brad
Fledgling Freddie
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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 ("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 !
> > > >
> >
I know it's nothing to do with mid, but i found it funny.
> 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 !
> > > >
> >
I know it's nothing to do with mid, but i found it funny.
