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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Ekaros on Thu, 05 January 2012, 03:00:33

Title: Are keyboards male, female, neuter or neither?
Post by: Ekaros on Thu, 05 January 2012, 03:00:33

So, what do you think? Are our lovely thingys males or females or something else?

Or does it depend on switch or form factor? Or some other feature?

Added:
Ripster please give link to wiki ;D

Title: Are keyboards male, female, neuter or neither?
Post by: WhiteFireDragon on Thu, 05 January 2012, 03:10:06

i often see personification of valuable things as "she", so our keyboards must be females :wink:

Title: Are keyboards male, female, neuter or neither?
Post by: fossala on Thu, 05 January 2012, 03:18:18

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Hermaphrodite (https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Hermaphrodite)

Title: Are keyboards male, female, neuter or neither?
Post by: Tony on Thu, 05 January 2012, 03:32:40

Our fingers are having sex with the Filco brown, so it must be female.

We are using condom, I mean o-ring.

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Post by: FinancialWar on Thu, 05 January 2012, 04:08:51

some times I feel sorry for myself for being part of this forum...

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Post by: mich on Thu, 05 January 2012, 04:13:57

I don't use o-rings.

Title: Are keyboards male, female, neuter or neither?
Post by: fossala on Thu, 05 January 2012, 04:28:54

Quote from: dvorak;483685

some times I feel sorry for myself for being part of this forum...

Yeah, too many geeks :D

Title: Are keyboards male, female, neuter or neither?
Post by: DalaiLameR on Thu, 05 January 2012, 04:39:52

cloud of boobs!
nuff said

Title: Are keyboards male, female, neuter or neither?
Post by: trax on Thu, 05 January 2012, 07:36:37

I always refer to my keyboard by "it", therfor it would be neutral.
My PC however is female.

Title: Are keyboards male, female, neuter or neither?
Post by: Findecanor on Thu, 05 January 2012, 07:43:23

It depends on the connector. Most keyboards have fixed USB or PS/2 cables and are male.
Keyboards who have detachable USB connectors, like the Poker and Leopold are female.
Vintage Apple keyboards with the ADB bus are hermaphrodites.

Title: Are keyboards male, female, neuter or neither?
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Title: Are keyboards male, female, neuter or neither?
Post by: Ekaros on Thu, 05 January 2012, 08:43:37

Quote from: Findecanor;483741

It depends on the connector. Most keyboards have fixed USB or PS/2 cables and are male.
Keyboards who have detachable USB connectors, like the Poker and Leopold are female.
Vintage Apple keyboards with the ADB bus are hermaphrodites.

So Model M is female? One with removable cable?

Title: Are keyboards male, female, neuter or neither?
Post by: scriz on Thu, 05 January 2012, 13:50:15

I "finger" my keyboards, so I'd consider them female.

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Post by: Deverica Wolf on Thu, 05 January 2012, 17:14:27

I don't know about you, but my keyboards are sexy *****es! :becky:

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Post by: fohat.digs on Thu, 05 January 2012, 20:40:57

If there is a metal plate inside, it's probably male. If there are 2 metal plates, it's a full-grown adult male.

All clicky keyboards are male.

If case and backboard are all plastic, it is probably female.

All wireless keyboards are female, unless it is something like a Model M that has been modded to be wireless.

Most rubber dome keyboards are female, although a metal plate may indicate butchness (this can be offset by a sensuous enough cloud ....).

If it is less than 2 of your fingers thick, or weighs less than 2 bottles of your favorite beer, it may not have reached puberty yet.

I agree that keyboards can also be gay or hermaphroditic.

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Post by: NorrisB on Thu, 05 January 2012, 22:28:41

always male.

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Post by: emptythecache on Fri, 06 January 2012, 09:34:03

Quote from: WhiteFireDragon;483662

i often see personification of valuable things as "she", so our keyboards must be females :wink:

This. All my vaulables are female and most of them have names. My computer is Madeline, and my car is Gabrielle.

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Post by: mmmty on Fri, 06 January 2012, 10:04:03

This keyboard is gay.

(http://geekhack.org/customavatars/avatar12319_6.gif)

:P

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Post by: mmmty on Fri, 06 January 2012, 10:46:48

mesmerized by hot legs :shocked: :wacko: :dizzy:

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Post by: zere on Sat, 07 January 2012, 05:38:57

My Poker is female. I call her Jessica. She has beautiful red keys.