Today I had cause to attend a meeting (a rarity as a placement student)with around a dozen men, all technical/engineery types. One said ‘farting noise’ to describe an problem in NVH (Noise Vibration and Harshness). I had to stifle a laugh, and was surprised to be the only one in the room. Am I just an immature 22 year old in a world full of cynical engineers?

Then he said flange. And flaps. In the same sentence.

I remember not long after I’d started a job in traffic with the local authority, there was a meeting and the subject of “bus plugs” came up. Well, that was enough to set me off and that took out a few more. Since that meeting, they’ve always been called “bus gateways”.

I also have to point out if someone says do-do.

Wife works in publishing and always sniggers at “French flaps”

I remember a long time ago, a sales event, hosted by a major US bike manufacturer.

They told us all about their new range of fanny packs.

‘We’ve got the small fanny”
Sniggering

‘We’ve got a medium fanny”
Gentle guffawing

‘We’ve got a large fanny”
Starting to lose it now, the audience were in tears

“And, finally, this year, we’re really proud that this year, we can finally show you our new, extra large, expandable fanny”

Falling off chairs

I work with an Italian company and one of our suppliers is called ABJ.
“I want ABJ to do this that and the other”, usually said in a comedy Italian accent with a pause for effect after ABJ. Gets me every time!

I worked with a guy called wee ming kok. Nightmare for someone as childish as me.

you’re all childish 😐 [video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UMedd03JCA[/video] 😉 EDIT may contain adult themes!

People always talk about “the final solution” in my meetings, which makes me wonder who I’m working for

I worked on a project once where the Senior Actuary used to talk about “fingering” people for certain roles all the time. Luckily some of the junior Actuaries were also amused.

Luckily some of the junior Actuaries were also amused.

Actuaries with a sense of humour? Are you sure?

Seriously – a couple of our Actuary students were real human beings capable of social interaction, not just the “stare at other people’s shoes” type of socialisation.

One of them was even gay.

gusset, flange, shaft, nipple and bush. all in a meeting with a scary female chief engineer. i had to explain how the rear bush was too loose.

I too work in the world of gussets, nipples, choppers, flanges and drip rings. After about 18 years you become immune to it.

given the clots now in charge of the organisation i work for it’s as much as i can do not to cry during engineering meetings. 😐

I’ve worked in district heating before and used alstom kit. We used the original names for the kit rather than translating them. Instead of an end cap, I would often have to call off a slut muff. God forbid theses things ever failed as it’s not easy keeping a straight face when telling someone that all the warm liquid around has leaked out of a slut muff.

😆

i want to work in an industry where i get to say nipples more often

i want to work in an industry where i get to say nipples more often

Bike shop…
Nipples, chains, whips, rubber, lube, etc, etc, etc.

I work with an Italian company and one of our suppliers is called ABJ.
“I want ABJ to do this that and the other”, usually said in a comedy Italian accent with a pause for effect after ABJ. Gets me every time!

This guy used to come into the quarry fairly regularly, always had us giggling (and a bit envious…!) to see the name plastered down the side of his truck!

http://www.build.co.uk/company_403434.htm
😀

Oil industry: important drilling engineer types standing around discussing a bottomhole assembly. 😆

We just aquired a company called BJ Services, looking forward to those meetings

The firm I’m placement with make specialist fabrics, we had to design some flameproof underwear, it was all gussets and intimate contact points.

Blush? I looked sunburned!

“flameproof underwear”?

Could be useful on here sometimes.