It Is In The Process
What a engineer means when he says: IT IS IN THE PROCESS He means: It is so wrapped up in red tape that the situation is about hopeless.
Engineer Jokes
Major Technological Breakthrough
What a engineer means when he says: MAJOR TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGH He means: It works OK, but looks very hitech.
Please Note And Initial
What a engineer means when he says: PLEASE NOTE AND INITIAL He means: Let’s spread the responsibility for the screw up.
Preliminary Operational Tests Were Inconclusive
What a engineer means when he says: PRELIMINARY OPERATIONAL TESTS WERE INCONCLUSIVE He means: The darn thing blew up when we threw the switch
See Me Or Let’S Discuss
What a engineer means when he says: SEE ME or LET’S DISCUSS He means: Come into my office, I’m lonely.
Test Results Were Extremely Gratifying
What a engineer means when he says: TEST RESULTS WERE EXTREMELY GRATIFYING He means: We are so surprised that the stupid thing works.
The Entire Concept Will Have To Be Abandoned
What a engineer means when he says: THE ENTIRE CONCEPT WILL HAVE TO BE ABANDONED He means: The only person who understood the thing quit.
We Will Look Into It
What a engineer means when he says: WE WILL LOOK INTO IT He means: Forget it! We have enough problems for now.
Give Us The Benefit Of Your Thinking
What a engineer means when he says: GIVE US THE BENEFIT OF YOUR THINKING He means: We’ll listen to what you have to say as long as it doesn’t interfere with what we’ve already done.
Give Us Your Interpretation
What a engineer means when he says: GIVE US YOUR INTERPRETATION He means: I can’t wait to hear this bull!
Close Project Coordination
What a engineer means when he says: CLOSE PROJECT COORDINATION He means: We know who to blame.
Customer Satisfaction Is Delivered Assured
What a engineer means when he says: CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IS DELIVERED ASSURED He means: We are so far behind schedule the customer is happy to get it delivered.
Enginner says: A. Can’T Pass Again.
What a engineer means when he says: A. Can’t Pass Again. He means:
Enginner says: All New
What a engineer means when he says: ALL NEW He means: Parts not interchangeable with the previous design.
Enginner says: Energy Saving
What a engineer means when he says: ENERGY SAVING He means: Achieved when the power switch is off.
Enginner says: Lightweight
What a engineer means when he says: LIGHTWEIGHT He means: Lighter than RUGGED.
Enginner says: Low Maintenance
What a engineer means when he says: LOW MAINTENANCE He means: Impossible to fix if broken
Enginner says: Rugged
What a engineer means when he says: RUGGED He means: Too damn heavy to lift!
Enginner says: Years Of Development
What a engineer means when he says: YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT He means: One finally worked.
Extensive Report Is Being Prepared On A Fresh Approach To The Problem
What a engineer means when he says: EXTENSIVE REPORT IS BEING PREPARED ON A FRESH APPROACH TO THE PROBLEM He means: We just hired three kids fresh out of college.
A Number Of Different Approaches Are Being Tried
What a engineer means when he says: A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT APPROACHES ARE BEING TRIED He means: We are still pissing in the wind.
A doctor, an engineer, and a fungal taxonomist
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A doctor, a civil engineer, and a computer scientist
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A Engineer and an Programmer are sitting next to each other
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There were those three guys, a priest, a doctor and an engineer
There were those three guys, a priest, a doctor and an engineer, and they were playing golf. But the group before them was extremely slow and at each hole they waited hours. Finally the priest asked around, why was that other group was so slow?He was told that they were very courageous firemen who saved … Read more
An engineer, an experimental physicist, a theoretical physicist
An engineer, an experimental physicist, a theoretical physicist, and a philosopher were hiking through the hills of Scotland. Cresting the top of one hill, they see, on top of the next, a black sheep. The engineer says: ”What do you know, the sheep in Scotland are black.” ”Well, *some* of the sheep in Scotland are … Read more
A pastor, a doctor and an engineer
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A Software Engineer, a Hardware Engineer and a Branch Manager
A Software Engineer, a Hardware Engineer and a Branch Manager were on their way to a meeting. They were driving down a steep mountain road when suddenly the brakes on their car failed. The car careened almost out of control down the road, bouncing off the crash barriers, until it miraculously ground to a halt … Read more
A student engineer in the office got engaged
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There was an engineer who had an exceptional gift
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 multi-million dollar machines. They had tried everything and everyone else … Read more