OT - A couple funnies

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A French teacher was explaining to her College class that in French,

unlike English, nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine.

House is feminine " la maison. " Pencil is masculine " le crayon. "

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 their recommendation.

The men's group decided that " computer " should definitely be of the

feminine gender (la computer) 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 review and,

4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself

spending half your paycheck on accessories for it.

The women's group, however, concluded that computers should be

masculine (le computer) 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.

A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost. He reduced altitude

and spotted a woman below. He descended a bit more and

shouted, " Excuse me, can you help? I promised a friend I would meet

him an hour ago, but I don't know where I am. "

The woman below replied, " You are in a hot air balloon hovering

approximately 30 feet above the ground. You are between 40 and 41

degrees north latitude and between 59 and 60 degrees west longitude. "

" You must be an engineer, " said the balloonist.

" I am, " replied the woman, " How did you know? "

" Well, " answered the balloonist, " everything you told me is,

technically correct, but I have no idea what to make of your

information, and the fact is I am still lost. ly, you've not

been much help so far. "

The woman below responded, " You must be in Management. " " I am, "

replied the balloonist, " but how did you know? "

" Well, " said the woman, " you don't know where you are or where you

are going. You have risen to where you are, due to a large quantity

of hot air. You made a promise which you have no idea how to keep,

and you expect people beneath you to solve your problems.

" The fact is you are in exactly the same position you were in before

we met, but now, somehow, it's my fault. "