CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #232
 

There's probably supposed to be some RS-232 joke here, but oh well.

Here are the scores after the last round:

And the picture:

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/32080

As always, the deadline remains theoretically Saturday at midnight.

Go!

Re: CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #232
 

365's latest fundraiser, "Trackball Bowling", was canceled after some bright pre-freshmen pointed out the possibility that they'd have to do a LOT more fundraising to make anything off of it after the lawsuits.

They are now trying to raise money by renting out their trackball to martial-arts studios as a practice target.

Re: CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #232
 

Re: CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #232
 

Fool me once shame on me....

Re: CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #232
 

New FRC sponsor Marx wanted a tie-in with their product, so here we see human players for the 2009 game, Rock'm Soc'm Robots. (The third alliance HP is off fishing.)

Re: CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #232
 

The trackball got stuck in the chimney of Dave's house. Apparently Mission-Fill-Dave's-House-With-Useless-Hints-Of-Who-Hates-His-Useless-Hints did not go over well. Here we see his nephews interrogating it as to who committed the foul deed.

Re: CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #232
 

Santa: Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas! I come bearing gifts!
Kids: Yay!
(The kids open the gift, only to see that it's the third game hint.)
Kids: Wait a minute... you're not Santa! You're Dave Lavery! GET HIM!
(They attack Dave.)
Dave: Darn it, I knew I shouldn't have used the trackball as the fake stomach...

Re: CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #232
 

They fit in the box, they passed inspection, they even have colored bumpers. They just don't have the concept of hurdling quite right

Re: CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #232
 

The Oompa-loompas prepare to juice the biggest snozzberry they've ever seen.

Re: CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #232
 

"What shall we do?", said Thing 1 to Thing 2

Re: CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #232
 

Kid 1-"giant red ball! Prepare for battle!"
Kid 2- " Wait, no no, i think we should build a robot to pick up the ball, and carry it around, and maybe throw it over an overpass!"

Dave Lavery standing in the background- "Hmmmm... that sounds like a great idea for a game! Time to start tormenting the FIRSTers! Hehehehe"

Re: CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #232
 

I know I keep hearing that "The first person on Mars is currently between the ages of 6 and 16," but isn't this type of training beginning a bit too early?

Re: CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #232
 

Boy #1; "What is that thing?'
Boy #2: "I don't know, but I will fight it while you get away."
Boy #1: "What do you mean!?!? You're the weaker one."
Boy #2: "Am not!"
Boy #1: "Are too!"
Boy #2: "AM NOT!!!"
*the two boys begin to scuffle*
Red Trackball thinks to self 'My evil plan is workng'

Re: CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #232
 

Off to the side:

Parent one: Thank goodness for FIRST. It keeps those busy minds active.
Parent two: Yup, gives them something to bounce their ideas off of.
Parent three: Not to mention themselves.

Children about to mimic their hero, the trackball surfer, Andy Baker: 3 2 1 - GO!

Re: CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #232
 

Future FRCers using virtual joysticks to control large red ball. It seems by their facial expressions that they are well on there way to being consumed by the passion.

Re: CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #232
 

Giant Radioactive Rudolph had a hankerin' for some tasty young children that day...

Re: CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #232
 

One of very few recorded incidents of "Bumping to pass," although I don't think the GDC ever had trackballs in mind when this rule was written.

Re: CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #232
 

The GDC said that they would be involving humans more into the games.... just that this isn't what we were thinking of.

Re: CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #232
 

Who are these fellas rooting for?
Is it the Red Alliance?
Is it the Blue Alliance?
No it's that alliance that always wins!
FIELD RESET!!!

Re: CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #232
 

At a loss of what to give their children that didn't cost too much, these guys' parents decided on a used trackball. It was a good idea, it kept them occupied for six weeks out of the year, but the boys started carrying safety glasses every where, had an excess of buttons, and only drank mountain dew.

Re: CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #232
 

Kid on the left: "Ok, you go for the left, I'll go for the right! Together, we might stand a chance at lifting this thing!"
Kid on the right: *roars in a deep, un-child-like voice* "YYYYYYEAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Re: CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #232
 

The kids quickly obtain the same expression as FIRSTers during build season- "WE WILL NO LET THE TRACK BALL CONQUER US!"

Re: CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #232
 

Let's see if I can do these results without losing the thread a second time!

First place goes to:

Second place goes to:

Honorable mentions go to:

1) EricH
2) Taylor
3) kramarczyk
4) Don Rotolo
5) Wayne Doenges
6) JaneYoung
7) Annette B.
8) BlondeNerd
9) lingomaniac88

And the burn award goes to:

Which means the scores are:

Onward!