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Retirees
Old Parrot Joke
What to do at Wal-Mart while your spouse/partner is taking their sweet time...
You are an Engineer if...
Teacher Arrested at Airport: Submitted by Sam Herb
The Rural Visitor: Submitted by Sam Herb
Three Engineers in Car: Submitted by Unknown

The Engineer, Lawyer, and Accountant: Submitted by Unknown

The Atheist and a Bear Submitted by Unknown

The Misuse of NASA Technology: Submitted by Unknown

Ain't this the Truth: Submitted by Joe Kiefski

The Engineer and the Frog: Submitted by Phil

Engineering in Hell: Submitted by Phil

Dr. Suess Explains Computer Crashes: Submitted by Joe Kiefski

Difference between Catholics & Protestants: Submitted by Joe Kiefski

Questions and Answers: Submitted by Joe Kiefski

Bill of Rights: Submitted by Joe Kiefski

Employee Performance Evaluations: Submitted by Joe Kiefski

Engineer's Belief: Submitted by Unknown

Engineers vs. Managers: Submitted by Unknown

Yankee Fans Commute: Submitted by Unknown

How Long Has it Been? : Submitted by Unknown

 

 

  Submitted jokes!!!
 
Retirees
1. Question: How many days in a week?
    Answer: 6 Saturdays, 1 Sunday
2. Question: When is a retiree's bedtime?
    Answer: Three hours after he falls asleep on the couch.
3. Question: How many retirees to change a light bulb?
    Answer: Only one, but it might take all day.
4. Question: What's the biggest gripe of retirees?
    Answer: There is not enough time to get everything done.
5. Question: Why don't retirees mind being called Seniors?
    Answer: The term comes with a 10% percent discount..
6. Question: Among retirees what is considered formal attire?
Answer: Tied shoes.
7. Question: Why do retirees count pennies?
    Answer: They are the only ones who have the time.
8. Question: What is the common term for someone who   
    enjoys work and refuses to retire?
    Answer: NUTS!
9. Question: Why are retirees so slow to clean out the
                    basement, attic or garage?
    Answer: They know that as soon as they do, one of their
                  adult kids will want to store stuff there.
10. Question: What do retirees call a long lunch?
      Answer: Normal.
11. Question: What is the best way to describe retirement?
      Answers: The never ending Coffee Break.
12. Question: What's the biggest advantage of going back to 
      school as a retiree?
      Answer: If you cut classes, no one calls your parents.
13. Question: Why does a retiree often say he doesn't miss
      work, but misses the people he used to work with?
      Answer: He is too polite to tell the whole truth.
Old Parrot Joke

 

A young man named John received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary. Every word out of the bird's mouth was rude, obnoxious, and laced with profanity. John tried and tried to change the bird's attitude by consistently saying only polite words, playing soft music and anything else he could think of to "clean up" the bird's vocabulary. Finally John was fed up and he yelled at the parrot. The parrot yelled back. John shook the parrot and the parrot got angrier and even ruder. John, in desperation, threw up his hands, grabbed the bird and put him in the freezer. For a few minutes the parrot squawked and kicked and screamed. Then suddenly there was total quiet. Not a peep was heard for over a minute. Fearing that he'd hurt the parrot, John quickly opened the freezer door. The parrot calmly stepped out onto John's outstretched arm and said, "I believe I may have
offended you with my rude language and actions. I am sincerely
remorseful for my inappropriate transgressions and I fully intend to do everything I can to correct my rude and unforgivable behavior."
John was stunned at the change in the bird's attitude. As he was about to ask the parrot what had made such a dramatic change in his behavior, the bird continued, "May I ask what the chicken did?"

 

What to do at Wal-Mart while your spouse/partner is taking their sweet time... Submitted by Sam Herb
  1. Set all the alarm clocks in Housewares to go off at 5-minute intervals.
     
  2. Walk up to an employee and tell them "Code 3 in Housewares" and see what they do.
     
  3. Go to the Service Desk and ask to put a bag of M&M's on lay away.
     
  4. Move a 'CAUTION - WET FLOOR' sign to a carpeted area.
     
  5. Set up a tent in the camping department and tell other shoppers you'll invite them in if they'll bring pillows from the bedding department.
     
