>  If you haven't ever worked with electrical engineers,
> then someday you are in for a treat.  They are a whole breed all their 
> own.  They have never been touched by their jobs being cosidered cool or 
> cutting edge.  The pop culture has not embraced and retarded their 
> lingo.  Yet they are most notably some of the most intelligent folks I 
> have ever worked with.

I don't think I understand what you mean by "embraced and retarded."

Brian