Mas y Fem

A 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.

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.