Computers

A French teacher was explaining to her class that in French, unlike  English, nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine: "House"  is feminine-"la maison." Pencil" is masculine-"le crayon."

 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 their recommendation.

 The men's group decided that "computer" should definitely be of 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 the smallest mistakes are stored in long term memory for possible later review; and 4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your salary on accessories for it.

 The women's group, however, concluded that computers should be masculine, 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.