Murph Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 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 just 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. 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 yep! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 The women won. Don't they always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Well in Spain a computer is masculine ( el ordenador ) Some have artificial intelligence and can turn each other on or off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 There were four sophomores taking chemistry and all of them had an 'A' so far. These four friends were so confident that the weekend before finals, they decided to visit some friends and have a big party. They had a great time but, after all the hearty partying, they slept all day Sunday and didn't make it back to Florida State until early Monday morning. Rather than taking the final then, they decided that after the final they would explain to their professor why they missed it. They said that they visited friends but on the way back they had a flat tire. As a result, they missed the final. The professor agreed they could make up the final the next day. The guys were excited and relieved. They studied that night for the exam. The next day the Professor placed them in separate rooms and gave them a test booklet. They quickly answered the first problem worth 5 points. Cool, they thought! Each one, in a separate room, thought this was going to be easy ... then they turned the page. On the second page was written… For 95 points: Which tire? _________ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skilsaw Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Well in Spain a computer is masculine ( el ordenador ) Some have artificial intelligence and can turn each other on or off... Sounds a little gay to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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