Topic: Spanish teacher discussing naming the computer
uk1971's photo
Wed 10/24/07 09:42 AM
A Spanish teacher
Was explaining to her class that in Spanish, unlike English,
Nouns are designated as either Masculine or feminine.

"House"
For instance, Is feminine: "la Casa."

"Pencil," However, Is masculine: "el lapiz."

A student asked,
"What gender is 'computer'?"

< /SPAN> 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 men's group decided that "computer" should definitely be of the feminine gender
("la computadora")

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 retrieval; and

4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheck on accessories for it.

(THIS GETS BETTER!)

The women's group, however, concluded that computers should be Masculine
("el computador"),

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.

bigsmile glasses

countrygirldrfordtr's photo
Wed 10/24/07 11:11 AM
laugh laugh laugh laugh amen to this one.... to funny... laugh laugh laugh laugh