Famous Last Words

[Jeremiah Johnson]

"We ran out of places to put holes??!!"

"Have no fear, Budda's here!"

[Timmyd]

TIM! SHUT UP AND CAD!
(i got that one wayyyy too many times)

"see this is why you cannt have a girlfreind , and if any of you think of getting one next year forget about it"

"yeah im sure it will work"..."if it doesnt you're fixng it"...(a long while later) "good job Donnelly"

[Arkorobotics]

"Are you sure it's unplugged?" ZZZZZ!!!!!

[miketwalker]

"Don't worry about putting it on blocks, I only changed a minor line in the code."

RJ at the 2004 design meeting on ComBBAT: "I've got an idea, let's have large flaps open to catch all the balls."

[NoodleKnight]

"Hey guys, watch this!"

-or-

"Woah, that was weird... let's do it again!"

[KenWittlief]

"Dont worry, we can fix that in SW"

or

"Dont worry, we can fix that at the regional!"

[Tazlikesrobots]

"Don't worry. I know what I am doing!"

"Hey y'all watch this!" followed by "Is his hair supposed to smoke like that?"

[Cuog]

"oops" need I say more?

[ChucKZiM]

i guess this one is the most used
"it wasn't me, i swear"

[Rosiebotboss]

"You can't fix everything with a keystroke." --John Burns

[Nuttyman54]

Though of some more:
Half listening "yeah....yeah....just go do it"
...5 minutes later...
"WAIT WHAT???"

[Rick TYler]

"More speed holes!"

"Don't sweat it -- it's only software."

"Does the display read 8.4 volts again?"

"We're too close for tetras, switching to Poof balls."

"Shut up, we've already decided how to do it."

"NO HOLONOMIC DRIVE THIS YEAR!!"

[Qbranch]

. . "the hopper weighs 15lbs? thats ok, we'll build a new one out of cardboard"


and

. . "the camera's tracking!! oh no. there it goes looking at the floor again."


and, at nationals, after the robot was at the floor:

. . "WHAT?! you didnt put the set screw back in the shooter wheel?!


and, from the off season repair of last year's robot:

. . "we don't need the target light anymore... let's put the cathode lights under the robot!!! "

great thread idea whoever started this

-Q

[RoboMom]

"Don't worry Ms. Jenny, of course the robot will fit in the [RoboMom] van." (Actually it did, in about 4 pieces)

[Billfred]

Actually asked by a member of M.A.R.S. at the Mission Mayhem drivers' meeting:

"Are we gonna have a rain delay?"

(He then asked me that again once all heck had broken loose. I threw my penalty flags at him.)