Posted by Charm_AL on 11/27/05 8:28pm
Msg #78852
OT: Computer gender,
A language instructor was explaining to her class that French nouns, unlike
their English counterparts, are grammatically designed as masculine or feminine.
Things like "chalk" or "pencil," she described, would have a gender
association, although in English these words are neutral.
Puzzled, one student raised his hand and asked, "What gender is a computer?"
The teacher wasn't certain which it was, and so divided the class into two
groups and asked them to decide whether a computer should be masculine or
feminine. One group was composed of the women in the class, and the other,
of men. Both groups were asked to give four reasons for their recommendation.
After some lively discussion, the groups were polled for their decision.
The group of women concluded that computers should be referred to in the
masculine gender because:
1. In order to get their attention, you have to turn them on.
2. They have a lot of data but are still clueless.
3. They are supposed to help you solve your problems, but half the time
they ARE the problem.
4. As soon as you commit to one, you realize that had you waited a little
longer, you could have had a better model.
The group of men, on the other hand, decided that computers should
definitely be referred to in the feminine gender 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 your smallest mistakes are stored in long-term memory for later
retrieval.
4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending
half your paycheck on accessories for it.
I had a wonderful Thanksgiving with the outlaws, my giblet gravy was the tops!!!
Ok...ready to go back to work!
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Reply by cyndi_ca on 11/28/05 9:56am
Msg #78881
Love #3, Why is it we can remember everything!!!!!!!!!!! Drives my hubby nuts. Hope you had a great T-day.
Did you have any crazy loan docs, as I did. One said "I'm not ready to sign this weekend, the other can't get a hold of. Ugh!!!! Still waiting to hear about another. Crazy biz I tell ya...
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