Remember that “6 Types of Software Engineers” post from way back, authored by “Another PM”? Well, a most excellent reader named HW drew some WICKED AWESOME cartoons of each. PLUS, another wicked awesome reader, Eric, added a 7th type of Engineer – The Clockwork Mouse.
So, now we’re going to have some fun — help the Cranky Product Manager come up CAPTIONS for each of the cartoons.
How to Vote
To facilitate voting, the Cranky Product Manager has created a new post for each Software Engineer Sub-Type with the new cartoon. Please submit funny captions in the appropriate post’s comments.
The Deadline
Submit your captions by midnight (PST) on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7.
The Prize
The Cranky Product Manager will send one lucky reader/caption-submitter a mug featuring the winning caption and its companion cartoon. If you leave a real email address, that is. (remember, your email is not published to the blog. Only the Cranky PM can see it.)
Why is the Cranky Product Manager doing this?
Reason 1: Because the Cranky Product Manager wants a funny coffee mug to haul around the office and leave around the war room. When an engineer says something “typical” she shall hold up the mug and point to the appropriate Engineer caricature. It will go over REAL NICE, she’s sure, and do wonders for Product Management and Developer relations. But frankly, she doesn’t give a s&*#. She wants her mug, damnit!
Reason 2: Duh…. To drive blog traffic. Because nothing feeds the Cranky Product Manager’s ego like a bunch of page loads.
Reason 3: What a great way to get out of writing an original post this week! Have the readers do the work!
Also in 7 Types of Engineers
- Caption Contest! (7 Types of Engineers)
- Caption Contest: The Veteran (The Seven Types of Software Engineers)
- Caption Contest: The Hotshot (The Seven Types of Software Engineers)
- Caption Contest: The Great One (The Seven Types of Software Engineers)
- Caption Contest: The Teflon-gineer (The Seven Types of Software Engineers)
- Caption Contest: Offshore (The Seven Types of Software Engineers)
- Caption Contest: The Maverick (The Seven Types of Software Engineers)
- Caption Contest: The Clockwork Mouse (The Seven Types of Software Engineers)
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You’re cheating!
Having 8 posts at the same day on the same subject by splitting them up boosts your productivity greatly, but now I need to jump around like a clockwork mouse thinking about captions :-)
If you are going to get a mug made, make a few extras. If I don’t win I would still consider dropping a 5-er for one. I have a similar twisted sense of humor.
PS. Great stereotyping but would hate to see what the engineers think in return towards Prod Mgrs
Need more women in those comics :D
Hey Cranky,
If you don’t put the mugs up for sale then your cover might be Blown! I mean only you and the caption contest winner would have the mugs. I guess you could tell people you are the contest winner…But, if *I* saw the mug with *somebody* in my office I would think you worked with me and that you are *somebody*.
I wouldn’t tell, though. Our secret.
Damn! Spelling error in prev tweet’s link! Please do Cranky Product Manager caption contest at http://tinyurl.com/6kx2v2
Brilliant – the contest is clearly over, but I would LOVE to buy said winning mug. In fact, consider selling a full line. I’d buy the appropriate mug for my whole team.
The former product manager in me loves this: http://bit.ly/3It9OT