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What do all the good little FIRSTers want from Lavery Claus this year?
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17-12-2005 11:28
Tytus Gerrish
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I knew IT!!!. i have been telling you guys ever since 2003. "Dave Can we This? Can we have that?" how else could this picture be so magical?
17-12-2005 12:00
billbo911
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Dear Santa Lavery,
All I want for Christmas is..........a drill press, a vertical mill, a lathe and oh, oh, a full corporate sponsorship for our team! 
But Santa, if you can't provide that, it will be O.K.
The joy of the Christmas season is already more than enough!
17-12-2005 12:23
Andrew Blair
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Haha, thats ironic...
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...49&postcount=8
17-12-2005 12:46
Mike Schroeder
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*jumps on santas lap*
i want a couple andymark trannies and some IFI traction wheels
ive been a good boy i havent bearhugged anyone this year (except for kressly... and copioli but copioli started it :-p)
17-12-2005 12:46
Andrew Blair
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Originally Posted by Conor Ryan
...Is Santa Lavery Real?
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17-12-2005 12:51
dlavery
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<sigh> A lump of coal just won't do it any more. I'm gonna give you all negative rep points in your stockings for Christmas....
17-12-2005 12:59
JVN
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Originally Posted by Andrew Blair
Of course he is! Just like the Easter Lavery and the Dave Fairy! (Oooh. That was low...)
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17-12-2005 13:45
Ian Curtis
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The night before Kickoff
A parody of "The Night before Christmas" by Clement Clarke Moore
'Twas the night before Kickoff, when all through the house
not a FIRSTer was stirring, not even a mouse.
The wrenches were hung by the robot with care,
in hopes that St. Lavery soon would be there.
The mentors were nestled all snug in their beds,
while dreams of the Beast scored in their heads.
And Mentors in their team shirts, and I in my FIRST cap,
had just settled our brains for a pre-kickoff nap.
When out on the roof there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like an AndyMark,
tore open the shutter, and looked out into the dark.
The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
gave the lustre of midday to tetras below,
when, what to my wondering eyes should enter,
but a 'way and eight prominent CD posters.
With a little old driver, so lively and spry
I knew in a moment it must be St. Lavery.
More rapid than Ship date, his coursers they came,
and he whistled and shouted and called them by name:
"Now Martus! Now Morrison!
Now, Leung and Leverette!
On, Baker! On, Neun!
On, Clock and Kangasbapathy!
To the top of the bar!
To the top of the ramp!
Now dash away! Dash away!
Dash away all!"
As old clovers that before 2006 game fly,
when they meet with an tetra, mount to the sky
so up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
with the sleigh full of hints, and St. Lavery too.
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
the prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
As I drew in my head and was turning around,
down the chimney St. Lavery came with a bound.
He was dressed all in hawaiin print, from his head to his foot,
and his clothes were all tarnished with magic smoke and soot.
A bundle of aluminum he was holding on his mitt ,
and he looked like a rookie just opening his Kit.
His eyes--how they twinkled! His dimples, how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
and the beard on his chin was as white as the snow.
The stump of a baton he held tight in his teeth,
and the mystery of it encircled his head like a wreath.
He was photoshopped just right, a right jolly old elf,
and I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself.
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head
soon gave me to know I had nothing dread.*
He spoke lots of hints, but went straight to his work,
and filled all the kits, then turned with a jerk.
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
and giving a nod, up the chimney he rose.
He sprang to his segway, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him exclaim, 'ere he drove out of sight,
"Happy Kickoff to all, and to all a good night!"
*Well, except maybe negative rep…
[EDIT]
I made Lavery Claus' vehicle of choice a Segway.
17-12-2005 14:29
Adam Richards
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Originally Posted by Andrew Blair
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17-12-2005 14:58
Ashley Christine
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Oh my gosh! Lavery Claus!!!
For christmas I want... something special. Since you are Santa you know what every little boy and girl wants.
Also notice that I didnt make the naughty list once this year
You might want to check the list three times this year thought, twice isnt always enough.
17-12-2005 14:59
tiffany34990
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i love the photo and the nite before kickoff story...hee hee...
all i want for christmas...is more clues for the new game....
17-12-2005 16:11
Billfred
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Originally Posted by Big Mike
ive been a good boy i havent bearhugged anyone this year (except for kressly... and copioli but copioli started it :-p)
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(Didn't Corey take a picture of the event?)
17-12-2005 16:16
KathieK
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Dear Santa Lavery,
I've tried really hard to be a good girl lately and I only opened a few CD cans of worms this year.
For Christmas I would like someone to let me drive a robot... just once. And someone else to explain in NEM terms how it works... And a Segway would be nice, too. And a Vex kit. And more than anything else I wish for more time, Santa.
I promise to leave you some Krispy Kremes and Mountain Dew, and while you're at my house you can recharge your segway-sleigh batteries to continue your trip. Please come to my house, Santa!
