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NCR vbg computers! rofl

Sooooooo true!! rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl

A French teacher was explaining to her class that in French, Unlike
> English, nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine.
>
> House" is feminine -"la maison." "Pencil," is masculine -"le crayon."
>
> 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 their recommendation.
>
> The men's group decided that "computer" should definitely be of the feminine
> gender ("la computer"), 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 review; and
>
> 4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending
> half your salary on accessories for it.
>
>
>
> The Woman's group decided the computer should be masculine ("le computer")
> 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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