Celebrate Engineers' Week: Eat Cherry Pie!

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Engineers' Week is celebrated annually from February 20-26, coinciding with Presidents' Day to honor George Washington, recognized as the first famous engineer. A traditional way to celebrate this week is by making or buying cherry pie, inspired by the story of Washington and the cherry tree. The discussion highlights personal experiences of celebrating Engineers' Week, emphasizing its significance in honoring the engineering profession. There is also a mention of regional differences in celebration dates, particularly between the U.S. and Canada. Overall, the thread promotes a light-hearted appreciation for engineers during this special week.
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Happy Engineers' Week.

Yes, it's Engineers' Week (Feb 20-26, 2005). The website is here: http://www.eweek.org/

But, I didn't need to look at the website. For better or worse, I came from one of the few households in the nation that actually celebrated Engineer's Week every year. Honest. I have to puzzle over whether it's Groundhog Day, or when they hold the World Series, but I always know when it's engineer's week.

Engineers' week is always the week of Presidents' Day, in honor of George Washington, our nation's first famous engineer. And, in honor of the traditional "I cannot tell a lie, I cut down the Cherry Tree" story from George Washington's history, the traditional way of celebrating this annual event is to make or buy a cherry pie.

Honor your profession, carry on the tradition, eat cherry pie!
 
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Wow - who knew?
I promise to try to be nice to engineers for the rest of the week.
 
I'm an engineer this week ! :biggrin:
 
If the engineer sees it's shadow, does that mean 6 more weeks of rain for Los Angeles? :frown:
 
Happy E-week, I guess! Our local E-week (on campus), was held Feb. 7-11. Oh well... :smile:

Edit...Oh I see. I didn't catch the bit about President's day and all that. It's different here in Canada, I guess. That explains it. Happy E-week to all you engineers down south then! :smile:
 
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