLL, and FTC become the International sport.
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You've stayed overnight at school on ship day. Four students and a teacher made it through, even though the teacher practically let everyone sleep during class cause he was so tired.
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Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
... you get extremely exited about getting a FIRST volunteer thank you postcard / window-cling hybrid in the mail.
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-As a "Hey, you two are captains now!" gift, your team decides to give you and your best friend/co-captain bright yellow watches that are synced to within a minute of each other.
-While displaying said watch's amazing backlight, you immediately say "Hey, 201 FEDS!" without thinking, and your friend just nods it off as nothing because she knows that it's some insane robotics thing. -You see this Facebook status (below), and know exactly what the user is talking about. Quote:
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You see two of the larger teams at a regional calling out each others team #'s. (1714 + 2826)
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A LANDSHARK!" |
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I have been thinking of team names containing science and/or math puns (sorry if these are actual team names in FIRST). I feel that this is a result of me being overdosed with FIRST. 1. Torrmentors (tormentors) 2. Pirotechnics (pyrotechnics) 3. Ionic (Iconic) 4. sinatory (signatory) |
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delsaner . . . Team 2826's 'bot was named the Landshark and 1714 and team won the 10K Lakes Regional :)
You know you have overdosed on FIRST when you desperately wish you could go to IRI. P.S. Nice team fake team names |
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You know you're overdosed on FIRST when you desperately want your team to go to a second offseason just to repeat Minnesota 10,000 Lakes :)
...when you check the IRI thread daily just to see if 2826 is going. |
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You see the word "more" and immediately think of Team 1714
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haha.. i have my Finals coming up tmrw, and i have borderline grades in every single one of my subjects ( school and gpa is extremely important here in my town )
but whats funny is that i've been on chief delphi forever reading this thread.. :) i miss FIRST so badly.. can't wait for it all to start again! oh and You know you overdose on FIRST when you start writing ur lit essays about gracious professionalism and coopertition. |
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When you go to CD to find public opinion on what makes a good game.
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When you consider reading up on Chief Delphi to be studying for your math and physics finals.
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When you fall asleep and all you hear is 'just dance' by Lady GaGa in your dreams.
When before you go to bed each night, you think of next year's challenge. Quote:
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When you refuse to let this thread fall by the wayside due to inactivity!
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in your architecture class, you make sure to include a garage large enough to house an FRC field.
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Only one FRC field?
...when you check CD every chance you get. And are sad there aren't many updates in the sections you usually check. |
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When you start designing Vex robots for games you are not even able to play :/
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- When digging for your pokemon silver version you find a Aim High game manual, but your first year was overdrive...
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when you feel lucky having your exam in room 217
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when, while playing "bloons tower defense 3" in journalism class, you happen to notice every time your money quantity goes through the numbers 67, 68, 217, 111, 503, 1114, 2056, 280, 1250, 85, 910, etc.
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You know that FIRST keeps you from getting old
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Pits? That's what the OTHER garage is for!
When you see ANYONE with a blue shirt in school and get excited-funnier when it isn't a teammate. |
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When upon roaming facebook, you recognize people from other teams and contemplate adding them.
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When you spend a good 10 minutes trying to figure out who someone who added you on Facebook is, then figuring it out when you run into their all team picture from Atlanta.
When you post on Chief Delphi while at a demo. |
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When you get an IM from a buddy who was in FIRST with you who was interviewing a guy who said he was on a FIRST team asking for you to confirm that fact and you can.
When asking you about FIRST is a banned topic at work because the last time it happened involved an orbit ball being tossed at people. Oh and to you people who are not studying for finals and are on here instead, SHAME ON YOU! |
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When you log into chief delphi and realize the post count on this thread is 1771, for North Gwinnett, and then rush to post number 1772, which would be a team from Brazil!!!
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...when you go on CD to forget a terrible final. QED.
When you think about how much fun it'll be having minions next year... |
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No, that makes you normal
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Above average, but normal. You're almost there, keep it up!
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When you have stronger feelings for your team than your boyfriend.
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When someone says that I am over obsessed with my job and I reply that I'm overdosed on FIRST.
