An Engineer and a Construction Worker are sitting next to each other on a long flight across country.

The Engineer leans over to the Construction Worker and asks if he would like to play a fun game. The Construction Worker just wants to take a nap, so he politely declines and rolls over to the window to catch a few winks.

The Engineer persists and states that the game is real easy and a lot of fun. He explains "I ask you a question, and if you dont know the answer, you pay me £5. Then you ask me a question, and if I dont know the answer, Ill pay you £5."

Again, the Construction Worker politely declines and tries to get to sleep.

The Engineer, now somewhat agitated, says, "OK, if you dont know the answer you pay me £5, and if I dont know the answer, Ill pay you £50!" This catches the Construction Workers attention, and he sees no end to this idiotic torment unless he plays, so he agrees to the game.

The Engineer asks the first question. "Whats the distance from the earth to the moon?" The Construction Worker doesnt say a word, but reaches into his wallet, pulls out a five pound note and hands it to the Engineer.

Now, its the Construction Workers turn. He asks the Engineer "What goes up a hill with three legs, and comes down on four?"

The Engineer looks up at him with a puzzled look. He takes out his laptop computer and searches all of his references. He taps into the Airphone with his modem and searches the net and the Library of Congress. Frustrated, he sends e-mail to his co-workers -- all to no avail.

After about an hour, he wakes the Construction Worker and hands him £50. The Construction Worker politely takes the £50 and turns away to try to get back to sleep.

The Engineer, more than a little miffed, shakes the Construction Worker and asks, "Well, so whats the answer?"

Without a word, the Construction Worker reaches into his wallet, hands the Engineer £5, and turns away to get back to sleep.

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A tourist walked into a pet shop and was looking at the animals on display. While he was there, another customer walked in and said to the shopkeeper, "Ill have a CAD monkey please."


The shopkeeper nodded, went over to a cage at the side of the shop and took out a monkey. He fitted a collar and leash, handed it to the customer, saying, "Thatll be £5,000."


The customer paid and walked out with his monkey.


Startled, the tourist went over to the shopkeeper and said, "That was a very expensive monkey. Most of them are only few hundred dollars. Why did that one cost so much?"


The Shopkeeper answered, "Ah, that monkey can draw in AutoCAD - very fast, clear layouts, no mistakes, well worth the money."


The tourist looked at a monkey in another cage. "That ones even more expensive! £10,000! What does it do?"


"Oh, that ones a Design monkey; it can design systems, layout projects, mark-up drawings, write specifications, some even calculate. All the really useful stuff," said the shopkeeper.


The tourist looked around for a little longer and saw a third monkey in a cage of its own. The price tag around its neck read £50,000. He gasped to the shopkeeper, "That one costs more than all the others put together! What on earth does it do?"


The shopkeeper replied, "Well, I havent actually seen it do anything, but it says its a Manager."