News You Can Bruise for 2002 May 27 (entry 6)

Mon May 27 2002 19:03: My mother sent me a bunch of engineer jokes, of which two I hadn't heard before:

1. To the optimist, the glass is half full. To the pessimist, the glass is half-empty. To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
2. What is the difference between Mechanical Engineers and Civil Engineers?

   Mechanical Engineers build weapons. Civil Engineers build targets.