Older janitor to young engineer, about picking up girls: You have to trap'em like Daniel Boone style, set out some salad with ranch dressin' or somethin' like that”.
Lexington, Kentucky
Overheard by: Rick
Archive for the ‘Engineers’ Category
Remember, We're an Engineering Firm
Senior engineer: Drop it down hard, and if it comes up, grab it.
Manhattan, New York
Overheard by: Pip
I Meant the Toaster with the Smiley Face on It
Engineer #1: I’m going to head back to where I’ve been working. Nobody knows where it is. I call it my happy place.
Engineer #2: Take a muffin!
Engineer #1: Nice! I just want half, though.
Engineer #2: Don’t take half! Take the whole thing. [To Engineer #3] Stick the rest of that muffin in your happy place.
Engineer #3: That’s disgusting.
The Loop
Chicago, Illinois
Overheard by: Nic
Engineers Often Develop Delusions Of Godhood
Engineer to secretary: I don't want to be accused of misplacing nine years of your life!
Indianapolis, Indiana
Overheard by: 812
Last Time We Tried That, We Wound Up with Our Heads Glued Together!
Engineer #1: So, Tom*, I'm going to need you to get me up to date on all of these projects before you leave.
Engineer #2: Yes, I think a Vulcan mind meld is the best option.
Hill Field, Utah
Overheard by: Snickering Intern
Poor Tori Spelling
Crotchety old engineer: That's the best-looking hermaphrodite I ever saw!
Boston, Massachusetts
Overheard by: Conservative Italian Stallion
A Problem Never Before Reported to OITO
Architect: There's too much…there are too many people thinking around here.
Charlottesville, Virginia
10AM Work on Prints
Engineer: How much longer will you be using those prints?
Safety Manager: Five minutes.
Engineer: What if I borrow them for three minutes and then give them back to you?
Safety Manager: I’d say yes, but you won’t give them back in three minutes. So, no, you can’t borrow them.
Engineer: You’re so much like your dad, it’s not even funny.
186 Gilman Avenue
Campbell, California
Overheard by: Shannon
Because I Have Been Getting a Little Unkempt Back There
Engineer to another: What'd you just say? My ass is grass? And you're the lawnmower?
Manhattan, New York
Overheard by: jt
The Concept of ‘Caring’ Was Not Covered at MIT — Please Explain
Engineer #1: So how’s it going?
Engineer #2: Crazy. Completely crazy. Why’d you ask?
Engineer #1: Because I care, dumbass.
500 Howard Street
San Francisco, California
Overheard by: really touched