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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2014 22:17:52 GMT 1
A language instructor was explaining to her class that in French, nouns unlike their English counterparts, are grammatically designated as masculine or feminine.
"'House,' in French, is feminine - 'la maison' and 'Pencil,' in French, is masculine 'le crayon.'"
One puzzled student asked, "What gender is 'computer'?"
The teacher did not know, and the word wasn't in her French dictionary.
So for fun she split the class into two groups appropriately enough, by gender and asked them to decide whether 'computer' should be a masculine or feminine noun. Both groups were required to give four reasons for their recommendation.
The men's group decided that computers 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 retrieval; 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 get their attention, you have to turn them on;
2. They have a lot of data but they are still clueless;
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'd waited a little longer, you could have gotten a better model.
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Post by bisdu on Aug 17, 2014 10:40:23 GMT 1
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Post by tinkerbell on Aug 17, 2014 14:18:20 GMT 1
Very good
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2014 13:48:51 GMT 1
So funny
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Post by Ali on Aug 18, 2014 19:42:14 GMT 1
Love it Mines deffo masculine. It's hard to wake up, slow on the uptake, catches man-flu viruses, has all the tools but doesn't use them.....
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Post by bisdu on Aug 18, 2014 20:32:48 GMT 1
Mines deffo male too - I know this as its become a flasher!!!
B***dy screen is rolling and flashing - I'm told its too expensive to fix.
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Post by Ali on Aug 19, 2014 9:35:59 GMT 1
Mines deffo male too - I know this as its become a flasher!!! B***dy screen is rolling and flashing - I'm told its too expensive to fix. Yikes Bis - what sort of screen is it? Sounds like one of the older types - like an old TV?
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Post by bisdu on Aug 19, 2014 23:28:10 GMT 1
18 month old Dell Ali - hated it from the moment I got it - sooooooo slow.
Actually i bought it because the same thing happened to my previous 2 laptops - the second one a day after the guarantee ran out.
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Post by Ali on Aug 21, 2014 9:38:15 GMT 1
I wonder how much it would be to fix .... I've never dabbled with fixing a lap top (yet). Wonder if one can get a replacement screen easily from ebay or somewhere like that and how difficult it is to replace the screen.... DIY style....
The one I'm using is an HP but the screen/lid is loose, so loose I reckon it's going to fall off anyday now.
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Post by bisdu on Aug 21, 2014 10:18:38 GMT 1
The going rate is about 300€ for a repair - been quoted this at several places. Hardly worth it when you can buy a new one for a little more It seems to be a common problem with laptops since I've had it happen to 3
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