Re: FRI Computers in Spanish
From: zygote@icsi.net
Sat Mar 11 17:22:41 2006
Sorry, my Spanish has never been great! I concur with your better solution to the
enigma!! Remember since Woman was created second, perfect thought processes
were given to her! Good for her, but bad for man!
Have a great weekend!
Bob
On 11 Mar 2006 at 15:31, Gerald P. Rodríguez wrote:
Date sent: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 15:31:27 -0600
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From: "Gerald P. Rodríguez" <geraldpr@cybermesa.com>
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Subject: Re: FRI Computers in Spanish
> Ahem, Roberto, it would be better to say: ...La mujer tiene razón.
>
> Gerald P. Rodríguez, M.D., FACOG
> Santa Fe
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <zygote@icsi.net>
> To: "Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L" <ob-gyn-l@dns.obgyn.net>
> Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 1:25 PM
> Subject: Re: FRI Computers in Spanish
>
> > Si senor! La mujer esta correcto!
> >
> > On 11 Mar 2006 at 10:05, DoctorJoe@aol.com wrote:
> >
> >> Maybe an oldie, but still muy bueno.
> >>
> >> Pepe
> >>
> >> A Spanish teacher was explaining to her
> >> class that in Spanish, unlike English, nouns
> >> are designated as either masculine or
> >> feminine.
> >>
> >> "House" for instance, is feminine: "la casa."
> >>
> >> "Pencil," however, is masculine: "el lapiz."
> >>
> >> 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 its recommendation.
> >>
> >> The men's group decided that "computer"
> >> should definitely be of the feminine gender
> >> ("la computadora"), 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.
> >>
> >> (THIS GETS BETTER!)
> >>
> >> The women's group, however, concluded that
> >> computers should be Masculine ("el
> >> computador"), 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.
> >>
> >
> > Robert J. Carpenter, Jr. MD
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> >
> > "Life is difficult"
> > The Road Less Travelled
> > by Scott Peck
> >
>
Robert J. Carpenter, Jr. MD
6624 Fannin, #2720
Houston, TX 77030
(O) 713-795-4600
(F) 713-795-4422
"Life is difficult"
The Road Less Travelled
by Scott Peck
