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C&C - Male and female nouns (General Discussion)
C&C - Male and female nouns // General DiscussionshredAug 24, 2002, 2:56pm
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-- Male and Female Nouns! From the Washington Post Invitation, in which it was postulated that the English language should have male and female nouns, like the French do, and readers were asked to assign genders to nouns of their choice and explain their reasons. The submissions which were selected as finalists: SWISS ARMY KNIFE -- male, because even though it appears useful for a wide variety of work, it spends most of its time just opening bottles. KIDNEYS -- female, because they always go to the bathroom in pairs. TIRE -- male, because it goes bald and often is over-inflated. HOT-AIR BALLOON -- male, because to get it to go anywhere you have to light a fire under it...and, of course, there's the hot-air part. SPONGES -- female, because they are soft and squeezable and retain water. WEB PAGE -- female, because it is always getting hit on. SHOE -- male, because it is usually unpolished, with its tongue hanging out. PHOTOCOPIER -- female, because once turned on, it takes a while to warm up, it is an effective reproductive device when the right buttons are pushed and because it can wreak havoc when the wrong buttons are pushed. ZIPLOC BAGS -- male, because they hold everything in, but you can see right through them. SUBWAY -- male, because it uses the same old lines to pick people up. HOURGLASS -- female, because over time, the weight shifts to the bottom. HAMMER -- male, because it hasn't evolved much over the last 5,000 years, but it's handy to have around. TV REMOTE -- female...Ha! You thought it would be male. But consider: It gives man pleasure, he'd be lost without it, and while he doesn't always know the right buttons to push, he keeps trying. scooby dooAug 24, 2002, 7:46pm
> PHOTOCOPIER -- female, because once turned on, it takes a while to warm
up, it is an >effective reproductive device when the right buttons are pushed and because it can wreak >havoc when the wrong buttons are pushed. LOL ...exactly Great post : ) sw chrisAug 25, 2002, 9:54pm
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