Do Engineers have a (Weird) Sense of Humor
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Along the lines of a previous post - Do engineers have a sense a humor (I know some do) or if so - is it quite different than the average Joe??
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RE: Do Engineers have a (Weird) Sense of Humor
Good on ya,
Goober Dave
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Good on ya,
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Good luck,
Latexman
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You find Dilbert funny ?
I thought he was real life
B.E.
The good engineer does not need to memorize every formula; he just needs to know where he can find them when he needs them. Old professor
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Agree about irony, puns and Dilbert. On the other hand I don't find, for example, movies based mostly around f@rt jokes especially funny, as many of my non-engineer friends seem to.
Weird? Says who?
Regards,
Mike
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Esoteric in that nobody else understands it.
Sort of like...sitting in a project scoping meeting in a conference room a few weeks ago.
Manager (MBA): "I don't know if we should take on this work. We have never designed a railroad loading terminal.".
Engineer (P.Eng.): "Don't worry, it can be trained.".
No response.
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But, a lot of us are weird.
Chris
SolidWorks 11
ctopher's home
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Check out Scott Adams' life story if you don't believe that 'Dilbert' isn't real. Scott Adams was the keynote speaker at a conference I attended a few years ago and his life story is very interesting, particularly when it comes to how close he came to NOT being a cartoonist.
Being in software development, this is my all time favorite (and I've sat across the table from people who have made virtually this exact request):
This one comes in a close second:
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This results in those projects/programs being called "Holiday seeking missile"
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Our sense of humor might be categorized as sardonic, sarcastic, ironic and even pun oriented, but we are not sophomoric.....well, most of the time.
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I find the humor of engineers to be more clever and intellectual than most others. That's nice!
Pamela K. Quillin, P.E.
Quillin Engineering, LLC
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rmw
PS: all kidding aside, I have long since wondered how Scott Adams has managed to stay so fresh and current with his material in that he left Pacific Bell eons ago and to my knowledge hasn't worked in the corporate world since.
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Quillin Engineering, LLC
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In both the UK and US I've known some funny engineers and some pretty dull ones. I'm afraid I have to say on average the UK guys had (to my tastes perhaps biased being a Brit originally) a better sense of humor. Honestly, based on this site while there are folks from all kinds of backgrounds that are pretty humorous, I'd say the commonwealth folk have an edge over the US folk on average - though there are some glaring exceptions.
For what it's worth my wife and many of her friends & colleagues have a pretty low opinion of the (US) Engineers they've encountered (both on this and other traits) and my wife often gets told I'm 'not like other engineers'.
Honestly though, the fact that thread730-320845: Just How Smarter Engineers Are Than Everyone Else has over 100 posts says something about our humor.
What is Engineering anyway: FAQ1088-1484: In layman terms, what is "engineering"?
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Didn't Weird Al attend Cal Poly SLO (engineering school) back in the 80s?
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Pamela K. Quillin, P.E.
Quillin Engineering, LLC
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I learned long ago that management have absolutely no sense of humour. They are highly suspicious of anyone who exhibits a sense of humour.
Management expect most employees to go around looking as close to committed dedicated serious workers as possible. Smiling and laughing don't fit that image.
I guess also that happy laughing employees means they are doing something wrong and, of course, they have an often justified suspicion that they are the targets of humour. Either way they then find new ways to make the employees miserable.
Of course, in my case I posted a few cartoons which were not that well received.
JMW
www.ViscoAnalyser.com
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It's too black, and/because it's too real.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
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Tobalcane
"If you avoid failure, you also avoid success."
“Luck is where preparation meets opportunity”
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I'm an ME, but I love programming/hacker humor. I think it's the purest form of what most engineers would call "engineer humor," equal parts cerebral and inane. (For more examples than you can shake a stick at, just read through the Jargon File.)
"The primary purpose of the DATA statement is to give names to constants; instead of referring to pi as 3.141592653589793 at every appearance, the variable PI can be given that value with a DATA statement and used instead of the longer form of the constant. This also simplifies modifying the program, should the value of pi change."
- FORTRAN manual for Xerox computers
"Engineers like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily available, they will create their own problems." -Scott Adams
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Bruhn, C9.6
"In using Equation C9.5, the value of Rp is negative as inward pressure is opposite to the inward acting outward pressure."
Mil-Spec for HY80 Steel
"2.1.1 Specification and standards. The following specification and standards form a part of this specification to the extent specified herein. Unless otherwise specified, the issues of these documents shall be those listed in the issue of the DOD index of Specification and Standards (DoDISS) and supplement thereto, cited in the solicitation."