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1. You pass your team members in the hallway and say "What time is it?" and their immediate response is "12:61". Yes, that is an official team cheer. :D
2. You sneak into your sponsor's classroom, one person distracts the teacher, and another gets an expo marker, takes the clock down, and puts a 6 between the 12 and 1. All of this for the purpose of it actually being 12:61. ...and then the teacher leaves it there for all to see! |
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-When you're offered an internship the summer after graduating from high school based on your commitment to FIRST
-When you do your work for the internship fast enough that you have time to get on Chief at work :cool: |
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when you go to the taste (a festival) to hang out with your friends and your boyfriend but end up ditching them to help work at a booth your team set up and show off your robot to little kids all the while laughing with your advisors... yup i overdosed on FIRST and love it!
and what will said right above :yikes: |
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When you desperately wish your team would get back on your team forum to talk about next year.
Also, you see the word Oshkosh, and immediately think "Wave Robotics" and "2826". |
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When your senior pictures include you wearing your team shirt, operator badge, and posing with your team's FRC and FTC bots.
When applying for the Governor's School for Math, Science, and Technology, you have to expand the three slots they give you for extra-curricular activities to 7. BTW I got in! Leaving July 4th weekend. |
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when you realize that you need to re-write your college app essays since they didn't convey a well rounded person, they conveyed a crazy FIRST addict (not that that's a bad thing, it's just that colleges like variety)
When you get a varsity letter in Robotics -Z |
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If you're serious, don't rewrite your college essay. You do need a well rounded application, but your essay should be focused on one thing. Robotics is a great thing to write about for college, especially if you have an inspirational story to tell :)
When you're up in the wee hours of the morning trying to get streaming video recorded so that Minnesota teams have another regional to watch on TBA. |
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when you keep logging in different sites using your chief delphi username and password.
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when you keep going to different wal marts in your area hoping that maybe one of them will still have the moonrock game piece from the past season's game and finally when you dont find any you contemplate buying it online
when the award made and given to you by your advisors is on a pedestal in the middle of your room and is made out of pieces from your practice robot and is barely held together with zip ties... that the advisors forgot to cut i miss FIRST =( |
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when your mom wants to use the award made out of all your C.N.C. scrap as garden decor :D
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when the whole entire time you are supposed to be at a paid internship working on a project you spend browsing CD and coming up with "when you are overdosed on FIRST..."
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You know you've overdosed on FIRST when you realize that you've just set Google Chrome to turn "tba <teamnumber>" into a search on TBA for that team...
You know it's even worse when you tell a friend and she knows that it's just the usual... |
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When you spend your first competition in 150 lbs of chain mail, working 8 hours a day in the pits, all for the sake of just getting to be there.
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-When the only reason you want a job is so you can pay for parts to prototype drive chains.
-When you think you didn't get a job because you mentioned robotics too many times in the interveiw. "Name a time when you didn't work well in a team." "Well, I'm this robotics team, and one time, they wanted this deisgn, and it would'nt've worked, and I had the hardest time convincing them why it wouldn't work." |
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When you get into the governor's school and still check Chief delphi.
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When you're sitting in a college "intro to programming" class and go to Chief Delphi because the professor asked how you troubleshoot or debug a program.
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When your on Chiefdelphi at summer school
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When you and your brother write a robotics parody off of the song "Still Alive" from portal:
That was a triumph We’re making a note here, huge success It’s hard to overstate their satisfaction Gearhead Robotics We do what we must because we can For the good of everyone, except the teams that are done And while we may not always end up in first place We’ll still do our best to show professional grace And the scouting will get done And we’ll have some great fun At this FRC Competition We’ll keep right at it We’re being so sincere right now Even though you broke our hearts and beat us And tore us to pieces And smashed every piece into the wall As we groaned it hurt because we were so happy for you And now our points of data make a beautiful list Plus we’re out of paper It’s event fifty-six And we’re glad we got burned Think of all the things we learned At this FRC competition So come take a look We think you might learn a bit from us Maybe we might make good future partners We’re in last place That was a joke Ha ha Fat chance Anyway this match is great, it’s so exciting and close But look at us still talking when there’s scouting to do When we look down there it makes us glad we’re with you We’ve got planning to get done Plus repairs, oh what fun At this FRC Competition |
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I hear Dean Simmons and the Kamen Brothers is looking for new song lyrics... this could be right up their alley.
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Oh, and umm...I don't exactly think that men can reach any of those notes o.O They certainly sounded...interesting when some of our members sang along with it earlier today. Very awesome, Nathan. I think that that is going to be our new team song :D Or maybe a secondary team song. -When you go to engineering camp -When you get super excited because you meet other robotics girls at said engineering camp |
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