17-12-2005 17:46
Jay H 237
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Originally Posted by dlavery
<sigh> A lump of coal just won't do it any more. I'm gonna give you all negative rep points in your stockings for Christmas....
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"Dear Lavery Claus,
My name is Jason and I've been good all year...................or so I've been told.
Here is my Christmas List,space shuttle
space station
mars rover
my own planet (if this is too short of notice how about my own island instead?)
space trip to moon
Hubble telescope model
and how about a FIRST competion on Mars? I think this would solve all the complaints you've been hearing all year about robots being overweight.
17-12-2005 18:00
dubious elise
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Just out of curiosity, what kind of vehicle does Santa Lavery use? I mean, does he hitch up 8 reindeer to one Segway or something?
I'm really at a loss on this one...
17-12-2005 18:06
Richard Wallace
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Originally Posted by dubious elise
Just out of curiosity, what kind of vehicle does Santa Lavery use? ...
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17-12-2005 18:21
mechanicalbrain
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Of coarse Lavery Claus has his NASA issued sleigh.....
Some how it just makes more sense then magical reindeer.
P.S. Does this put me on the bad list?
17-12-2005 19:16
Kyle Love
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So, Santa Lavery Claus....you promised me a free ride on a rover...so wheres it at???? 
OK, ok the 2006 game will have to do...just a few days after Christmas.
17-12-2005 19:25
Rich Kressly
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Lavery Claus ...
I have a long list, but what I want most is the inspiration and energy to do this thing we do for another year. And, if you can fit more in that sleigh, I'll take a kitchen mixer, a vehicle that doesn't exceed the speed limit, a big block of polyurethane, and some simple/unchanging FRC rules.
17-12-2005 19:35
Ken Leung
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Lavery Claus...
I would like world peace, and the end of hunger... So... How about 20 pounds of flour, 20 pound of rice, 20 gallon of clean water, 20 pounds of roast beef, 20 pounds of chicken, and 20 prounds fresh fruit and vegetable for everyone on earth? And I want drinking fountains with hot tomato soup. Throw in some bread too. Not white bread, I want multi-grain.
As for world peace... How about 20 pounds of crossword puzzles/riddles/math problems/ancient secrets to keep everyone busy?
Thanks in advance...
17-12-2005 19:55
Beth Sweet
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Dear Lavery Claus,
My wish list for this year is a pony and a princess tiara... hehe, just joking... My real wish list is to get through robotics season and not fail macroeconomics in the process.
Team wish list is a tool box and some tools. Because they're cool. And pretty.
I've been a pretty good girl this year...
17-12-2005 21:06
Elgin Clock
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Originally Posted by Big Mike
ive been a good boy i havent bearhugged anyone this year (except for kressly... and copioli but copioli started it :-p)
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17-12-2005 21:14
KathieK
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Originally Posted by Big Mike
ive been a good boy i havent bearhugged anyone this year (except for kressly... and copioli but copioli started it :-p)
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17-12-2005 21:26
Jay Trzaskos
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Yeah Big Mike, you got me at the webhug, due to the special request of one of Santa Lavery's brightest reindeer.*
But Santa Lavery, all i want for Christmas is a new Computer and a sleigh full of fun VEX parts. Oh, and a trip to IRI, minus the "Brandom Marcus is my hero" sign.
JT
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*think about light reflection, not so much about brain wise
17-12-2005 21:47
sciguy125
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Most of you are engineers, you should know better than this. If Lavery Claus existed, he'd be dead by now. Actually, his segway might protect him. There's no way he could hold on with 17,000 g's. He might be better off than Santa.
17-12-2005 21:52
Beth Sweet
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Originally Posted by sciguy125
Most of you are engineers, you should know better than this. If Lavery Claus existed, he'd be dead by now. Actually, his segway might protect him. There's no way he could hold on with 17,000 g's. He might be better off than Santa.
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17-12-2005 22:59
Andrew Blair
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Originally Posted by Beth Sweet
On that note, please see the physics behind why Santa is real. I'm sure Lavery Claus is the same
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Santa Lavery should have been a little more generous with the Climate orbiter team...They had the concept but the math escaped them a bit. I guess something about consuming a google of Krispy Kremes in a hundreth of a second to create a tear in space time threw them off...
17-12-2005 23:02
Billfred
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At the risk of being the downer, perhaps Lavery Claus just visited the Gulf Coast region?
18-12-2005 00:24
MissInformation
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If Lavery Claus is really real, I know which one of his lists my name is on, and I'll give you a hint, it isn't the one marked "Nice."
Heidi
18-12-2005 00:42
Erin Rapacki
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Dear Lavery Clause,
I've been a very good girl this year, so for Kickoff-Day I want a:
- hoola hoop
- doll
- ipod
- wills wing sport 2 '135
- FIRST field with six-sigma control system reliability
- photoshopped picture of you as an umpa-loompa
18-12-2005 02:48
Bill Moore
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So, Dave, is your real name Krispy Kreme-gle, or what?