How about a flag note on a drawing:
Torque to range of 100-150 inch pounds. Torque is treated as a non-drawing requirment for purpose of inspection only.
I hope I didn't stray to far from the OP. I do laugh when I read thru my collection. But alas, I do have a weird sense of humor.
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Caddy says, "That is a group of local firefighters. A few years ago a fire broke out in the clubhouse while they were playing. With no proper gear they ran to the clubhouse, got people out and fought the fire till the firetrucks got here. Unfortunatley they all lost their sight. We let them play free whenever they want."
The priest says, "What a moving story. I and my entire congregation are going to pray for them, that a miracle will occur."
The surgeon says, "True heroes. I am going to consult with the opthalmologists that I know, maybe their sight can be restored."
The engineer says, "Why can't these guys play at night?"
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Although I suspect that this was 'humor' foisted on us by lawyers
John R. Baker, P.E.
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What is Pi?
Well, if you ask a mathmetician, they will tell you it is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter.
If you ask a scientist, they will tell you it is 3.141592andtellmewhentostop.
If you ask an engineer, they will tell you it is 3.14159, but let's call it 4 to be safe.
If you ask sales, they will tell you it is 3.14159, but we have it marked down to three this week, and I can get you a deal on volume for 2 and a half!
Regards,
Matt
Quality, quantity, cost. Pick two.
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Be careful with that one or you'll likely to find yourself in the same boat as the characters in Carl Sagan's 'Contact' (the book NOT the movie).
John R. Baker, P.E.
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Quillin Engineering, LLC
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What's the difference between an orange?
One of them doesn't.
_________________________________________
"Knock knock."
"Who's there?"
"Two."
"Two who?"
*shakes head* "To WHOM."
_________________________________________
What's red and looks like green paint?
Red paint.
_________________________________________
What's an anagram of Banach-Tarski?
Banach-Tarski Banach-Tarski.
"Engineers like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily available, they will create their own problems." -Scott Adams
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Is that why they call it a punch line, because at that point you feel like punching him?
B.E.
The good engineer does not need to memorize every formula; he just needs to know where he can find them when he needs them. Old professor
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Hey I'm not kidding:)
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Sarcasm is another matter.
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Re: The PI thing in "Contact". I thought that was one of the cleverest sub-plots in the book and was really miffed when it didn't make the film.
- Steve
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"No matter how much you add to something, you can't make it simpler."
It's amazing how this concept is often missed by upper-management...
John R. Baker, P.E.
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My favorite:
INDIAN: That's not a well. It's the Eye of the Holy Serpent Mound, on which your standing.
WAGON BOSS: It's a butte!
INDIAN: No, it's a mound.
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Or the classic - "you done yet?" Our standard answer is "All I lack is finishing."
The one I really like is: "Oh no! You gave me exactly what I asked for!"
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Stealing this.
"Engineers like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily available, they will create their own problems." -Scott Adams
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Sure enough, when they finished assembling the machine I was called out to the shop because only one of the conveyor belts was moving properly. That's when I noticed that only one segment of the shaft had knurling and when we checked with the machine shop the guy who machined it said that he simply "made it like the picture on the drawing". When I asked him if he had seen the annotation his comment was that he didn't know what 'TYPICAL' meant. I was more upset with the inspection department since this is the sort of thing they should have caught or at least questioned engineering (me, in this case) as to what was expected.
John R. Baker, P.E.
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To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
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Was your reply to him "Well that's typical of you"
Regards
Pat
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John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: Do Engineers have a (Weird) Sense of Humor
RE: Do Engineers have a (Weird) Sense of Humor
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
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Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
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Being as big as geek as I, she did:
"Three, point one four one five nine two...Hey!!!!
--Boothby
"The biggest cause of trouble in the world today is that the stupid people are so sure about things and the intelligent folks are so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell
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--Boothby
"The biggest cause of trouble in the world today is that the stupid people are so sure about things and the intelligent folks are so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell
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Boottmills
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John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
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Siemens PLM Software Inc.
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UG/NX Museum:
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
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If you know as many digits as boothby's daughter, you can calculate the average circumference of the moon to within a meter, or a circular football stadium accurate within a thousandth of an inch.
"Engineers like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily available, they will create their own problems." -Scott Adams
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"With a mouth like that...20."
"Aw! Jesus frikkin' Christ!"
"Thirty, then!"
Ah...memories. I shall enjoy them!
--Boothby
"The biggest cause of trouble in the world today is that the stupid people are so sure about things and the intelligent folks are so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell
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"Compared to what?" was his reply.
Spoken like a true engineer!
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Ioana
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Pharaoh forgot he was talking to an engineer when he said "And I want them built of solid rock. Make them this wide, and this long, and this high."