A doctor, an engineer, and a computer scientist were discussing who among them
belonged to the oldest of the three professions represented. The physician said,
Remember, on the sixth day God took a rib from Adam and fashioned Eve, making him
the first surgeon. Therefore, medicine is the oldest profession.
The engineer replied, But, before that, God created the heavens and earth from
chaos and confusion, and thus he was the first engineer. Therefore, engineering
is an older profession than medicine.
Then, the programmer spoke up. Yes, he said,
But where do you think all the chaos came from?
"God must be a mechanical engineer,” says the first. “Just look at the joints in the human body."
“No,” say’s the second man. “God must be an electrical engineer -- just look at the nervous system."
“You’re both wrong,” says the third man. "God has to be a civil engineer.”
“Why’s that?” ask the other two men.
“Well who else would run a waste disposal pipeline through a perfectly good recreational area?"