Funny Pit Announcments 2006

[Simon Strauss]

last season Team 1155 found a 2.5" diameter drill bit (dubbed "Moby bit") in the school metal shop that we now use that we can not only find absolutely no use for nor a chuck for so these past two years we have brought it with us planning to have the pit admin make an announcement asking for a chuck for it, only to be stopped both years with odd looks and "are you serious" so instead this year a few of our guys went around to random pits asking for one, turns out the mentor of 1772(?) from Brazil has the drill press for it and is going to send us a picture when they return home.

[pathew100]

Our team tried the 'Flux Capacitor' at Milwaukee but the guy manning the pit table was hip to it. Someone did get him to ask teams for a nonferrous magnet though. I like that one.

Also, I like the metric cresent wrench! We'll have to try that one sometime.

[Kims Robot]

We <3 The Boston Regional Pit Announcer!! She was SOOO Awesome! haha. She did (with a straight face!) ask for a flux capacitor for us... she was by far the best pit announcer I have heard in my 10 years in FIRST! (you should all recruit her for your events!! hehe).

She would say things like:
"If you are in the pits clap your hands once... if you can hear me clap your hands twice... if you are wondering why everyone is clapping LISTEN UP!"

or just before the awards ceremony "If you can hear me clap your hands once... if you can hear me clap your hands twice... if you can hear me, you are wrong [get out of the pits]!"

Or she would tell bad jokes until we would leave the pits at the end of the night!

We gave her an award (a poof ball cut in half) as our favorite pit announcer ever

[Steve Howland]

Originally Posted by Kims Robot

We <3 The Boston Regional Pit Announcer!! She was SOOO Awesome! haha.

She really was terrific - a 'posse' from 571 went over to thank her & the announcement table after the event.

One of the 'bad' jokes....
What do you call a guy who walks out in front of a car and gets run over?

Tired.

(too late to remember any others - i'll edit if i think of them)

[Tytus Gerrish]

179 sent one of our noobs to get Claymore Mines from small parts

[Vince lau]

Originally Posted by Kims Robot

We <3 The Boston Regional Pit Announcer!! She was SOOO Awesome! haha. She did (with a straight face!) ask for a flux capacitor for us... she was by far the best pit announcer I have heard in my 10 years in FIRST! (you should all recruit her for your events!! hehe).

She would say things like:
"If you are in the pits clap your hands once... if you can hear me clap your hands twice... if you are wondering why everyone is clapping LISTEN UP!"

or just before the awards ceremony "If you can hear me clap your hands once... if you can hear me clap your hands twice... if you can hear me, you are wrong [get out of the pits]!"

Or she would tell bad jokes until we would leave the pits at the end of the night!

We gave her an award (a poof ball cut in half) as our favorite pit announcer ever

i think we have the same pit announcer at GTR

[Hiteak]

At FLR, our team was looking for our poof balls that we lent out.

The Announcer said:

"Team 1930 would like their balls back. If anyone has seen team 1930's balls can you please return them"

It was really funny how the announcer said it. It reminded my team of the classic SNL sketch.

[KillerCows456]

Today at Las Vegas Regional. A team asked for Toothpaste and a hose clamp. Over the course of the practice day there were over 50 calls to assist team 555 with something.
Also in New Jersey Regional we had one of team members paged as Kidney San Martian.

[hallk]

"Have you seen a green sharpie" after a kid loaned it out and never got it back.
Other good ones: transparent Al and non-bullet proof plexi

[artdutra04]

Originally Posted by hallk

"Have you seen a green sharpie" after a kid loaned it out and never got it back.
Other good ones: transparent Al and non-bullet proof plexi

But transparent aluminum isn't fake anymore... the military invented it last year.

[angelc24]

We loved the Boston regional pit announcer too!
On Thursday night a delegation from 467 thanked her. She was awesome.

[JJG13]

At the Florida Reional team XXX asked for a compressor so that they could "blow up their robot." Half the people in the pits burst out laughing and the other half had an "I don't get it" expression on their face.

[DanDon]

At NYC, team 375 asked for a crystal for a flux capacitor. Another team then said "tell team 375 to visit team XXX for their crystal'. Another team then said "Team XXX is looking to borrow said flux capacitor." This went on for about 5 minutes of announcements. The pit announcer then had to pull this same conversation again between the end of alliance pairings and the start of the elimination matches.

[Kristian Calhoun]

at vegas there was this announcement... "team XXXX needs two tennis balls." it was followed by "this is a serious announcement, team XXXX would like to borrow two tennis balls. thank you". everyone was somewhat bewildered....

[JVGazeley]

Originally Posted by pathew100

Our team tried the 'Flux Capacitor' at Milwaukee but the guy manning the pit table was hip to it. Someone did get him to ask teams for a nonferrous magnet though. I like that one.

Also, I like the metric cresent wrench! We'll have to try that one sometime.

Metric? Well if you're at the NYC Regional, ask us as we use the Metric System. In fact, it's where we got our name from


Anyway; it seemed that every few minutes there were calls of "759 is in need of cable ties" but I'm struggling to recall any funny ones. Considered putting out a call for a missing Union Flag though, which later turned up on a team mates back...