The free hugs thang

[NoUseForAName]

I just want a few people to say thank you to me for starting the free hugs craze in atlanta last year cause soooooooooooooooooo many people started doing it.

[Michael Leicht]

Originally Posted by NoUseForAName

I just want a few people to say thank you to me for starting the free hugs craze in atlanta last year cause soooooooooooooooooo many people started doing it.

i would like to thank you personally for that hug that you or someone gave me a hug i really need that hug that day. so i would like to thank you for that hug.

[jgannon]

Originally Posted by NoUseForAName

I just want a few people to say thank you to me for starting the free hugs craze in atlanta last year cause soooooooooooooooooo many people started doing it.

Um, no, you didn't. Eugenia Gabrielov holds prior art.

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=27384

That picture is from regionals, and I know she probably started again the minute she got to Atlanta. Nice try, though.

[Ali Ahmed]

Thats very true, the free hug thing got preety big last year. I remember doing it in Houston in 2003 in the Homer head but it wasn't as big back then.

[Eugenia Gabrielov]

I don't even hold claim to hugs. Free Hugs were around wayyyy wayyy before me. I just continued the tradition with renewed exburance, and of course...the Short Person touch.

Welcome to the free hugs thang NoUseForANAme. We look forward to you joining us in a frolic beyond belief.

Love,
Genia

[Katie Reynolds]

Free Hugs

"Aaaaa"/"Ehhhh"/"Heeeey"/<insert other variation here>

No matter how many people lay claim to these FIRST trends, we'll never know who "really" started them

PS: When I was a freshman (2001) there were people giving out 'free hugs' at competitions.

[Winged Wonder]

i cant really claim i was the first to do it at a robotics competition, since this is only my second year on a robotics team, but i remember at middle school grad nite a bunch of my friends and i ran around sea world asking people for hugs and trying to keep a tally of who could get the most hugs in one night...

but yeah, as always, i offer free hugs, not just at competitions, but anywhere really. you've just gotta ask

[Shu Song]

I guess this must be a nationals 'thang' cuz for the last three years and 5 regionals, I haven't seen anyone offering free hugs. I feel left out...

[AndrewMorrison]

Last year a teammate and I both had the free hugs signs at the regionals. (thats actually how i met Genia!). I also know that i had the sign at IRI 2003. and I am pretty sure that my team was doing it all throughout 2003 and 2002. (and you know were not gonna stop now!)
andrew-I look forward to hugging you- morrison

[dubious elise]

Originally Posted by jgannon

Um, no, you didn't. Eugenia Gabrielov holds prior art.

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=27384

That picture is from regionals, and I know she probably started again the minute she got to Atlanta. Nice try, though.

and brian rojas, the guy next to her!

[AndrewMorrison]

Originally Posted by jgannon

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=27384

I was there with a free hugs sign too! I had stayed up all night making it

Heres my one of my signs.
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ight=free+hugs

[Amanda M]

Well, I personally don't think ANYONE should claim free hugs.

Hugs make the world go round! And if people didn't hug one another, then there would be a lot of sad people. I've read in books that in order for someone to be completely happy, they have to recieve at least 12 hugs a day.

So thank you, free hug givers (esp. Paul), for making the world a brighter and healthier place!

[Mike Schroeder]

hugs are cool, but this should probobly be in chit chat

[Squeje250]

what happend in regionals last year?????

[evulish]

Man, I remember free hugs from 6 years ago. I don't remember HEEEEY until 3 years after that. I remember starting that HEEEY thing amongst my team (not taking credit from all of FIRST, but I was the first to do it on my team, I'm pretty sure ) Those were good times. Going around the lazy river with everyone yelling HEEEEY and a bunch of old people looking at you a bit funny. Wait. 6 years ago? Holy crap. Personally, I don't think anyone actually 'started' these things. There were lots of contributors.. but free hugs and HEEEY is only around because a whole bunch of people started the effort. It's a tradition that can't die