In article .com, Andy
Evans wrote:
I've heard and enjoyed many muso and therapist jokes in my time, and
wondered if anyone could add to my small stock of engineer jokes. The
ones I have a

Hot Air Balloon
A man flying in a hot air balloon realizes he is lost. He reduces his
altitude and spots a man in a field down below. He lowers the balloon
further and shouts,
"Excuse me, can you tell me where I am?"
The man below says, "Yes, you're in a hot air balloon, about 30 feet
above this field."
"You must be an engineer," says the balloonist.
"I am. How did you know?"
"Everything you told me is technically correct, but it's of no use to
anyone."
The man below says, "You must be in management."
"I am. But how did you know?"
"You don't know where you are, or where you're going, but you expect me
to be able to help. You're in the same position you were before we met,
but now it's my fault."

In the version of this that I've seen most recently (in a broadcast trade
magazine), the person on the ground was a cameraman.
[...]

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.

Now that one I haven't seen before. Defnitely one to keep. :-)

Rod.