These engineering and science tech-centric
jokes, song parodies, anecdotes and assorted humor have been collected from friends
and websites across the Internet. I check back occasionally for new fodder, but
it seems all the old content is reappearing all over (like this is). The humor is
light-hearted and clean and sometimes slightly assaultive to the easily-offended,
so you are forewarned. It is all workplace-safe.
Humor #1,
#2, #3
This has always been one of my favorite
Calvin & Hobbes
comic strip episodes (November 26, 1986). Calvin's father, a patent attorney, is
famous for providing zany explanations to Calvin's inquiries about physics, astronomy,
and other science subjects which he knows nothing about. Here, Calvin asks how weight
limits are determined for bridges. His father's answer seems a perfect analogy to
what politicians are doing to our economy today in response to the Wuhan Virus pandemic.
I'm surprised this comic has not been a "viral" meme on social media websites -
which maybe it is but I wouldn't know since I do not visit them, so I'll take credit
for it. IMHO, the shutdowns are entirely unnecessary except in the worst areas.
"You never let
a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it's an opportunity to
do things you think you could not do before." - former Chicago mayor.
This
is an interesting write-up on Calvin & Hobbes creator
Bill Watterson
on the Fandom website. Calvin's father's appearance is a likeness of Watterson himself.
Here is the Wikipedia entry for
Calvin & Hobbes.
The entire collection of Calvin & Hobbes comic strips are contained in
The Complete
Calvin and Hobbes [Box Set], which I own.
Here are a few other strips where Calvin's father bestows his wisdom:
Calvin's Father Explains Where Babies Come From (Calvin & Hobbes,
April 18, 1987)
Calvin's Father Explains the Sunset (Calvin & Hobbes,
July 30, 1989)
Calvin's Father Explains How a Light Bulb Works (Calvin & Hobbes,
July 6, 1989)
Calvin's Father Explains How Bank Machines Work (Calvin & Hobbes,
April 13, 1990)
Calvin's Father Explains Why Ice Floats (Calvin & Hobbes,
June 17, 1995)
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Calvin's Father Explains How the World Changed from B&W
to Color (Calvin &
Hobbes, November 9, 2014 - not original date)
Calvin's Father Explains Relativity (Calvin & Hobbes,
April 13, 1990)
Calvin's Father Explains Where Wind Comes From (Calvin & Hobbes,
June 15, 1993)
Calvin's Father Explains the Saying "Give It the Old College
Try" (Calvin &
Hobbes, June 28, 1995)
Calvin's Father - Patent Attorney (Calvin & Hobbes,
December 3, 1988)
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April 20, 2020
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