Nushka Posted October 7, 2004 Posted October 7, 2004 Subject: Computer Gender > A Spanish teacher was explaining to her class that in > Spanish, unlike English, nouns are designated as > either masculine or feminine. ''House'' for instance, > is feminine: ''la casa.'' ''Pencil,'' however, is > masculine: "el lapiz.'' > > A student asked, ''What gender is 'computer'?'' > > Instead of giving the answer, the teacher split > the class into two groups, male and female, and asked > them to decide for themselves whether ''computer'' > should be a masculine or a feminine noun. > > Each group was asked to give four reasons for its > recommendation. > > The men's group decided that ''computer'' should > definitely be of the feminine gender (''la > computer''), because: > > 1. No one but their creator understands their internal > logic; > > 2. The native language they use to communicate with > other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else; > > 3. Even the smallest mistakes are stored in long term > memory for possible later retrieval; and > > 4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find > yourself spending half your paycheck on accessories > for it. > > (No chuckling... this gets better!) > > The women's group, however, concluded that > computers should be Masculine (''el computer''), > because: > > 1. In order to do anything with them, you have to turn > them on; > > 2. They have a lot of data but still can't think for > themselves; > > 3. They are supposed to help you solve problems, but > half the time they ARE the problem; and > > 4. As soon as you commit to one, you realize that if > you had waited a little longer, you could have gotten > a better model. > Quote
luvmydog2 Posted October 7, 2004 Posted October 7, 2004 Good one Nina. Wonder if a computer is Blonde or Brunette? Quote
Mr Ry Posted October 8, 2004 Posted October 8, 2004 Computers are definitely female. " Even the smallest mistakes are stored in long term memory for possible later retrieval;" I've tried to do this and found it impossible. Quote
Frank Lamb Posted October 8, 2004 Posted October 8, 2004 Nina,That was agood one.I'm like Bruce tho,I'd like to know is it a blonde or other?? Quote
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