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Sparky,
My wife agrees with you on every item and so do I.
Chris

I reckon I must be an engineer at heart!

You know the difference between a mechanical engineer and a civil engineer?

A mechanical engineer makes weapons.

A civil engineer makes targets!

Badump Bump *Crash*



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>YOU MIGHT BE AN ENGINEER IF...

>You are always late to meetings.

Fifteen minutes at least...

>You are at an air show and know how fast the skydivers are falling.

No, but I try to calculate it!

>You forgot to get a haircut ... for 6 months.

Ouch! I had forgotten about getting a haircut. Thanks for reminding me!

>You have used coat hangers and duct tape for something other
>than hanging coats and taping ducts.

You mean you can use duct tape for taping ducts, too?

>You know what http:// actually stands for.

Hyper text transfer protocol?

>You see a good design and still have to change it.

But I do spend a few minutes admiring it first...

>You still own a slide rule and you know how to work it.

Of course I do! Doesn't everybody?

>Your checkbook always balances.

I'm not an accountant. The ATM tells me when I'm out of money... The wonder of technology...

>Your laptop computer costs more than your car.

I once bought a $200 car, so obviously any computer I use is more expensive...

>Your wife hasn't the foggiest idea what you do at work.

Not even I know what I do at work...

>You've ever tried to repair a $5 radio.

And succeded!