  6. When a clerk asks if they can help you, begin to cry and ask, "Why can't you people just leave me alone?"
     
  7. While handling guns in the hunting department, ask the clerk if he knows where the antidepressants are.
     
  8. Dart around the store suspiciously and loudly hum the "Mission Impossible" theme.
     
  9. In the auto department, practice your "Madonna look" using different size funnels.
     
  10. Hide in a clothing rack and when people browse through, say "PICK ME!"
     
  11. When an announcement comes over the loud speaker, assume the fetal position and scream "NO! NO! It's those voices again!!!"
     
  12. Go into a fitting room, shut the door, and wait awhile, then yell, very loudly, "There is no toilet paper in here!"
YOU ARE AN ENGINEER IF.....

• you can quote scenes from any Monty Python movie.
• you can name 6 Star Trek episodes.
• your spouse sends you an e-mail instead of calling you to dinner.
• your idea of good interpersonal communication means getting the decimal point in the right place.
• you look forward to the holidays only to put together the kids' toys.
• you have used coat hangers and duct tape for something other than hanging coats and taping ducts.
• you window shop at Radio Shack
• your ideal evening consists of fast-forwarding through the latest sci-fi movie looking for technical inaccuracies.
• you don't even know where the cover to your personal computer is.
• you have modified your can-opener to be microprocessor driven.
• you know the direction the water swirls when you flush.
• you own 'Official Star Trek' anything.
• you ever burned down the gymnasium with your Science Fair project.
• you are currently gathering the components to build your own nuclear reactor.
• you own one or more white short-sleeve dress shirts.
• you truly believe aliens are living among us.
• you have ever saved the power cord from a broken appliance.
• you still own a slide rule and you know how to work it.
• you rotate your screen savers more frequently than your automobile tires.
• you have a functioning home copier machine, but every toaster you own turns bread into charcoal.
• you have more toys than your kids.
• you have introduced your kids by the wrong name.
• you have a habit of destroying things in order to see how they work.
• your I.Q. number is bigger than your weight.
• the microphone or visual aids at a meeting don't work, and you rush up to the front to fix it.
• you can remember 7 computer passwords but not your anniversary.
• you have memorized the program schedule for the Discovery channel, and have seen most of the shows already
• you can type 70 words a minute but can't read your own handwriting.
• people groan at the party when you pick out the music.
• you can't remember where you parked your car for the 3rd time this week.
• you did the sound system for your senior prom.
• your checkbook always balances.
• your wrist watch has more buttons than a telephone.
• you have more friends on the Internet than in real life.
• you thought the real heroes of Apollo 13 were the mission controllers.
• you think that when people around you yawn, it's because they didn't get enough sleep.
• you spend more on your home computer than your car.
• you know what http://stands for.
• you've ever tried to repair a $5.00 radio.
• your three year old son asks why the sky is blue and you try to explain atmospheric absorption theory.
• the only jokes you receive are through e-mail.
• you have a neatly sorted collection of old bolts and nuts in your garage.
Teacher Arrested at Airport - Submitted by Sam Herb


At New York's Kennedy airport yesterday, an individual later discovered to be a public school teacher was arrested trying to board a United Airlines flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a set square, a slide rule, and a calculator.

At a morning press conference, Attorney General John Ashcroft said he believes the man is a member of the notorious al-gebra movement. He is being charged by the FBI with carrying weapons of math instruction.

"Al-Gebra is a fearsome cult," Ashcroft said. "They desire average solutions by means and extremes, and sometimes go off on tangents in a search of absolute value. They use secret code names like 'x' and 'y' and refer to themselves as 'unknowns', but we have determined they belong to a common denominator of the axis of medieval with co-ordinates in every country. As the Greek philanderer Isosceles used to say, 'there are 3 sides to every triangle'."

When asked to comment on the arrest, President Bush said, "If God had wanted us to have better weapons of math instruction, He would have given us more
fingers and toes."

 

"The rural visitor... " - Submitted by Sam Herb

A shepherd was herding his flock in a remote pasture when suddenly a brand-new BMW advanced out of a dust cloud towards him. The driver, a young man in a Versace suit, Gucci shoes, Ray Ban sunglasses and YSL tie, leans out the window and asks the shepherd, "If I tell you exactly How many sheep you have in your flock, will you give me one?"

