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You Might be an Engineer If …

Buying flowers for your girlfriend or spending the money to upgrade your RAM is a moral dilemma.

everyone else on the Alaskan Cruise is on deck peering at the scenery, and you are still on a personal tour of the engine room.

the salespeople at Radio Shack can’t answer any of your questions.

you are at an air show and know how fast the skydivers are falling.

you comment to your wife that her straight hair is nice and parallel.

you have ever saved the power cord from a broken appliance.

you know what http:// stands for.

you see a good design and still have to change it.

you spent more on your calculator than you did on your wedding ring.

you still own a slide rule and you know how to use it.

you think a pocket protector is a fashion accessory.

your laptop computer costs more than your car.

your wife hasn’t the foggiest idea of what you do at work.

you’ve ever tried to repair a $5 radio.

you’ve already calculated how much you make per second.

You Might Be An Accountant If…

at the movie Indecent Proposal you did a NPV calculation.
you consider it normal not to see your spouse or children from February to April 15th.
you decide to change your name to a symbol and you choose the double underline “==========”
you deduct Exlax as “Moving expenses”
you had no idea that GAP was also a clothing store
you have a petty cash box at home and actually refer to it as such
you know what the acronym MACRS stands for.
you refer to your child as Deduction 214 3.
your idea of trashing your hotel room is refusing to fill out the guest comment card.
you’ve ever made a joke about a double-entry bookkeeping method.

You Might Be a Dog Person If …

you can’t see out the passenger side of the windshield because there are nose-prints all over the inside.
you carry dog biscuits in your purse or pocket at all times.
you have baby gates permanently installed at strategic places around the house, but no babies.
you have little songs that you sing to your dog, and she always wags when you sing, even though you can’t carry a tune.
you like people who like your dog. You despise people who don’t.
your bedroom door has a doggie door
you put an extra blanket on the bed so your dog can be comfortable.
your dog owns more clothing and toys than your neighbor’s children
you sign and send birthday/anniversary/Christmas cards from your dog.
you decide you might have kids so the dog will have playmates
you talk about your dog the way other people talk about their kid.
you tell your relatives you aren’t coming unless the dogs are invited, too
you’d rather stay home on Saturday night and cuddle your dog than go to the movies with your sweetie.
you care more about getting your dog’s supper ready on time than your spouse’s.
your dog eats cat poop, but you still let her kiss you
you make your significant other sleep on the couch because there isn’t enough room for the three of you.