And a joke from the archives…..Male and Female Nouns…
From the Washington Post Style Invitational, in which it was postulated that English should have male and female nouns. Readers were asked to assign a gender to a noun of their choice and explain their reason.
The best submissions:
SWISS ARMY KNIFE: male, because even though it appears useful for a wide variety of work, it spends most of its time just opening bottles.
KIDNEYS: female, because they always go to the restroom in pairs.
TIRE: male, because it goes bald and often is over-inflated.
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 part.
SPONGES: female, because they are soft and squeezable and retain water.
WEB PAGE: female, because it is always getting hit on.
SHOE: male, because it is usually unpolished, with its tongue hanging out.
COPIER: female, because once turned off, it takes a while to warm up. Because it is an effective reproductive device when the right buttons are pushed, and it can wreak havoc when the wrong buttons are pushed.
ZIPLOC BAGS: male, because they hold everything in, but you can always see right through them.
SUBWAY: male, because it uses the same old lines to pick people up.
HOURGLASS: female, because over time, the weight shifts to the bottom.
HAMMER: male, because it hasn’t evolved much over the last 5,000 years, but it’s handy to have around.
REMOTE CONTROL: female…Ha! You thought I’d say male. But consider: it gives man pleasure, he’d be lost without it, and while he doesn’t always know the right buttons to push, he keeps trying.
I hope that you have enjoyed and are leaving with a smile on your face…thanks Sally.
Very witty Sally! Could not believe those idiots with the electrics Px
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Darwin awards….xxx
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Those photos are madness 🤪
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They are.. and even worse they are true… horrifying.x
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Do not try this at home 💜
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Lol, I’m not sure which one is worse!
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Quite.. all dreadful..xxx
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So funny! I loved the last one the best! Thanks for the chuckles! ❤️😘🤗 will share!
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Great thanks Janice..hugsxx
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Remote Control Lol The things with the electricity are cool too. You will not believe but equal “solutions” in the past i had made too. 😉 Thank you for the laughter! Have a nice evening. Michael
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Glad you are still with us Michael… and glad you enjoyed the ‘nouns’ hugs
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Always Sally! Sorry, my last days shown a little bit scary. Since our village tries to get faster internet, they use the by me prefered GSM network as bypass. 😉
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We are still waiting for our new faster internet.. we were in the business and get frustrated knowing the good stuff that is out there. But rural areas are not populated enough… perhaps soon.. hugs
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Lets hope, Sally! In 2006 here we had 50 Mbit/ sec., faster as now. Best wishes, Michael
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What were they thinking? OMG. Made my hair stand on end looking at the photos. The nouns were excellent.
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The fact that those photos are real is even more disturbing and yes.. love the egg timer..so true.. xxx
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Ha Ha Ha.
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Oh,no! Those photos scared me just by looking at them. I hope the power was turned off and they took the photos for fun.
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I don’t think so Miriam I am afraid.. they are all too real… hugsxx
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Yes, why would people doing that??
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Clearly were born without common sense…xxx
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It’s scary!
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This was fabulous Sal. Although, some of those photos were quite scary, I’m sure they’ve been (stupidly) used, lol. Loved the pronouns – especially the remote control, lol. 🙂 ❤
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I have some more on Thursday… guys hanging out a window attached to a belt…and worse.. but yes love those nouns.. ♥♥
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Lol, looking forward. ❤
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This was good, Sally!
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Thanks Jennie..hugsx
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You’re welcome, Sally. Hugs to you!
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