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PostPosted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 03:21 
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ENGINEERING CASE NUMBER 1
Two engineering students were biking 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 first engineer nodded approvingly and said, "Good choice: The clothes probably wouldn't have fit you anyway."

ENGINEERING CASE NUMBER 2
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.

ENGINEERING CASE NUMBER 3
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 guys? 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 green-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 green-keeper replied, "Oh, yes. That's a group of blind firemen. 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 she can do for them."

The engineer said, "Why can't they play at night?"

ENGINEERING CASE NUMBER 4
What is the difference between mechanical engineers and civil engineers? Mechanical engineers build weapons. Civil engineers build targets.

ENGINEERING CASE NUMBER 5
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?"

ENGINEERING CASE NUMBER 6
Three engineering students were gathered together discussing who must have designed the human body.
One said, "It was a mechanical engineer. Just look at all the joints."
Another said, "No, it was an electrical engineer. The nervous system has many thousands of electrical connections."
The last one said, "No, actually it had to have been a civil engineer. Who else would run a toxic waste pipeline through a recreational area?"

ENGINEERING CASE NUMBER 7
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.

ENGINEERING CASE NUMBER 8
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, I'll turn back into a beautiful princess and 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."

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 17:22 
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No 9

During the French Revolution three men - a Priest, a Lawyer and an Engineer were brought to Madame Guillotine to be execcuted for crimes against the state.

Firstly the Priest was strapped down, the last rites were administered, the great blade was hauled to the top of its track. With a flourish the executioner pulled a lever and the blade fell. Only to stop six inches above the priests throat. "A miracle!" cried the watching crowd. The priest whispered to the executioner "The good Lord wishes to spare me that I may carry out his great work. You must free me.". "Free him! Free him!" cried the excited crowd. And so he escaped.

Next the Lawyer was strapped down, the last rites were administered, the great blade was hauled to the top of its track. With a flourish the executioner pulled a lever and the blade fell. Only to stop six inches above the lawyers throat. "A miracle!" cried the watching crowd. The lawyer whispered to the executioner "The good Lord wishes to spare me that I may apply my financial talents to running the new state. You must free me." "Free him! Free him!" cried the excited crowd. And so he escaped.

Finally the Engineer was strapped down, the last rites were administered, the great blade was hauled to the top of its track. With a flourish the executioner pulled a lever and the blade fell. Only to stop six inches above the lawyers throat. "A miracle!" cried the watching crowd. The lawyer whispered to the executioner
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 18:40 
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That would be more realistic and funnier if it were the engineer that went second and the lawyer last....;-)

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... And don't you mean that the engineer says ... on the last part of the tale ? :lol:

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... And don't you mean that the engineer says ... on the last part of the tale ? :lol:

Yes

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... And don't you mean that the engineer says ... on the last part of the tale ? :lol:

Yes

I take it you won't be pursuing a career as a stand-up comedian then :rotfl:

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Dunno about standup. I've always thought dcb was a right comedian. :D :D

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I think it amusing that not being an engineer I am the one being 'precise' ! :lol:

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SafeSpeedv2 wrote:
I think it amusing that not being an engineer I am the one being 'precise' ! :lol:


I am not an Engineer either Claire.

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... in the same boat then ! :)
Although I was referring to the joke than to you ... :)

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A chap in a hot air balloon realises he's hopelesly lost (stop me if you've heard it!).

He reduced altitude and spotted a woman below. He descended a bit more and shouted, "Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know where I am."

The woman below replied, "You're in a hot air balloon hovering approximately 30 feet above the ground. You're between 40 and 41 degrees north latitude and between 59 and 60 degrees west longitude."

"You must be an engineer," said the balloonist. "I am," replied the woman, "How did you know?"

"Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is, technically correct, but I've no idea what to make of your information, and the fact is I'm still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help at all. If anything,
you've delayed my trip."

The woman below responded, "You must be in Management." "I am," replied the balloonist, "but how did you know?"

"Well," said the woman, "you don't know where you are or where you're going. You have risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise which you've no idea how to keep, and you expect people beneath you to solve your problems. The fact is you are in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but now, somehow, it's my fault."


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:lol: yep great ... :)

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This is funny
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7839435/TheKnack.mpg

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Mole wrote:
(Something which cracked me up).
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Hadn't heard that one dude :D

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Arg!

