'ism' Mechanical
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OK, not a serious topic, but it's right before a 4-day weekend and I've got nothing better to do. I was at the gas station the other day filling up my car and saw this truck. It was all I could do not to take my sharpie and ‘complete’ the name of the company, along with their new motto. Here are the options I considered. I’d love to have additional contributions.

Fatalism Mechanical: The temperature in your office will NEVER be right and you are powerless to change it, no matter how much you fiddle with the thermostat.
Euphemism Mechanical: We’re not talking about THOSE pipes and ducts that need cleaning.
Skepticism Mechanical: We doubt we can fix your HVAC system, but we’ll try. No promises.
Pessimism Mechanical: We are positive we can’t fix your HVAC system.
Nihilism Mechanical: Not only are we incapable of repairing your air conditioning, we doubt your system is real and that there is any problem with it. And even if you had an air conditioning system that was broken, if we fix it, it would blow up in one huge mushroom cloud and destroy the planet as we know it.......

Fatalism Mechanical: The temperature in your office will NEVER be right and you are powerless to change it, no matter how much you fiddle with the thermostat.
Euphemism Mechanical: We’re not talking about THOSE pipes and ducts that need cleaning.
Skepticism Mechanical: We doubt we can fix your HVAC system, but we’ll try. No promises.
Pessimism Mechanical: We are positive we can’t fix your HVAC system.
Nihilism Mechanical: Not only are we incapable of repairing your air conditioning, we doubt your system is real and that there is any problem with it. And even if you had an air conditioning system that was broken, if we fix it, it would blow up in one huge mushroom cloud and destroy the planet as we know it.......
"If you are going to walk on thin ice, you might as well dance!"





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Racism: We fix all systems, except the Green ones.
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Poeticism:
If you want your system workin'
We'll give it some thought
But if we can't fix it
It's not our fault
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luis
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Thanks casseopeia, I am having a good laugh.
"Do not worry about your problems with mathematics, I assure you mine are far greater."
Albert Einstein
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Major premise: Your HVAC system is broken.
Minor premise: We can fix broken things.
Conclusion: We can fix your HVAC system.
xnuke
"Do you think you used enough dynamite there, Butch?"
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When I snap my fingers, you will believe that your HVAC system is repaired
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Critisim Mechanical: That darn engineer doesn't know his foot from his behind; how am I supposed to connect this pump to that pipe?
Fetisism Mechanical: I don't even want to think about it.
Vandalism Mechanical: Demolition is our specialty.
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I love all these! Thanks for the contributions.
MintJulep, if you won't think about it, I will. Here's my mildest version. Don't think I can post the others
Fetishism Mechanical: You think you're warm now, wait 'till you see our technicians in their latex uniforms!
"If you are going to walk on thin ice, you might as well dance!"
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Altruism Mechanical: Buddha teaches us to fix your AC before we fix ours.
Botulism Mechanical: Turn the AC back after we've left. Just ignore the spores.
Patriotism Mechanical: Because all other contractors are flag burning terrorist hippies.
LewTam Inc.
Petrophysicist, Leading Hand, Natural Horseman, Prickle Farmer, Crack Shot, Venerable Yogi.
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yeah, ok, sorry about that.
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Cubism Mechanical: It may not work, but it will be a work of art!
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Puritanism Mechanical: We'll fix it if you promise to NOT enjoy it.
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I was thinking the same thing. I have their phone number. It was painted on the truck, but I photoshopped it out before posting the picture.
I don't know these guys, and I'm not sure how they would react to a bunch of engineers having a whole lot of fun, kinda at their expense. I'll have to ask around and see if I can find a go-between. Anyone here familiar with Mechanical contractors in the Tracy, CA area?
"If you are going to walk on thin ice, you might as well dance!"
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My original slogan for this was
"We don't know what it means either!"
Ventriloquism Mechanical: Don't be surprised!
JHG
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Criticism Mechanical: We don't like the way your HVAC was set up to begin with.
Egotism Mechanical: Fixing your HVAC is in our interest.
Narcissism Mechanical: The way we fix your HVAC is far superior to the way anyone else could possibly fix your HVAC.
Idealism Mechanical: Wouldn't it be nice if your HVAC were fixed?
Minimalism Mechanical: Just get a fan.
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You beat me to it.
Antidisestablishmentarianism Mechanical
casseopeia & CBL
Very funny, thanks.
"Ism Mechanical, yes it is!"
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Modernism Mechanical: Yes, we had to fire those guys that fanned us with palm leaves.
Surrealism Mechanical: Yes, I think that is funny, too. It probably got too hot. But what the heck is it doing in that Tree?
Pointilism Mechanical. Yes, you may have the impression (see Impressionism Mechanical) that it has exploded into smithereens. But if you tak a step backwards and peer at it, you will see that it is actually there.
Impressionism Mechanical: Yes, I know. You have an impression that it is too cold, or too hot, or too humid, or too dry or too whatever you please to dream up, in here. But look at that water lily. It thrives like never before.
Naïvism Mechanical. What? No, I have nothing to declare.
I feel more coming, but I suddenly also feel exhausted.
Gunnar Englund
www.gke.org
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Ciao.
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Eng-tipism Mechanical - We'll do your work for free.
rmw
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Graffitism Mechanical: Once upon a time we were a simple ism, that was until spied upon by a member of Eng-Tips and her pen
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Sadomasochism Mechanical: We'll beat your equipment until it's happy again!
xnuke
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-The future's so bright I gotta wear shades!
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Pacifism Mechanical - HVAC you won't even notice.
Robert
"Signature line for lease!"
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Conservatism Mechanical: "HVAC for the rich"
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(you may need to read the UK news on that one)
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Bushism Mechanical: "The point now is how do we work mechanically together to achieve important goals. And one such goal is a democracy in Germany."
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Heh... I wonder if they have an Annual S&M Christmas Party every year.
Robert
"Signature line for lease!"
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"It'll Do
--Casual Construction Company"
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We've often debated just what the name is meant to imply.
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Which brings us to Jism Mechanical...
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Forever Young
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Communism (3): We will repair your HVAC for free, confiscate it, install it in the dacha of a loyal and deserving ranking officer of the party, and send you to forced labor in a Siberian Gulag for decadent imperialistic practices, you wanted "cool"? we will give you cool...
saludos.
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2, Globalism Mechanical: What on earth is wrong with it?
Ken
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Forever Young
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Nudism Mechanical: No textiles obscuring these cracks.
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Sexism mechanical, we're better than your average handyman
Creationism Mechanical - A Power greater than us made it, but you just had to break it!
Darwinism Mechanical - by the time we change the unit you'll gotten used to it!
Fascism Mechanical - When he tells us to fix it you can bet we will!
Calvinism Mechanical - We'll do our best to fix it, Lord willing.
Mechanism Mechanical -
need we say more?
Activism Mechanical - YEAH! FIX IT NOW!!!
...of course us electricians love to make fun of those fitters and tin-knockers!
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A backwards "ism".
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Postmodernism Mechanical: Let's just keep talking about ventilation and pretend we know what we're talking about and people will give us nice offices in universities...
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Consumism Mechanical: why do you want to fix it? Buy it new!
'Ability is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration.'
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- Happy to repair your heat and air!
-(but you"ll probably never know it.)
Please let us all know how this works out for you! and don't forget FAQ731-376
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see:
thread1010-178496
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Astigmatism Engineering: we never see any problems
JMW
www.ViscoAnalyser.com
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Californism Mechanical: "Our HVAC is cool, dude!"
-Tony Staples
www.tscombustion.com
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