An English teacher was explaining to his students the concept of
gender association in the English language when one student
asked: "What gender is a computer?" The teacher wasn't certain.
So he divided the class into males and females, and asked them
to decide if a computer should be masculine or feminine. The
women concluded that computers should be masculine because: 1.
To get their attention, you have to turn them on. 2. They have a
lot of data, but they are clueless. 3. They are supposed to help
you solve your problems, but half the time they *are* the
problem. 4. As soon as you commit to one, you realise that, had
you waited a little longer, you could have had a better model.
The men, on the other hand, decided computers should definitely
be female as: 1. No one but their creator understands their
internal logic. 2. The 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
referral. 4. As soon a