A language teacher was explaining to her class that in French, nouns unlike their English counterparts, are grammatically designated as masculine or feminine.
"House" in French, is feminine -"la maison," "Pencil" in French, is masculine "le crayon."
One puzzled student asked, "What gender is computer?" The teacher did not know, and the word was not in her French dictionary.
So for fun she split the class into two groups appropriately enough, by gender and asked them to decide whether "computer" should be a masculine or a feminine noun.
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Both groups were required to give four reasons for their recommendation.
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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
4) As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheque on accessories for it.
The women's group, however, concluded that computers 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
4) As soon as you commit to one, you realise that if you had waited a little longer you could have gotten a better model.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Are Computers Men or Women?
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Saturday, April 26, 2008
Inspiring Thoughts
Some Inspiring Thoughts . . .
* Anger is a condition in which the tongue works faster than the mind.
* You can't change the past, But you can ruin the present by worrying over the future.
* Love...and you shall be loved.
* God always gives His best to those who leave the choice with Him.
* All people smile in the same language.
* Everyone needs to be loved..., Especially when they do not deserve it.
* The real measure of a man's wealth is what he has invested in eternity.
* Laughter is God's sunshine.
* Everyone has beauty, but not everyone sees it.
* It's important for parents to live the same things they teach.
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THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD
Here comes the seven wonders of the world !
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Christ Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The Great Wall of China,China
The Pyramid at Chichén Itzá,
Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
The Roman Colosseum,Rome, Italy
The Taj Mahal,Agra, India
Petra,Jordan
Machu Picchu,Peru
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Have Confidence, Trust and Hope
HOPE: A human being can live for 40 days without water, 8 minutes without air but not even 1 second without hope....
SO ALWAYS HAVE CONFIDENCE, TRUST OTHERS AND NEVER LOSE HOPE
HAVE A FABULOUS DAY!! !!!!!!!
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