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You might be an engineer if..

To: "'Spridgets'" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: You might be an engineer if..
From: "Elliott, Patrick" <PElliott@attws-wr.swest.attws.com>
Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 09:59:41 -0700
Reply-to: "Elliott, Patrick" <PElliott@attws-wr.swest.attws.com>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
Since we're sharing jokes this morning. I'll throw this out there, promising
not to make a habit of it. 

This is me. very scary.

You might be an engineer if..

      >1. At Christmas, it goes without saying that you will be the one
      >to find the burned out bulb in the string of Christmas lights.

      >2. Choosing to buy flowers for your girlfriend/wife or to spend the
      >money to upgrade your RAM is a moral dilemma.

      >3. Everyone else on the Alaskan Cruise is on deck gazing at the
      >scenery, and you are still on a personal tour of the engine room.

     >4. In college, you thought Spring Break was metal fatigue failure.

      >5. The Salespeople at the local computer store can't answer any
      >of your questions.

      >6. You are at an air show and know how fast the skydivers are
falling.

      >7. You bought your wife a new CD ROM drive for her birthday.

      >8. You can quote scenes from any Monty Python movie.

      >9. You can type 70 words per minute but can't read your own
handwriting.

      >10. You comment to your wife that her straight hair is nice and
parallel.

      >11. You go on the rides at Disneyland and sit backwards in the
      >chairs to see how they do the special effects.

      >12. You have saved every power cord from all your broken appliances.

      >13. You have more friends on the internet than in real life.

      >14. You know what http:// stands for.

      >15. You look forward to Christmas only to put together the kids'
toys.

      >16. You see a good design and still have to change it.

      >17.You spent more on your calculator than you did on your wedding
ring.

      >18. You still own a slide rule and you know how to use it.

      >19. You think that when people around you yawn, it's because they
      >didn't get enough sleep.

      >20. You window shop at Radio Shack.

      >21. You're both in the backseat of your car, she's looking wistfully
at
      >the moon, and you're trying to locate a geosynchronous satellite.

      >22. Your laptop computer costs more than your car.

      >23. Your wife hasn't the foggiest idea of what you do at work.

      >24. You've already calculated how much you make per second.

      >25. You have tried to repair a $5 radio.
 

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