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A Joke/Maybe More?

08/26/2009 6:10 PM

So this Engineer ends up in Hell.

He goes, man, it's hot here. He asks the Devil, "Can I do something about this heat?"

The Devil says, "Do whatever you want."

So the Engineer builds a great AC system, cools the place down. He makes an Ice maker, they get a nice Tiki bar going, and start having some fun.

God up in Heaven hears things down in Hell, are not bad at all, they're having a lot of fun.

God goes to see the Devil and says, "I want to move this Engineer up to Heaven. I've got some things I could have done around the place."

The Devil says, "Nah, we like having him around down here."

God says, "I'll sue you."

Devil says, "Where are you going to get a lawyer?"

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Re: A Joke/Maybe More?

08/26/2009 6:16 PM

Saint Peter will have heck to pay,

For turning that Engineer away.

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08/27/2009 3:10 AM
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Re: A Joke/Maybe More?

08/27/2009 3:45 AM

Hey, thanks for that...made I laugh.
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Re: A Joke/Maybe More?

08/28/2009 2:36 AM

Transcendian,

That engineer must have been practicing law before he died.

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08/28/2009 8:07 AM

If the engineer ended up in Hell I presume he worked for Microsoft in life?
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Re: A Joke/Maybe More?

08/28/2009 12:31 PM

no - because then he would have already done his time in hell

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Re: A Joke/Maybe More?

08/31/2009 10:29 AM

No, because he still works for Microsoft.
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Re: A Joke/Maybe More?

08/28/2009 8:44 AM

How about an engineering climax to that?

Since AC systems serve to move heat from one palce to another and that they're less than 100% efficient, they actually WARM Hell overall (albeit they can cool down parts of it).

So a suitable epilogue would be: "And Hell's bureaucracy worked happily ever after in air-conditioned offices, and Hell's lawyers all got all of the best corner offices with views of lava lakes. New hires got to hang around brimstone quarries in air-conditioned trailers, making sure that all workers were well caked and burnt at the end of their shifts'.

Hahahaha ... Remember, fellas, think Big Picture. And while you're at it, pen your fridge doors and leave the fridgaes running if you need to heat your homes. If you need the occasional cooling .. stick your head in it.

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Re: A Joke/Maybe More?

08/28/2009 9:01 AM

Good one!

I recall reading an article years back about how societies decline when the lawyers start to outnumber the engineers. Made sense to me - engineers create value that grows while lawyers reallocate value.

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08/28/2009 9:25 AM

A good engineering project is like a pot of jam. The jam attracts wasps and ants, the

engineering project attracts accountants and lawyers - pests and parasites all!
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08/31/2009 10:31 AM

Don't knock lawyers too hard. They're an important source of protein.
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