Joke: Accountants vs. Engineers
11-19-2001 | 09:41 AM
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The full (real) version of the playground joke:
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A mechanical engineer, an electrical engineer, and a civil engineer were arguing over what type of engineer god was.
The mechanical engineer pointed to the body's intricate skeletal/muscular system and proudly stated that god must have been a mechanical engineer.
The electrical engineer said that was okay, but he felt that the brain and nervous system were of such incredible design and complexity that god had to be an electrical engineer
The mechanical engineer and the electrical engineer both looked at the civil engineer, who was smiling at their discussion. "I suppose you think god was a civil engineer," they said.
"Of course," replied the civil engineer. "Who else would run a sewer system through a major recreational area?"
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A mechanical engineer, an electrical engineer, and a civil engineer were arguing over what type of engineer god was.
The mechanical engineer pointed to the body's intricate skeletal/muscular system and proudly stated that god must have been a mechanical engineer.
The electrical engineer said that was okay, but he felt that the brain and nervous system were of such incredible design and complexity that god had to be an electrical engineer
The mechanical engineer and the electrical engineer both looked at the civil engineer, who was smiling at their discussion. "I suppose you think god was a civil engineer," they said.
"Of course," replied the civil engineer. "Who else would run a sewer system through a major recreational area?"
11-19-2001 | 08:07 PM
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From: Stockton
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Cedric Tomkinson
[B]A doctor a lawyer and an engineer were waiting to tee off at their local golf club. but were held up by a group of guys who were being very slow and continually
[B]A doctor a lawyer and an engineer were waiting to tee off at their local golf club. but were held up by a group of guys who were being very slow and continually
11-19-2001 | 09:18 PM
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Well.. I'm an Engineer, albiet Software, so for u geeks:
A mechanical, electrical, and software are driving down the highway...suddenly, the car stop running! They pull over... and the mechanical engineer suggests: Why don't we take everything apart, see whats wrong, and put it back togeather? The electrical engineer says, "Nah!", its probably electrical, lets just get the schematic out and start buzzing out the system and see whats wrong. The software engineer, dumb-founded, slaps both of them, and profound says, "You fools, just try turning it off then back on again".
BRS (For u geeks),
Aaron
p.s. For you non-geeks, thats "Big-Red-Switch"... I won't explain more
A mechanical, electrical, and software are driving down the highway...suddenly, the car stop running! They pull over... and the mechanical engineer suggests: Why don't we take everything apart, see whats wrong, and put it back togeather? The electrical engineer says, "Nah!", its probably electrical, lets just get the schematic out and start buzzing out the system and see whats wrong. The software engineer, dumb-founded, slaps both of them, and profound says, "You fools, just try turning it off then back on again".
BRS (For u geeks),
Aaron
p.s. For you non-geeks, thats "Big-Red-Switch"... I won't explain more
11-20-2001 | 04:27 AM
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I like this one:
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A software engineer, hardware engineer, and departmental manager were on their way to a meeting in Switzerland. They were driving down a steep mountain road when suddenly the brakes failed. The car careened out of control, bouncing off guardrails until it miraculously ground to a scraping halt along the mountainside. The occupants of the car were unhurt, but they had a problem. They were stuck halfway down the mountain in a car with no brakes.
"I know," said the manager. "Let's have a meeting, propose a Vision, formulate a Mission Statement, define some Goals, and through a process of continuous improvement, find a solution to the Critical Problems and we'll be on our way."
"No," said the hardware engineer. "I've got my Swiss army knife with me. I can strip down the car's braking system, isolate the fault, fix it, and we'll be on our way."
"Wait," said the software engineer. "Before we do anything, shouldn't we push the car back to the top of the mountain and see if it happens again?"
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A software engineer, hardware engineer, and departmental manager were on their way to a meeting in Switzerland. They were driving down a steep mountain road when suddenly the brakes failed. The car careened out of control, bouncing off guardrails until it miraculously ground to a scraping halt along the mountainside. The occupants of the car were unhurt, but they had a problem. They were stuck halfway down the mountain in a car with no brakes.
"I know," said the manager. "Let's have a meeting, propose a Vision, formulate a Mission Statement, define some Goals, and through a process of continuous improvement, find a solution to the Critical Problems and we'll be on our way."
"No," said the hardware engineer. "I've got my Swiss army knife with me. I can strip down the car's braking system, isolate the fault, fix it, and we'll be on our way."
"Wait," said the software engineer. "Before we do anything, shouldn't we push the car back to the top of the mountain and see if it happens again?"