I....
am going to keep my mouth shut! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" />
But the subject of gender stereotyping is an interesting one that colours many subconscious reactions and emotional responses... and even related "humour" can upset some people, as I've seen with the computer joke below... (possibly because I show the wrong half to the wrong person at the wrong time? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/evilgrin1.gif" alt="" /> )
Male or Female?
Five reasons to believe computers are male:
1. They have a lot of data, but are still clueless.
2. A better model is right around the corner.
3. They look attractive - until you take them home.
4. Big power surges knock them out for the rest of the night.
5. In order to get their attention, you have to turn them on.
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Five reasons to believe computers are female:
1. No one but their creator understands their internal logic.
2. Even the smallest mistakes are committed to memory.
3. The native language used to communicate with others of their kind is incomprehensible to anyone else.
4. The message "bad command or file name" is about as informative as "If you don't know what's wrong, then I'm not going to tell you."
5. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheck on accessories for it.
(btw, I'm convinced that my own computer is hermaphrodite -- has all the worst traits of both genders! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/silly.gif" alt="" /> )
