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Re:George Orwell’s 1984 is currently the top selling book on... by hueving on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @12:46AM (#13478944)
Most people associate female/male with sexual organs. You can see this any many metaphors (e.g. google "female electrical outlet" and "male electrical outlet").
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Re:George Orwell’s 1984 is currently the top selling book on... by refurb on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @01:51AM (#13479297)
Oh you did it now!

2017 headline "Electrical standards commission will no longer refer to "male" and "female" outlets but rather "hole" and "prong".

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Re:George Orwell’s 1984 is currently the top selling book on... by TheSpiceIsLife on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @04:35AM (#13480027)
In almost all cases, everyone I can think of anyway, the female electrical connector gives and the "male" takes.

No wonder we're all so confused about who we are under the kilt!

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Re:George Orwell’s 1984 is currently the top selling book on... by hueving on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @09:46AM (#13481723)
I'm not sure what you mean by that. The most common case is that the male has the prong that is inserted into the female hole.

I.e. This is female: https://mobileimages.lowes.com/product/converted/695706/6957...

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Re:George Orwell’s 1984 is currently the top selling book on... by TheSpiceIsLife on Thursday January 26, 2017 @06:43AM (#13490559)
I mean stuff (electricity) comes out of the female connector.
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Re:George Orwell’s 1984 is currently the top selling book on... by EleventhSun on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @03:23AM (#13479711)
In 2017, people have to rely on anchoring their sexual meanings based on male/female electrical adapters.

Yep, 1984 is here.

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Re:George Orwell’s 1984 is currently the top selling book on... by hueving on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @09:47AM (#13481736)
Please save the inflammatory trolling for some other site.
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