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HUMOR: You Might be an Engineer if............
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sharalee M. Field)
Fri Mar 17 13:16:31 2000
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 13:09:08 -0500
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From: "Sharalee M. Field" <sharalee_field@harvard.edu>
>Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 10:23:09 -0500
>To: sharalee_field@harvard.edu
>From: Alan Long <long@chemistry.harvard.edu>
>Subject: Fwd: Fw: You Might be an Engineer if............
>
>> >
>> > You Might be an Engineer if...
>> >
>> > If you introduce your wife as "mylady@home.wife"
>> >
>> > If your spouse sends you an e-mail instead of calling you to dinner
>> >
>> > If you can quote scenes from any Monty Python movie
>> >
>> > If you want an 8X CDROM for Christmas
>> >
>> > If Dilbert is your hero
>> >
>> > If you stare at an orange juice container because it says CONCENTRATE
>> >
>> > If you can name 6 Star Trek episodes
>> >
>> > If the only jokes you receive are through e-mail
>> >
>> > If your wrist watch has more computing power than a 486DX-50
>> >
>> > If your idea of good interpersonal communication means getting the
>> > decimal point in the right place
>> >
>> > If you look forward to Christmas only to put together the kids' toys
>> >
>> > If you use a CAD package to design your son's Pine Wood Derby car
>> >
>> > If you have used coat hangers and duct tape for something other than
>> > hanging coats and taping ducts
>> >
>> > If, at Christmas, it goes without saying that you will be the one to
>> > find the burnt-out bulb in the string
>> >
>> > If you window shop at Radio Shack
>> >
>> > If your ideal evening consists of fast-forwarding through the latest
>> > sci-fi movie looking for technical inaccuracies
>> >
>> > If you have "Dilbert" comics displayed anywhere in your work area
>> >
>> > If you carry on a one-hour debate over the expected results of a test
>> > that actually takes five minutes to run
>> >
>> > If you are convinced you can build a phaser out of your garage door
>> > opener and your camera's flash attachment
>> >
>> > If you don't even know where the cover to your personal computer is
>> >
>> > If you have modified your can-opener to be microprocessor driven
>> >
>> > If you know the direction the water swirls when you flush
>> >
>> > If you own "Official Star Trek" anything
>> >
>> > If you have ever taken the back off your TV just to see what's inside
>> >
>> > If a team of you and your co-workers have set out to modify the antenna
>> > on the radio in your work area for better reception
>> >
>> > If you ever burned down the gymnasium with your Science Fair project
>> >
>> > If you are currently gathering the components to build your own nuclear
>> > reactor
>> >
>> > If you own one or more white short-sleeve dress shirts
>> >
>> > If you have never backed-up your hard drive
>> >
>> > If you are aware that computers are actually only good for playing
>> > games, but are afraid to say it out loud
>> >
>> > If you truly believe aliens are living among us
>> >
>> > If you have ever saved the power cord from a broken appliance
>> >
>> > If you have ever purchased an electronic appliance "as-is"
>> >
>> > If you see a good design and still have to change it
>> >
>> > If the salespeople at Circuit City can't answer any of your questions
>> >
>> > If you still own a slide rule and you know how to work it
>> >
>> > If the thought that a CD could refer to finance or music never enters
>> > your mind
>> >
>> > If you own a set of itty-bitty screw drivers, but you don't remember
>> > where they are
>> >
>> > If you rotate your screen savers more frequently than your automobile
>> > tires
>> >
>> > If you have a functioning home copier machine, but every toaster you own
>> > turns bread into charcoal
>> >
>> > If you have more toys than your kids
>> >
>> > If you need a checklist to turn on the TV
>> >
>> > If you have introduced your kids by the wrong name
>> >
>> > If you have a habit of destroying things in order to see how they work
>> >
>> > If your I.Q. number is bigger than your weight
>> >
>> > If the microphone or visual aids at a meeting don't work and you rush up
>> > to the front to fix it
>> >
>> > If you can remember 7 computer passwords but not your anniversary
>> >
>> > If you have memorized the program schedule for the Discovery channel and
>> > have seen most of the shows already
>> >
>> > If you have ever owned a calculator with no equal key and know what RPN
>> > stands for
>> >
>> > If your father sat 2 inches in front of your family's first color TV
>> > with a magnifying lens to see how they made the colors, and you grew up
>> > thinking that was normal
>> >
>> > If you know how to take the cover off of your computer, and what size
>> > screwdriver to use
>> >
>> > If you can type 70 words a minute but can't read your own handwriting
>> >
>> > If people groan at the party when you pick out the music
>> >
>> > If you can't remember where you parked your car for the 3rd time this
>> > week
>> >
>> > If you did the sound system for your senior prom
>> >
>> > If your checkbook always balances
>> >
>> > If your wristwatch has more buttons than a telephone
>> >
>> > If you have more friends on the Internet than in real life
>> >
>> > If you thought the real heroes of "Apollo 13" were the mission
>> > controllers
>> >
>> > If you think that when people around you yawn, it's because they didn't
>> > get enough sleep
>> >
>> > If you spend more on your home computer than your car
>> >
>> > If you know what http:/ stands for
>> >
>> > If you've ever tried to repair a $5.00 radio
>> >
>> > If you have a neatly sorted collection of old bolts and nuts in your
>> > garage
>> >
>> > If your three year old son asks why the sky is blue and you try to
>> > explain atmospheric absorption theory
>> >
>> > If your lap-top computer costs more than your car
>> >
>> > If your 4 basic food groups are: 1. Caffeine 2. Fat 3. Sugar 4.
Chocolate
>> > ================================
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