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Understanding Engineers [Humor]
Email from an Engineer Friend ^ | 2-27-02 | Anon.

Posted on 02/27/2002 4:20:00 AM PST by Pharmboy

Understanding Engineers - Take One

Two engineering students were walking across campus when one said, "Where did you get such a great bike?"

The second engineer replied, "Well, I was walking along yesterday minding my own business when a beautiful woman rode up on this bike. She threw the bike to the ground, took off all her clothes and said, "Take what you want."

The second engineer nodded approvingly, "Good choice; the clothes probably wouldn't have fit."

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Understanding Engineers - Take Two

To the optimist, the glass is half full. To the pessimist, the glass is half empty.

To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

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Understanding Engineers - Take Three

A pastor, a doctor and an engineer were waiting one morning for a particularly slow group of golfers. The engineer fumed, "What's with these guys? We must have been waiting for 15 minutes!" The doctor chimed in, "I don't know, but I've never seen such ineptitude!"

The pastor said, "Hey, here comes the greens keeper. Let's have a word with him."

"Hi, George. Say, what's with that group ahead of us? They're rather slow, aren't they?" The greens keeper replied, "Oh, yes, that's a group of blind firefighters who lost their sight saving our clubhouse from a fire last year, so we always let them play for free anytime."

The group was silent for a moment. The pastor said, "That's so sad. I think I will say a special prayer for them tonight."

The doctor said, "Good idea. And I'm going to contact my ophthalmologist buddy and see if there's anything he can do for them."

The engineer said, "Why can't these guys play at night?"

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Understanding Engineers - Take Four

There was an engineer who had an exceptional gift for fixing all things mechanical. After serving his company loyally for over 30 years, he happily retired.

Several years later the company contacted him regarding a seemingly impossible problem they were having with one of their multimillion dollar machines. They had tried everything and everyone else to get the machine to work but to no avail.

In desperation, they called on the retired engineer who had solved so many of their problems in the past. The engineer reluctantly took the challenge. He spent a day studying the huge machine. Finally, at the end of the day, he marked a small "x" in chalk on a particular component of the machine and said, "This is where your problem is." The part was replaced and the machine worked perfectly again. The company received a bill for $50,000 from the engineer for his service.

They demanded an itemized accounting of his charges. The engineer responded briefly: One chalk mark $1; Knowing where to put it $49,999. It was paid in full and the engineer retired again in peace.

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Understanding Engineers - Take Five

What is the difference between Mechanical Engineers and Civil Engineers?

Mechanical Engineers build weapons. Civil Engineers build targets.

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Understanding Engineers - Take Six

Three engineering students were gathered together discussing the possible designers of the human body. One said, "It was a mechanical engineer. Just look at all the joints."

Another said, "No, it was an electrical engineer. The nervous system has many thousands of electrical connections."

The last said, "Actually it was a civil engineer. Who else would run a toxic waste pipeline through a recreational area?"

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Understanding Engineers - Take Seven

"Normal people ... believe that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet." --Scott Adams, The Dilbert Principle

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Understanding Engineers - Take Eight

An architect, an artist and an engineer were discussing whether it was better to spend time with the wife or a mistress.

The architect said he enjoyed time with his wife, building a solid foundation for an enduring relationship.

The artist said he enjoyed time with his mistress, because of the passion and mystery he found there. The engineer said, "I like both." "Both?" they asked.

Engineer: "Yeah. If you have a wife and a mistress, they will each assume you are spending time with the other woman, and you can go to the lab and get some work done."

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Understanding Engineers - Take Nine

An engineer was crossing a road one day when a frog called out to him and said, "If you kiss me, I'll turn into a beautiful princess."

He bent over,picked up the frog and put it in his pocket. The frog spoke up again and said, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a beautiful princess, I will stay with you for one week." The engineer took the frog out of his pocket, smiled at it and returned it to the pocket.

