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What gender is a computer?
A French teacher was explaining to her class that in French,
unlike English, nouns are designated as either masculine
or feminine.
'House' for instance, is feminine. 'Pencil, ' however, is masculine.
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 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.
(THIS GETS BETTER!)
The women's group, however, concluded that computers
should be Masculine 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.
The women won!
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