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Originally Posted by gblake
Much like the phrase "Graciously accept" or calling the Championships "Nationals" this is one of the forms of FIRST crabgrass/dandelions that is stubbornly rooted. Only sustained weeding over a long time will be able to uproot it; and if you ignore it, it won't go away, instead it will just dig in deeper and spread.
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Someone needs to remind our venues that the event is now the FIRST World Championship and not Nationals,
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Originally Posted by tr6scott
I also herd that there was an injury on Friday at Kettering, which may have attributed to the emphasis in which my ROBOT! calling instruction was delivered.
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It was my understanding (I was, regrettably, locked in my room doing homework that day) that that injury was related to a student's hand trying to occupy the same space as a chain and sprocket. Besides, I don't understand how being obnoxiously loud is any safer than a polite "Excuse us". Guess I'm just old fashioned.