Subject: What Gender??? February 24, 2018
Posted by nrhatch in Humor, Joke.trackback
A Spanish Teacher was explaining to her class that, in Spanish, nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine:
House is feminine ~ la casa.
Pencil 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 guys decided that computer must be feminine (“la computadora”) because:
1. No one but their creator understands their internal logic.
2. The language they use to communicate with each other is incomprehensible.
3. Even small mistakes are stored in long term memory for possible retrieval.
4. As soon as you commit to one, you spend half your pay check on accessories for it.
Sure they had nailed it, the guys started passing around high-fives.
After the teacher restored order, the girls explained (using both internal logic and stellar communication skills) that the boys were mistaken. Expanding upon their thesis, they concluded that computer must be masculine (“el computador”) because:
1. In order to do anything with one, you have to turn it on first.
2. They have a lot of data, but have to be told what to do.
3. They’re supposed to help solve problems, but often they ARE the problem.
4. As soon as you commit to one, you realize that . . . if you had waited just a little bit longer . . . you could have gotten a better model.
Aah . . . that’s better!
Source: E-mail from unknown author (sent by Joe M.)
Ah! So true! And funny 🙂
Where would we be with the YIN and the YANG? 😀
LOL! This was great, Nancy! 🙂
There is some truth behind the MARS vs. VENUS logic. Have a Happy Saturday, Jill. 😀
Love it…thanks for the laugh.
Hope your day overflows with grins and giggles! 😀
Nancy Girl…you’re still here doling out the humour. Good for you. However, I see you’re still being stalked by Granny. Need any help with her? She’s easily distracted by dogs and snakes…just sayin’. 😀
Seriously, it’s sweet to come for a visit and find you still well and looking very happy.
Hi Amy! Long time no see ~> hope you have been well and at peace with all that life has tossed in your path.
Granny has made a “recent” reappearance in the blog world and is as entertaining as ever. I don’t know how she finds time to “do it all.” BFF and I are about the same (except for the addition of my recent “addiction” to playing Bridge). 😀
So far my computers have all been males. I name them after presidents, because after four years (sometimes less), I want a new one.
Technology comes at us fast ~> as soon as I’m acclimated to a “new” device, the next generation is announced.
At times I feel like a dinosaur in the digital age.
I think I have computers figured out pretty well. It’s those darn smart phones that often leave me scratching my head.
I have a flip phone . . . which I think is very smart! 😀
Love this.
Literally laughing out loud! Too much truth 😆
Glad you enjoyed. Have a great weekend!
Lots of truth there!
Some reasonable facsimile of the truth is a necessary foundation for the best jokes. 😀
That was fun! Thank you!’ Mars and Venus’ comes to mind. 🙂
That’s what I thought!
Wonderful! And so true.
B~I~N~G~O!
I wonder which would have explained the down time best?
Or the loss of data, or the need to reboot?
Good thought, Col. Those are regular computer issues for sure.
But, are they masculine or feminine? 🙂
See my reply to Val (#10) ~> it depends on where the computer is located. 😀
Chuckling … Love when the truth is revealed!
My sister asked a good question this morning ~ what’s the right answer? Turns out computers are both!
“There are three different ways of saying computer in Spanish. It depends on where you are located. Spain: el ordenador; Chile / Colombia: el computador; Latin America: la computadora.”
That’s probably why someone wrote the joke ~ because there isn’t 100% agreement on the gender.
I can’t help thinking of a phrase I once heard: girls rule, boys drool.
I remember “boys have cooties!” 😀
This is absolutely brilliant! The best of both genders…
Loved this!
Good arguments on both sides of the aisle. Glad you enjoyed!