 The shepherd looks at the man, obviously a yuppie, then looks at his peacefully grazing flock and calmly answers, "Sure. Why not?"
The yuppie parks his car, whips out his Dell notebook computer, connects it to his AT&T cell phone, surfs to a NASA page on the Internet, where he calls up a GPS satellite navigation system to get an exact fix on his location which he then feeds to another NASA satellite that scans the area in an ultra-high-resolution photo. The young man then opens the digital photo in Adobe Photo shop and exports it to a image processing facility in Hamburg, Germany. Within seconds, he receives an e-mail on his Palm Pilot that the image has been processed and the data stored. He then accesses a MS-SQL database through an ODBC connected Excel spreadsheet with hundreds of complex formulas. He uploads all of this data via an e-mail on his Blackberry and, after a few minutes, receives a response. Finally, he prints out a full-color, 150-page report on his hi-tech, miniaturized HP Laser Jet printer and finally turns to the shepherd and says, "You have exactly 1586 sheep."
"That's right. Well, I guess you can take one of my sheep," says the shepherd. He watches the young man select one of the animals and looks on, amused, as the young man stuffs it into the trunk of his car.

Then the shepherd says to the young man, "Hey, if I can tell you exactly what your business is, will you give me back my sheep?"
The young man thinks about it for a second and then says, "Okay, why not?"
"You're a consultant," says the shepherd. "Wow! That's correct," says the yuppie, "but how did you guess that?"

"No guessing required," answered the shepherd. "You showed up here even though nobody called you; you want to get paid for an answer I already knew; to a question I never asked; and you don't know beans about my business ....."

" ... Now give me back my dog."

 

Three Engineers in Car: Submitted by Unknown
There are three engineers in a car; an electrical engineer, a chemical engineer and a Microsoft engineer. Suddenly the car just stops by the side of the road, and the three engineers look at each other wondering what could be wrong. The electrical engineer suggests stripping down the electronics of the car and trying to trace where a fault might have occurred. The chemical engineer, not knowing much about cars, suggests that maybe the fuel is becoming emulsified and getting blocked somewhere. Then, the Microsoft engineer, not knowing much about anything, comes up with a suggestion, "Why don't we close all the windows, get out, get back in, open the windows again, and maybe it'll work ?"

 

The Engineer, Lawyer, and Accountant: Submitted by Unknown
Following a shipwreck, an engineer, a lawyer, and an accountant are adrift on a raft. In the distance, they see an island. The engineer, using his technical skills and knowledge of physics, ties himself to the raft using a rope. He dives into the water and swims towards the island pulling the raft behind him. Sharks attack. The lawyer and the accountant barely manage to save him. Next, the lawyer dives in planning to use his golden tongue as well as speedy footwork to get the castaways to the island. At once, the sharks attack and the accountant saves him. Finally, the accountant dives into the water not even bothering with the rope. The sharks sweep in, but instead of attacking the accountant, they push the raft to the island. The engineer and lawyer are amazed. "How did you do that?" they ask. "Professional etiquette," he replies.

 

The Atheist and a Bear: Submitted by Unknown
As an atheist walked through the forest, he smiled at the beauty that was all around him and said, "What natural wonders the powers of evolution have created." Just then he heard a rustling near the river. He went to investigate and a 7-foot-tall grizzly bear was tearing down the path towards him. The man took off like a shot, and when he got up the courage to look back, he saw the bear was catching up fast. He tried with all his strength to pick up the pace, but he tripped and crashed to the ground. As he tried to get up, the bear jumped on his chest and picked up one paw to whack him. The atheist screamed, "Oh my God!!!"
Time stopped! The bear froze. The forest was silent. Even the river stopped moving.
As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice boomed from the heavens, "You deny my existence for all of these years, teach others I
don't exist, and even credit creation to a cosmic accident. Do you expect me to help you out of this predicament? Am I to count you as a believer?"
The atheist looked directly into the light, "It would be hypocritical of me to suddenly ask you to treat me as a Christian now, but perhaps could you make the bear a Christian?"
"Very well," the voice said.
The light went out, the river ran again, and the sounds of the forest resumed. And then the bear dropped its right paw, brought both paws
together  bowed its head and spoke: "Lord, for this food which I am about to receive, I am truly thankful."

