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A SPANISH Teacher was explaining to her क्लास

> > 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. > > > > Send this to all the smart women you> > know...and all the men that have a sense of humor.