The frog then cried out, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a princess, I'll stay with you and do ANYTHING you want." Again the engineer took the frog out, smiled at it and put it back into his pocket. Finally, the frog asked, "What is the matter? I've told you I'm a beautiful princess, that I'll stay with you for a week and do anything you want. Why won't you kiss me?"

The engineer said, "Look I'm an engineer. I don't have time for a girlfriend, but a talking frog, now that's cool."


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It's not political humor, but I figured you freeps would enjoy this if you haven't seen this before. And no, I am not an engineer.
1 posted on 02/27/2002 4:20:00 AM PST by Pharmboy
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Engineer Bump!

NeverGore

2 posted on 02/27/2002 4:27:56 AM PST by nevergore
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Too bad you're not an engineer, we really don't mind the teasing. Most engineers I know have the best engineer jokes.

The Knack

Did you know that EE's put the ee in geek? (or beer, depending on your mood.) Learned that from a fellow FReeper engineer!

3 posted on 02/27/2002 4:28:36 AM PST by WIMom
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I am an engineer. ROFL!
4 posted on 02/27/2002 4:31:10 AM PST by wbill
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Great jokes.
These are keepers. Still laughing and cleaning my keyboard.
Alas, yes, I are one...
5 posted on 02/27/2002 4:31:40 AM PST by Publius6961
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Long time no talk! Glad to see that you have your EE's in order......
6 posted on 02/27/2002 4:33:39 AM PST by wbill
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This has been posted before, many times. And I have received it in my inbox I can't tell you how many times. Please don't waste space on the server posting email messages. Even if it's the first time you've ever read it, believe me, you are one of a tiny minority.

Please just put "fresh" news reports on FR.

Thanks.

7 posted on 02/27/2002 4:34:27 AM PST by Illbay
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Excellent!
8 posted on 02/27/2002 4:38:43 AM PST by Pentagram
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I'm gona have me some fun today....
Get some about physicists and I can lay waste to the whole building.
9 posted on 02/27/2002 4:38:56 AM PST by Tijeras_Slim
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Five surgeons were taking a coffee break and were discussing their work. The first said, "I think accountants are the easiest to operate on. You open them up and everything inside is numbered."
The second said, "I think librarians are the easiest to operate on. You open them up and everything inside is in alphabetical order."
The third said, "I like to operate on electricians. You open them up and everything inside is color-coded."
The fourth one said, "I like to operate on lawyers. They're heartless, spineless, gutless, and their heads and their butts are interchangeable."
Fifth surgeon said, "I like Engineers...they always understand when you have a few parts left over at the end..."
10 posted on 02/27/2002 4:41:24 AM PST by general_re
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Someone pee in your Cheerios again this morning?
11 posted on 02/27/2002 4:42:59 AM PST by Pharmboy
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I gotta print this out. Thanks, Pharmboy. It's jokes like this that make me really wish I'd finished my ME degree. Maybe someday...
12 posted on 02/27/2002 4:43:34 AM PST by GenXFreedomFighter
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Thanks for finding this one! LOL!
13 posted on 02/27/2002 4:52:04 AM PST by ABG(anybody but Gore)
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I will share with my friends in CubeLand. These are great, Pharmboy!
14 posted on 02/27/2002 4:53:44 AM PST by stainlessbanner
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Sure, Illbay, anything you say.
Bah humbug!
Why don't you go tear wings off flies or something?
15 posted on 02/27/2002 5:17:17 AM PST by Publius6961
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To: Pharmboy
Another engineer bump!
16 posted on 02/27/2002 5:20:54 AM PST by clodkicker
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To: Pharmboy

17 posted on 02/27/2002 5:26:10 AM PST by RedBloodedAmerican
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My brother-in-law is an engineer and these ring so true. Ever sold a house to an engineer? That is a scream!!
18 posted on 02/27/2002 5:32:53 AM PST by AUsome Joy
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Well, gee, I'm sorry your underwear suddenly shrunk two sizes on you....
19 posted on 02/27/2002 5:40:34 AM PST by steve-b
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To: wbill
I am an Engineer. LOL
20 posted on 02/27/2002 5:49:53 AM PST by vannrox
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