Top 23 Engineers' Terminologies

A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT APPROACHES ARE BEING TRIED 
We are still pissing in the wind. 

EXTENSIVE REPORT IS BEING PREPARED ON A FRESH APPROACH TO THE PROBLEM 
We just hired three kids fresh out of college. 

CLOSE PROJECT COORDINATION 
We know who to blame. 

MAJOR TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGH 
It works OK, but looks very hi-tech. 

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IS DELIVERED ASSURED 
We are so far behind schedule the customer is happy to get it delivered. 

PRELIMINARY OPERATIONAL TESTS WERE INCONCLUSIVE 
The darn thing blew up when we threw the switch. 

TEST RESULTS WERE EXTREMELY GRATIFYING 
We are so surprised that the stupid thing works. 

THE ENTIRE CONCEPT WILL HAVE TO BE ABANDONED 
The only person who understood the thing quit. 

IT IS IN THE PROCESS 
It is so wrapped up in red tape that the situation is about hopeless. 

WE WILL LOOK INTO IT 
Forget it! We have enough problems for now. 

PLEASE NOTE AND INITIAL 
Let's spread the responsibility for the screw up. 

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. 

GIVE US YOUR INTERPRETATION 
I can't wait to hear this bull! 

SEE ME or LET'S DISCUSS 
Come into my office, I'm lonely. 

ALL NEW 
Parts not interchangeable with the previous design. 

RUGGED 
Too damn heavy to lift! 

LIGHTWEIGHT 
Lighter than RUGGED. 

YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT 
One finally worked. 

ENERGY SAVING 
Achieved when the power switch is off. 

LOW MAINTENANCE 
Impossible to fix if broken. 

IT IS TECHNICALLY IMPOSSIBLE 
I don't feel like doing it. 

IT DEPENDS... 
Abandon all hope of a useful answer. 

THE DATA BITS ARE FLEXED THROUGH A COLLECTIMIZER WHICH STRIPS THE FLOW-GATE ARRAYS INTO VIRTUAL MESSAGE ELEMENTS 
I don't know.