CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #361

[jblay]

Student: "We refuse to use utensils, we build robots for that."
Mentor: "Then use the robot."
Student: "The drivers are practicing with it currently. Besides it's really hard for them to eat their steak without a robot."

[Kusha]

We're engineers, we find "smart solutions" to complex problems. Don't have a fork? EVEN BETTER!

[Bill_B]

Since this was the reaction I got after trying to explain face plates, you can see why I was fearful about what might happen after I talked to them about self-tapping screws.

[S.P.A.M.er 17]

It all started with the introduction of the Mini-bot race. Now EVERYTHING is a race to FIRST students. Using any utensils would have been a violation of <G19> "SPAGHETTI must remain completely autonomous and move down the ESOPHAGUS solely through suctional energy provided after the start of CONSUMPTION."

[JaneYoung]

The M&Ms never candy-coat things but they do find themselves in sticky situations where they have to save face. In this instance, they are saving face by saying, "there's no plate like home, there's no plate like home...", in between mouthfuls.

[Billfred]

It's still Sunday!

First place goes to:

Originally Posted by Wayne Doenges

For failure to use the proper hand tools, when building their robots, these students were made to eat their meal without utensils. One student was heard to say, “Next time I will remember to use a hammer instead of a crescent wrench.”

Second place goes to:

Originally Posted by S.P.A.M.er 17

It all started with the introduction of the Mini-bot race. Now EVERYTHING is a race to FIRST students. Using any utensils would have been a violation of <G19> "SPAGHETTI must remain completely autonomous and move down the ESOPHAGUS solely through suctional energy provided after the start of CONSUMPTION."

Honorable mentions go to:

1) Al Skierkiewicz
2) rsisk
3) JaneYoung
4) DonRotolo
5) Taylor
6) Colin P
7) Aerosound
8) EricH

And the burn award goes to:

Originally Posted by rtfgnow

Some mentors find it funny to decide the team captain based on a pasta eating contest.

Others find it hilarious.

Which means the scores are:

EricH	137
Taylor	135
Ryan Simpson	132
GaryVoshol	127
Wayne Doenges	124
Karibou	115
JaneYoung	104
rsisk	99
DonRotolo	98
rtfgnow	94
Al Skierkiewicz	86
Bill_B	64
dodar	43
Aerosound	41
delsaner	30
AndyB	22
kstl99	22
Vermeulen	21
JackG	20
skimoose	19
kramarczyk	18
Katie_UPS	18
jblay	17
MaxMax161	16
Chris is me	15
Purple	15
S.P.A.M.er 17	15
Ninja_Bait	15
Lee Reid 3136	14
BrendanB	13
KarenH	13
Barry Bonzack	12
gyroscopeRaptor	10
RoboDesigners	10
kenavt	9
Andy Baker	7
Colin P	7
jmanela	7
Alex Cormier	6
nitneylion452	6
efoote868	5
Lil Lavery	5
Travis Hoffman	5
ThaineP	5
Kusha	5
Mr. Pockets	4
Spiffizzle	4
Bharat Nain	3
Cynette	3
DRAKE343	3
bduddy	3
Brianna	3
Kevin Kolodziej	3
OmerSD	3
theprgramerdude	3
EricS-Team180	3
Phoenix Spud	3
Chief Pride	2
James1902	2
kjolana1124	2
Swan217	2
BJC	2
Josh Fox	2
RMiller	2
2403_Andrew	1
akoscielski3	1
computerteen643	1
DoronS	1
Gdkoopa	1
Kohala2460	1
Lledargo	1
O'Sancheski	1
PAR_WIG1350	1
Rich Wong	1
Schmoebot	1
SlaminSwimster	1
Superllama12	1
The Cyborg	1
TJ92	1
ttldomination	1

Onward!