Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Sex and computer

> 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 computadora'), 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
> ('el computador'), 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.
>

3 comments:

  1. Steve, Bill and many successful folks in our generation are college drops-out. 3 pillars of success: genes, hard work, and luck. Very smart folks do not really have to go to college to waste 4 years of opportunity. For most of us, it is a credential to get a job.

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  2. The above comment should be posted for Steve's speech.

    God makes Man, and Man makes Computer. If God is male, then Computer is Male logically.

    Since Computer does not make love, there is no sex in computer.

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  3. Computer is obsolete in several years. A better, slimmer model is out every year begging for replacement at lower price.

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