"Quotes" that were said during build season

[GeeTwo]

This wasn't at the build site, but it was during build season (today). Veronica was coming out of total anesthetic from a dental procedure, but when I told her about it later it again generated the massive grin. OBTW, Veronica is planning a career as an ASL (American Sign Language) interpreter and/or teacher.

Veronica (drops cell phone): I meant to do that.
G2: That's what the cat said.
Veronica: We don't have a cat.
G2: That's what all cats say when they make something fall.
Veronica: Cat's can't talk.
G2: No, but they can sign.
Veronica: (Massive Grin). I could teach cats to sign!

[JacobD]

"What is a team standard?" "It's like a flag, but you have to make it"

"What is a PID loop?" "It is the reason why the arm is flailing"

"Why doesn't it drive straight?"

"Wait so the bumpers are required this year?"

[Doiteain]

Immediately after programming drove the robot off a table into me and another engineer

"Well, the good news is that drive code is now working. The bad news is that it doesn't want to stop working."

Uncomfortable glances at tabletop skidmarks

[squad1706]

Originally Posted by rlowe61

When a Student drops a large piece of aluminum, thus making a very loud noise, he/she is told...

"You found the Floor"

Our typical response to this for about 5 years has been, "Your dropped your lucky nickle!"

[Alex Zamora]

Every time someone would ask for one more of something the whole team would say "anotha one"

[Nuwanda]

"Who's got the balls?" (Shouted by the freshmen in the supply closet)

[MisterG]

That's the simplest way to do it.

[007agentHP]

heres one from today's bag and tag that was said alot
"we'll Fix that"

said anytime today when the robot did something it wasnt supposed to.

[GeeTwo]

"We don't have a steam roller, so get sweaty and roll around on the carpet." (our carpet had been rolled then folded for several months and had some bad wrinkles).

"Call coach Favre* and get a couple of linemen in here" (during continuing efforts to smooth the carpet with two upperclassmen and our rock wall insert that looked remarkably like blocking drill).

"You have the balls of a rhino."

B, I'll give you an A if you kill M using just this pool noodle. (Followed by discussion of sword swallowing, but with noodles).

Why do you want to set fire to the robot?

No dilly-dallying, no shilly-shallying. Get home before the tornadoes and hail catch up with you.

Stop throwing rivets in each others' faces. And put on your safety glasses!

Using a suction cup on your forehead like that is only a hazard if you actually have a brain. Of if your parents see the hickey.

I've spent the last ten minutes picking up parts and tools, and it still looks like the toolbox exploded and took out a robot in the process.

Make sure the blade is still in backwards. (Instructions to cut polycarbonate with a circular saw).

That's not grilled cheese that's a melt! And provolone? You can't make a proper grilled cheese sandwich with anything other than American cheese. And anyway, American cheese isn't good for anything but grilled cheese sandwiches.

"What WERE they thinking?" (four bolts sticking out well over 1" below the belly pan/skid plate, when everything else points up, and most of those are rivets).

Chill. It's not the end of the world. Not for you, anyway.

(Reading punch list) "What are pex ribs on side panels?"
"That's what Jackson's doing."
"Jackson's putting the pex on... the side panels. Oh."

"Did you see the ballast plates?"
"Yes.""
"Well, they're going to mount right here."
"Oh, I thought they mounted over there." (much too small a location)
"The iron ballast plates?"
"Ye..wait, no, they're aluminum."
"Do you know what ballast is?"
"I'm guessing No."

Shouldn't you drill the hole before you put a bolt through it?


* Yes, our football head coach is a Favre. So is one of my immediate co-workers. It's not that uncommon a name in these parts.

[Rebecca8]

(Referring to shooting)
"That was a little spit. We want to projectile vomit."

[Brian C]

Said 10 years ago as a response to a student who asks "Is this good enough?" after making a piece for the robot;

"Well, you can't see it from my house so as long as YOU think it's OK"

They usually give a funny look and then go back to making the piece better.


"You can't see it from my house" has become the unofficial team motto. It's still VERY much in use today.

[SpadeSeveren]

"Oh my god, I figured it out! It has a nose!!"

[abigailthefox]

A: "this is robotics--everything is going to go wrong at some point, it's how we deal with it that counts"

me: "so we are going to put a battery where there's not enough room for a battery?"
Mentor: "it will work if we use AAs!

Mentor: "pray the shui away"
(look up feng shui...it's our team's phrase for aesthetic appeal basically)

Mentor: "measure twice cut once!"
T: "...or you could just eyeball it..."

me: why doesn't this center punch punch?
mentor: that's the one you took apart and put back together this summer...
me: oh

E: “how do drive teams enter the field?”
S: “six"

I: "is it safe to use a drill to liquefy an orange and then drink it?
me (as safety lead): "as long as I'm not in the room I don't care"

T: it's not magic, its failure smoke

me: "I will wrap you up in masking tape and throw you to the wolves"

[hawktomatoes]

Unrelated to build season, but it was said during one of our meetings:
"I have two fish. They're not very smart."

[orangemoore]

On the bus to our FTC State Championship

One of our seniors was talking to a friend in NY First. He asked to see how the robot traveled. The senior sent this picture with this caption written:

"A very high tech bus seat. Shhhhh it's sleeping"