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<Fe> Arrogant engineers? Pshaw! No such creature. </Fe> Now if
you want to talk about technical writers, on the other hand...
<gdrlh>
When confronted with arrogant engineers or scientists, I've often
found comfort in a joke a friend passed along:
Q: What do engineers use for birth control?
A: Their personalities.
Perhaps the young engineer-to-be could benefit from a recitation of
this joke?
