November 17, 2004

  • You may not know that many non-living things have a gender. For example:

    > > >>
    > > >>       1) Ziploc Bags -- They are Male, because they hold
    > > >>       everything in, but you can see right through them.


    > > >>       2) Copiers -- They are Female, because once turned off, it
    > > >>       takes a while to warm them up again. It's an effective
    > > >>       reproductive device if the right buttons are pushed, but
    > > >>       can wreak havoc if the wrong buttons are pushed.


    > > >>       3) Tire -- Male, because it goes bald and it's often
    > > >>       over-inflated.


    > > >>       4) 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 component.


    > > >>       5) Sponges -- Female, because they're soft, squeezable and
    > > >>       retain water.


    > > >>       6) Web Page -- Female, because it's always getting hit on.


    > > >>       7) Subway -- Male, because it uses the same old lines to
    > > >>       pick people up.


    > > >>       8) Hourglass -- Female, because over time, the weight can
    > > >>       shift to the bottom.


    > > >>       9) Hammer -- Male, because it hasn't changed much over the
    > > >>       last 5,000 years, but it's handy to have around.


    > > >>       10) Remote Control -- Female. Ha! You thought it'd be
    > > >>       Male. But consider this -- 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.