Humpty Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Stole this from another forum. In the language class the teacher in Spanish explains to all pupils, that on the contrary of English all Substantives in Spanish are Feminine or masculine. For example: House is ?La Casa? is feminine. Pencil is ?El Lapiz? is Masculine. One Pupil asks ?What gender is the word Computer?? And the teacher divides the class into 2 groups, on the left all the girls and on the right all the boys. She asks them to find out themselves what the gender might be and write down 4 reasons for their decision. The boys thought the Computer definitely has to be feminine, ?La Computadora? because: 1. Nobody except their maker can truly understand their internal logic. 2. The language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible for all others. 3. Even the smallest error will be kept in the long term memory to be quickly called in for later use. 4. As soon as you obtain one you?ll find out you get in a situation where you have to keep spending half your salary on accessories. On the other hand the girls thought the word computer must be masculine, ?El Computador? because: 1. To make them do even the smallest things you always have to turn them on. 2. They contain a wealth of information but still can?t think for themselves. 3. They are considered to solve problems but half the time they are the problem. 4. As soon as you get one you?ll find out that if you have waited a little longer you could have got a better one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sputnik Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 nice one Ceci n'est pas une signature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted April 18, 2007 Moderators Share Posted April 18, 2007 Indeed a good one, and something I never even thought about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted April 19, 2007 Moderators Share Posted April 19, 2007 Definitely "La Computadora". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpty Posted April 20, 2007 Author Share Posted April 20, 2007 Wonder if rridgely's laptop looks anything like the one below? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators rridgely Posted April 20, 2007 Moderators Share Posted April 20, 2007 Wonder if rridgely's laptop looks anything like the one below? This is yours right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted April 20, 2007 Moderators Share Posted April 20, 2007 This is yours right? That one must come with a free Superman costume! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFiresInTheSky Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Why didn't I get a free superman costume with mine.. O well, nice post though humpty, will be storing this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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