TonyB wrote:
> 
> >Never thought of it as female gender. It?
> 
> Did you ever see the Saturday Night Live sketch in which these two guys are
> talking about their wives and their ships?:
> 
> -So, how's your wife?
> --It's fine.
> -And how's your daughter?
> --It's doing great. It's birthday is coming up.
> -That's nice. Congratulations.
> --Thanks. Hey, I got a new boat.
> -Really? What's she like?
> --She's a real beauty.
> 
> Notice the gender thing going on there? :)

Ships are female in german, too. 
Programs have a neutral gender.

Always.

Marc

-- 
Marc Schimmler

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