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Post by archer461582 on Apr 21, 2008 11:36:41 GMT -5
The Engineer's Song
(Sung to the Tune of the Beverly Hillbillies)
Come and listen to a story bout a man named Jed, A poor College Kid barely kept his family fed, But then one day he was talking to a recruiter, He said "They'll pay ya big bucks if ya work on a computer", Unix that is ... hard drives ... workstations;
Well the first thing ya know ol' Jed's an Engineer, The kinfolk said "Jed move away from here", They said "Arizona is the place ya oughta be", So he bought some donuts and moved to Ahwatukee, Intel that is ... dry heat ... no amusement parks;
On his first day at work they stuck him in a cube, Fed him more donuts and sat him at a tube, They said "Your project's late but we know just what to do, Instead of 40 hours, we'll work you fifty-two!" OT that is ... Unpaid ... Mandatory
The weeks rolled by and things were looking bad, Some schedules slipped and some managers were mad, They called another meeting and decided on a fix, The answer was simple, "We'll work him sixty-six" Tired that is ... Stressed out ... No social life
Months turned into years and his hair was turning gray, Jed worked hard while his life slipped away, Waiting to retire when he turned sixty-four, Instead he got a call and they escorted him out the door, Laid-off that is ... Debriefed ... Unemployed ...
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Apr 21, 2008 14:04:49 GMT -5
Good one.
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Post by Old Ironsights on Apr 21, 2008 14:51:37 GMT -5
'Twas Euclid and the theorem Pi Did plane and solid in the text, All parallel were the radii, And the angles convex'd.
"Beware the Wentworth-Smith, my son, And the Loci that vacillate; Beware the Axiom, and shun The faithless Postulate."
He took his Waterman in hand; Long time the proper proof he sought; Then rested he by the XYZ And sat awhile in thought.
And as in inverse thought he sat A brilliant proof, in lines of flame, All neat and trim, it came to him. Tangenting as it came.
"AB, CD," reflected he-- The Waterman went snicker-snack-- He Q. E. D.-d, and, proud indeed, He trapezoided back.
"And hast thou proved the 29th? Come to my arms, my radius boy! Oh good for you! O one point two!" He rhombused in his joy.
'Twas Euclid and the theorem Pi Did plane and solid in the text, All parallel were the radii, And the angles convex'd.
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Post by drgreyhound on Apr 21, 2008 15:19:47 GMT -5
Only OI... ;D
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Post by Old Ironsights on Apr 21, 2008 17:17:09 GMT -5
Only OI... ;D Hey.... Just because I still have/carry a 6" LogLogDuplexTrig pocket slide rule... ;D When the EMP hits I will be rich beyomd all imagination...
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Post by drgreyhound on Apr 22, 2008 21:17:16 GMT -5
I've never even seen a slide rule!
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