Gender of a Computer??

COMPUTER GENDER

An English teacher was explaining to his students the concept of gender
association in the English language. He noted how hurricanes at one time
were given only female names, and how ships and planes were usually referred
to as "she." One of the students raised her hand and asked, "What gender is
a computer?"

The teacher wasn't certain. So he divided the class into two groups: males
in one, females in the other, and asked them to decide if a computer should
be masculine or feminine. Both groups were asked to give four reasons for
their recommendations.

The group of women concluded that computers should be referred to as
masculine because:

1. In order to get their attention, you have to turn them on.

2. They have a lot of data but are still 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 realize that, if you had waited a
little longer, you could have had a better model.

The men, on the other hand, decided that computers should definitely be
referred to as feminine 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 your smallest mistakes are stored in long-term memory for later
retrieval.

4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half
your paycheck on accessories for it.

LOL!

So true though...

I guess im out of it...cos i refer to my computers as 'it' or 'SOB' :D

Burn.

I've got a mate who has given his PC a girls name, the guy even went as far as creating a wallpaper image of his girl on the screen. He tells us he knows every mood and knows when she is happy. When he goes through replacing the system board you would think a close family member is having major surgery.
We have told him to get out more and to get a life. And yes before you all ask he has never had a girlfriend. He is the perfect blueprint of a geek.

Papa"He aint with me"Smurf

he never had a g/f LOL. how old is he?
if your his friend take him to a titty bar or get him a hooker.

i have a spiderman wallpaper from the new movie. i call my computer a piece of sh!t. or sometimes i'll call it a F*cking Piece of Sh!t. but thats just me, i try not to spend to much time on them. thats probably why im going back to school because after working help desk i dont think i want to work with computer anymore. :p

If I'm *really* ticked off by my PC, I'll scream out "bitch" to it (especially during intense gaming situations).

Does that mean I'm misogynistic?! :eek:

[quote]Originally posted by Ad3pT:
<strong>If I'm *really* ticked off by my PC, I'll scream out "bitch" to it (especially during intense gaming situations).

Does that mean I'm misogynistic?! :eek: </strong><hr></blockquote>

mi·sog·y·nis·tic (m-sj-nstk) also mi·sog·y·nous (-sj-ns)
adj.
Of or characterized by a hatred of women. - Websters on-line

Just in case anyone else is illiterate as me!

I don't refer to mine in the male/female sense, i just call it the beast!!

AbSoLuTeZeR0

[quote] he never had a g/f LOL. how old is he?
if your his friend take him to a titty bar or get him a hooker. <hr></blockquote>

This guy is 24 years old. We have tried everything to get him a life. Every time we take him out for a few beers he goes home about 11pm wiht the excuse "got e-mail to check". Another time me and a group of mates were going to Amsterdam for a weekend. You know the place strip bars, hookers, beer etc etc, Well we asked this guy if he wanted to go [with the plan to get him laid] and he said he had some programming to do.

I'm afraid even PapaSmurf cant even help this guy out. Belive me me and my mates have tried about everything.

Cheers
Papa"Not a hope in Hell"Smurf

I usually think computers are gender-neutral. However, in my naming scheme for my own machines, the desktops are usually given masculine names....laptops feminine and cartoon names(i.e. Woody or Nene from Woody Woodpecker or the Bubblegum Crisis respectively).

hey papasmurf that sound really wierd.
for one i always wanted to go to amsterdam but im in usa and im poor. :(

anyways your friend sound like eighter he's the biggest DORK in the world or maybe he has a secret life.
maybe he's a super hero or something thats why he prob. leaves early or maybe he has some kind of freaky wierd sex life you guys dont know about.

makes you think doesnt it

??????????

this comment is kinda wrong, but they forgot one!!

If you don't like one you got, you can always pay for upgrades :D

I don't know why some of you call pc a bi**h. Mine as never got me that mad. but on to the topic, mine is definitely a female. no. a superfemale.

theres a few females out there i couldn't be in there presence for more than 2 minutes before they got on my nerves but i can be in the presence of my pc for hours and hours!!! :D :D

I prefer the gender neutral "Useless bucket of bolts" or "slow piece of junk"

while i cant post what i call it when it doesn't work right. When it does work right it's called.. umm.. well 'it' i guess.

geez whatcha guys expect.

My computer is definately a female. She actually has a name. I named her after my g/f. I told my g/f that and she just laughed and laughed and laughed. I didn't think it was that funny.