| 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...
and then...
convey this to all the smart women you know
...And all the men that have a sense of humor!!!