 

A Misuse of NASA Technology: Submitted by Unknown
Scientists at NASA built a gun specifically to launch dead chickens at the windshields of airplanes, military jets, and the space shuttle, all traveling at maximum velocity. The idea was to simulate the frequent incidents of collisions with airborne fowl to test the strength of the windshields.

British engineers heard about the gun and were eager to test it on the windshields of their new high-speed trains. Arrangements were made, and a gun was sent to the British engineers.

When the gun was fired, the engineers stood shocked as the chicken hurtled out of the barrel, crashed into the shatterproof shield, smashed it to smithereens, blasted through the control console, snapped the pilot's backrest in two, and embedded itself in the back wall of the cabin.

The horrified Brits sent NASA the disastrous results of the experiment, along with the designs for the windshield, and begged the U.S. scientists for suggestions.

NASA responded with a one-line memo: "Thaw the chicken."


Aint this the truth: Submitted by Joe Kiefski
A group of girlfriends went on vacation and they see a
five-story hotel with a sign that reads "For Women Only". Since they were without their boyfriends, they decide to go in. The Doorman, a very attractive guy, explains to them how it works....."We have 5 floors...go up floor by how it works....."We have 5 floors...go up floor by how it works....."We have 5 floors...go up floor by floor, and once you find what you are looking for, you  can stay there." It's easy to decide, since each floor has signs telling you what's inside." So they start going up, and on the first floor the sign reads "All the men here are horrible lovers, but they are sensitive and kind"... the friends laugh and without hesitation move on to the next floor. The sign on the Second floor reads "All the men here are wonderful lovers, but they generally treat women badly". This wasn't going to do. So the friends move up to the Third floor where the sign read "All the men here are great lovers and sensitive to the needs of women." This was good but there were still two more floors, so on to the Fourth floor, the sign was perfect. "All the men here have perfect builds; are sensitive and attentive to women; are perfect lovers; they are also single, rich and straight" The women seemed pleased but they decide that they would rather see what the fifth floor has to offer before they settle for the fourth. When they reach the Fifth floor, there is only a sign that reads: "There are no men here. This floor was built only to prove that there is no way to please a woman."

The Engineer and the Frog: Submitted by Phil 

An engineer was crossing a road one day when a frog called out to him and said, "If you kiss me, I'll turn into a beautiful princess."

He bent over, picked up the frog and put it in his pocket.

The frog spoke up again and said, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a beautiful princess, I will stay with you for one week."

The engineer took the frog out of his pocket, smiled at it and returned it to the pocket.

The frog then cried out, "If you kiss me and turn me back I'll stay with you for one week and do anything you want!"

Again the engineer took the frog out, smiled at it and put it back into his pocket.

Finally, the frog asked, "What is the matter? I've told you I'm a beautiful princess, that I'll stay with you for a week and do anything you want!"

The engineer said, "Look I'm an engineer. I don't have time for a girlfriend, but a talking frog, now that's cool!"

 
Engineering In Hell: Submitted by Phil

An engineer dies and reports to the pearly gates. St. Peter checks his dossier and says, "Ah, you're an engineer -- you're in the wrong place."

So, the engineer reports to the gates of hell and is let in. Pretty soon, the engineer gets dissatisfied with the level of comfort in hell, and starts designing and building improvements. After awhile, they've got air conditioning and flush toilets and escalators, and the engineer is a pretty popular guy.

One day, God calls Satan up on the telephone and says with a sneer, "So, how's it going down there in hell?"

Satan replies, "Hey, things are going great.   We've got air conditioning and flush toilets and escalators, and there's no telling what this engineer is going to come up with next."

God replies, "What??? You've got an engineer? That's a mistake -- he should never have gotten down there; send him up here."

Satan says, "No way." I like having an engineer on the staff, and I'm keeping him."

God says, "Send him back up here or I'll sue."

Satan laughs uproariously and answers, "Yeah, right. And just where are YOU going to get a lawyer?"

Subject: DR.  SEUSS EXPLAINS COMPUTER CRASHES: Submitted by Joe Kiefski

If a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port, and the bus is
interrupted
at a very last resort, and the access of the memory makes your floppy
disk abort, then the socket packet pocket has an error to report.

