Idiotic innuendo
Not strictly on-topic, but I once made a complete fool of myself in an electronics shop. I went in to buy a 9-pin plug to connect up to a serial port, and found myself having the following occasion with the 6ft4 Hells Angel behind the counter:

Me: "Can I have a 9-pin male connector please?"
Him: "This one?"
Me: "No, the other one."
Him: "But that's female."
Me: "No it's not!"
Him: "Erm, yes it is. Do I really need to explain this to you?"

Let me explain my reasoning. When plugging it in, the solid, sticky-out bit of the plug goes into the hollow, sticky-in bit of the socket.

But apparently, the terminology applies to the pins of the plug. We spent half an hour arguing this matter. Well how was I supposed to know?


When I was 6, I also used to refer to 'Squire' bass guitars as 'Squirt'. Incessently. And never could work out why my music teacher got so annoyed.
(Half of Stephen Fry's right buttock pissed on your dog on, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 16:21, 3 replies)

I would make the same assumption as you
damn this confusing sexual terminology!
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 16:23, closed)

That whole referring to plugs and pins as male or female
because of them going into each other and so on always makes me uncomfortable to be honest.
(Cuthbert Annihilator, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 16:40, closed)

I think nowdays it's a bit old fashioned.
You should be able to buy gay connectors.

And asexual ones, which just don't fit in anything, ever.
(Half of Stephen Fry's right buttock pissed on your dog on, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 16:54, closed)