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try to get on first!

An encouraging expression to others to attempt a seemingly impossible task. The leader asks the crew to give it their best and try the "baseball theme".
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Alright; my BOYS, this is your first week of training in fabricating trusses.

The foreman wants one hundred completed by tonight.

Let's at least try to make it to first.

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Submitted by acronimous on April 11, 2016

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