<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=text/html;charset=iso-8859-1 = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content='"MSHTML 4.71.1712.3"' name=GENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV>Hello !  I just thought I'd = throw a little humour in here-Pianotech List members just delete if not in the mood to LOL  :-)</DIV> <DIV>  </DIV> <DIV>>     Top 20 = Engineers' Terminologies  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> >     1. A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT = APPROACHES ARE BEING TRIED - We are still >     p***ing in = the wind. >     >     = 2. EXTENSIVE REPORT IS BEING PREPARED ON A FRESH APPROACH TO THE >     PROBLEM - We just hired three kids = fresh out of college. >     = >     3. CLOSE PROJECT COORDINATION - We know who to blame. >     >     = 4. MAJOR TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGH - It works OK, but looks very >     = hi-tech. >     >     5. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IS DELIVERED = ASSURED - We are so far behind >     schedule the = customer is happy to get it delivered. >     >     6. PRELIMINARY OPERATIONAL TESTS WERE INCONCLUSIVE - The darn thing just >     blew = up when we threw the switch. >     >     7. TEST RESULTS WERE EXTREMELY = GRATIFYING - We are so surprised that >     the stupid thing = actually works. >     >     = 8. THE ENTIRE CONCEPT WILL HAVE TO BE ABANDONED - The only person who >     understood the thing quit. >     >     = 9. IT IS IN THE PROCESS - It is so wrapped up in red tape that the >     situation is about hopeless. >     = >     10. WE WILL LOOK INTO IT - Forget it! We have enough problems for now. >     >     = 11. PLEASE NOTE AND INITIAL - Let's spread the responsibility for the screw up. >     >     12. = GIVE US THE BENEFIT OF YOUR THINKING - We'll listen to what you >     have to say as long as it doesn't = interfere with what we've already done. >     >     13. GIVE US YOUR INTERPRETATION - I = can't wait to hear this bull! >     >     14. SEE ME or LET'S DISCUSS - Come into = my office, I'm lonely. >     >     15. ALL NEW - Parts not interchangeable = with the previous design. >     >     16. RUGGED - Too damn heavy to lift! >     >     = 17. LIGHTWEIGHT - Lighter than RUGGED. >     >     18. YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT - One finally worked. >     >     = 19. ENERGY SAVING - Achieved when the power switch is off. >     >     = 20. LOW MAINTENANCE - Impossible to fix if = broken. > </DIV></BODY></HTML>