It's wants to install/download something QuickTime Dave and I don't like downloading and installing things just to look at something I should be able to watch with a normal/standard package. :x

I've downloaded enough software and updates to get a bigger, better, 'thing' to last me a lifetime. I mean how would you like it if you went to bed and your wife one night said "I can't sleep with you unless, and until, you download he-man package 8.55"? :P

I hate it when I’ve got to subscribe to yet another bigger willie thing. :x I'm using Windows Vista FFS. Do I need double glazing? Why can't I see that link without going on a mission!!! :hissyfit:

Prof B. Tone. Leading person working on behalf of the official Government silly questions Dept collecting meaningless statistics since 1984. :D

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It's wants to install/download something QuickTime Dave and I don't like downloading and installing things just to look at something I should be able to watch with a normal/standard package. :x


I view it with Windows Media Player, Tone, and so have a lot of other people. AFAIK it is a bog standard .mpg

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Arg!

Tone, if it won't play in Windows Media Player it could be you don't have the codec required to play it installed, you could try installing something like the K-Lite Codec Pack which should give you all the codecs you'll ever need.

http://www.free-codecs.com/download/k_lite_codec_pack.htm - info page
http://www.free-codecs.com/download_soft.php?d=6462&s=775 - standard pack download

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I hate it when I’ve got to subscribe to yet another bigger willie thing. :x I'm using Windows Vista FFS. Do I need double glazing? Why can't I see that link without going on a mission!!! :hissyfit:

I hear ya, but things change, I for one wouldn't like to still be navigating the file system via a DOS box!! Windows 8 Developer Preview is now available for download, so in the not too distant future Vista will be 2 versions behind .... not any reason at all to rush out and upgrade everything nooooo ...... :o ...... just saying is all :D

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Well why isn’t my codec there as standard or did someone steal it? Where can I see if I’m codecless?
I can view You Tube so is that a different extension or something that doesn’t need codec?
I downloaded your codec link Toltec and installed the bigger willie but it still doesn’t work. I get dropbox in a small window with a circle thing spinning forever.
Can’t you just send me the DVD dcb? :lol:

I remember an Engineer joke I’ve found. Please don’t shoot the messenger though. :bunker:

Engineer's Description of a Woman

Occurance:
Found wherever man is, but seldom in the highly reactive, energetic single state. Surplus quantities in all urban areas.

Physical properties:
Undergoes spontaneous dehydrolysis (weeps) at absolutely nothing and freezes at a moments notice. Totally unpredicatble. Melts when properly treated, very bitter if not well used. Found in many states ranging from virgin metal to common ore. Non-magnetic, but attracted to coins and sports cars. In its natural state the specimen varies considerably, but is often changed artificially so well that the change is indiscernable except to the experienced eye.

Chemical properties:
Has great affinity for Au, Ag, and C (especially in the crystalline form). May give violent reaction if left alone. Will absorb great amounts of food matter. Highly desired reaction is initiated with various reagents such as C(2)-H(5)-OH and sexy aftershave. An essential catalyst is often required (must say that you love her at least 5 times daily). Reaction accelerates out of control when in dark and all reaction conditions are suitable. Extermely difficult to react if in the highly stable pure form. Yields to pressure applied to correct points. The reaction is highly exothermic.

Storage:
The best results are obtained between the ages of 18 and 25 years.

Uses:
Highly ornamental. Used as a tonic for low spirits. Used on cold nights as a heating agent (if properly prepared).

Tests:
Specimen turns rosey tint if discovered in raw natural state. Turns green if placed beside a better specimen.

Caution:
Most powerful reducing agent known to man (income and ego). Highly explosive in inexperienced hands. Specimen must be used with great care if experiments are to succeed. It is illegal to posess more than one permanent specimen, although a certain amount of exchange is permitted.


I wonder if there's a similar for men? :twisted:

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Well why isn’t my codec there as standard or did someone steal it?

Could be your codec got stolen Tone, looks like you might be getting attacked by so called "Computa Ninjaz" they crawl along the telephone wires, through your modem into your computer and steal stuff from inside your computer at night while you are asleep, there is no know way to stop them or remove them once they get in and it's only a matter of time before they steal something that will make the whole system crash, and send all your personal details to every hacker in Russia.

Your only option really is to send the whole system to me, I'll be able to safely destroy it for you and you'll just have to buy a new whole system :twisted:

Trust me ... I'm a professional you know :whome: :lol: :lol: :P :twisted:

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