Engineer: Fate of an Engineer
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> Fate of an Engineer > > Today they're leading a priest, a drunkard, and an engineer > to the guillotine. They ask the priest if he wants to face > up or down when he meets his fate. The priest says that he > would like to face up so he will be looking toward heaven > when he dies. They raise the blade of the guillotine and > release it. It comes speeding down and suddenly stops just > inches from his neck. The authorities take this as divine > intervention and release the priest. > > Next the drunkard comes to the guillotine. He also decides > to die face up, hoping that he will be as fortunate as the > priest. They raise the blade of the guillotine and release > it. It comes speeding down and suddenly stops just inches > from his neck. So they release the drunkard as well. > > The engineer is next. He, too, decides to die facing up. > They slowly raise the blade of the guillotine. Suddenly the > engineer says, "Hey, I see what your problem is!" *************************************************************************** ** *** > > Knowing the Enemy > > > A pilot is flying his helicopter, loaded with very rich, > very important clients taking an airborne tour of Washington > State. After a few hours of breathtaking scenery, the pilot > notifies the passengers that they are low on fuel and will > have to return to the airstrip very soon. > > Almost immediately, the helicopter runs into fog so thick > that the passengers can't even see out the windows. The > pilot soon gets lost amidst the clouds and begins to wander > the skies, looking for his home airport. > > After about ten minutes, the "low fuel" light begins to > flash, worrying the tense passengers even more. The pilot, > afraid of having to ditch his only helicopter, searches the > plain whiteness even harder for any sign of his airport. > Suddenly ... he sees a skyscraper looming in the mist. > > He hovers the helicopter outside one of the skyscraper's > windows. Rolling down his window, he asks an office worker, > "Where am I?" to which the worker replies, "You are in a > helicopter." > > The pilot smiles, banks left, and drops down in the middle > of Seattle Airport just as his helicopter runs out of fuel. > > "How did you do it?" asks his co-pilot. > > "Simple. The answer provided by the office worker was > entirely correct, but totally useless ... so I knew I was at > the Microsoft Tech Support Office. From there, finding the > airport is easy!" |