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Old Jun 9, 2006 | 04:21 PM
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Question Computers: Male or Female?

Computers male or female?

A pastor of one church who was previously a sailor was very aware of
the fact that that ships are addressed as 'she' and 'her'. He often
wondered what gender computers should be addressed. To answer that
question, he set up two groups of computer experts. The first was
comprised of women, and the second of men. Each group was asked to
recommend whether computers should be referred to in the feminine
gender, or the masculine gender. They were asked to give 4 reasons
for their recommendation.

The group of women reported that the computers should be referred to
in the masculine gender 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 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 concluded that computers should be
referred to in the feminine gender because:
  1. No one but the 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.
  5. The message, "Bad command or filename" , is about as informative as "If you don't know why I'm mad at you, then I'm certainly not going to tell you."
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Old Nov 23, 2011 | 06:46 AM
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I don't believe any of that
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Old Nov 23, 2011 | 07:43 AM
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From an IT specialist standpoint, computers are definitely female based.
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Old Nov 23, 2011 | 08:39 AM
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Was bill gates trying to make a "wife" when he wrote Windows?
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Old Nov 23, 2011 | 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Scothew
From an IT specialist standpoint, computers are definitely female based.
This, by far.
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Old Nov 23, 2011 | 09:32 PM
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I must agree,because computers are B*tchie! Really.
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Old Nov 23, 2011 | 09:33 PM
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Really? A thread that is over 5 years old?
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Old Nov 23, 2011 | 09:41 PM
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Old Nov 23, 2011 | 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Rather B.Blown
Really? A thread that is over 5 years old?
That's a 1/4 of my age! That make you feel good?
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Old Nov 24, 2011 | 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Rather B.Blown
Really? A thread that is over 5 years old?
I was wondering when someone would notice lol
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Old Nov 24, 2011 | 08:56 AM
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Something that does what you want it to do without b!tching about it. Definitely NOT a woman.
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Old Nov 24, 2011 | 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by 11SHELBYGT500
Something that does what you want it to do without b!tching about it. Definitely NOT a woman.
Unless it runs on Microsoft.
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