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WHAT GENDER IS A COMPUTER??"
This question was asked in a college classroom.
The teacher wasn't certain which it was, and so divided
the class into two groups and asked them to decide if a
computer should be masculine or feminine.
One
group was composed of the women in the class, and the
other, of men in the class.
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 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.

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