You know, a little while in Walter Reed might help fix that problem.
Oh, wait - VA care was gutted by your beloved president, and Walter Reed is
a horrorshow.
Well, Semper Fi, dude. Good luck with the puppy-throwing skillz instead,
hope it helps you cope.
-- Durf
On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 1:26 PM, Tom Strader <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> 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.
>
>
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