[James Matthew Najera]

Le Computer​

During a French class, a teacher was explaining that, unlike English, French nouns are either masculine or feminine.

“For example,” she said, “a house is feminine—la maison—while a pencil is masculine—le crayon.”

One curious student raised a hand and asked, “So, what about a computer? Is it masculine or feminine?”

The teacher thought that was a fun challenge, so she split the class into two groups—men and women—and told them to decide.

The men decided that a computer should definitely be feminine. Their reasons:

1. No one but its creator understands its internal logic.
2. The language it uses to communicate with others is impossible to understand.
3. Even the smallest mistakes are stored forever for future reference.
4. Once you commit to one, you keep spending money on accessories.

The women, however, argued that a computer should be masculine. Their reasons:

1. You have to turn it on to get anything done.
2. It has a lot of data, but can’t think for itself.
3. It’s supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time, it is the problem.
4. And as soon as you commit to one, you realize that if you’d waited just a little longer, you could’ve gotten a better model!

 

[Samcmillen]

Love this. So funny!

 

[techgrandma]

This is wonderful. Both groups have great reasons. Both are true so I guess it depends on who is using the computer. I love it.