A retired sailor purchased his first-ever computer. Being an old salt,
he was used to addressing his ships as "she" or "her."
But how, he pondered, was he supposed to address the computer?
To solve his dilemma, he consulted two groups of computer experts.

One group was all-male, the other was all-female.

The group of women reported that computers should be referred to as "he" because:
* In order to get their attention you have to turn them on;
* They have a lot of data but are still clueless;
* They are supposed to help you solve problems but half the time they are the problem;
* And, as soon as you commit to one, you realize that, if you had waited
  a little longer, you could have had a newer and better model.

The group of men reported that computers should be referred to as "she" because:
* No one but the creator understands their logic;
* The native language they use to talk to other computers is incomprehensible to anyone else;
* Even your smallest mistakes are stored in long-term memory for later
  retrieval when you least expect it;
* As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending
  half your paycheque on accessories for it.