A retired sailor purchased a computer and began to learn all about computing. Being a sailor, he was used to addressing his ships as "She" or "Her". But was unsure what was proper for computers.

　　To solve his dilemma, he set up two groups of computer experts: one group was male, and the other group was female.

　　The group of women reported that computers should be refereed to as "HE" because:   

　　1. In  order  to  get  their  attention you have to turn them on. 　2. They  have a lot of data but are still clueless. 　　3.  They are supposed to help you solve problems but half the time they are the problem. 　4.  As soon as you  commit  to one, you realize that if you had waited a little longer, you could have had a newer and better model.

　　The  group  of  men  reported  that  computers  should  be  refered  to as  "SHE"  because:

　　1.  No  one  but  the  creator  understands  their  logic.   2.  The native  language  they  use  to  talk  to  other  computers  is incomprehensible  to  anyone  else.   3.  Even  your  smallest  mistakes  are  stored  in  long  term  memory  for  later retrieval.  4.  As  soon  as  you  make  a  commitment  to  one, you  find  yourself  spending  half  your  paycheck  on  accessories  for  it.

Key  words:

In  order  to　為了

as  soon  as　一旦

commit　（v.）許下承諾

later  retrieval　日後算舊帳

paycheck　（n.）薪水單

accessories　（n.）配件