Since we're on HN: did McGonagall's magnum opus ever become an in-joke or proto-meme between engineers? It concludes with a deadpan reflection on engineering's

Since we're on HN: did McGonagall's magnum opus ever become an in-joke or proto-meme between engineers? It concludes with a deadpan reflection on engineering's relationship with physics and safety: "Oh! Ill-fated bridge of the silv'ry Tay, I now must conclude my lay By telling the world fearlessly without the least dismay, That your central girders would not have given way, At least many sensible men do say, Had they been supported on each side with buttresses At least many sensible men confesses, For the stronger we our houses do build, The less chance we have of being killed"