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ratbastid · 10-28-2004, 02:26 PM

Why can't engineers tell jokes timing.

p0thead · 11-05-2004, 01:17 PM

huh? i dont get this one.

denim · 11-05-2004, 01:24 PM

He must be an engineer.

Redlemon · 11-05-2004, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by denim

He must be an engineer.

With a name like p0thead, your first thought is engineer?

a-j · 11-05-2004, 03:47 PM

That is one of those jokes best told aloud.

Willravel · 11-05-2004, 04:11 PM

Hahahahahaha! Excelent.

MooseMan3000 · 11-06-2004, 02:54 PM

ahahahahAHHAHAH!

That was brilliant. Thank you, rat.

LeviticusMky · 11-06-2004, 07:35 PM

Beautiful!

slimshaydee · 11-06-2004, 09:12 PM

im not an engineer, but that was great. I actually got it straight away!

Stiltzkin · 11-07-2004, 10:36 AM

Normal:
Q: Why can't engineers tell jokes?
A: Timing.

As said by an engineer:
Why can't engineers tell jokes timing.

See? ^^

wnker85 · 11-07-2004, 08:06 PM

what made this joke even better is i had to explain to my engineer friend

Dawson70 · 11-07-2004, 08:37 PM

k.....i get it

Ydde · 11-10-2004, 08:13 AM

Alright alright, I'll be the first engineer to say you got me there.

Yup, go ahead, laugh.

joeshoe · 11-12-2004, 09:03 PM

Haha, thanks Stiltzkin. I didn't get it at first

pravin · 11-13-2004, 01:22 AM

i still didnt get it. and i am an engineer

scotty · 11-13-2004, 07:39 AM

The idea is, you ask someone "Why can't engineers tell jokes?" and as they're saying "I don't know, why?" you're already saying "Timing."

It also works if you pause for an inordinately long time after they say "I don't know, why?" before answering.

I used to tell it with "That's my secret, timing. Go ahead, ask me what my secret is." And as soon as they're saying "What's your secret?", you answer. With this version, you're not necessarily limitting it to engineers, which may be the angle some people aren't understanding.

KinkyKiwi · 11-15-2004, 12:02 PM

i'm not an engineer and i didn't get it at all :/...now i do ...(thanks scotty)..but i still don't find it funny :/

saut · 11-15-2004, 07:28 PM

Well I guess I'm going to school for the right thing since I didn't get the joke at first.

kerry512 · 11-19-2004, 10:32 AM

ahhahahaha

CSflim · 11-20-2004, 02:14 PM

Hahahah! Classic!

scott_p_1 · 11-22-2004, 07:05 AM

That's awesome. I'm gonna have to try it out sometime

arf · 11-22-2004, 07:53 AM

Oh i'm studying to become an Engineer, well at least we can drink like madmen.

Racer · 11-22-2004, 09:36 AM

I told this to an engineer the other day...he didn't get it. Go figure!

Stiltzkin · 11-29-2004, 11:40 PM

That's why you major in science; that's where all the cool kids are at!

p0thead · 12-01-2004, 04:05 PM

oops i get it now... hahha

vector_1979 · 12-02-2004, 01:27 PM

"i'm an engineer...."

that's usually enough for me to say before I get laughed at

Bill O'Rights · 12-02-2004, 01:51 PM

Out of the 11-1/2 engineers, at my work (one's an intern), not a single one of them got it. Telling...very telling.

10-28-2004, 02:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
ratbastid Darth Papa Location: Yonder	Poor engineers... Why can't engineers tell jokes timing.

11-07-2004, 10:36 AM	#10 (permalink)
Stiltzkin Junkie	Normal: Q: Why can't engineers tell jokes? A: Timing. As said by an engineer: Why can't engineers tell jokes timing. See? ^^ __________________ The most important thing in this world is love.

11-07-2004, 08:37 PM	#12 (permalink)
Dawson70 Here to Help My Fellow TFP'er Location: All over the Net....(ok Wisconsin)	k.....i get it __________________ "I Finally Finished My Goal....You Can Too! Yippie Ki Ya...

