# witty engineer notes **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 22, 2013, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/witty-engineer-notes/651087 "2013-02-22T16:36:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sigene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df788c/32.png) [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/witty-engineer-notes/651087/1 "2013-02-22T16:36:59Z")
on Imgur, thought it was humorous. [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/sTBcAOV.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/sTBcAOV) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/witty-engineer-notes/651087/2 "2013-02-22T17:11:14Z")
These have been making the rounds for awhile, too. The “Number 3 engine missing” note is my favorite: [Qantas Pilot Jokes - Funny Jokes](http://www.guy-sports.com/months/jokes_qantas.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/witty-engineer-notes/651087/3 "2013-02-22T17:18:45Z")
Not quite the same, but in Motorola’s original line of linear ICs, they had two buffer-amplifiers. One was very fast-responding, while the other was substantially faster than anything else commercially available. They were listed, by name, as the\*\* Fast Buffer Amplifier\*\* and the **Damn Fast Buffer Amplifier**. Furthermore, the latter’s data sheet, entirely in English, had a warning paragraph headed \*Achtung! \*Conclusion: it’s nothing new that engineers need to get out more often. ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/witty-engineer-notes/651087/4 "2013-02-22T17:56:46Z")
One of the more interesting stories I’ve seen was about the switch that selected between [“Magic” and “More Magic.”](http://catb.org/jargon/html/magic-story.html) ---
**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2013, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/witty-engineer-notes/651087/5 "2013-02-23T03:48:42Z")
I like the story about the section of wing with minor damage (and a temporary repair) with a handwritten note on it that said, “We know about this.” > **[Alaska Airlines: Note on wing 'not the best approach' | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2012/08/08/travel/alaska-airlines-wing-damage-note)** > > A handwritten note on a damaged plane wing saying “we know about this” was “not the best approach” to dealing with repairs, airline said. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2013, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/witty-engineer-notes/651087/6 "2013-02-23T03:56:59Z")
> [@NitroPress](#): > > Furthermore, the latter’s data sheet, entirely in English, had a warning paragraph headed \*Achtung! > > \*Conclusion: it’s nothing new that engineers need to get out more often. I used “Achtung” when taking notes in law school. If only I’d been better at math… ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2013, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/witty-engineer-notes/651087/7 "2013-02-23T04:18:07Z")
Love smart-aleck answers and engineers are the best at it. I used to deliberately use the restrooms in the Aeronautics building in college because they had the best grafitti. E.g., “My mother made me a lesbian.” Written underneath “If I buy the material, will she make me one too?” ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2013, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/witty-engineer-notes/651087/8 "2013-02-23T06:49:32Z")
> [@NitroPress](#): > > Conclusion: it’s nothing new that engineers need to get out more often. The lab is our natural environment. We don’t thrive well in locations that involve strange things like sunlight or other human beings.