18-12-2005 02:56
Elgin Clock
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Originally Posted by Erin Rapacki
Dear Lavery Clause,
I've been a very good girl this year, so for Kickoff-Day I want a: - photoshopped picture of you as an umpa-loompa |
Courtesy of Heidi.
18-12-2005 12:05
Winged Wonder
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Dear Lavery Claus,
i woudlnt put it past myself to ask anything of you (except perhaps a good word or two put in when i apply for a job at NASA in a few years...), but instead i would prefer to get you a gift... a big THANK YOU for everything you've done. you're a great sport for putting up with so many FIRSTers poking fun at you and harassing you for hints... and you deserve a break! how do some Krispy Kremes sound? and a pink lei? i could give you some pink indian markings on your face! or perhaps you'd like a new Hawaiian shirt?
Happy Holidays!
Leslie
18-12-2005 14:27
Ian Curtis
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Dear Lavery Claus,
I'd like it if you could deliver people in areas hit hard with disaster necessary supplies to keep on going on. How about one of those water filtering drinking straws for everyone as well.
Thanks a bunch,
Ian
18-12-2005 14:41
Mike Schroeder
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yea yea so i missed a few, here is the way i looked at it, Im Lavery Claus' personal enforcer, and i was just rounding up Elgin and Ogre cause they ran away from the North Pole
with Billfred, well that was just a personal requrest from the big guy himself (not me Lavery)
18-12-2005 19:52
Erin Rapacki
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Originally Posted by Elgin Clock
Courtesy of Heidi.
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Can you have Dave autograph it and give it to me at the founder's reception?
... or better yet, a pin!!
19-12-2005 08:50
Travis Hoffman
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Originally Posted by Adam Richards
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All I want for Christmas is better health and sanitation for all the good little girls and boys out there. Santa Lavery can accomplish this by purchasing a new pair of white gloves and incinerating his old pair before delivering goodies to the masses, because based upon the above picture, I don't want to know where the old ones have been (or are about to go)....
19-12-2005 10:11
Jessica Boucher
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Dear Lavery-Claus,
All I want for Christmas is Hexagon Havoc (oh, and my two front teeth).
-Jessica B
20-12-2005 10:28
litchfieldc
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Originally Posted by Elgin Clock
As a newly self-appointed elf, I can grant that one.
Courtesy of Heidi. |
What do you get when you think to much?
Running hints through your held till your blood clots.
What will you do when you go crazy?
Then you won't be able to post.
Now that wouldn't be good.
*Sing this to the oompa loompa tune, I know the lyrics are bad, but its fuuny still. I think.
21-12-2005 10:55
phrontist
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six-sigma? I always thought it was sigma-six...
but yes, that is a brilliant request :-)
Oh, and I want lots, and lots of flat ground, covered with carpet, like last year. No funny business with elevation change. Why? No reason, no reason...
21-12-2005 11:06
Elgin Clock
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Originally Posted by phrontist
six-sigma? I always thought it was sigma-six...
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| Six Sigma at many organizations simply means a measure of quality that strives for near perfection. Six Sigma is a disciplined, data-driven approach and methodology for eliminating defects (driving towards six standard deviations between the mean and the nearest specification limit) in any process -- from manufacturing to transactional and from product to service. |
21-12-2005 13:31
JoeXIII'007
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Lavery Claus, I have just one humble thing to ask. Last year, after the Genesis Capsule went down, I made a horrible mistake saying it was another failure by NASA. I, a programmer for Team 66, should have known how much work is put into such an excellent endevour, and at that time, my liberal side got too much of me. I 100% regret it. 
First, I thank you for giving me negitive rep. That woke me up.
Second, would you please grant forgiveness and find a way to write it off the archives of the Chief Delphi forums. Please Lavery Claus, please.
That is all, and Merry Christmas.
29-12-2005 22:38
Astronouth7303
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All I want for [del]christmas[/del] [ins]kick-off[/ins] is for Microchip to give up on MPLAB and go with Eclipse instead.
The more I try to make it work better, the worse it gets.
29-12-2005 22:56
JBotAlan
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Originally Posted by Astronouth7303
All I want for [del]christmas[/del] [ins]kick-off[/ins] is for Microchip to give up on MPLAB and go with Eclipse instead.
The more I try to make it work better, the worse it gets. |
LET'S DO IT!!!
JBotAlan
30-12-2005 14:32
mechanicalbrain
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I know it's after Christmas but I think I would like to see Lavery Claus bring FIRST to all the places that are currently robot less. Maybe a European regional if it's not too much?
Merry whateverholidayyoucelebrate and a happy New Year (note: if your Chinese happy January 29!)
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