If your cursor finds a menu item followed by a dash, and
the double-clicking
icon puts Your window in the trash, and your data is corrupted cause the
index doesn't hash, then your situation's hopeless and your system's
gonna crash!!
If the label on the cable on the table at your house says the network is
connected to the button on your mouse, but your packets want to tunnel
to another protocol, that's repeatedly rejected by the printer down the hall,
and your screen is all distorted by the side effects of gauss, so your icons
in the window are as wavy as a souse; then you may as well reboot and go
out with a bang, 'cuz sure as I'm a poet, the sucker's gonna hang!

When the copy of your floppy's getting sloppy in the disk, and the macro
code instructions cause unnecessary risk, then you'll have to flash the
memory and you'll want to RAM your ROM.  Quickly turn off the computer
and be sure to tell your Mom!

Difference between Catholics & Protestants: Submitted by Joe Kiefski
Bob, a hard-shell Southern Baptist, loved to sneak away to the race track.
One day he was there betting on the ponies and nearly losing his shirt when
he noticed this priest who stepped out onto the track and blessed the
forehead of one of the horses lining up for the 4th race.
Lo and behold, this horse- a very long shot-won the race.
Bob was most interested to see what the priest did the next race. Sure
enough
he watched the priest step out onto the track as the 5th race horses lined
up, and placed his blessing on the forehead of one of the horses.
Bob made a beeline for the window and placed a small bet on the horse.
Again, even though another long shot, the horse the priest had blessed won
the race.
Bob collected his winnings and anxiously waited to see which horse the
priest
bestowed his blessing on for the 6th race.
The priest showed, blessed the horse, and Bob bet on it, and won! Bob was
elated.
As the day went on, the priest continued blessing one of the horses, and it
always came in first.
Bob began to pull in some serious money, and by the last race, he knew his
wildest dreams were going to come true.
He made a quick stop at the ATM and withdrew every penny he owned, and
awaited the priest's blessing that would show him which horse to place the
bet on. True to his pattern, the priest went out onto the track before the
last race and blessed the forehead, eyes, ears and hooves of one of the
horses.
Bob placed his bet-every cent he owned and watched the horse come in dead
last.
Bob was dumbfounded. He made his way to the track, and when he found the
priest, he demanded,
"What happened, Father? All day you blessed horses and they won. The last
race, you bless a horse and he loses. Now I've lost my life savings, thanks
to you!!"
The priest nodded wisely and said, "That's the problem with you
Protestants ... You can't tell the difference between a simple
blessing and the Last Rites."

Questions and Answers: Submitted by Joe Kiefski

Questions and answers: This comes from a Catholic elementary school.
Kids were asked questions about the Old and New Testaments. The following
statements about the Bible were written by children. They have not been
retouched or corrected (incorrect spelling has been left in).

1. In the first book of the bible, Guinessis, God got tired of creating the
world, so he took the Sabbath off.

2. Adam and Eve were created from an apple tree. Noah's wife was called
Joan of Ark. Noah built an ark, which the animals come on to in pears.

3. Lot's wife was a pillar of salt by day, but a ball of fire by night.

4. The Jews were a proud people and throughout history they had trouble
with the unsympathetic Genitals.

5. Samson was a strongman who let himself be led astray by a Jezebe like Delilah.

6. Samson slayed the Philistines with the axe of the Apostles.

7. Moses led the hebrews to the Red Sea, where they made unleavened bread
which is bread without any ingredients.

8. The Egyptians were all drowned in the dessert. Afterwards, Moses went up
on Mount Cyanide to get the ten amendments.

9. The first commandment was when Eve told Adam to eat the apple.

10. The seventh commandment is thou shalt not admit adultery.

11. Moses died before he ever reached Canada. Then Joshua led the hebrews
in the battle of Geritol.

12. The greatest miracle in the Bible is when Joshua told his son to stand
still and he obeyed him.

13. David was a hebrew king skilled at playing the liar, he fought with the
Finklesteins, a race of people who lived in Biblical times.

14. Solomon, one of David's sons, had 300 wives and 700 porcupines.

15. When Mary heard that she was the mother of Jesus, she sang the Magna Carta.

16. When the three wise guys from the east side arrived, they found Jesus
in the manager.

17. Jesus was born because Mary had an immaculate contraption.

18. St. John the blacksmith dumped water on his head.

19. Jesus enunciated the Golden Rule, which says to do one to others before
they do one to you. He also explained, "a man doth not live by sweat alone."

