Computers - Is it Male or Female?

[montyauto]

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'?"

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.

[Floris]

It's a female, I treat her well. :) I gave her silicones and other upgrades.

[Andy Huang]

I dont care what they decided, mine is female and I treat her with lots of care and upgrades ^__^

[Floris]

It has to be a girl. Because regardless how much money you put into it .. the system always complains :)

[Chousho]

Mine is female as well.
How do I know? Let's just say electrical burns don't lie.

[JakeS]

Considering mine doesn't have tits or nuts, I'm guessing its neither :S.

[Chousho]

Considering mine doesn't have tits or nuts, I'm guessing its neither :S.
Your computer doesn't have nuts? How does it get held together with the bolts?

[JakeS]

it has screws, but rather it doesn't have balls.

[Chousho]

it has screws, but rather it doesn't have balls.
Then how do you move your mouse? Something smells a bit fishy here (which proves my point that computers are female).


In a related note, what gender are Apples? They seem a bit sophisticated, so... kind of ambiguous.

[JakeS]

Then how do you move your mouse? Something smells a bit fishy here (which proves my point that computers are female).


In a related note, what gender are Apples? They seem a bit sophisticated, so... kind of ambiguous.I have a laser mouse.

Apples are cool, so their male.

[Floris]

Apple's are def. female. They are better looking, nice thin and slick - huge fan base. Update their design every 6 month. And are a pleassure to work with.

[JakeS]

Apple's are def. female. They are better looking, nice thin and slick - huge fan base. Update their design every 6 month. And are a pleassure to work with.Good point http://images.vbulletin.com/images_vb3/icons/icon14.gif

[Bema Jinn]

Apple's are def. female. They are better looking, nice thin and slick - huge fan base. Update their design every 6 month. And are a pain in the arse to work with.

Corrected it for you, don't need to thank me ;)

[JakeS]

Corrected it for you, don't need to thank me ;)Lol :D

[RattleSnake]

Your computer doesn't have nuts? How does it get held together with the bolts?


LOL!

Feel free to PM me for anything (especially if you are a sexy girl who can cook and has a Ferarri).

Come on now, you can do better than that!

[Loco.M]

no question about it.

mine is a female ;)

[simsim]

Come on now, you can do better than that!
Yeah. Sexy girls who have Ferarris don't post on forums. They also don't cook.

[Chousho]

Come on now, you can do better than that!
I try not to set my standards too high ;D
Yeah. Sexy girls who have Ferarris don't post on forums. They also don't cook.
Obviously you are visiting the wrong forums.

[Mike Sullivan]

Yeah. Sexy girls who have Ferarris don't post on forums. They also don't cook.
They also aren't girls. ;)

[RattleSnake]

I try not to set my standards too high ;D

Obviously you are visiting the wrong forums.


Why would sexy girls with ferraris that know how to cook come to vB.com forums. Lets admit it, we're all coding geeks! Well, most of us...

PS - I dont think she'd cook for herself, she might have a chef! Smexi!

[harmor]

I'll have a go at this.

I think my computer is female. When I give it too much to do it gets sluggish. I let it rest for a couple minutes and it handles all my tasks wonderfully.

[Mazinger]

My computer is a tiresome old man. :p

[harmor]

My computer is a tiresome old man. :p
You need innuendos or are they double entendres?

[MrNase]

Apple's are def. female. They are better looking, nice thin and slick - huge fan base. Update their design every 6 month. And are a pleassure to work with.

Soooooo true! :)

(My iMac even smells good. ;))

[JakeS]

Well I'm not sure, what do you think of mine? male or female?

http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/6631/image006ah5.jpg

[Mazinger]

Well I'm not sure, what do you think of mine? male or female?

http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/6631/image006ah5.jpg
Ghost? :p

[JakeS]

Ghost? :pSorry its in the dark because I prefer being in dark places(Suits someone like me more ;)) - its 23:33 pm and I cant be bothered to turn my lights on.

[JakeS]

Here is a version where you can actually see it.

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/8492/image008pa7.jpg

[Floris]

Here is a version where you can actually see it.

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/8492/image008pa7.jpg
Still can't see anything. Time to get a job buddy and a new digital camera :)

[JakeS]

Still can't see anything. Time to get a job buddy and a new digital camera :)Since I just posted a thread with all the stuff I have in one half of my room, but here:

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/4558/image035ml2.jpg

That one is from the thread on another site.

[Floris]

Since I just posted a thread with all the stuff I have in one half of my room, but here:

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/4558/image035ml2.jpg

That one is from the thread on another site.
I see. Cool, what's the link to that thread if you don't mind sharing?

[JakeS]

I see. Cool, what's the link to that thread if you don't mind sharing?http://www.gamesey.com/page.php?p=13489#post13489
There.

[welo]

Computers can be either gender and you have to ask them which they are. For instance I have one named Ralph and one named Isabelle :).

Compilers however, are always female. Why? Because when you run one to check for errors it'll never tell you something like "Semicolon missing at line 19." Instead, it'll generate fifty errors describing the improper placement of everything that is surrounding the missing semicolon.

Pay attention here. I'm giving you pearls. :D

[---MAD---]

It has to be a girl. Because regardless how much money you put into it .. the system always complains :)
LOL!

Computers are an "it". Neither gender ;).