segunda-feira, maio 04, 2009

She

-How about the spider?
-It's a "him". Well, most of the times - respondeu ela.
Apontei para um carro:
-How about that?
-That's always a "she".
-"She"??
-Yes, "she" - assegurou-me, fleumática como no cliché.
-Why the feminine?
-In English, all machines are female.
-Hum. Is it because some men find in them a substitute for their affections?
-No, silly. It's because they're temperamental.

1 comentário:

Ricardo Alves disse...

A feminist told me: In English, men use «she» for things they like to control - like cars, ships and nations.