Major Technological Breakthrough Back to the drawing board.
Developed after years of intensive It was discovered by accident. research
Modifications are underway to correct We threw the whole thing out and are certain minor difficulties starting from scratch.
Project slightly behind original We are working on something else. schedule due to unforseen difficulties
The designs are well within allowable We just made it, stretching a point limits or two
Customer satisfaction is believed We are so far behind schedule that the assured customer was happy to get anything at all from us.
Close project coordination We should have asked someone else or let's spread the responsibility for this.
A number of different approaches are We don't know where we're going, but being tried we're moving.
Extensive effort is being applied on We just hired three new guys; we'll a fresh approach to the problem let them kick it around for a while.
The design will be finalized in the We haven't started this job yet, but next reporting period we've got to say something.
Test results were extremely gratifying It works, and are we surprised!
Preliminary operational tests are The dam thing blew up when we turned inconclusive it on.
The entire concept will have to be The only guy who understood the thing abandoned left.
Bicyclecamper said
04:36 PM Aug 21, 2020
This, actually covers our government works projects as well.
Craig1 said
05:49 PM Aug 21, 2020
Or " i am an engineer and here to help", run like buggery
Tony Bev said
10:23 PM Aug 21, 2020
Good to see that you can laugh at yourself, Mike
I worked under plenty of Engineers, in the metal trades
Some were very focused, (usually the younger ones, still learning)
Some had a humorous side to them
One (who is a friend of mine), is outright funny
Mike Harding said
06:25 AM Aug 22, 2020
Hi Tony
I reckon if you cannot laugh at yourself then you're a miserable devil.
Another joke:
How can you tell when you're talking to an extrovert engineer?
Because he looks at your shoes rather than his own.
Greg 1 said
08:48 AM Aug 22, 2020
I used to do some work for an Architectural and Engineering practise that was owed by two blokes who were mates, one an Engineer the other an Architect.
They used to make me laugh because the Architect would come up with some design that he wanted to do, but his mate wouldn't let him because it was structurally unsound, and to make it so it was ok the Architect thought it was then ugly.
They would then retire to their respective corners of the office with the Architect muttering he hated engineers and the Engineer muttering about stupid architects.
They had worked together for years so I gathered this procedure to get a design out the door was the regular daily occurrence.
The Engineer's Dictionary
Major Technological Breakthrough Back to the drawing board.
Developed after years of intensive It was discovered by accident.
research
Modifications are underway to correct We threw the whole thing out and are
certain minor difficulties starting from scratch.
Project slightly behind original We are working on something else.
schedule due to unforseen difficulties
The designs are well within allowable We just made it, stretching a point
limits or two
Customer satisfaction is believed We are so far behind schedule that the
assured customer was happy to get anything at
all from us.
Close project coordination We should have asked someone else or
let's spread the responsibility for
this.
A number of different approaches are We don't know where we're going, but
being tried we're moving.
Extensive effort is being applied on We just hired three new guys; we'll
a fresh approach to the problem let them kick it around for a while.
The design will be finalized in the We haven't started this job yet, but
next reporting period we've got to say something.
Test results were extremely gratifying It works, and are we surprised!
Preliminary operational tests are The dam thing blew up when we turned
inconclusive it on.
The entire concept will have to be The only guy who understood the thing
abandoned left.
I worked under plenty of Engineers, in the metal trades
Some were very focused, (usually the younger ones, still learning)
Some had a humorous side to them
One (who is a friend of mine), is outright funny
Hi Tony
I reckon if you cannot laugh at yourself then you're a miserable devil.
Another joke:
How can you tell when you're talking to an extrovert engineer?
Because he looks at your shoes rather than his own.