Computer gender joke A Spanish teacher was explaining to her class that in Spanish, unlike English, nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine. ""House"" for instance, is feminine: ""la casa."" ""Pencil,"" however, is masculine: ""el lapiz."" A student asked, ""What gender is 'computer'?"" Instead of giving the answer, the teacher split the class into two groups, male and female, and asked them to decide for themselves whether ""computer"" should be a masculine or a feminine noun. The …