Suzy Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Monday = Girl Tuesday = Boy Wednesday = Boy Thursday = Boy Friday = Boy Saturday = Girl Sunday = Girl January = Girl February = Boy March = Girl April = ? (not strong for me to feel a specific gender) May = Girl June = Boy July = Boy August = Girl September = Girl October = Boy November = Boy December = Boy This next one about animals is the strangest because we all know animals come in both genders. Dogs = Boy Cats = Girl Horses = Boy Cows = Boy Pigs = Boy Swans = Girl Birds = Girl Ducks = Girl Bears = Boy Lions = Boy Elephants = Girl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superstar Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 which is the girliest? i think 9 is the girliest. and 1 is the boy-est. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzy Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Last one (sorry) Red = girl Orange = girl Yellow = girl Green = boy Blue = boy Purple = boy Brown = boy Black = boy White = girl or boy Pink = girl cars = boy houses = girl trees = girl flowers = girl grass = boy pencils = boy pens = girl I think I'll stop now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzy Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 which is the girliest? i think 9 is the girliest. and 1 is the boy-est. 2, 6, and 8 are very feminine to me. 10 is most masculine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Jennie- Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 0 = boy1 = boy 2 = girl 3 = girl 4 = boy 5 = tomboy 6 = girl 7 = boy 8 = girl for sure! 9 = girl 10 = boy You have the same ones as meeee!!! I started doing this when I was about 6 when I learnt to read music.. I did it with music notes and then when my music tutor asked why I explained how it makes perfect sense since thats what we do with numbers.... she had no idea what I was going on about. I talked about this in psychology with my tutor and he explained that the numbers I thought were feminine all seemed to be the curvy numbers (i.e 8, 6, 3 etc) and the ones with straight lines were more masculine (1,4,7 etc) I do the colours of the week thing too. Monday Yellow, tuesday, llight blue, Wednesday fushia, Thursday lime green, Friday dark green, Saturday orange, sunday red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzy Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 You have the same ones as meeee!!! I talked about this in psychology with my tutor and he explained that the numbers I thought were feminine all seemed to be the curvy numbers (i.e 8, 6, 3 etc) and the ones with straight lines were more masculine (1,4,7 etc) Of course! That makes a lot of sense. Neat -o. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberduckiiz2 Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 this is awesome! actually, I found a synesthesia forum a looong time ago... when I read this amazing book about it (it's called "A Mango Shaped Space" by... *looks at bookshelf* Wendy Mass). It's a great read... really insightful about this stuff but not too heavy... just really cool basically. my numbers and color and gender matching is rather hazy but the idea is still fun... 0-boy 1-boy 2-woman (yes, there are older numbers, too ) 3-girl 4-boy 5-girl (like a bratty, mean-girl type girl) 6-girl 7-boy 8-boy 9-girl/woman (like a 20-something woman...whereas 2 is more of a mature, classic 40yr old haha, I sound crazy) 10-boy the alphabet (as far as what color each letter is)is something I haven't really thought of... but some stand-out ones are: A- sun-shiny yellow F-orange J-royal purple M-red T-brown V-jade green eh those are random letters haha I love this topic though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicfreak Posted October 22, 2008 Author Share Posted October 22, 2008 Yay !!1. Male 2. Female 3. Male 4.Female 5. Male 6. Female 7. Male 8. Male 9. Male 10. Male Most of them are males for me. I agree with most of those. Ooh, flowers! I put gender to colors alot. Red is a boy. Orange is a girl. Yellow's a girl. Green's a boy. Blue is a boy. Purple is a boy. Oh all the same for me except red is a girl:bleh: sometimes, and sometimes i make up little stories about the numbers (like multiplication, they get married, and sometimes they get angry at eachother, ok, now i'm just sounding insane ) :shocked:I do sorta the same thing! like C D really hate eachother but most letters/numbers are friends....like XYZ they all get along but exclude W from their group..... wow glad to know there are other people along side me! which is the girliest? i think 9 is the girliest. and 1 is the boy-est. I think 9 is a tomboyish....but i would say 2 is like a really girly young girl...ummm does that make sense:naughty: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicfreak Posted October 22, 2008 Author Share Posted October 22, 2008 A-girl B-girl These two are really good friends C-boy D-boy They fight a lot E-boy F-boy G-boy H-boy I-boy both best friends J-boy K-boy L-girl M-boy N-boy O-boy P-girl (she's a really negative person though) Q-girl R-girl S-girl T-boy U-boy they both get along really well V-boy W-boy X-boy Y-boy Z-girl all have loads of fun together I'm so excited to know i'm not alone:naughty: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzy Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 this is awesome! actually, I found a synesthesia forum a looong time ago... when I read this amazing book about it (it's called "A Mango Shaped Space" by... *looks at bookshelf* Wendy Mass). It's a great read... really insightful about this stuff but not too heavy... just really cool basically. my numbers and color and gender matching is rather hazy but the idea is still fun... 0-boy 1-boy 2-woman (yes, there are older numbers, too ) 3-girl 4-boy 5-girl (like a bratty, mean-girl type girl) 6-girl 7-boy 8-boy 9-girl/woman (like a 20-something woman...whereas 2 is more of a mature, classic 40yr old haha, I sound crazy) 10-boy You have the same as jennie and I! Wow...and your descriptions about their ages - it's spot on with my thoughts too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Jennie- Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Yeah it is pretty interesting. I guess it comes down to semantics and stuff... Jut trying to visualise and put some kind of meaning or story to everything to make it easier to use We did a little test in psychology once at college where our tutor read out a list of random objects and we had to put them into either masculine and feminine but that was usually just stereotypical things like dolls = girls, cars = boys etc. We then did the same thing with colours to figure out whether its the same process in our heads as when we did the objects one. The corrolation between which colours were more masculine and which were more feminine