Comments on: On the nature of an Engineer http://www.mikeaxelrod.com/wp/2008/09/03/on-the-nature-of-an-engineer Mike Axelrod's blog Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:46:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Marianne http://www.mikeaxelrod.com/wp/2008/09/03/on-the-nature-of-an-engineer/comment-page-1#comment-54 Marianne Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:42:42 +0000 http://www.mikeaxelrod.com/wp/?p=119#comment-54 As your sister I can only concur that in this family there really appears to have been no other option than computer science. I went and got a liberal arts degree and ended up being an expert in collaborative computing architecture. Good jokes, Stef. Dad told me the "want fries with that" one when I graduated from Beloit with the Sociology degree. As your sister I can only concur that in this family there really appears to have been no other option than computer science. I went and got a liberal arts degree and ended up being an expert in collaborative computing architecture.

Good jokes, Stef. Dad told me the “want fries with that” one when I graduated from Beloit with the Sociology degree.

]]> By: Stefanie Singer http://www.mikeaxelrod.com/wp/2008/09/03/on-the-nature-of-an-engineer/comment-page-1#comment-52 Stefanie Singer Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:02:01 +0000 http://www.mikeaxelrod.com/wp/?p=119#comment-52 #1 An architect, an artist and an engineer were discussing whether it was better to spend time with the wife or a mistress. The architect said he enjoyed time with his wife, building a solid foundation for an enduring relationship. The artist said he enjoyed time with his mistress, because of the passion and mystery he found there. The engineer said, "I like both." "Both?" Engineer: "Yeah. If you have a wife and a mistress, they will each assume you are spending time with the other woman, and you can go to the lab and get some work done." #2 A mechanical engineer, an electrical engineer and a software engineer are travelling in an old Fiat 500 (Bambino) when all of the sudden the car backfires and comes to a halt. The mechanical engineer says "Ah! It's probably a problem with the valves, or the piston!". The electrical engineer says "Nonsense! It's most probably a problem with the spark plugs or the battery!". The software engineer says "How about we all get out of the car, and get back in again". #3 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 a Liberal Arts degree asks, "Do you want fries with that?" #4 One day a group of engineers got together and decided that man had come a long way and no longer needed God. They picked one engineer to go and tell Him that they were done with Him. The engineer walked up to God and said, "God, we've decided that we no longer need you. We're to the point that we can clone people and do many miraculous things, so why don't you just go on and get lost." God listened patiently to the man and after the engineer was done talking, God said, "Very well! How about this? Let's have a man-making contest." The man replied, "Okay, great!" But God added, "Now we're going to do this just like I did back in the old days with Adam." The engineers said, "Sure, no problem." He bent down and grabbed himself a handful of dirt. God just looked at him and said, "No, no, no. Go get your own dirt!" Have a good day :) #1
An architect, an artist and an engineer were discussing whether it was better to spend time with the wife or a mistress. The architect said he enjoyed time with his wife, building a solid foundation for an enduring relationship. The artist said he enjoyed time with his mistress, because of the passion and mystery he found there. The engineer said, “I like both.”

“Both?”

Engineer: “Yeah. If you have a wife and a mistress, they will each assume you are spending time with the other woman, and you can go to the lab and get some work done.”

#2
A mechanical engineer, an electrical engineer and a software engineer are travelling in an old Fiat 500 (Bambino) when all of the sudden the car backfires and comes to a halt.

The mechanical engineer says “Ah! It’s probably a problem with the valves, or the piston!”.

The electrical engineer says “Nonsense! It’s most probably a problem with the spark plugs or the battery!”.

The software engineer says “How about we all get out of the car, and get back in again”.

#3
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 a Liberal Arts degree asks, “Do you want fries with that?”

#4
One day a group of engineers got together and decided that man had come a long way and no longer needed God. They picked one engineer to go and tell Him that they were done with Him. The engineer walked up to God and said, “God, we’ve decided that we no longer need you. We’re to the point that we can clone people and do many miraculous things, so why don’t you just go on and get lost.”

God listened patiently to the man and after the engineer was done talking, God said, “Very well! How about this? Let’s have a man-making contest.”

The man replied, “Okay, great!”

But God added, “Now we’re going to do this just like I did back in the old days with Adam.”

The engineers said, “Sure, no problem.” He bent down and grabbed himself a handful of dirt.

God just looked at him and said, “No, no, no. Go get your own dirt!”

Have a good day :)

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