So, you didn't understand my post, Mikey?!

Posted by Timbo in Oz (A) on April 15, 2017 at 02:57:07

In Reply to: RE: The flagpole story? posted by Michael Samra on April 14, 2017 at 23:53:59:

Engineers have given us a safe world to live in. Think about it.

The 'liberal arts' aka 'the humanities' is where engineers get the value system that drives them to keep on building a safe world for us.

How many engineers, systems analysts and 'liberal arts' graduates do you actually know? And if you do know any, do you realise how special they are?

My FILaw had a 'liberal arts' double-honours degree in Classics (Latin, Ancient History and Greek) and in English, from Sydney University. Later on he received an MA from London University College.

Most of these people died before they could tell us what they did during the war.

Just after the war he was offered a post, at our equivalent of West Point, as a lecturer in English. He retired as Professor.

Not long before he died he received the United Kingdom's 'Bletchely Park Medal' officially called the 'Government Code and Cypher School Medal' for his work during WWII in code breaking.

Bletchely Park is where Britain/UK finally broke Enigma, and the Geheimschrieber codes.

Useless people these 'liberal arts' folks, aren't they?

Maybe not?

Without brilliant humanities / 'liberal arts' people the Western Allies would not have won the code-war in WWII.

Warmest

Tim Bailey

Skeptical Measurer & Audio Scrounger

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Topic - Understanding an engineer - Michael Samra 16:14:25 04/14/17 (19)

RE: Understanding an engineer - jec01 19:06:48 04/15/17 (0)

#4 -- ouch. - free.ranger 13:23:40 04/15/17 (0)

I hear the French are revolting... - oldmkvi 08:39:13 04/15/17 (3)

Spike Milligan used to tell that as an Irish joke! - Timbo in Oz 14:25:25 04/15/17 (2)

Thanks! nt - oldmkvi 14:52:09 04/15/17 (1)

RE: Thanks! nt - Michael Samra 15:43:33 04/15/17 (0)

whaddya call an engineer in a hard-hat? - stan2 08:18:59 04/15/17 (0)

Those are great * - Road Warrior 20:37:52 04/14/17 (0)

LWR worthy ... "The engineer said, "Why can't they play at night?" LOL nt - bjh 18:32:02 04/14/17 (0)

the golfing story? - Timbo in Oz 17:02:24 04/14/17 (0)

The flagpole story? - Timbo in Oz 16:58:25 04/14/17 (8)

RE: The flagpole story? - Inmate51 09:34:47 04/17/17 (2)

LOL! How many women carry a wrench and a tape measure? - Timbo in Oz 10:32:08 04/17/17 (1)

RE: LOL! How many women carry a wrench and a tape measure? - Inmate51 12:07:35 04/17/17 (0)

RE: The flagpole story? - DRam 09:07:05 04/17/17 (0)

RE: The flagpole story? - Michael Samra 23:53:59 04/14/17 (3)

So, you didn't understand my post, Mikey?! - Timbo in Oz 02:57:07 04/15/17 (2)

RE: So, you didn't understand my post, Mikey?! - Michael Samra 03:28:15 04/15/17 (1)

"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong" H. L. Mencken - Timbo in Oz 03:50:11 04/15/17 (0)

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So, you didn't understand my post, Mikey?! - Timbo in Oz 02:57:07 04/15/17 (2)

RE: So, you didn't understand my post, Mikey?! - Michael Samra 03:28:15 04/15/17 (1)

"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong" H. L. Mencken - Timbo in Oz 03:50:11 04/15/17 (0)

So, you didn't understand my post, Mikey?!

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