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πA 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;*ππ
2. *The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else;ππ*
3. *Even the smallest mistakes are stored in long term memory for possible later retrieval;*
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Β 4. *As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your pay check on accessories for it.*
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(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 onπ*
2. *They have a lot of data but still can't think for themselves;π*
3. *They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time they AREΒ the problem;π*
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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.*
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*The women wonπ*
Send this to all the smart women you know...and all the men that have a good sense of humour!...