[Humor] Engineering Jargon

[Mary Ann Horton]

My son is an honors student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at 
Purdue.
He never fails to amaze me with what he learns there.

My neighbors kept wondering why nobody answers the door when I'm home.  
They'd say they rang the door bell, but I never heard it.  Adam helped 
me track down the problem.  He'd push the door bell button, and I'd hear 
this little "(ding)" noise, but it was so quiet I had to be in the same 
room with the radio off, or I wouldn't hear it.  Every time one of us 
pushed the button, there's be this little "(ding)" noise, just a very 
quiet little "(ding.)"

Finally, he put his superior diagnostic skills to use, and he explained 
the problem to me in concise technical engineering terms.  He told me 
"Your dong is broken."