20. It was a miracle when Jesus rose from the dead and managed to get the
tombstone off the entrance.

21. The people who followed the lord were called the 12 decibels.

22. The epistles were the wives of the apostles.

23. One of the oppossums was St. Matthew who was also a taximan.

24. St. Paul cavorted to Christianity. He preached holy acrimony, which is
another name for marriage.

Bill of Rights: Submitted by Joe Kiefski
The following has been attributed to State Representative Mitchell Kaye
from GA. This guy could be President, someday.

"We, the sensible people of the United States, in an attempt to help
everyone get along, restore some semblance of justice, avoid any more
riots, keep our nation safe, promote positive behavior, and secure the
blessings of debt free liberty to ourselves and our
great-great-great-grandchildren, hereby try one more time to ordain and
establish some common sense guidelines for the terminally whiny, guilt
ridden, delusional, and other liberal, bedwetters.

We hold these truths to be self-evident: that a whole lot of people are
confused by the Bill of Rights and are so dim that they require a Bill
of No Rights.

ARTICLE I: You do not have the right to a new car, big screen TV or any
other form of wealth. More power to you if you can legally acquire them,
but no one is guaranteeing anything.

ARTICLE II: You do not have the right never to be offended. This country
is based on freedom, and that means freedom for everyone -- not just
you! You may leave the room, turn the channel, express a different
opinion, etc., but the world is full of idiots, and probably always will
be.

ARTICLE III: You do not have the right to be free from harm. If you
stick a screwdriver in your eye, learn to be more careful; do not expect
the tool manufacturer to make you and all your relatives independently
wealthy.

ARTICLE IV: You do not have the right to free food and housing.
Americans are the most charitable people to be found, and will gladly
help anyone in need, but we are quickly growing weary of subsidizing
generation after generation of professional couch potatoes who achieve
nothing more than the creation of another generation of professional
couch potatoes.

ARTICLE V: You do not have the right to free health care. That would be
nice, but from the looks of public housing, we're just not interested in
public health care.

ARTICLE VI: You do not have the right physically to harm other people.
If you kidnap, rape, intentionally maim, or kill someone, don't be
surprised if the rest of us want to see you fry in the electric chair.

ARTICLE VII: You do not have the right to the possessions of others. If
you rob, cheat or coerce away the goods or services of other citizens,
don't be surprised if the rest of us get together and lock you away in a
place where you still won't have the right to a big screen color TV or a
life of leisure.

ARTICLE VIII: You don't have the right to demand that our children risk
their lives in foreign wars to soothe your aching conscience. We hate
oppressive governments and won't lift a finger to stop you from going to
fight if you'd like. However, we do not enjoy parenting the entire world
and do not want to spend so much of our time battling each and every
little tyrant with a military uniform and a funny hat.

ARTICLE IX: You don't have the right to a job. All of us sure want all
of you to have one, and will gladly help you along in hard times, but we
expect you to take advantage of the opportunities of education and
vocational training laid before you to make yourself useful.
ARTICLE X: You do not have the right to happiness. Being an American
means that you have the right to pursue happiness - which by the way, is
a lot easier if you are unencumbered by an overabundance of idiotic laws
created by those of you who were confused by the Bill of Rights."

If you agree, we strongly urge you to forward this to as many people as
you can. No, you don't have to, and nothing tragic will befall you
should you not forward it. We just think it is about time that common
sense is allowed to flourish - call it the age of reason revisited.



