5/1/09 -President Obama announced today a freeze on his massive infrastructure program citing a worsening fiscal crisis. Simultaneously, he selected the controversial Rev. Jeremiah Wright to create appropriate prayers for all Americans to recite as they crossed over any of the 278 bridges that have been classified as “gone tomorrow if not today “
I was asked once at the end of a speech, what made a happy partnership? Not meaning to make a joke or be humorous, I said ” Being happy is having supportive, thoughtful, focused partners in another city.”
Engineers – Recently, a table full of male engineers was sharing platefuls of hard and soft tacos for the first time and getting it all over themselves- shirts, slacks and pocket protectors all confirmed the fact that taco meat had wings. At a nearby table, some woman watched the debacle with wry smiles and then outright guffaws. One remarks that her nursing baby could had more finesse.
After a few minutes, the engineers are engrossed in a discussion on how to engineer taco eating to a neat science followed by a discussion on materials needed, best design and best manufacturer type. There were no discussions on who could use it, who could market it or how many could be sold? As they stood up and the non-sticking meat fell to the floor, the discussions switched to the materials necessary for a new napkin, best design, manufacturer.etc. They had already designed THE next great invention - taco holders so the world was waiting breathlessly for their design of THEE NAPKIN.
Everyone used the back office entrance. There was no point in calling attention to their stains until the new taco holders hit the market.
Is this typical engineering thinking?If so, why don’t engineers laughs at themselves more?