You could be an engineer...

1. If your spouse sends you an e-mail instead of calling you to dinner
2. If you can quote scenes from any Monty Python movie
3. If you want an 8X CDROM for Christmas
4. If you stare at an orange juice container because it says CONCENTRATE
5. If you can name 6 Star Trek episodes
6. If the only jokes you receive are through e-mail
7. If your wrist watch has more computing power than a 486DX-50
8. If your idea of good interpersonal communication means getting the decimal point in the right place
9. If you look forward to Christmas only to put together the kids' toys
10. If you use a CAD package to design your son's Pine Wood Derby car
11. If you have used coat hangers and duct tape for something other than hanging coats and taping ducts
12. If, at Christmas, it goes without saying that you will be the one to find the burnt-out bulb in the string
13. If you window shop at Radio Shack
14. If you have "Dilbert" comics displayed anywhere in your work area
15. If you carry on a one-hour debate over the expected results of a test that actually takes five minutes to run
16. If you are convinced you can build a phaser out of your garage door opener and your camera's flash attachment
17. If you don't even know where the cover to your personal computer is
18. If you have modified your can-opener to be microprocessor driven
19. If you know the direction the water swirls when you flush
20. If you own "Official Star Trek" anything
21. If a team of you and your co-workers have set out to modify the antenna on the radio in your work area for better reception
22. If you thought the concoction ET used to phone home was stupid
23. If you own one or more white short-sleeve dress shirts
24. If you are aware that computers are actually only good for playing games, but are afraid to say it out loud
25. If you truly believe aliens are living among us
26. If you have ever saved the power cord from a broken appliance
27. If you have ever purchased an electronic appliance "as-is"
28. If you see a good design and still have to change it
29. If the salespeople at Circuit City can't answer any of your questions
30. If you still own a slide rule and you know how to work it
31. If the thought that a CD could refer to finance or music never enters your mind
32. If you rotate your screen savers more frequently than your automobile tires
33. If you have more toys than your kids
34. If you need a checklist to turn on the TV
35. If your I.Q. number is bigger than your weight
36. If the microphone or visual aids at a meeting don't work and you rush up to the front to fix it
37. If you can remember 7 computer passwords but not your anniversary
38. If you have memorized the program schedule for the Discovery channel and have seen most of the shows already
39. If you have ever owned a calculator with no equal key and know what RPN stands for
40. If you can type 70 words a minute but can't read your own handwriting
41. If people groan at the party when you pick out the music
42. If you can't remember where you parked your car for the third time this week
43. If people hound you for pocket protectors at Halloween time
44. If you did the sound system for your senior prom
45. If your checkbook always balances
46. If your wristwatch has more buttons than a telephone
47. If you have more friends on the Internet than in real life
48. If you thought the real heroes of "Apollo 13" were the mission controllers
49. If you think that when people around you yawn, its because they didn't get enough sleep
50. If you know what http:/ stands for
51. If you've ever tried to repair a $5.00 radio
52. If you have a neatly sorted collection of old bolts and nuts in your garage
53. If your three year old son asks why the sky is blue and you try to explain atmospheric absorption theory
54. If your lap-top computer costs more than your car
55. If your four basic food groups are: 1. Caffeine 2. Fat 3. Sugar 4. Chocolate

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