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Subject: Male/Female Nouns


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> >08/29/2001 02:43 PM
> > From the Washington Post Style Invitational in which it was postulated
> >that
> >English has male and female nouns,  and readers were asked to assign a
> >gender to nouns of their choice, and explain their reason.
> >
> >The best submissions:
> >
> >Detective Novel-f., because you're not supposed to peek at its' end the
> >minute you pick it up.
> >
> >Swiss Army Knife-m., because even though it appears useful for a wide
> >variety of work, it spends most of its' time just opening bottles.
> >
> >Kidneys-f., because they always go to the bathroom in pairs.
> >
> >Penlight-m., because it can be turned on very easily, but isn't very
> >bright.
> >
> >
> >Hammer-m., because it hasn't evolved much over the last 5,000 years but
> >it's handy to have around and is good for killing spiders.
> >
> >Tire-m., because it goes bald and often is over-inflated.
> >
> >Hot air balloon-m., because to get it to go anywhere you have to light a
> >fire under it. And, of course, there's the hot air part.
> >
> >Web page-f., because it is always getting hit on.
> >
> >Web page-m., because you have to wait for it to reload.
> >
> >Shoe-m., because it is usually unpolished, with its tongue hanging out.
> >
> >Copier-f., 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.
> >
> >Magic 8 Ball-m., because it gives monosyllabic answers that usually
> >indicate it did not pay attention to your question.
> >
> >Ziploc bags-m., because they hold everything in, but you can always see
> >right through them.
> >
> >Sponges-f., because they are soft and squeezable and retain water.
> >
> >Critic-f/m. What, this needs to be explained?
> >
> >Subway-m., because it uses the same old lines to pick up people.
> >
> >Hourglass-f., because over time, the weight shifts to the bottom.
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