CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #572

[GaryVoshol]

The White House could use force shields like this.

[IndySam]

Why Stu was banned from being a FIRST ref.

[DonRotolo]

They cleaned the plastic so well it was almost invisible. Too bad they didn't clean his eyeglasses...

[NPOE] Wow, yet another year of caption contests. Note that this has been going on since I became a mentor for 1676 the year of Triple Play, Billfred was still in college, and some FLL (and all Jr FLL) kids hadn't been born yet.

This year, Taylor has an insurmountable lead. Best I can hope for is 4th, maybe EricH will pass me... [NPOE]

[efoote868]

A little more expensive crash than the paper airplanes at the championship events...

[Taylor]

Stu displaying his tendency to drone on and on.

[NPOE]

Originally Posted by DonRotolo

This year, Taylor has an insurmountable lead. Best I can hope for is 4th, maybe EricH will pass me...

I don't know whether to be honored or embarrassed [/NPOE]

[Wayne Doenges]

[NPOE]
I don't know whether to be honored or embarrassed [/NPOE][/quote]

[NPOE] Billfred likes you better [NPOE]

[Ichlieberoboter]

And this is what happens when you try to merge FIRST with Battlebots.

[NPOE] I started the caption contests late this year because it was my rookie FRC year, but it's really awesome that you've been doing them this long! I'm really excited for next season's caption contests! [/NPOE]

[Billfred]

Originally Posted by DonRotolo

[NPOE] Wow, yet another year of caption contests. Note that this has been going on since I became a mentor for 1676 the year of Triple Play, Billfred was still in college, and some FLL (and all Jr FLL) kids hadn't been born yet.

(obviously not an entry)

Actually, if you want to split hairs: when the first contest went up, I hadn't even started college yet. It was about six weeks prior.

Originally Posted by Wayne Doenges

[NPOE] Billfred likes you better [NPOE]

I'll save the big stats for the judging as I do at the end of a year, but Mike is in a three-way tie for third place in the wins column year-to-date. So there are some people that I do like better...though with 14 second-places, I suppose he must be alright.

[EricH]

New entry (grounds of half the other folks out there having the same idea):

A drone is a collection of revolving parts that go round and round. Drones don't really fly; they're just so ugly that the ground repels them. The air doesn't like them either, but can't do anything until the ground's view is blocked by a waste receptacle. *CRASH*

See?

[cgmv123]

The drone just failed the clear plastic detection test. If the FRC driver stations were polycarbonate instead of acryilc, the drone would have passed the test.

[M1KRONAUT]

"Who predicted that?"
*A man wearing all black drops from the ceiling holding a microphone and a screwdriver*
"I did."
*The man drops the mic and walks off*

[Wayne Doenges]

Some people just drone on and on and on.

[Billfred]

It's still Monday (in Hawaii)!

First place goes to:

Originally Posted by GeeTwo

..and we incorporated "birdbrain autonomous" - when it sees its reflection in a window, it attacks at full speed.

Second place goes to:

Originally Posted by GaryVoshol

The White House could use force shields like this.

Honorable mentions go to:

1) IndySam
2) Taylor
3) EricH
4) M1KRONAUT
5) efoote868

And the burn award goes to:

Originally Posted by DonRotolo

They cleaned the plastic so well it was almost invisible. Too bad they didn't clean his eyeglasses...

Which means the final scores for the eleventh year of the caption contest are:

Taylor	181
GaryVoshol	166
cgmv123	151
DonRotolo	128
EricH	125
dodar	119
efoote868	119
Wayne Doenges	112
Jim Wilks	84
MARS_James	63
Al Skierkiewicz	62
GeeTwo	60
Jon Stratis	49
rsisk	43
M1KRONAUT	32
Ichlieberoboter	29
The_ShamWOW88	22
orangemoore	20
MaGiC_PiKaChU	15
mastachyra	11
DohertyBilly	10
Jacob Bendicksen	8
Andrew Lawrence	8
Jay O'Donnell	8
IndySam	7
x86_4819	7
Wired_Mike	5
Daniel_LaFleur	5
Barry Bonzack	4
JaneYoung	4
tStano	4
IronicDeadBird	4
Poseidon1671	4
Botsup	3
Katie_UPS	3
Skywalkar	3
rookierunner	3
Whippet	2
Nick Lawrence	2
E Dawg	2
Sperkowsky	2
Tom Ore	1
Bruce Newendorp	1
Kuhnahtt	1
kstl99	1
Can1s_Major997	1
Paxaplenty	1
Vale	1
popnbrown	1
Matthew1998	1

As tends to happen, some awards break out at the end of this:

Year 11 Champion: Mike Taylor (181 points, a new one-year record)
Year 11 Runner-Up: Gary Voshol (166 points)

Most Wins: Gary Voshol and cgmv123 (tied at 8)
Most Seconds: Mike Taylor (14)
The Travis Hoffman Burn Award Award: Wayne Doenges (7)
The Jane Young Mr. Clean Award: GeeTwo (60 points without earning a Burn Award)
The "Always The Bridesmaid" Award: Richard Sisk (43 points without a win)
Funniest Team In FRC: FRC 111, WildStang (72 combined points among teams with more than one entrant)
Full 52 Entries: Only Wayne Doenges entered all 52 contests this year. Honorable mentions go to Mike Taylor, Gary Voshol, EricH, and efoote868 (51 entries each) and cgmv123 (50).

On to season 12!