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| From the Washington Post Style Invitation, in which it was postulated that English should have male and female nouns, and readers were asked to assign a gender to nouns of their choice and explain their reason. The best submissions: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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. TYRE: 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. COPIER: female; because once turned off, it takes a while to warm up. Because it is an effective reproductive device when the right buttons are pushed. Because it can wreak havoc when the wrong buttons are pushed. ZIPLOC BAGS: male; because they hold everything in, but you can always 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. REMOTE CONTROL: female; Ha!...you thought I'd say male. But consider, it gives a man pleasure, he'd be lost without it, and while he doesn't always know the right buttons to push, he keeps trying. |
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