"Quotes" that were said during build season

[Sam N.]

"These holes don't line up. Whoever drilled these holes is a complete and total... wait, I drilled these holes"

Yep, actually said by yours truly.

[Josh Fox]

Originally Posted by Herodotus

Him: Oh look, Farmer Jack's. Whole store on sale! (Farmer Jacks is a local grocery store that is going under)
Me: Awesome, let's get some robot parts... What? We can make the robot biodegradable.

Ahhh Farmer Jack.... May you R.I.P.

[Storcky]

Today at kickoff

Dean Kamen: "...the game which you are about to see..."
Dave Lavery: "...the game which you are about to see..."
Woodie Flowers: "...the game which you are about to see..."
Me: "'About to see' is a relative term!"

[Stephi Rae]

The curtains are pulled back, revealing the long-awaited game for 2008, and as the audience gasps, one of my teammates says (very loudly)

"They're big balls!"

...we were in the bleachers in the back corner of the room, and literally the whole auditorium turned around and looked in our direction.

[Akash Rastogi]

"we're gonna need a big cage for the balls" lol

[Herodotus]

"We poke the needle into the ball and inject the hamsters."

I am fairly certain this line has never been, and will never be uttered again.

Also "It's so big!!" in reference to the ball. Even after having seen it for 3 hours we would occasionally turn to it in them middle of designing and just be astounded by how big it still is. Heh, like we expect it to shrink.

[Otaku]

"So basically, this year's FIRST game is NASCAR with balls."

It's funny if you analyze it the right way.

Also a lot of other "ball" jokes already. And it's only day two. Not even 24 hours after kickoff. =p

[Tetraman]

"THER MAKIN" "NOTHER LEFT TUURN!!!"

[BlondeNerd]

"Herding, Hurdling...it all sounds kinda like hurling"

[lilac]

Originally Posted by Tim Arnold

"It is a guaranteed fact that at least one rookie team will name their robot 'Chuck Norris'."

hauhauhauhauhuauahuah

that's sooo true!

[Setsanto]

"<nameless student>, is alone in the shop, someone go supervise him"

[sishu7]

"Tighten the graphics!"

(After programmers make the joysticks too sensitive) "Ah... well, the wall was old anyway"

Most common: "You are NOT driving! Look at the [insert piece of furniture, computer, wall, whatever here] you just broke."

(after stripping out a fourth window motor) "wait? you drove it directly? you didn't gear it down? Are you stupid?"

(2 am) Me: Z, why we here?
Teacher (not Z): Because I can't go home until you do.

[Steve Kaneb]

After seeing this year's game, I was reminded of an old chestnut:

"We must go forward, not backward. Upward, not forward. And always twirling, twirling, twirling towards freedom!"

[BordomBeThyName]

It's too short, cut it again!

We measured a piece of metal as 15.2", cut it, put it in the ironworker, cut it, took it out, and measured it at 15.4".

Since then, it's not uncommon to hear "It's too short! Cut it again!" floating around our shop.

[Zyik]

"We could fit half the team in this thing!" - another joke about how freakin huge the game peices are.