You're Probably an Engineer...

•If you can quote scenes from any Monty Python movie
•If you want an 8X CD-ROM drive 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 wristwatch 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've 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're convinced you can build a phasor 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've 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've 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 thought the concoction ET used to phone home was stupid
•If you ever burned down the gymnasium with your Science Fair project
•If you're currently gathering the components to build your own nuclear reactor
•If you own one or more short-sleeve dress shirts
•If you've never backed-up your hard drive
•If you're aware that computers are actually only good for playing games, but are afraid to say it out loud
•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 you own a set of itty-bitty screwdrivers, 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 the microphone or visual aids at a meeting don't work and you rush up to the front to fix it
•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 did the sound system for your senior prom
•If your wrist watch has more buttons than a telephone
•If you thought the real heroes of -Apollo 13- were the mission controllers
•If you think your computer looks better without the cover
•If you think that when people around you yawn, it’s because they didn't get enough sleep
•If you know what http:// stands for
•If you've ever tried to repair a £2 radio
•If your four basic food groups are: 1. Caffeine 2. Fat 3. Sugar 4. Twinkies

1 comments:

Sepid M.K. said...


Hi Betty,

Thank you for your comment. It's great to know that you have enjoyed it. I hope that you were not offended by any of the contents.

Take care.



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