Engineer Joke

This came out of a seminar at work today on the importance of specifications. Supposedly it’s a true story from a few years ago. (And if I have to explain it to you, you’re not an engineer and it won’t be funny to you anyway.)

A note found on a Drawing at an Advanced Micro Devices semiconductor fabrication facility in Austin, Texas:

“3. Furnish and Install per MIL-TFD-1111.”

The contractor filed a Request for Information:

“We find no MIL-TFD-1111 specification. Please provide.”

The engineer replied to the RFI:

“MIL-TFD-1111: Make It Like The Friggin’ Drawing For Once.”

Zombies!

I live in NW Tucson, but outside the city limits. The area has been annexed by the town of Marana, but apparently I’m just outside that, too. Still, this news is worrisome:

A digital road sign in Marana was reprogrammed over the weekend to warn drivers of undead corpses.

Someone without a dictionary tampered with a road sign on West Camino de Mañana, which is now West Twin Peaks Road, and issued this message to motorists: “Caaution Zombies Ahead!”

Area resident Dan Wolters first noticed the warning around 8 a.m. Sunday.

I need to load ammo! The zombie apocalypse is upon us!