"Quotes" that were said during build season

[Alan Anderson]

This weight of software was actually a serious discussion among a few of our team members two years ago. I managed to stop the conversation completely when I pointed out that the "erased" state of flash is a logic one, so programming it actually removes bits from memory.

[Jherbie53]

Another one from Tory, coach of team 85. "We need some more flexy doodles". "Flexy Doodles" are guards that help out robot hopper. It was so funny when he said that, and now we still call them that.

[Not2B]

Me: "And right here is where the whooptie doo will go."

Student: "The what?"

Me: "The whooptie doo."

Student: "What's that?"

Me: "You know, the whooptie part. It goes whooptie right here."

Student: "uh..."

Me: "Ball guides... come on... work with me here! It guides the ball into the shooter."

[Rapt0r9]

G: "Where are those nibblets?" (In refrence to a modified pair of pliers)

G: "Just move the arm a smidgium."

C: "The code isn't working."
T: "Compile it until it works."

T: "Not bad for a novice, huh?"
J: "I'd expect more from a novice."

R: "Whats that smell?"
J: "Tyler is soldering again, get the extinguisher."

J: "I don't know, he isn't picking up the page. They ran in here 10 minutes ago to grab the fire extinguisher and I heard some yelling, so I figured I'd stay out of the way."

T: "Why isn't the LED lighting?"
P: "Software Error"

[Zyik]

Last year while taking orders for Pizza everyone was asking for Hawaiian as a topping and the mentor taking it down was conviced it wasn't a topping. After asking everyone in the office area of the shop what they wanted and getting frustrated at the answers he went over to the other side. A few seconds later we hear him shout, " Hawaiian is not a topping! " from about 30ft away. Of course, when going to pick it up we found out it was there all along....

[indimay15]

"We'll fix that later."

One of our electricians saws a joystick in half to see the wire configuration.
Mentors rush over going "Why did you do that??? You could have used a screwdriver to open it!"
Electrician clutches the two joystick halves defensively and says "It was fun."

"Oh yeah, we'll be pulling an all-nighter tonight..."

[Michelle Celio]

Teammate : We kinda have a problem with the shooter
Me: What is it now?
Teammate : The ball only goes high enough to hit dale(BTW, dale is 6'5") in the face. We're two feet off!
Me: Tell dale to shrink

[Joe J.]

The Monday before ship our teacher just randomly said "I'm miss my doggie."

Then there is our team classic "Good enough for goverment work."

“What’s the worst that could happen? It falls and hits some kid.”

[Éowyn]

A conversation between my mentor and I, pertaining CNC operation I know nothing about:

Mentor: Now, how should we do this?

Me: The right way.

Mentor: What's the right way?

Me: Not the wrong way!

"It's not a mistake, it's a modification!"

[dutta]

This was one continuous conversation

A: Ow, I cut my finger
B: Let's go to Taco Bell!
C: Does it hurt?
D: Only after you eat there.

[RoboJedi75]

When aiming our shooter: "More sine!"

"Where are you going?"
"Wendy's." (there's a Wendy's practically next door to the warehouse. It comes in handy )

[lukevanoort]

Mentor 1: (trying to put a nut on a bolt) Geez, (grunts) this won't (grunts) go on.
Mentor 2: Well, did you turn it off?
Mentor 1: (Looks dumbfounded)

[Kristian Calhoun]

"that was easy," quoth cokeley's easy button. eventually, everyone either said the phrase, or hit the button at least once by the end of the build season.

[Barry Craig]

"It's not a bug, it's an unlisted feature."

[angelc24]

"Are they redesigning the drive train on ship day?"
"yea"
Am I hallucinating?"
"no"