Understanding Engineers

Understanding Engineers - Take One

Two engineering students were walking across a university campus  when one said, 'Where did you get such a great bike?'
The second engineer replied, 'Well, I was walking along  yesterday, minding my own business, when a beautiful woman rode up on  this bike, threw it to the ground, took off all her clothes and said,  'Take what you want.'
The second engineer nodded approvingly and said, 'Good choice;  the clothes probably wouldn't have fit you anyway.'


Understanding Engineers - Take Two

To the optimist, the glass is half full.
To the pessimist, the glass is half empty.
To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.


Understanding Engineers - Take Three

A priest, a doctor, and an engineer were waiting one morning for
a particularly slow group of golfers.
The engineer fumed, 'What's with those blokes? We must have been
waiting for fifteen minutes !'
The doctor chimed in, 'I don't know, but I've never seen such
inept golf!'
The priest said, 'Here comes the greens keeper. Let's have a
word with him.'
He said, 'Hello, George! What's wrong 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
fire fighters. They 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 priest said, 'That's so sad. I think I will say a special
prayer for them tonight.'
The doctor said, 'Good idea. I'm going to contact my
ophthalmologist colleague and see if there's anything he can do for
them.'
The engineer said, 'Why can't they play at night?'


Understanding Engineers - Take Four

What is the difference between mechanical engineers and civil
engineers?
Mechanical engineers build weapons and civil engineers build
targets.

Understanding Engineers - Take Five

The graduate with a science degree asks, 'Why does it work?'
The graduate with an engineering degree asks, 'How does it
work?'
The graduate with an accounting degree asks, 'How much will it
cost?'
The graduate with an arts degree asks, 'Do you want fries with
that?'

Understanding Engineers - Take Six

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.

Understanding Engineers - Take Seven

An engineer was crossing a road one day, when a frog called out
to him and said,
'If you kiss me, I'll turn into a beautiful princess.'
He bent over, picked up the frog and put it in his pocket.
The frog spoke up again and said, 'If you kiss me and turn me
back into a beautiful princess, I will stay with you for one week.'
The engineer took the frog out of his pocket, smiled at it and
returned it to the pocket.
The frog then cried out, 'If you kiss me and turn me back into a
Princess, I'll stay with you for one week and do ANYTHING you want.'
Again, the engineer took the frog out, smiled at it and put it
back into his pocket.

Finally, the frog asked, 'What is the matter? I've told you I'm
a beautiful princess and that I'll stay with you for one week and do
anything you want.
Why won't you kiss me?'
The engineer said, 'Look, I'm an engineer. I don't have time for
a girlfriend, but a talking frog, now that's cool.'