On Fri, 5 Nov 1999, Janus wrote:
> Because we can? (Toranoki Sappho-sama wishes to point out that she does
> her best to feed and house me, and it ain't her fault that I don't
> appreciate a nice, fresh mouse now and then....)
This really made me giggle, because "mouse" in Swedish has the same kind
of ambiguity to it as "beaver" in English. Still, we use the word "mouse"
for pointing devices for computers. You can imagine the kind of looks I
get when I go to the (male) tech people to tell them I need a new mouse,
because mine is broken.
It's OK when we can laugh about it, but sometimes it gets really
frustrating not to be able to have a discussion about computer mice
without sexual undertones. This is a joke that never seems to "grow old".
Jeanette
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