Computer Gender

This is funny !!A Spanish teacher was explaining to her classthat in Spanish, unlike English, nouns are designated as eithe 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

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.