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Originally posted by macho@May 29 2004, 12:49 PM
funny, but true.. to add to that, you can ride girls anytime like a car :P
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A French teacher was explaining to her class that in
> > French, unlike English, nouns are designated as
> > either masculine or feminine.
> >
> > "House" is feminine-"la maison."
> > "Pencil" is masculine-"le crayon."
> >
> > 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 their 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 review; and
> > 4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find
> > yourself spending half your salary on accessories for it.
> >
> > The women's group, however, concluded that computers
> > should be masculine ("le 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.