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To: American Spirit who wrote (48791)	10/18/2000 11:10:05 PM
From: Frank Griffin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

>> An English teacher was explaining to his > > > >>students the concept of gender association > > > >>in the English language. He stated how > > > >>hurricanes at one time were given feminine > > > >>names and how ships and planes were usually > > > >>referred to as "she". > > > >> > > > >> One of the students raised their hand and > > > >>asked "What "gender" is a computer"? The > > > >>teacher wasn't certain which it was, so he > > > >>divided the class into two groups, males in > > > >>one, females in the other, and asked them to > > > >>decide if a computer should be masculine or > > > >>feminine. 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. > > >