I laughed at "...building the software analogs of sewer systems, utility poles, or synthetic hairballs for ceramic cats."
It derives from a Steven Wright Joke:
"All of the people in my building are insane. The guy above me designs synthetic hairballs for ceramic cats. The lady across the hall tried to rob a department store... with a pricing gun... She said, "Give me all of the money in the vault, or I'm marking down everything in the store..."
It derives from a Steven Wright Joke:
"All of the people in my building are insane. The guy above me designs synthetic hairballs for ceramic cats. The lady across the hall tried to rob a department store... with a pricing gun... She said, "Give me all of the money in the vault, or I'm marking down everything in the store..."
http://www.humournet.com/misc.humour/steven_wright.txt