Amusement

The Boy sent this to me when he should have been doing some last minute cramming for a midterm, but it was hilarious so I cut him some slack. (He doesn't like being nagged anyway. Not that I think I nag. Maybe a little.) 

This is mildly related to a conversation we had a few weeks ago, on a drive up to Cerritos (which, incidentally, means 'little hills').

Anyway, read on. I am so amused :) 

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A Spainish 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 fourreasons 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.