OT: For the Engineers here...

[Thomas Rogers]

Thought this was funny...(as is much of the site)...

How to determine if you are an engineer:



The only jokes you receive are through email (OUCH)



At Christmas, it goes without saying that you will be the one to find the burnt-out bulb in the string of Christmas lights.



Buying flowers for your girlfriend/boyfriend or spending the money to upgrade your RAM is a moral dilemma



If you find that you have to often explain how to use the gifts you have given other people.



Everyone else on the Alaskan Cruise is on deck peering at the scenery, and you are still on a personal tour of the engine room



In college, you thought Spring Break was metal fatigue failure



The Salespeople at Circuit City can't answer any of your questions



You are always late to meetings



You are at an air show and know how fast the skydivers are falling



You are next in line on death row in a French Prison and you find that the guillotine is not working properly, so you offer to fix it.



You bought your wife/husband a new CD ROM drive for her birthday



You forget to get a haircut (for 6 months!)



You can quote scenes from any Monty Python movie



You can type 70 words per minute but can't read your own handwriting



You can't write unless the paper has both horizontal and vertical lines



You comment to your wife/husband that her straight hair is nice and parallel



You go on the rides at Disneyland and sit backwards in the chairs to see how they do the special effects



You have Dilbert comics/paphanelia displayed anywhere in your work area



You have ever saved the power cord from a broken appliance



You have more friends on the internet than in real life



You have backed up your hard drive



You have never bought any new underwear or socks for yourself since you got married.



You have used coat hangars and duct tape for something other than hanging coats and taping ducts



You know what http:// stands for



You look forward to Christmas only to put together the kids' toys



You own one or more white short-sleeve dress shirts



You see a good design and still have to change it



You spent more on your calculator than you did on your wedding ring



You still own a slide rule and you know how to use it



You think a pocket protector is a fashion accessory



You think that when people around you yawn, it's because they didn't get enough sleep



You wear black socks with white tennis shoes (or vice versa)



You window shop at Radio Shack



You're in the backseat of your car, she/he is looking wistfully at the moon, and you're trying to locate a geosynchronous satellite



Your checkbook always balances



Your laptop computer costs more than your car



Your wife/husband hasn't the foggiest idea of what you do at work



Your wrist watch has more computing power than a 300 MHz pentium



You've already calculated how much you make per second



You've ever tried to repair a $5 radio



Your four basic food groups are: 1. Caffeine 2. Fat 3. Sugar 4.Chocolate

 

[Jeff C]

That's me...

 

[Bill V]

Correlary to the 2nd-to-last one...



You've ever purchased a $5 radio for the sole purpose of taking it apart to see how it works, and to see if you can subsequently put it back together

 

[Doug Watts]

That is WAAAYYYY to close to home! :lol:

 

[Jeff C]

The Salespeople at Circuit City can't answer any of your questions



Works at Ford dealerships too, if you're a member of this site. :lol:

 

[Dreman]

I actually found some pocket protectors at Office Depot recently and bought them just to mess with people. Then they told me they always thought I had one there anyway!



And I'm the only person I know who took pictures of the inside of the Statue of Liberty!

 

[Casey B]

I'm not an engineer but a lot of those hit home. I've never actually taped a duct with duct tape but I keep a couple of rolls at home.



I often refer to myself as a domestic engineer seeing as how I am a stay at home dad. Sounds much better than house husband. :lol:

 

[Todd Cloutier]

Duct tape, it's like the Force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together.

 

[Darrell F]

:huh:

My wife and I actually just returned from Disney World last week. We took a tour of the backstage area and the underground "city" beneath Disney which is the logistical epicenter. It's $60./person and well worth the money if you're in to the whole "take it apart and see what makes it tick" thing.

I'm a computer/electronics geek by choice and trade, so I wanted to visit their data center. Unfortunately but understandably, the data center is off limits even for tours.

 

[EddieS'04]

Before going into temp retirment, I was a proccess control instrument tech. Alot of that rings true with me also..:lol:

 

[Jake Levin]

Wow, that does hit close to home!:lol:

 

[Richard Kolb]

The best though is when I go to circuit city and answer the questions of the person in front of me while I'm waiting to ask questions.

 

[Ben Poche]

thats me too

 

[Kevin Hachey]

Hey Dreman....I also took pictures of the inside of Lady Liberty. It's a very interesting perspective of an American icon, something you don't see everyday.



I only go to circuit city to use the restroom.:blink:

 

[Albert Basulto]

I went on a cruise and was interested in how they did their on demand video and how they edited stuff(I work in TV). I spent an entire afternoon in the bowels of the ship while my family and friends were "catching rays", I still can't convince them that I had more fun.



I also answer people's questions at most anny home electronics stores. Much to the chagrin of the employees.



STogie

 

[Ryan Schaecher]

I started to list the one's that apply to this engineer... then I realized I copied nearly the whole list....



[Broken External Image]:



Sorry... had to do it.

 

[Keith McElroy]

I'm guilty of way too many of those - at least 30. Sad. So sad.

 

[Richard L]

I'm not an Engineer, but appearantly the writer of that joke knows me and thinks I am.:lol:



...Rich