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    Understanding Engineers

    Understanding Engineers - Take One

    Two engineering students were walking across a university 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, threw it to the ground, took off all her clothes and said, "Take what you want." The second engineer nodded approvingly and said, "Good choice; the clothes probably wouldn't have fitted you anyway."

    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.

    Understanding Engineers - Take Three

    A priest, a doctor, and an engineer were waiting one morning for a particularly slow group of golfers. The engineer fumed, "What's with those blokes? We must have been waiting for fifteen minutes!" The doctor chimed in, "I don't know, but I've never seen such inept golf!" The priest said, "Here comes the greens keeper. Let's have a word with him."
    He said, "Hello, George! what's wrong 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 fell silent for a moment.
    The priest said, "That's so sad. I think I will say a special prayer for them tonight."
    The doctor said, "Good idea. I'm going to contact my ophthalmologist colleague and see if there's anything he can do for them."
    The engineer said, "Why can't they play at night?"

    Understanding Engineers - Take four

    What is the difference between mechanical engineers and civil engineers?
    Mechanical engineers build weapons and civil engineers build targets.

    Understanding Engineers - Take five

    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 an arts degree asks, "Do you want fries with that?"

    Understanding Engineers - Take six

    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.

    Understanding Engineers - Take seven

    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 for one week 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, and that I'll stay with you for one 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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    Brilliant
    To every man upon this earth
    Death cometh sooner or late
    And how can a man die better
    Than facing fearful odds
    For the ashes of his fathers
    And the temples of his Gods

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    hahah nice

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sniper View Post
    Brilliant
    you missed the repost, your punishment shall be swift and righteous!

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    Quote Originally Posted by sAsLEX View Post
    you missed the repost, your punishment shall be swift and righteous!
    Everyone gets 1 chance. But I have I hang my head in shame none the less
    To every man upon this earth
    Death cometh sooner or late
    And how can a man die better
    Than facing fearful odds
    For the ashes of his fathers
    And the temples of his Gods

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    lol love the one about targets and weapons...
    I'm not a complete idiot... some pieces are missing

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    "Hi... I rang about the cats you have for sale..."..... "oh... you have children.... how much for the children?"

    mucho papoosa bueno no panocha

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    As a mechanical engineer, my wife would say it's completely accurate. I refuse to incriminate myself.

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    I will need 3 months to fully analyse all aspects of this post before writing a concise and factual report on my findings.

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    Bloody brilliant - repost or not!

    I'm married to one of these and he comes out with shit like this all the time..
    Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way

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    Quote Originally Posted by Drum View Post
    I will need 3 months to fully analyse all aspects of this post before writing a concise and factual report on my findings.
    And submitting your bill at normal consultancy rates......
    TOP QUOTE: “The problem with socialism is that sooner or later you run out of other people’s money.”

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    Well done for that one
    "Not one day that we are here on this earth has been promised to us, so make the most of every day as if it was your last, and every breath ,as if it were the same"

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    The sad thing is I would probably think the same thing the Engineer would!
    "I like to ride anyplace, anywhere, any time, any way!"

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    An engineering student is sitting in the bar one day fiddling with a match and a matchbox. He can't get it to light. His mate comes up to him:

    "What's up with that match?" he says.
    "Dunno, worked a minute a go".

    Dave

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    What's worse is that they'll put it in their 'In' tray for 2 & 1/2 of those months before scribbling a few notes and using a crayon to 'draw' a sketch. Then I'll have to make sense of the sketch, create a set of construction drawings, write an in depth report, do a complete cost estimate and invoice the job only for them to change the design with 2 days to go before the deadlineandhave ME MAKE THE F#*$*(@)g ChANges! #_#&*@*$%*%"*%!!!

    AND THEN TAKE THE CREDIT FOR THE WONDERFUL JOB THAT I'VE DONE!!
    They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old.
    Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn.
    At the going down of the sun and in the evening,
    we will remember them

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    It's so hard to get good help these days.

    Keep up the good work there Col.

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