Based on "You can type 70 words per
minute, but you can't read your own handwriting," I may be
one. Dave
From: Jllevine12@aol.com
Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 16:01:54 EDT
Subject: ABOUT
ENGINEERS
1. Q. When does a person decide to become
an engineer?
A. When he realizes he
doesn't have the charisma to be an undertaker.
2. Q. What do engineers use for birth
control?
A. Their
personalities.
3. Q. How can you identify an extroverted
engineer?
A. When he thanks you,
he looks at your shoes instead of his own.
4. Q. Why did the engineers cross the
road?
A. Because they looked
in the file, and that's what they did last year.
5. Q. How do you drive an engineer
completely insane?
A. Tie him in a chair,
stand in front of him, and fold a road map the wrong way.
6. Q. You might be an engineer
if:
Choosing
between buying flowers for your wife and upgrading your RAM is a
problem.
You take a
cruise, so you can go on a personal tour of the engine
room.
In college,
you thought Spring Break was metal fatigue failure.
The
salespeople at the local computer store can't answer any of your
questions.
At an air
show, you know how fast the skydivers are falling.
For your
wife's birthday you give her a new CD-ROM drive or a Palm
Pilot.
You can
quote scenes from any Monte Python movie.
You can type
70 words per minute, but you can't read your own
handwriting.
You flatter
your wife by saying her hair is nice and parallel.
You sit
backwards on Disney rides, so you can see how they do the special
effects.
You have
saved every power cord from all your broken appliances.
You have
more friends on the internet than in real life.
You know
what http:// stands for.
You look
forward to Christmas, so you can assemble your kids'
toys.
You see a
good design, and have to change it.
You spent
more for your calculator than you spent for your wedding
ring.
You still
own a slide rule and know how to use it.
You think
that people yawning around you are sleep deprived.
You window
shop at Radio Shack.
Your laptop
computer cost more than your car.
Your wife
hasn't the foggiest idea of what you do for a living.
You've
already calculated how much you make per second.
You've tried
to repair a $5 radio.