An Engineer in Hell

An engineer dies and reports to the pearly gates.� St. Peter checks his dossier and says, "Ah, you're an engineer -- you're in the wrong place." So the engineer reports to the gates of hell and is let in.� Pretty soon, the engineer gets dissatisfied with the level of comfort in hell, and starts designing and building improvements.� After a while, they've got air conditioning and flush toilets and escalators, and the engineer is a pretty popular guy.

One day God calls Satan up on the telephone and says with a sneer, "So, how's it going down there in hell?"� Satan replies, "Hey, things are going great.� We've got air conditioning and flush toilets and escalators, and there's no telling what this engineer is going to come up with next."

God replies, "What???� You've got an engineer?� That's a mistake -- he should never have gotten down there; send him up here."� Satan says, "No way.� I like having an engineer on the staff, and I'm keeping him."� God says, "Send him back up here or I'll sue."� Satan laughs uproariously and answers, "Yeah, right.� And just where are YOU going to get a lawyer?"