It's Championship, Not Nationals

[Stvn]

Originally Posted by The Lucas

Maybe if we get a good nickname to stick, everyone (myself included) will stop calling it "nats" in a couple years.

Originally Posted by sumadin

The Spring Classic? The April Classic?

-Guy

Originally Posted by Budda648

I like to call it Hotlanta...

Originally Posted by raymaniac

How about

"The 2007 FIRST Robotics Competition International World Championship Event Of Atlanta Consisting Of Competition, Gracious Professionalism, Robots, And Geeky Fun"?

Somehow I doubt it will catch on

I'm for "That Which Must Not Be Named." The only problem with it is that nobody would have any idea what we're talking about. It's hard for something to catch on if nobody understands what it is talking about.

[Rich Ross]

How about....

THE BIG ONE!!!!!!!

And btw, Dean doesn't run the show. He's a big part of FIRST, but saying that is like saying Bush runs the country. Does he have a big say? Yes. Does he "run the show?" No.

GET HYPE for THE BIG ONE!!!

[Libby K]

Originally Posted by Rich Ross

And btw, Dean doesn't run the show. He's a big part of FIRST, but saying that is like saying Bush runs the country. Does he have a big say? Yes. Does he "run the show?" No.

+5 points to Rich.

Dean doesn't run the show, he just started the show, and stays a part of it.

for michelle: "silly folks, i run the show! nepotism ftw!"

Also, Dean still calls it Nationals on impulse, just like I do. Everyone who's been around calls it that....that DOESN'T mean we shouldn't try to teach ourselves to say Championship, World Championship, or whatever you choose to [accurately] call it.


Second Edit:

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

Dean runs FIRST as much as the royal family runs England.

Not quite. The royal family in England is ceremonial...but Dean is still on the GDC and Board of Supervisors.

Sorry....I had to. I get what you mean, though...