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#1
12-05-2001, 04:12 PM
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Computer Gender....joke
Computer Gender
> > > A language instructor was explaining to her class that in > French, nouns, > unlike their English counterparts, are grammatically > designated as masculine > or feminine. > "House", in French, is feminine - "la maison" > "Pencil", in French, is masculline - "le crayon" > > One puzzled student asked, "What gender is computer?" > The teacher did not know, and the word wasn't in her French > dictionary. So, > for fun, she split the class into two groups appropriately > enough by gender > and asked them to decide whether "computer" should be a masculine or > feminine noun. > Both groups were required to give four reasons for their > recommendation. > The men's group decided that computers should definitely be > of the feminine > gender ("la computer"), because: > 1. No one but their creater 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. > 4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find > yourself spending > half your pay check on accessories for it. > > The women's group, however, concluded that computers should > be masculine > ("le computer"), because: > 1. In order to get their attention, you have to turn them on. > 2. They have a lot of data but they are still clueless. > 3. They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half > the time they > ARE the problem. > 4. As soon as you commit to one, you realize that if you'd waited a > little longer, you could have gotten a better model. > > The women won.
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12-05-2001, 04:17 PM
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LOL. Pretty cute, I must admit. I took this into a French class I was speaking at once...went over very well.
 Thanks for the laugh. 
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12-06-2001, 12:40 AM
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That made me laugh........
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12-06-2001, 11:01 AM
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:hehe: Very cute
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12-06-2001, 02:24 PM
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I’ve heard that one before, but it’s still a goodie! :hehehe:
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12-06-2001, 05:53 PM
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Made me laugh French class bugs me, and I've only taken it for 4 months!!! LoL
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