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Apr 15, 2011, 03:59 PM
 
" All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved."

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Apr 15, 2011, 04:21 PM
 
I don't have time to read this right now... can you type it up and forward it in an email?

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Apr 15, 2011, 04:38 PM
 
Originally Posted by ort888 View Post
I don't have time to read this right now... can you type it up and forward it in an email?
Enterprise?
" All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved."

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Apr 15, 2011, 04:47 PM
 
I like this one A LOT!

Understanding Engineers #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 adjacent to a recreational area?"
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Apr 16, 2011, 04:15 PM
 
These aren't funny.
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Apr 16, 2011, 10:30 PM
 
You don't like email forwards from 2001?

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Apr 16, 2011, 10:40 PM
 
They had engineers in 2001 ?

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Apr 17, 2011, 05:57 AM
 
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These aren't funny.
Actually, they are.
     
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Apr 17, 2011, 10:12 AM
 
How can you tell an engineer is outgoing?
     
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Apr 17, 2011, 10:34 AM
 
I do not know, how?
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Apr 17, 2011, 10:44 AM
 
Originally Posted by mattyb View Post
These aren't funny.
Art degree?
     
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Apr 17, 2011, 11:12 AM
 
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Art degree?
BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering.
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Apr 17, 2011, 11:26 AM
 
Originally Posted by mattyb View Post
BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering.
Hmm, what about Dilbert?
     
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Apr 17, 2011, 11:30 AM
 
Originally Posted by Chongo View Post
Hmm, what about Dilbert?
Mech Eng > IT

(BTW, I'm an Oracle DBA)
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Apr 17, 2011, 12:39 PM
 
Originally Posted by mattyb View Post
Mech Eng > IT

(BTW, I'm an Oracle DBA)
That's nice. Looking forward to the Web Cast on the 19th.

Hope no jokes are attempted.
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Apr 17, 2011, 04:03 PM
 
Originally Posted by LegendaryPinkOx View Post
I do not know, how?
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Apr 17, 2011, 04:36 PM
 
An architect, an artist, and an engineer were discussing whether it was better to spend time with a 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?" "Yeah," replied the engineer. "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."
     
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Apr 17, 2011, 07:22 PM
 
Ouch.
" All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved."

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Apr 18, 2011, 05:43 AM
 
For many engineers, those are dead on true. Except for a couple of them-all the engineers I know are strongly motivated by recreational company with the opposite sex.
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Apr 18, 2011, 09:21 AM
 
Originally Posted by ghporter View Post
For many engineers, those are dead on true. Except for a couple of them-all the engineers I know are strongly motivated by recreational company with the opposite sex.
As opposed to most men, who hate it.

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