Employee Performance Evaluations: Submitted by Joe Kiefski

1. "Since my last report, this employee has reached rock bottom and hasstarted to dig."
2. "His men would follow him anywhere, but only out of morbid curiosity."
3. "I would not allow this employee to breed."
4. "This employee is really not so much of a has-been, but more of a definite won't be."
5. "Works well under constant supervision and cornered like rat in a trap."
6. "When she opens her mouth, it seems that it is only to change feet."
7. "He would be out of his depth in a parking lot puddle."
8. "This young lady has delusions of adequacy."
9. "He sets low personal standards and he consistently fails to achieve them."
10. "This employee is depriving a village somewhere of an idiot."
11. "This employee should go far, and the sooner he starts, the better."
12. "Got a full 6-pack, but lacks the plastic thing to hold it all together."
13. "A gross ignoramus, 144 times worse that an ordinary ignoramus."
14. "He certainly takes a long time to make his pointless."
15. "He doesn't have ulcers, but he's a carrier."
16. "I would like to go hunting with him sometime."
17. "He's been working with glue too much."
18. "He would argue with a signpost."
19. "He has a knack for making strangers immediately."
20. "He brings a lot of joy whenever he leaves the room."
21, "When his IQ reaches 50, he should sell."
22. "If you see two people talking and one looks bored, he's the other one."
23. "A photographic memory but with the lens cover glued on."
24. "A prime candidate for natural deselection."
25. "Donated his brain to science before he was done using it."
26. "Gates are down, the lights are flashing, but the train isn't coming."
27. "Has two brains: one is lost and the other is out looking for it."
28. "If he was any more stupid, he'd have to be watered twice a week."
29. "If you give him a penny for his thoughts, you'd get change."
30. "If you stand close enough to him, you can hear the oceans."
31. "It's hard to believe that he beat 1,000,000 other sperm."
32. "One neuron short of a synapse."
33. "The wheel is turning, but the hamster is dead."

 

Engineer's Belief: Submitted by Unknown
Normal people... believe that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. 
Engineers believe that if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet.

 

Engineers vs. Managers: Submitted by Unknown
A man is flying in a hot air balloon and realizes he is lost. He reduces height and spots a man down below. He lowers the balloon further and shouts: "Excuse me, can you tell me where I am?"

The man below says: "Yes, you're in a hot air balloon, hovering 30 feet above this field."

You must be an engineer" says the balloonist.

"I am" replies the man. "How did you know."

"Well," says the balloonist, "everything you have told me is technically correct, but it's no use to anyone."

The man below says "you must be in management."

"I am" replies the balloonist, "but how did you know?"

"Well," says the man, "you don't know where you are, or where you're going, but you expect me to be able to help.  You're in the same position you were before we met, but now it's my fault."

 

Yankee Fans Commute: Submitted by Unknown
Two Yankees fans are on a train up to Boston to watch their team play the Red Sox. They start making fun of a couple of Red Sox supporters who only have one ticket between the two of them.

Just before the conductor appears both Red Sox fans go into the bathroom and lock the door behind them. When the conductor knocks on the door they slip the ticket under the door, the conductor clips it and slides it back under the door and off he goes.

On the return journey the Yankees fans decide to pull the same trick and purchase only one ticket for the two of them. They notice that yet again the two Red Sox supporters only have one ticket between them. The Yankees fans realize there is only one bathroom per carriage and quickly take the lead, locking themselves in first, leaving the Red Sox fans with nowhere to go.

A minute later the Red Sox fan without a ticket strolls over to the bathroom and knocks on the door.

 


How Long Has it Been? : Submitted by Unknown
One day, this guy, who has been stranded on a desert island all alone for ten years, sees an unusual speck on the horizon. "It's certainly not a ship," he thinks to himself. And as the speck gets closer and closer, he begins to rule out the possibility of a small boat, even a raft. Suddenly, emerging from the surf comes this drop-dead gorgeous blonde woman wearing a wet suit and scuba gear. She approaches the stunned guy and asks, "How long have you been on this island?" "Ten years," he answers. "How long has it been since you've had a cigarette?" "Ten years!" he says. She reaches over and unzips a waterproof pocket on her left sleeve and pulls out a pack of fresh cigarettes. He takes one, lights it, takes a long drag, and says, "Man, oh man! "Is that ever good!" She then asks him, "How long has it been since you've had a sip of bourbon?" Trembling, he replies, "Ten years!" She reaches over, unzips her waterproof pocket on her right sleeve, pulls out a flask, and gives it to him. He opens the flask, takes a long swig, and says, "Wow, that's absolutely fantastic!" Then she starts slowly unzipping the long zipper that runs down the front of her wet suit, looks at him seductively, and asks, "And how long has it been since you've played around?" The guy, with tears in his eyes, replies, "Oh my God!" "Don't tell me you've got golf clubs in there!"

 

 

                                
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