Three engineers and three architects are traveling by train to a conference. At the station, the three engineers each buy tickets and watch as the three architects buy only a single ticket.
"How are three people going to travel on only one ticket?", asked one of the three engineers.
"Watch and you will see," answers one of the architects.
They all board the train. The engineers take their respective seats, but all three architects cram into a restroom and close the door behind them. Shortly after the train departed, the conductor comes around collecting tickets. He knocks on the restroom door and says, "Ticket, please". The door opens just a crack and a single arm emerges with a ticket in hand. The conductor takes it and moves on. The engineers saw this and agreed it was quite a clever idea.
So after the conference, the engineers decide to copy the architects on the return trip and save some money. When they get to the station, they buy a single ticket for the return trip. To their astonishment, the architects don't buy a ticket at all.
"How are you going to travel without a ticket?", asked one perplexed engineer.
"Watch and you will see," says one of the architects.
When they board the train the three engineers cram into the restroom and the three architects cram into another one nearby. The train departs. Shortly afterward, one of the architects leaves his restroom and walks over to the restroom where the engineers are hiding. He knocks on the door and says, "Ticket, please".
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Joke # 138 - The Electric Chair
It was a busy day for the electric chair. Today, three men were up for the juice.
The first man was a political scientist from Baylor University. He was strapped into the chair and asked if he had any final comments. He replied, "I had a promising career in politics until .. I was framed, I tell you, framed." His tirade was interrupted by the flick of the switch, but nothing happened. As was the custom at this particular prison, the Baylor man was taken from the chair and allowed to live after a failed execution attempt.
The second man was a computer scientist from the University of Texas. His final words were, "I had a promising career in computing, but I didn't think that tampering with the national air traffic control system would crash THAT many planes ...." Again, the electrical switch was flipped and again nothing happened. The man was released from the chair and allowed to live.
The third man was an electrical engineer, named Bubba, from Texas A&M University. Bubba was strapped into the chair and asked if he had any final words. He says, "I had a promising career as an electrical engineer, but you know, if y'all cross that red wire over there with that blue wire, this thing will work."
The first man was a political scientist from Baylor University. He was strapped into the chair and asked if he had any final comments. He replied, "I had a promising career in politics until .. I was framed, I tell you, framed." His tirade was interrupted by the flick of the switch, but nothing happened. As was the custom at this particular prison, the Baylor man was taken from the chair and allowed to live after a failed execution attempt.
The second man was a computer scientist from the University of Texas. His final words were, "I had a promising career in computing, but I didn't think that tampering with the national air traffic control system would crash THAT many planes ...." Again, the electrical switch was flipped and again nothing happened. The man was released from the chair and allowed to live.
The third man was an electrical engineer, named Bubba, from Texas A&M University. Bubba was strapped into the chair and asked if he had any final words. He says, "I had a promising career as an electrical engineer, but you know, if y'all cross that red wire over there with that blue wire, this thing will work."
Joke # 135 - Frustrated Golfers
A pastor, a doctor and an engineer were waiting one morning for a particularly slow group of golfers.
The engineer fumed, "What's with these guys? We must have been waiting for 15 minutes!"
The doctor chimed in, "I don't know, but I've never seen such ineptitude."
The pastor said, "Hey, here comes the greens keeper. Let's have a word with him."
"Hi George, Say, what's with that group ahead of us? They're rather slow, aren't they?"
The greens keeper replied, "Oh, yes, that's a group of blind firefighters. They lost their sight saving our clubhouse from a fire last year, so we always let them play for free anytime."
The group was silent for a moment.
The pastor said, "That's so sad. I think I will say a special prayer for them tonight."
The doctor said, "Good idea. And I'm going to contact my ophthalmologist buddy and see if there's anything he can do for them."
The engineer said, "Why can't these guys just play at night?"
The engineer fumed, "What's with these guys? We must have been waiting for 15 minutes!"
The doctor chimed in, "I don't know, but I've never seen such ineptitude."
The pastor said, "Hey, here comes the greens keeper. Let's have a word with him."
"Hi George, Say, what's with that group ahead of us? They're rather slow, aren't they?"
The greens keeper replied, "Oh, yes, that's a group of blind firefighters. They lost their sight saving our clubhouse from a fire last year, so we always let them play for free anytime."
The group was silent for a moment.
The pastor said, "That's so sad. I think I will say a special prayer for them tonight."
The doctor said, "Good idea. And I'm going to contact my ophthalmologist buddy and see if there's anything he can do for them."
The engineer said, "Why can't these guys just play at night?"
Joke # 129 - Technically Speaking
A helicopter was flying around above Seattle, when an electrical malfunction disabled all the aircraft's electronic navigation and communications equipment. Due to the clouds and haze, the pilot could not determine the helicopter's position.
The pilot saw a tall building, flew toward it, circled and held up a handwritten sign that read, "WHERE AM I?" in large letters.
People in the tall building quickly responded to the aircraft, drew a large sign, and held it in a building window. Their sign said, "YOU ARE IN A HELICOPTER".
The pilot smiled, waved, looked at his map, determined the course to steer to SeaTac airport, and landed safely. After they were on the ground, the copilot asked the pilot how he had done it.
"I knew it had to be the Microsoft Building, because they gave me a technically correct but completely useless answer."
The pilot saw a tall building, flew toward it, circled and held up a handwritten sign that read, "WHERE AM I?" in large letters.
People in the tall building quickly responded to the aircraft, drew a large sign, and held it in a building window. Their sign said, "YOU ARE IN A HELICOPTER".
The pilot smiled, waved, looked at his map, determined the course to steer to SeaTac airport, and landed safely. After they were on the ground, the copilot asked the pilot how he had done it.
"I knew it had to be the Microsoft Building, because they gave me a technically correct but completely useless answer."
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