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Re: Funny things to ask for on the PA system

At work on a really busy Saturday and customers have attitude, it is hot, no room, and crazy. I want to pick up the phone and say, "Attention customers. If there is a Charlie Brown in the store please come to the checkout, your dog is trying to use your credit card. He is a small, white beagle, name tag says SNOOPY on it." And just see what happens. Someone will laugh while my boss wonders why he promoted me to an assistant!
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Re: Funny things to ask for on the PA system

Well, we haven't really any announcements but here a few great pranks.

We once convinced a rookie there was a thing called "Wireless PWM cable"
and we asked here to CAD 8 meters of it. And she did!!I wish I had it here, but it was basically two heads of a PWM cable.
Another good one is the "Electricity powder". Sometimes we get innocent rookies to fall for it, when we do these odd to prove it's real.

Sometimes we make up tools, but they are mostly in Hebrew so I'll spare you guys.

Another favorite one is the "two sided liquid exploding glue with lumps"
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Re: Funny things to ask for on the PA system

Sticky grease?
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Re: Funny things to ask for on the PA system

These didn't happen (to my knowledge) but here is a few ideas.

-A light saber
-Programing help and mountain dew
-Your own 469 (probably wont work next year unless they surprise us again)
- A hanger (again probably wont work next year)
- Regolith
- A cupid shuffle
- The matrix
- A terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger will suffice)
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Re: Funny things to ask for on the PA system

" Will xxxx and xxxx please come to Pit Admin to come pick up your invisible sandwiches"

"Can anyone do the thriller dance? If so I'll give the team and person a shout out"

^I managed to do the thriller dance and got the shout out.
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Re: Funny things to ask for on the PA system

We got a rookie to ask for a blow torch to heat the motors up so they would go faster (lack of good programming had the jags not at 100%).
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Re: Funny things to ask for on the PA system

at the Oklahoma City Regional we almost asked for them to announce..
"We need a roll of toilet paper for a Mr. L*****r..............*sigh* and a mop."
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Re: Funny things to ask for on the PA system

Just a heads up, the latest Manual release tells teams explicitly to not do this...
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Re: Funny things to ask for on the PA system

Chris, all the manuals have done that. However, it is a largely-ignored rule, mainly because a) the pit announcers want something to break up their day, and b) because it gives everyone a laugh for a bit, if they're in hearing range.
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Re: Funny things to ask for on the PA system

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I thought a good one was the metric crescent wrench.

Then I discovered that they exist. Guess the joke was on me!
I'm sorry, but unless this tool has a limited number of predetermined settings, than it cannot be both metric and adjustable.
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Re: Funny things to ask for on the PA system

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I'm sorry, but unless this tool has a limited number of predetermined settings, than it cannot be both metric and adjustable.
Follow the link and you'll see that it indeed "has a limited number of predetermined settings".
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Re: Funny things to ask for on the PA system

At the 2009 NYC regional:

-Spray on Delrin
-A bucket of steam
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Re: Funny things to ask for on the PA system

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You should modify the second one to be "several bottles of chilled steam".
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Re: Funny things to ask for on the PA system

sigh. From the 2011 FRC Manual.
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4.9.12 Announcements
We make every effort to keep noise down and announce only important items and scheduling, so PLEASE do not ask the pit announcer to make frivolous announcements.
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