CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #634

[Billfred]

Let's go!

The scores after the last round:

GeeTwo	42
GaryVoshol	30
EricH	30
Wayne Doenges	27
cgmv123	27
bdaroz	25
DonRotolo	21
efoote868	21
dodar	20
rsisk	16
frcguy	14
JustinCAD	13
Sperkowsky	13
JoshWilson	12
Golfer4646	11
smitikshah	10
Hitchhiker 42	10
Karibou	6
Bkeeneykid	6
FiMFanatic	6
thatprogrammer	6
Taylor	4
Dibit1010	4
EmileH	4
Gravity	2
IndySam	2
euhlmann	2
Daniel Vijay	2
Poseidon5817	2
stannenbaum7	2
niklas674	2
edesirim	2

The rules, for the newbies.

And the picture:

https://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/37212

As always, the deadline is nominally Sunday at midnight Eastern.

Go!

[EricH]

Still not starting early enough. 1114 starts 'em as infants.

[Hitchhiker 42]

Seems like the kids are bored with that book. Better try the McMaster Catalog.

[GeeTwo]

'Twas the night before kickoff, and all through the shop,
Not a tool was a'working, not even a mop.
Gearboxes were stowed next to motors with care,
Which spikes and motor controllers were ready to share.
Compressors, and pistons and tanks were all ready,
To meet the team's needs, whether violent or steady.
Then all of a sudden, there arose such a clatter,
I decrypted the manual to see what was the matter!
Away to the doc I flew like a flash,
Read all the details, and noted a clash!
The rules for scoring seemed one two three go,
But the actuality was clearly someting much mo',
Then! What to my wondering eyes should appear,
But Dean and Woodie with eight tiny reindeer?
And I heard them exclaim, as they flew out if sight,
"Merry FIRSTmas to all, and to all a good night!"

[efoote868]

"And Buzz XXI said, I think I can I think I can as it raised its arms to climb the tower. I think I can I think I can I think I can... And Buzz XXI climbed the tower... "

See how all the defenses are damaged? With a win Buzz XXI will get at least 3 ranking points. 4 if the other two robots on the alliance are addressing the tower!

[dodar]

Chapter 33: Float Like A Butterfly, Sting Like A Killer Bee

[bdaroz]

But daaaad.... Why couldn't we start with this one?

[GaryVoshol]

Jim learns from his kids. (Look at that summer reading list they have!)

[cgmv123]

They're just old enough that he can't get away with holding the book upside down and saying whatever comes to his mind.

[frcguy]

Dad finally let them read something fun after forcing them to memorize the benefits of the district system.

[DonRotolo]

...and here's where we put in the roboRIO. Can you say that? Ro-Bo-Ree-Oh? Great. I knew you could!

(Apologies to Mr. Rogers.)

[Wayne Doenges]

Here we see Jim getting technical help for his new smart phone.

[ctt956]

Remember, kids, you only need three things to(temporarily) fix any robot in your robot army on the field. What are those three things, you ask? Duct tape, WD-40, and a hammer.

[Golfer4646]

And all the rest of us are like: JIM! YOU'RE READING!







They always say faith/family/school and so on comes first, Jim actually puts those words to action!

Leave it to 33 to leave the rest of us behind!

[Billfred]

It still feels like Monday so it must be Monday, right?

First place goes to:

Originally Posted by GeeTwo

'Twas the night before kickoff, and all through the shop,
Not a tool was a'working, not even a mop.
Gearboxes were stowed next to motors with care,
Which spikes and motor controllers were ready to share.
Compressors, and pistons and tanks were all ready,
To meet the team's needs, whether violent or steady.
Then all of a sudden, there arose such a clatter,
I decrypted the manual to see what was the matter!
Away to the doc I flew like a flash,
Read all the details, and noted a clash!
The rules for scoring seemed one two three go,
But the actuality was clearly someting much mo',
Then! What to my wondering eyes should appear,
But Dean and Woodie with eight tiny reindeer?
And I heard them exclaim, as they flew out if sight,
"Merry FIRSTmas to all, and to all a good night!"

(C'mon, could I deny that?)

Second place goes to:

Originally Posted by frcguy

Dad finally let them read something fun after forcing them to memorize the benefits of the district system.

And the burn award goes to:

Originally Posted by Golfer4646

And all the rest of us are like: JIM! YOU'RE READING!







They always say faith/family/school and so on comes first, Jim actually puts those words to action!

Leave it to 33 to leave the rest of us behind!

Which means the scores are:

GeeTwo	52
GaryVoshol	32
EricH	32
Wayne Doenges	29
cgmv123	29
bdaroz	27
DonRotolo	23
efoote868	23
dodar	22
frcguy	19
rsisk	16
Golfer4646	14
JustinCAD	13
Sperkowsky	13
JoshWilson	12
Hitchhiker 42	12
smitikshah	10
Karibou	6
Bkeeneykid	6
FiMFanatic	6
thatprogrammer	6
Taylor	4
Dibit1010	4
EmileH	4
Gravity	2
IndySam	2
euhlmann	2
Daniel Vijay	2
Poseidon5817	2
stannenbaum7	2
niklas674	2
edesirim	2
ctt956	2

Onward!