An engineer passes away and arrives at the pearly gates. St. Peter reviews his record and declares, “Ah, you’re an engineer – you’re assigned to hell.”
The engineer proceeds to the gates of hell and is granted entrance. Soon, he becomes dissatisfied with the living conditions and decides to apply his engineering skills to make improvements.
Before long, hell has air conditioning, flush toilets, escalators, elevators, and more. The engineer becomes quite popular among the residents.
One day, God calls Satan and inquires, “So, how’s it going down there in hell?”
Satan proudly responds, “Things are fantastic! We’ve got air conditioning, flush toilets, escalators. You won’t believe what our engineer is coming up with next!”
God, surprised, exclaims, “What? You have an engineer? That’s a mistake – he should have never ended up there. Send him back immediately!”
Satan, refusing, declares, “No way. I enjoy having an engineer on the team, and I’m keeping him!”
God warns, “Send him back up here, or I’ll sue!”
Satan bursts into laughter and retorts, “Yeah, right. And just where are YOU going to get a lawyer?”
