Some engineer jokes

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1. Justin · December 9, 2010

   Here is my favorite engineer joke. I tried to google the original, to no avail, so here is my attempt at paraphrase:

   An engineer dies suddenly, and is mistakenly sent to hell. When the engineer gets to hell, he's overwhelmed at how miserable the place is.... So the engineer gets to work making some improvements. A few weeks later, the devil and god meet for their regular staff meeting, and god asks how things are going.
   The devil says: "Things are going well... it's not too bad any longer."
   God asks for clarification.
   The devil says: "We got that engineer in a few weeks ago, and things are really looking up. You remember how hot it used to be? The engineer installed air conditioning, and now it's a comfortable temperature."
   God says: "That's amazing!"
   The devil responds: "That's not the half of it. He's installed elevators, so that I don't have to spend hours each day climbing back and forth between the different circles of hell, and he's designed and built a people mover system that quickly and efficiently speeds people along to their destination. He's working on a projection theater system to keep the residents of hell entertained, and expects to have it done next week. With all of these improvements, hell's not so bad these days."
   God responds: "That's absolutely remarkable."
   God pauses for a moment as he thinks to himself. He briefly looks through his records, and says: "HERE's the problem.... I was supposed to get this engineer, not you."
   The devil, taken aback, responds: "Well... he's in my domain now, and you can't have him!"
   God says: "If you don't make this right, I'll SUE YOU."
   The devil responds: "Sue me? WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO GET A LAWYER???"

   (OK, so technically it's a lawyer joke)