11-15-2004, 12:02 PM	#17 (permalink)
KinkyKiwi "Without the fuzz" Location: ..too close for comfort..	i'm not an engineer and i didn't get it at all :/...now i do ...(thanks scotty)..but i still don't find it funny :/ __________________ Some mornings, it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps. Play with each other. Play with yourselves. Just don't play with the squirrels, they bite.

11-20-2004, 02:14 PM	#20 (permalink)
CSflim Sky Piercer Location: Ireland	Hahahah! Classic! __________________

11-05-2004, 01:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
p0thead Insane Location: born in vietnam, lost in california	huh? i dont get this one.

11-05-2004, 01:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
denim Banned Location: Massachusetts, USA	He must be an engineer.

11-05-2004, 03:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
a-j Tilted	That is one of those jokes best told aloud.

11-05-2004, 04:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	Hahahahahaha! Excelent.

11-06-2004, 02:54 PM	#7 (permalink)
MooseMan3000 wouldn't mind being a ninja. Location: Maine, the Other White State.	ahahahahAHHAHAH! That was brilliant. Thank you, rat.

11-06-2004, 07:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
LeviticusMky Crazy Location: Minnesota	Beautiful!

11-06-2004, 09:12 PM	#9 (permalink)
slimshaydee If you've read this, PM me and say so Location: Sitting on my ass, and you?	im not an engineer, but that was great. I actually got it straight away!

11-07-2004, 08:06 PM	#11 (permalink)
wnker85 Registered User	what made this joke even better is i had to explain to my engineer friend

11-10-2004, 08:13 AM	#13 (permalink)
Ydde Tilted Location: Singapore	Alright alright, I'll be the first engineer to say you got me there. Yup, go ahead, laugh.

11-12-2004, 09:03 PM	#14 (permalink)
joeshoe Crazy Location: California	Haha, thanks Stiltzkin. I didn't get it at first

11-19-2004, 10:32 AM	#19 (permalink)
kerry512 Upright	ahhahahaha

12-02-2004, 01:51 PM	#27 (permalink)
Bill O'Rights will always be an Alyson Hanniganite Location: In the dust of the archives	Out of the 11-1/2 engineers, at my work (one's an intern), not a single one of them got it. Telling...very telling. __________________ "I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires." - Susan B. Anthony "Hedonism with rules isn't hedonism at all, it's the Republican party." - JumpinJesus It is indisputable that true beauty lies within...but a nice rack sure doesn't hurt.

11-13-2004, 01:22 AM	#15 (permalink)
pravin Upright Location: Mumbai	i still didnt get it. and i am an engineer

11-13-2004, 07:39 AM	#16 (permalink)
scotty Tilted Location: The Great White North	The idea is, you ask someone "Why can't engineers tell jokes?" and as they're saying "I don't know, why?" you're already saying "Timing." It also works if you pause for an inordinately long time after they say "I don't know, why?" before answering. I used to tell it with "That's my secret, timing. Go ahead, ask me what my secret is." And as soon as they're saying "What's your secret?", you answer. With this version, you're not necessarily limitting it to engineers, which may be the angle some people aren't understanding.

11-15-2004, 07:28 PM	#18 (permalink)
saut Registered User Location: Pittsburgh	Well I guess I'm going to school for the right thing since I didn't get the joke at first.

11-22-2004, 07:05 AM	#21 (permalink)
scott_p_1 Crazy	That's awesome. I'm gonna have to try it out sometime

11-22-2004, 07:53 AM	#22 (permalink)
arf Upright Location: Australia	Oh i'm studying to become an Engineer, well at least we can drink like madmen.

11-22-2004, 09:36 AM	#23 (permalink)
Racer Upright Location: Pensacola	I told this to an engineer the other day...he didn't get it. Go figure!

11-29-2004, 11:40 PM	#24 (permalink)
Stiltzkin Junkie	That's why you major in science; that's where all the cool kids are at! __________________ The most important thing in this world is love.

12-01-2004, 04:05 PM	#25 (permalink)
p0thead Insane Location: born in vietnam, lost in california	oops i get it now... hahha

12-02-2004, 01:27 PM	#26 (permalink)
vector_1979 Insane Location: In a Caddy Shack	"i'm an engineer...." that's usually enough for me to say before I get laughed at __________________ ------------------------------------------------ Tip: Never do your shoe lace up in a revolving door