AuntiE
Loc: 45th Least Free State
A language teacher 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 masculine "le crayon."
One puzzled student asked, "What gender is computer?" The teacher did not know, and the word was not 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 a feminine noun.
Both groups were required to give four reasons for their recommendation.
The men's group decided that computer should definitely be of the feminine gender ("la computer"), 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 review
4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheque on accessories for it.
The women's group, however, concluded that computers should be masculine "le computer") 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
4. As soon as you commit to one, you realise that if you had waited a little longer you could have gotten a better model.
Hmm....
I KNOW !!
Bigger Screen TV !!
Quandary Solved
.....You're Welcome
AuntiE wrote:
A language teacher 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 masculine "le crayon."
One puzzled student asked, "What gender is computer?" The teacher did not know, and the word was not 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 a feminine noun.
Both groups were required to give four reasons for their recommendation.
The men's group decided that computer should definitely be of the feminine gender ("la computer"), 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 review
4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheque on accessories for it.
The women's group, however, concluded that computers should be masculine "le computer") 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
4. As soon as you commit to one, you realise that if you had waited a little longer you could have gotten a better model.
A language teacher was explaining to her class tha... (
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Valid points on both sides. I call it a tie! :lol: :lol:
archie bunker wrote:
Valid points on both sides. I call it a tie! :lol: :lol:
So maybe transsexual? :oops:
cant beleve wrote:
So maybe transsexual? :oops:
Or neuter? Yes, that makes more sense. When a male entity gets entangled with a female entity, it becomes a neuter. :lol: :roll:
lpnmajor wrote:
Or neuter? Yes, that makes more sense. When a male entity gets entangled with a female entity, it becomes a neuter. :lol: :roll:
I say we just call the dang thing a gadget.
It doesn't have any sexual organs.
Unless you download them.......now I'm confused again!! :?
cant beleve wrote:
So maybe transsexual? :oops:
maybe mine needs a sex change operation so it is more co-operative, don't know which sex it is now so don't know which one to change it to. Or is it what ever gender or genders it wants to be today. If that's the case, I have no idea how to expect it to behave.
lpnmajor wrote:
Or neuter? Yes, that makes more sense. When a male entity gets entangled with a female entity, it becomes a neuter. :lol: :roll:
So we change the name to; comneuter. 👍
AuntiE
Loc: 45th Least Free State
Worried for our children wrote:
So we change the name to; comneuter. 👍
👍👍😆 :thumbup: :-D :lol:
AuntiE
Loc: 45th Least Free State
lpnmajor wrote:
Or neuter? Yes, that makes more sense. When a male entity gets entangled with a female entity, it becomes a neuter. :lol: :roll:
:hunf: :twisted: :mrgreen: :( :-(
AuntiE
Loc: 45th Least Free State
no propaganda please wrote:
maybe mine needs a sex change operation so it is more co-operative, don't know which sex it is now so don't know which one to change it to. Or is it what ever gender or genders it wants to be today. If that's the case, I have no idea how to expect it to behave.
It probably changes, in your case, depending on which of you is using it. :idea: :idea: :idea:
AuntiE
Loc: 45th Least Free State
archie bunker wrote:
I say we just call the dang thing a gadget.
It doesn't have any sexual organs.
Unless you download them.......now I'm confused again!! :?
When Mrs.B arrives back, she will unconfuse you. :idea: :mrgreen: :-P
AuntiE wrote:
When Mrs.B arrives back, she will unconfuse you. :idea: :mrgreen: :-P
Should be soon I hope!! I sure could use a sammich!!
AuntiE
Loc: 45th Least Free State
archie bunker wrote:
Should be soon I hope!! I sure could use a sammich!!
You have broken your hands and are unable to prepare such for yourself. Mayhaps, she would like one ready for her, upon her arrival. :idea: :idea:
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