“Structural Engineering is the art of modeling materials we do not wholly understand into shapes we cannot precisely analyze so as to withstand forces we cannot properly assess in such a way that the public at large has no reason to suspect the extent of our ignorance”
 
Good Morning and welcome to this week’s edition of INSPIRATIONAL TIDBITS.  I came across the above definition of “Structural Engineering” in Structure Magazine, which (if you were wondering) is definitely NOT known for its whimsical humor content.  So, given the random nature of this information and my even more random luck in finding it, I thought it was definitely one to share.  (Shhhhh! Do NOT tell our Clients that’s what we do).  And now it’s time to take a deep breath and try to go to that happy place in your mind.  A place where you can enjoy some great TV quotes, which we haven’t seen in a while.
 
“She’s like the sun, except without the warmth”  - “Frasier”
 
“There are no stupid answers, just stupid people”  - “South Park”
 
“Don’t break up with her. Be a man and just stop calling”  - “Friends”
 
“I’m so depressed I can’t even blink”  - “King Of The Hill”
 
“She can’t help herself. She’s the product of a two-parent household”  - My So-Called Life”
 
“If you’re not part of the solution, you’re my Mother”  - The Nanny
 
MY favorite today:
 
“If I had a dollar for every brain you DON’T have, I’d have one dollar”  - “Spongebob Squarepants”
 
Warm-up is over, time to sweat through today’s BRAINSQUEEZERS.  Lots of entries last week, and actually a couple of new first-timers - let’s keep it going. 
 
1.  About how many Millionaires are there in the world?  ( 70 thousand; 700 thousand; 7 million ) 
 
2.  Outside of the US, which is the best selling beer brand? ( Brama (Brazil); Corona (Mexico); Heineken (Holland) )   
 
3.  Dry breakfast cereal was invented by a man named ( Post; Kellogg; Nestle ) 
 
4.  The #1 and #2 European wine producing countries are ( France and Germany; Germany and Spain; Italy and France ) 
 
5.  The first product to have a registered “trademark” was a brand of ( blue jeans; beer; candy )
 
TIEBREAKER:  The oldest age reliably recorded for a snake is how many years?
 
OBSCURE EXTRA BONUS QUESTION:  Who was the last US President that did NOT have a college degree?
 
                       MJB