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Old_Paint

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Engineering Terms

* A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT APPROACHES ARE BEING TRIED
We are still pissing in the wind.

* EXTENSIVE REPORT IS BEING PREPARED ON A FRESH APPROACH TO THE PROBLEM
We fired the team of engneers who after 5 years of development couldn't get it to work, and just hired three kids fresh out of college for one tenth the cost.

* CLOSE PROJECT COORDINATION
We know who to blame for any problems.

* MAJOR TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGH
It works OK, but looks very high-tech.

* CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IS DELIVERED ASSURED
We are so far behind schedule the customer is happy just to get it delivered.

* PRELIMINARY OPERATIONAL TESTS WERE INCONCLUSIVE
The damn thing blew up when we threw the switch.

* TEST RESULTS WERE EXTREMELY GRATIFYING
We are floored that the stupid thing actually works.

* THE ENTIRE CONCEPT WILL HAVE TO BE ABANDONED
The only person who understood the thing quit.

* ALL NEW
No parts are interchangeable with any previous design.

* RUGGED
Too heavy to lift without throwing your back out.

* LIGHTWEIGHT
Lighter than RUGGED.

* YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT
After a couple of decades of work, one finally worked.

* LOW MAINTENANCE
Designed to be impossible to fix if broken
I have a hard copy of this which was given to me in 1982 when I went to work for GE. You know, back when gags and jokes were still acceptable in the workplace.
 
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NCL4701

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I enjoy this thread but don’t post much, I guess because I’ve never been good at telling jokes. Much as it irritates me, I’m also on Facebook because it allows me to somewhat keep up with scattered people I’d otherwise lose touch with. So yesterday this shows up randomly in my Facebook feed:
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My answer: “Whoever plumbed this nonsense should be soundly beaten with the leftover pipe and fired.” 24 hour ban for inciting violence.

Then I catch up on this thread and think I’m understanding better at least one reason why so many on here have mentioned they have no use for Facebook.