Funny things to ask for on the PA system

[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...

[kirtar]

Originally Posted by Bob Steele

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

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

I thought that was from The Core, but I haven't seen Armageddon, so I wouldn't know.

[Rion Atkinson]

Originally Posted by kirtar

I thought that was from The Core, but I haven't seen Armageddon, so I wouldn't know.

It is...

[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.

[PAR_WIG1350]

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'm sorry, but unless this tool has a limited number of predetermined settings, than it cannot be both metric and adjustable.

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by PAR_WIG1350

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".

[kristin329]

At the 2009 NYC regional:

-Spray on Delrin
-A bucket of steam

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by kristin329

At the 2009 NYC regional:

-Spray on Delrin
-A bucket of steam

You should modify the second one to be "several bottles of chilled steam".

[DonRotolo]

sigh. From the 2011 FRC Manual.

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.

[Siri]

From the 2010 FRC Manual

3.9.14 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.

From the 2009 FRC Manual

3.9.14 Announcements
We make every effort to keep noise down and announce only important items and scheduling, so do not ask the pit announcer to make frivolous announcements.

From the 2008 FRC Manual

3.9.15 Announcements
We make every effort to keep noise down and announce only important items and scheduling, so do not ask the pit announcer to make frivolous announcements.

Historically speaking, "frivolous" appears to be a rather relative term.

[BrendanB]

Originally Posted by Don Rotolo

sigh. From the 2011 FRC Manual.

If I was in charge of the PA system, I would let some of these slide! I mean nothing beats being stressed out over something small and hearing something ridiculous!

"Team 1058 the PVC Pirates need some PVC glue"

[O.S.S. King]

-Digital Magnets
-Piston Encoders
-Left Handed Drill

[Undertones]

We tried to get the announcer at Championships to tell everyone team 4334 was looking for a rubber chicken. Think of all the potential uses!