Funny things to ask for on the PA system

[Amy Yznaga]

at dallas this year, someone asked for barbed wire.

Originally Posted by Nawaid Ladak

I would like to hear a team want to borrow another teams robot for their next match....

that actually happened to us this year at dallas. it went something like "team xxxx would like to use 148's robot. would someone from team 148 please respond asap?" it was right before finals too.

[TD912]

The announcer at NYC always has something witty to say. The matches were 2 hours behind schedule, so I kept hearing things like "Good job teams! Keep it up and we'll be out of by midnight!". I also heard requests for a flux capacitor, a single tooth sprocket, and an ISA video adapter...

[FIRSTgirl675]

Team#### needs a girlfriend.

[Peter Johnson]

Hydrospanner (for Star Wars fans)

50 ft of #4 (or larger, like #2 or #0) wire

900 MHz or 40 channel radio (e.g. the IFI radio from 2008 and previous years)

CNC mill/lathe or CNC operator/programmer

[engunneer]

Originally Posted by iCurtis

I thought a good one was the metric crescent wrench.

Then I discovered that they exist. Guess the joke was on me!

I have a friend at work that has a left handed metric crescent wrench. Left-hand means that the adjustment screw has LH threading.

[MishraArtificer]

One I always wanted to do at GLR (back when it was still GLR) was ask if we could borrow Teams 66, 67, and 68's sponsors. Just because. Of course, we can't do it now, GM and Daimler-Chrysler-oh wait...it's the new GM and Chrysler-Fiat now...

[Bob Steele]

A few years back, when our team was in Las Vegas
the request was for some :"robert steel"....
(please see my name)

We had a number of teams actually bring over some metal...
We thank them for trying to help...

personally I would like to see a request for

"an unlimited supply of Xena tapes and Hot Pockets...."

reference the movie Armageddon... and the computer geek...

[PinionTwister]

Heard at Wisconsin Regional - team asked for a "wood welder." Another team quickly resonded with a bottle of Gorilla glue. Witty move by both parties I thought.

BTW: There truly is a device known as a wood welder. Just sounds funny to be heard on the PA!

[Dantvman27]

Anti Matter Container Battery - We will need it back in about 10 minutes or else


Left-Handed Metric Ballpin hammer

Meaning of life

[bassoondude]

DUCT TAPE! Which happened to be about 80% of our bot by the semifinals.

[Karibou]

Originally Posted by Brandon_L

Team 2495 needs there drive team to report to queuing for a match NOW

I love it! We could have used that a few times at Detroit

Next year, I'm SO going to ask for some dark energy. I'll be waiting in the pit for the person who bring me a Dark Energy Pokemon card.

[fordchrist675]

Originally Posted by Peter Johnson

Hydrospanner (for Star Wars fans)

50 ft of #4 (or larger, like #2 or #0) wire

900 MHz or 40 channel radio (e.g. the IFI radio from 2008 and previous years)

CNC mill/lathe or CNC operator/programmer

you just became my hero, the Hydrospanner

[Barngirl425]

One of the freshmen on our team wanted the Pit Admin to announce

"Team Chaos needs some order."

I thought it was cute

[Racer26]

Seems to me that this week, Thursday is going to be full of this sort of stuff, seeing as we're holding regionals ON April Fool's Day.

[Matt Howard]

Originally Posted by TomH

Piston return spring

We actually have those this year. No joke... lol


"Team 1622 needs a wheel"