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Jean is at it agian, I knew I like her for some reason I decieded to day It was her sence of h
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Monday, March 31, 2008
10:59:00 PM EDT
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.
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10:59:00 PM EDT
Jean is at it agian, I knew I like her for some reason I decieded to day It was her sence of h
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 < B>
('la computadora'), because:
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 < B>
('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.
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