Re: HUMOR: Engineers Explained

Michael Lorrey (retroman@tpk.net)
Fri, 31 Jan 1997 19:00:55 -0500


my inner geek wrote:
>
> ENGINEERS EXPLAINED
>
> People who work in the fields of science and technology are not like
> other people. This can be frustrating to the nontechnical people who
> have to deal with them. The secret to coping with technology-oriented
> people is to understand their motivations. This chapter will teach you
> everything you need to know. I learned their customs and mannerisms by
> observing them, much the way Jane Goodall learned about the great apes,
> but without the hassle of grooming.

It would have been polite to have stated that this whole passage, while
funny, was written by Scott Adams, and was put on his "Dilbert Zone"
website.

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