Monkey Beating An Engine With A Hammer  

A parable passed down for generations describing the futility of the unintelligent to perform simple tasks.

Since ancient times, when an imbecile, ill-advised coworker or friend has attempted an assignment beyond their capabilities, they are often compared to a monkey endlessly trying to fix an engine that won't start by beating on it with a hammer, because monkeys do not possess the skills of a mechanic.

After being shown how twice, Dan never did learn how to open the fence, so it rained on him a few hours later. He was just like a Monkey Beating An Engine With A Hammer that day.

Monkey Beating An Engine With A Hammer by Louisiana Gold December 21, 2008

Trust me, I'm an engineer 

when you build structurally questionable buildings and unreliable solutions to problems but you're an engineer so everyone has no choice but to trust that your methods won't fuck up

Person 1: "Are you sure it's okay to balance a forklift on a forklift to reach that shelf?"
Person 2: "Trust me, I'm an engineer!"

Trust me, I'm an engineer by ekim004 June 4, 2016

party like an engineer 

phrase. used to describe a phenomenon where an engineering undergrad starts swearing at his friends for not pursuing his noble profession of fixing "things". side effects include swearing at names of academic institutions apart from that of his.

Engineer Z literally defined party like an engineer last night and in his post-drunkard state asked friends to sit beside him at a bus stop while he tells a story and proclaims his craving for hokkien mee

party like an engineer by investmentbanker1990 February 7, 2012