Understanding Engineers….Take 7
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
Filed under Funny...or not | Comment (0)IN THE SLOT – TOWER OF POWER
Heard this awesome funk album today by a group I had never heard of. For this reason alone I recommend everyone tries new things…listen to music you wouldn’t normally listen to, see movies you wouldn’t normally see and do things you wouldn’t normally do. You may just surprise yourself.
As it turns out, I’m racing out to buy this album as soonas I can hit the pavement and find a record store that stocks it. Actually, on second thoughts, I’ll probably just buy it online now 
Check out Amazon and have a listen to the funky soul sounds of Tower of Power – In The Slot.
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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 one said, “Actually, it was a civil engineer. Who else would run a toxic waste pipeline through a recreational area?”
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Q. What is the difference between Mechanical Engineers and Civil Engineers?
A. Mechanical Engineers build weapons and Civil Engineers build targets.
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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.
A few years later, the company contacted him regarding a seemingly unsolvable problem they were experiencing with one of their multi-million dollar machines. They had tried everything and everyone to no avail.
In desperation, they called the retired engineer, who had solved so many of their problems in the past, begging him to help them out with this difficult situation.
The engineer reluctantly took the challenge. He spent 1 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 defective part was replaced and the machine worked perfectly to everyone’s relief. 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 – $1.00. Knowing where to put it – $49,999.00.”
It was paid in full and the engineer retired again in peace.
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I’ve just finished reading Twilight….I know, I know, I’m a bit behind the 8-ball. But the movie was out before I really caught onto the whole Twilight phenomenon, and I always like to read the books before seeing the films. Although in saying this, usually it takes a bit longer after the release of the book, before the film comes out. I guess Stephenie Meyer just took advantage of the world’s crush on Edward as quickly as possible so she could maximise her profits. Good on her, I say!
Now, if you have been living under a rock for the last couple of years and don’t know what Twilight is all about, then here’s the low-down:
Edward is a 17 year old vampire living with his vampire family in the small rainy town of Forks, Washington. When accident-prone Bella comes to live with Charlie (her father), the local police chief, she falls head over heels for the undescribably gorgeous Edward. And the feelings are mutual. Obviously this human-vampire love sensation makes for a very dangerous life for both of them and Edward must protect Bella from the inevitable.
If you’re an avid reader (especially ladies), then I highly recommend you get your hands on a copy of Twilight…there are not many books where I can say that I really don’t want to put it down, but this is one of them. OK, so admittedly I saw the movie first on this occasion so I was excited to see if the book panned out like the movie….and without spoiling it for you, it does….kind of anyway. As normal there is always more in the book than the movie, and I love the way Meyer takes you on the rollercoaster of love with Edward and Bella, so you feel involved in the story. Her descriptions of certain situations cannot quite be replicated with video, so in this matter the movie may leave you feeling a little disappointed (but only if you’ve read the book first).
Now after saying this, I don’t know many females that haven’t enjoyed the movie. Many grown women are being transported back to their teens, as they post photos of Edward (Robert Pattinson) all over their Facebook pages, or posters in their cubicles at work….it’s quite funny really, as I also felt elated after viewing this fantastic story but I’m not about to pretend like I’ll one day marry this love-bitten vampire.
I’ve now started to read New Moon, Meyer’s second book in the Twilight series – there are 4 in total, after New Moon comes Eclipse and then Breaking Dawn. New Moon is no disappointment, in fact, I think I’m enjoying it more, but I’ll review it completely once I’m finished…..stay tuned!
If you want to buy the Twilight book, DVD or Blu-Ray, check out Fishpond (Fishpond allows you to buy new or used books, DVDs etc at great prices – most of the time they have the cheapest online price):
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Understanding Engineers….Take 3
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 firefighters 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 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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