Friday, July 25, 2008

Engineering Jobs Keep Dorks Away From The General Public

I need to pass along a transcript of the dorkiest conversation I have ever witnessed or participated in, but first a few key terms:
breech: the end of a launch tube (or gun, for instance) that the ordnance enters
land: a rail or bumper that guides said ordnance on its way out

Now the so dorky it's good part:

I Tell You What: "Alex, is this part actually stowed in the breech land?"
Alex: "Yup"
Ryan, the brand new guy: (cracking up)
I Tell You What: "What's so funny?"
Ryan: (cracking up)
Alex: "Are you all right"
Ryan: (gathering himself enough to speak, barely) "Breechland! It sounds like a magical place."
(All engineers laugh to the point of tears, fade to black)

Maybe you had to be there, maybe not. Suffice to say that our cubicle now has a banner with the names of the occupants and the heading Breechland.

1 comment:

Trevor said...

e to that? Treviathan?