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A Bit of a Laugh ;-)

I am in the middle of writing my next V&V post, which led me to search for some information that I knew was on my previous Blog. Whilst browsing around I found this and couldn’t resist re-posting it, complete with original photo :-)

The problem is?

I am sure this will be controversial but it made me laugh ;-)

You might not have known this, but a lot of inanimate objects are actually either male or female.
Here are some examples:-

FREEZER BAGS:
They are male, because they hold everything in, but you can see right through them.

PHOTOCOPIERS:
These are female, because once turned off, it takes a while to warm them up again. They are an effective reproductive device if the right buttons are pushed, but can also wreak havoc if you push the wrong buttons.

TYRES:
Tyres are male, because they go bald easily and are often over inflated.

HOT AIR BALLOONS:
Also a male object, because to get them to go anywhere, you have to light a fire under their arse.

SPONGES:
These are female, because they are soft, squeezable and retain water.

WEB PAGES:
Female, because they’re constantly being looked at and frequently getting hit on.

TRAINS:
Definitely male, because they always use the same old lines for picking up people.

EGG TIMERS:
Egg timers are female because, over time, all the weight shifts to the bottom.

HAMMERS:
Male, because in the last 5000 years, they’ve hardly changed at all, and are occasionally handy to have around.

THE REMOTE CONTROL:
Female. Ha! You probably thought it would be male, but consider this: It easily gives a man pleasure, he’d be lost without it, and while he doesn’t always know which buttons to push, he just keeps trying.

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24 Comments CherryPie on Mar 20th 2012

24 Responses to “A Bit of a Laugh ;-)”

  1. jams o donnell says:
    March 20, 2012 at 12:45 pm

    Haha good one!

  2. Bernard says:
    March 20, 2012 at 1:07 pm

    All very good. I liked it.
    I’ve just been reading about ‘gender’ (it’s all over the news at the moment), and most English words do not indicate any, but I wonder what those words above are in, say, French? La remote control? :)
    I’m afraid I don’t know the French or German so can’t investigate.

  3. james higham says:
    March 20, 2012 at 3:08 pm

    These are female, because they are soft, squeezable and retain water.

    There is actually a male version of that one, Cherie. ;-)

  4. JD says:
    March 20, 2012 at 3:59 pm

    ha ha
    :)
    have you been at the sherry again?
    :) :) :)

  5. Claude says:
    March 20, 2012 at 4:46 pm

    The only French words, on that list, are: remote control = la télécommande // sponge= une éponge

    Everything else is male : Un sac de congélation // Un photocopieur // Un pneu // Un ballon à air chaud // Un site web // Un train // Un sablier // Un marteau.

    But we say : la congélation // la photocopie // une auto // la mongolfière // and for train station: la gare.

    It shows that females always manage to enter, by the side door, in all the male sites. :-)

    À votre santé!

  6. liz says:
    March 20, 2012 at 6:05 pm

    Seen these before but still make me chuckle.

  7. London Caller says:
    March 20, 2012 at 8:36 pm

    Ha ha….
    Thank God, gender nouns in English are not as complicated as those in French.
    So I can conclude that English is male and French is female?!

  8. Claude says:
    March 20, 2012 at 10:36 pm

    This was a fun post, Cherie. And your photo is excellent.
    Of course I meant: the only French female words.

    • CherryPie says:
      March 20, 2012 at 11:48 pm

      Thanks Claude, I am glad you enjoyed it :-)

      I knew you meant only French female words :-)

      I love your words, thank you :-) The added a lot to my post.

  9. Marcie says:
    March 21, 2012 at 11:51 am

    I think I’ve seen this before…but reading the list again reminded me how funny it is. Especially love the last one – the female remote control (so true)!!! Thanks for this…nothing like a good laugh to start the day!

  10. Andrew S says:
    March 21, 2012 at 11:31 pm

    Bloody hell that photo got my attention! Have you been trained in hypnotism by any chance? That is quite a transfixing gaze that manages to induce terror, fascination, appeal and humour all in the one moment. I haven’t even managed to read the post yet. Please release me from your gaze for I am fearful of what may be your command :)

  11. Tina T-P says:
    March 25, 2012 at 1:34 am

    Those are very funny – Gender is one of the things I could never fathom about trying to learn German and Spanish – my German prof in college said he’d never had someone who made all the classes fail all the tests….sad but true…

    Enjoyed your definition of the word spicy – glad you got out without being bird skewered! T.

    • CherryPie says:
      March 25, 2012 at 10:35 am

      I only learned French and I found the use of gender quite cute. It might just have been the way the teacher presented it to me :-)

      Thanks for visiting.