I can top that story... Back in 96 I was working for a very small computer shop as a repair tech, gopher, and general lacky. One day a woman comes in talking about how her Windows 3.1 machine won't boot up. I ask her if she remembers any of the error messages and she says, "Yes, it says something about my hymen not being found." Of couse she was talking about the himem.sys file. You have no idea how hard it was to not even crack a smile and remain professional and continue to help her. It also didn't help that my boss was standing behind her and as soon as she said that, he feel to his knees with a red face and crawled a few feet into his office and closed the door. He was still in tears from laughing 20 minutes later.
Dan Phillips www.CFXHosting.com 1-866-239-4678 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 2:47 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: What gender is a computer? One day, while working at the Office Despot, a woman came in and said she needed a cable. Somwhere along the line of questioning what kind of cable, I asked whether she needed a male or female end. The look on her face when I explained how to tell the difference was priceless..... -- Ben Doom Programmer & General Lackey Moonbow Software, Inc : -----Original Message----- : From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] : Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 2:41 PM : To: CF-Community : Subject: RE: What gender is a computer? : : : Back in college a gay friend of mine looked at me very suspiciously when : I told him he needed to plug something into the "scuzzy" port. : : -Kevin : : > -----Original Message----- : > From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] : > Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 1:21 PM : > To: CF-Community : > Subject: RE: What gender is a computer? : > : > : > Computers are girls because: : > : > I like to spend as much time with them as possible. : > : > They'll only do what you want if you ask in /exactly/ the right way. : > : > They'll let you know that you did something wrong, but rarely what. : > : > <cf_offensive> : > But mostly, it's because mine bitches every time I want to : > plug something into a port. </cf_offensive> : > : > : > -- Ben Doom : > Programmer & General Lackey : > Moonbow Software, Inc : > : > : -----Original Message----- : > : From: Kenneth Ketsdever [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] : > : Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 2:08 PM : > : To: CF-Community : > : Subject: What gender is a computer? : > : : > : : > : A gender computer : > : : > : A French teacher was explaining to her classthat 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 salary 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. : > : : > : What arguments would you make? And who won? : > : : > : : > : : > : ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
