Too Many Engineers

I could give you my word as a engineer No good; I've known too many engineers

In a scene from The Princess Bride, a man offers his word as an engineer, but the masked swordsman refuses because he has known too many engineers. The joke stereotypes engineers as untrustworthy or overly clever, making it useful as a reaction to skepticism about an engineer’s promise. EN: In a scene from The Princess Bride, a man offers his word as an engineer, but the masked swordsman refuses because he has known too many engineers. The joke stereotypes engineers as untrustworthy or overly clever, making it useful as a reaction to skepticism about an engineer’s promise.

• @ithueti / 9356 2023-05-02