A Spanish 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.

(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.