Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 11:40:54 +0100 From: Johannes H Andersen <johsnopsamsizefitterzzzz.com> Subject: Re: Got my Saab -- sort of
Wojciech Setlak wrote: > > Johannes H Andersen wrote: > > > > Wojciech Setlak wrote: > > > > > > Congratulations! Now you have a friend for life ("its" life - until you > > > determine if it's he or she :). > > > > Rubbish, a car is neither he or she. > > Well indeed. But: > 1. Note the :) > 2. In some languages (for example German and Polish) nouns have "sex", > so an object can be "it", "he" or "she". So my Lada was a "she", my > Volkswagen is "he". > 3. I don't like this rubbish in your post. It stinks. Sorry about this language Wojciech, just hit the send too early, not very polite :) But it reminds me about people giving names to their cars, another naff idea IMO. Renault once had a TV advertising campaign for a "cute" Renault 5: "What's your's called". It made me cringe and definitely avoid Renaults. Johannes