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                             Computer Gender 

Are computers masculine or feminine? 

A pastor of a church had previously been a sailor. He was 
very aware that ships are addressed as 'she' and 'her'. He 
often wondered what gender computers should be addressed as.  
To answer that question, he set up two groups of computer 
experts. The first group was composed of women, and the 
second of men. Each group was asked to recommend whether 
computers should be referred to in the feminine or masculine 
gender. They were asked to give four reasons for their 
recommendations.

The group of women reported 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 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, concluded that computers should 
be referred to in the feminine gender because: 

1. No one but the 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 of your paycheck on accessories for 
it. 

Taken from Backtalk magazine. 


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