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Jeff396

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> Comprehending 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 anyway ."
> ______________________________________
> Comprehending 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.
> ______________________________________
> Comprehending 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."
> [dramatic pause]
> "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 fire-fighters. They 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?"
> ______________________________________
> Comprehending 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. At the end of the day, he marked a small
> "x" in chalk on a particular component of the
> machine and stated, "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.
> ________________________________________
> Comprehending Engineers - Take Five:
> What is the difference between Mechanical
> Engineers and Civil Engineers?
> Mechanical Engineers build weapons, Civil
> Engineers build targets.
____________________________________

Comprehending Engineers-Take Six
The graduate with a Science degree asks, "Why does it work?"
The graduate with an Engineering degree asks, "How does it work?"
The graduate with an Accounting degree asks, "How much will it cost?"
The graduate with a Liberal Arts degree asks, "Do you want fries with that?"

> ______________________________________
> Comprehending 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
> ______________________________________
> Comprehending 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?"
> 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."
> ______________________________________
> Comprehending 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."


Jeff
 
   / One for all you Engineer types:)
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#3  
Must of been edited out before I got it. I don't write 'em...I just forward 'em./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Jeff
 
   / One for all you Engineer types:) #4  
Jeff396 here is the missing part..

Comprehending Engineers-Take Six
The graduate with a Science degree asks, "Why does it work?"
The graduate with an Engineering degree asks, "How does it work?"
The graduate with an Accounting degree asks, "How much will it cost?"
The graduate with a Liberal Arts degree asks, "Do you want fries with that?"

But my all time best reply to the half full/half empty in step two is:

Take 2.50: To the engineer, the capacity of the container has been over designed by a factor of approximately 1.905 assuming a 5% volume for the sloshing volumn safety factor.
 
   / One for all you Engineer types:)
  • Thread Starter
#5  
I love it! It has been amended./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Jeff
 
   / One for all you Engineer types:) #6  
Jeff,

Thank you for the great post.... I know a lot of engineers and they WILL be getting these for their reading pleasure. /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

Terry
 
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Too true Jeff /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
 
   / One for all you Engineer types:) #8  
Jeff,

To funny and so true/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Phred
 
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Keyword or Phrase: Translation:

Major Breakthrough: It didn't blow up

The results of years of intense research: Discovered by accident

Project behind schedule due to unforeseen problem: Didn't feel like working on it

Customer satisfaction guaranteed: We are the only supplier

The design will be finalized in the next reporting period: We hope to get started on the project next week

The test results are extremely gratifying: We don't have a clue as to why it works

A fresh approach to the problem is being taken: We hired a new guy

The entire concept will have to be abandoned: The only guy who understood the whole thing just quit

Preliminary results are inconclusive: It blew up

Results are mixed: It blew up again

Manufacturer's data sheets are incorrect: No matter what I try, it always blows up

Layout errors require redesign to correct the problems: Someone spilled coffee on the photo plot

Under consideration: Looking for the files for it

Expect action to be taken immediately: Don't call me, I'll call you
 

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