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To: labestul who wrote (15630)	8/10/2000 8:59:25 AM
From: Ian@SI	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 62549

A language instructor was explaining to her class that French nouns, unlike > > their English counterparts, are grammatically designated as masculine or > > feminine. Things like 'chalk' or 'pencil,' she described, would have a > > gender association although in English, these words were neutral gender. > > > > Puzzled, one student raised his hand and asked, "What gender is a computer?" > > The teacher wasn't certain, which it was. So she divided the class into two > > groups and asked them to decide if a computer should be masculine or > > feminine. One group was composed of the women in the class, and the other > > of men. Both groups were asked to give four reasons for their > > recommendation. > > > > The group of women concluded that computers should be referred to in the > > masculine gender because: > > > > 1. In order to get their attention; you have to turn them on. > > 2. They have a lot of data but are still clueless. > > 3. They are supposed to help you solve your problems, but half the time they ARE the problem. > > 4. As soon as you commit to one, you realize that, if you had waited a > > little longer, you could have had a better model. > > > > The men, on the other hand, decided that computers should definitely be > > referred to in the feminine gender 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 your smallest mistakes are stored in long-term memory for later retrieval. > > 4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half > > your paycheck on accessories for it.

To: labestul who wrote (15630)	8/10/2000 10:06:39 AM
From: PMS Witch	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 62549

I don't know the name of the Gerber baby, but she, yes the Gerber baby's a girl, was born August 20th, 1917. Cheers, PW. P.S. I read an article about her in the newspaper a few years ago and wrote her birthday on the calendar. Old stuff gets copied from one year to the next, and since it's this month, it's visible today.