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~~debbydo~~
Joined: 18 Jul 2005
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Location: Hertfordshire
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 9:15 pm Post subject: Male or female |
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Male or female
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 . |
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reddevilleanne
Joined: 20 Oct 2004
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Location: Nottingham
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Haha, I love it! :lol: |
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~~debbydo~~
Joined: 18 Jul 2005
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 2:42 pm Post subject: |
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| yes i thought t was great! |
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belovedgethsemane
Joined: 06 Apr 2006
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Location: UK
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 12:08 pm Post subject: |
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| I liked that one a lot. ^_^ |
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~~debbydo~~
Joined: 18 Jul 2005
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 3:45 pm Post subject: |
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I forgot about this one ..
I have a friend who sends me loads.. |
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wickedmonkey
Joined: 28 Feb 2006
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Location: Staffordshire
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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woooo debs you got your egg yeeey
I already had one on bobs free fforum...and it hatched on the 4th april 06 :D
They're ace |
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belovedgethsemane
Joined: 06 Apr 2006
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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| I have 5 of them hatchlings on my livejournal hehe. I think I may get one for here :) |
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~~debbydo~~
Joined: 18 Jul 2005
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 6:52 pm Post subject: |
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| LOL looks like you fit in well here .. |
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belovedgethsemane
Joined: 06 Apr 2006
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Location: UK
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 7:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah :D And thats quite unusual for me too. I usually have a load of people having a go at me for no apparent reason |
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~~debbydo~~
Joined: 18 Jul 2005
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 7:45 pm Post subject: |
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| we are very friendly here... |
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GET CARTER
Joined: 13 Jan 2006
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:34 pm Post subject: |
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~~debbydo~~
Joined: 18 Jul 2005
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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LOL ....
I'm not blonde anymore, I am dumb ... |
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GET CARTER
Joined: 13 Jan 2006
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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| But deb Blondes have more fun ha |
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~~debbydo~~
Joined: 18 Jul 2005
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Dam perhaps I should dye my hair blonde again lol |
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belovedgethsemane
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 1:49 pm Post subject: |
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| *cries* That confuses me and I'm not blonde |
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