Meeting odd people in FIRST places

[Jason Morrella]

Originally posted by JVN
The west coast regional director of FIRST just called me a tool.

I'm not really sure how I feel about that.

Seriously, how often in life does the perfect opportunity present itself to make the reference you noticed to people like Andy, Dave, yourself, and the others I mentioned - but in a veiled way in which you don't "actually" say it? Almost never - it was like a "perfect storm", couldn't pass it up.

Originally posted by M. Krass
According to Raul[/url], it means they like you.

In most cases, Raul is 99% right - as he was in your case.
(like I'm gonna give Raul 100% after he trumped me for the "word of the day", which I did have to look up..... almost.....curses)

Originally posted by Ken L
Speaking of tools, I see myself the roll of duct tape at the bottom of my tool box. Sometimes it seems to be useful, some other times it gets sticky and annoying and very hard to get off your back. The best I like about it is it's useful or annoying no matter day or night ;-). That might be a good thing or a bad thing, but I dunno.

Oh young FIRST Jedi, always so tough on yourself.

Actually Ken, if we're gonna stick with the "tool box" analogies - I think most would compare you more to either a battery (which provides the energy to make things happen) or the glue (which helps to keep things together). But I do like your duct tape reference - while it didn't seem to fit you, a few people came to mind when I read it.

[FotoPlasma]

Way too many to enumerate...

And I intend to meet more...

[michael_obrien]

I meet a lot stranger people at chess tournaments than at FIRST events.....

[Matt Leese]

Originally posted by michael_obrien
I meet a lot stranger people at chess tournaments than at FIRST events.....

I've never seen capes at chess tournaments.....

Then again there was that one guy who tried to eat his score sheet during a chess match.

Matt

[dlavery]

Originally posted by Jason Morrella
Actually Ken, if we're gonna stick with the "tool box" analogies - I think most would compare you more to either a battery (which provides the energy to make things happen) or the glue (which helps to keep things together). But I do like your duct tape reference - while it didn't seem to fit you, a few people came to mind when I read it.

Ooohh! Ooohh! Ooohhh! Can I be the tape measure?!!? Please! I wanna be the tape measure! I never get to be the tape measure, and it is my turn! Or, wait, no. I wanna be the Phillips head screwdriver! Yeah, that's it! The Phillips head screwdriver is me! Uhhhmmm. No, wait. I know. I wanna be the circular saw! Yeah, the circular saw! I get to rip stuff apart! Add MORE POWER!!!! Wheeeeeeeee!!!!!

-dave "The Circular Saw of FIRST" lavery


p.s.

Originally posted by Ken L Originally posted by Ken L
Speaking of tools, I see myself the roll of duct tape at the bottom of my tool box.

I am not sure, but I think that Ken just said he has a shiny, silver-colored backside.

[Amanda Morrison]

Originally posted by dlavery
Ooohh! Ooohh! Ooohhh! Can I be the tape measure?!!? Please! I wanna be the tape measure! I never get to be the tape measure, and it is my turn! Or, wait, no. I wanna be the Phillips head screwdriver! Yeah, that's it! The Phillips head screwdriver is me! Uhhhmmm. No, wait. I know. I wanna be the circular saw! Yeah, the circular saw! I get to rip stuff apart! Add MORE POWER!!!! Wheeeeeeeee!!!!!

-dave "The Circular Saw of FIRST" lavery

Silly me. I forgot Dave, the guy who gave me doughnuts from across the country.

He's the one that's a few Coke's short of a six pack.

[Joe Matt]

If I'm something in a tool box, I'll be the aluminium shards that you find in there that give you those painful splinters.

~Joseph Splinter M

[Ken Leung]

Originally posted by dlavery
-dave "The Circular Saw of FIRST" lavery

Hey Dave, want to be this tool: http://www.ntv.co.jp/kasoh/past_movie/index.html ?

Check out the first movie # 65. Press "movie" to play it.

[Wetzel]

Originally posted by Ken L
Hey Dave, want to be this tool: http://www.ntv.co.jp/kasoh/past_movie/index.html ?

Check out the first movie # 65. Press "movie" to play it.

Ken, that is the best thing ever. We almost had to resort to that saw last season durring the snowstorm when we were locked out of the school.

Direct Link to Dave as a Saw



Wetzel
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