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Why PC's are female

Six reasons computers must be female...

6. As soon as you have one, a better one is just around the corner.

5. No one but their creator understands their internal logic.

4. Even your smallest mistakes are immediately committed to memory for
future reference.

3. The native language used to communicate with other computers is
incomprehensible to everyone else.

2. The message, "Bad command or file name," is about as informative as: "If
you don't know why I'm mad at you, then I'm certainly not going to tell you."

1. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half
your pay cheque on accessories for it.