You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...

[DezNacario]

(mostly for the folks who compete at GTR or Finger Lakes) You see the movie Surrogates and upon hearing that one of the shut down codes was "772" you immediately turn to your friends (fellow FIRSTers, of course) and you all say: "77 WHO?!"

[Mitch1525]

When meeting new people at college and getting their phone numbers, you can't help but scream when someone says "217.." or "330..."

When your Chem TA asks you about the aluminum square necklace you have and you debate if you should tell him or finish the lab.... Lab came first, then I talked his ear off!!! : D GO FIRST!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When you go to football games and get confused when people aren't cheering for alliances... Then realize you're a total nerd. : D

When you bring 8 rolls of colored duct tape, your tool box, and colored zip ties to college and are known as duct tape girl. SUCCESS!!!!!!!

[Katie_UPS]

Originally Posted by Mitch1525

When you bring 8 rolls of colored duct tape, your tool box, and colored zip ties to college and are known as duct tape girl. SUCCESS!!!!!!!

Mitch, you were duck-tape girl at IRI.


When you are really jealous of Sam's farm.

[Jmrandmax]

OMG that's cool!

[nighterfighter]

when on the last day (night?) of build season, you get kicked out of the school...because they shut down the power.

[GaryVoshol]

When you remember your student number because it's 3 team numbers.

[alex1699]

when you can relate and act smart in class talking like you no how to put something together ...... hah true story

[Shinglei]

...you finally actually create a CD account
...you read all of the rules and threads that you can instead of studying for APs
...you start planning for next year, worrying because you can't go to nationals as a rookie team
...you feel completely lost because not only is the season over, but you have a week off from school for spring break
...you see today's XKCD (http://xkcd.com/) and your first thought is "hey! Those aren't omniwheels..." then "I wanna build one!"

EDIT: ...you tell all your friends about the Championships and how the game works and email them links to YouTube videos and try to get your friends from other schools to make teams...

[micbel9]

...When you realize the everyone around you knows how to play euchre and what it is, and you can't yell BOOM really loudly in 4th hour, like you did in your hotel lobby, because you threw down the right bower to take the trick and win the game

...When you a simple slip of the toungue suddenly becomes an inside joke and you try to come back to school and spread it so that all of your friends use the word

...When you realize that your house doesn't have 47 floors so you go on your roof throw something down and try to race it down (that was fun 1025)

[robonerd13]

...you know youve overdosed on FIRST when it:

1. FIRST comes up in normal conversation

1. CD is the top bookmark because you use it so much

1. You spend all your free time in the robotics room trying to fix last years robot, getting the camera to work, figuring out what the clues mean, and reading CD posts.

=] ~~this is all me~~ =]

[ExarKun666]

Originally Posted by robonerd13

1. You spend all your free time in the robotics room trying to fix last years robot, getting the camera to work, figuring out what the clues mean, and reading CD posts.

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To true, I do that a lot. You know you've overdosed on FIRST when you invent a game of your own, and actually start programming for it, and pretend that you only have six weeks to finish it, just to pass the time (six weeks to be exact)

[16MentalTempest]

1. Chief Delphi is your homepage
2. You have more visits per day to CD than to either Myspace or I Can Has Cheezburger.
3. You get the music from the 'Life is full of firsts' video stuck in your head.
4. You open 3DS Max more times in one week than any computer/console game you own.

I'm guilty of all of these. I just watched the above mentioned video, and I had that gut feeling of both nostalgia and longing for kickoff to hurry up and get here! I need to get up and go to the high school at 5:30, but I'm sure I'll never get any sleep beforehand.

[kgzak]

Originally Posted by robonerd13

1. CD is the top bookmark because you use it so much

Top Bookmark???? its my homepage!!!! (not really)

[NoahTheBoa]

Originally Posted by kgzak

Top Bookmark???? its my homepage!!!! (not really)

CD actually is my homepage for build season

[Cow Bell Solo]

Originally Posted by NoahTheBoa

CD actually is my homepage for build season

Just build season, CD IS my homepage year round, 24-7, why wouldn't it be.