were pretty strong actually...even between shades. sorry if that didn't make much sense (which I dont think it did) it's 3am and my brain is a but mushy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicfreak Posted October 22, 2008 Author Share Posted October 22, 2008 Yeah it is pretty interesting. I guess it comes down to semantics and stuff... Jut trying to visualise and put some kind of meaning or story to everything to make it easier to useWe did a little test in psychology once at college where our tutor read out a list of random objects and we had to put them into either masculine and feminine but that was usually just stereotypical things like dolls = girls, cars = boys etc. We then did the same thing with colours to figure out whether its the same process in our heads as when we did the objects one. The corrolation between which colours were more masculine and which were more feminine were pretty strong actually...even between shades. sorry if that didn't make much sense (which I dont think it did) it's 3am and my brain is a but mushy That's really interesting. I would love to study it, in people's minds. How do y'all determine if a large number, i.e.: 2,306,395 is male or female? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzy Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 How do y'all determine if a large number, i.e.: 2,306,395 is male or female? For me, it's determined by the first number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicfreak Posted October 22, 2008 Author Share Posted October 22, 2008 For me, it's determined by the first number. yea, me too, but sometimes I dont' think of it as one number, it's more like just a set of numbers chillin out at the same party:roftl: got this off Wiki... Synesthesia is also sometimes reported by individuals under the influence of psychedelic drugs, after a stroke, during a temporal lobe epilepsy seizure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzy Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 yea, me too, but sometimes I dont' think of it as one number, it's more like just a set of numbers chillin out at the same party:roftl: got this off Wiki... Synesthesia is also sometimes reported by individuals under the influence of psychedelic drugs, after a stroke, during a temporal lobe epilepsy seizure Chillin' at a party -LOL. I think of it as the leader of the pack that's following - or a parent and all the kids holding hands in a line following. I don't remember ever having psychedelic drugs. Damn. I must have had a lot of fun too. Maybe I forgot I took those drugs because shortly after, I had a stroke or seizure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superstar Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 yea, me too, but sometimes I dont' think of it as one number, it's more like just a set of numbers chillin out at the same party:roftl: got this off Wiki... Synesthesia is also sometimes reported by individuals under the influence of psychedelic drugs, after a stroke, during a temporal lobe epilepsy seizure that's MFC for you.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicfreak Posted October 22, 2008 Author Share Posted October 22, 2008 Chillin' at a party -LOL. I think of it as the leader of the pack that's following - or a parent and all the kids holding hands in a line following. I don't remember ever having psychedelic drugs. Damn. I must have had a lot of fun too. Maybe I forgot I took those drugs because shortly after, I had a stroke or seizure. hey, yea, except for me 2 is a younger person, so I guess she can't really be leading if she is so young.....hmmm Damn, why did you have to miss all that fun? dumb seizure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I love Synesthesia. Back when I planned on majoring in Psych, I did a bunch of research on different conditions, and I thought Synesthesia was amazing. I was reading a book at the time about a serial killer who one of the victims thought suffered from it. That was a few years ago, though. I'm sort of glad I'm growing out of it, though. It's hard to explain to most people, and it's more of a hassel then it's worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoots14 Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 WOW, interesting thread! I don't remember learning about this in my Psych classes. I just remember that anthropomorphism is the tendency to attribute human characteristics to inanimate objects. It has never even occured to me to assign gender to numbers or days of the week! I wonder if it has something to do with what your first language is, or what languages you grew up with, since some languages assign gender to numbers or inanimate objects. Maybe it sparks something in a child's imagination. On a side note, if you are interested in unusual psychology/neurology stories, this is a really good book: "The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat" by Oliver Sacks. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Mistook_His_Wife_for_a_Hat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I wonder if it has something to do with what your first language is, or what languages you grew up with, since some languages assign gender to numbers or inanimate objects. Whoaaa, good point! I don't think we really do that in English, do we? Maybe like... referring to ships as girls. "She's unsinkable!" etc.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sienna Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 this is awesome! actually, I found a synesthesia forum a looong time ago... when I read this amazing book about it (it's called "A Mango Shaped Space" by... *looks at bookshelf* Wendy Mass). It's a great read... really insightful about this stuff but not too heavy... just really cool basically. the alphabet (as far as what color each letter is)is something I haven't really thought of... but some stand-out ones are: A- sun-shiny yellow F-orange J-royal purple M-red T-brown V-jade green eh those are random letters haha I love this topic though Isn’t there anyone else who has colours for the numbers and letters? And colours for names? I’m really going to try to find that book, thanks for the tip! How do y'all determine if a large number, i.e.: 2,306,395 is male or female? yea, me too, but sometimes I dont' think of it as one number, it's more like just a set of numbers chillin out at the same party:roftl: Chillin' at a party -LOL. I think of it as the leader of the pack that's following - or a parent and all the kids holding hands in a line following. Absolutely wonderful! Oh I love this thread, to me this whole thing is just a proof of peoples creative minds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ana1202 Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 which is the girliest? i think 9 is the girliest. and 1 is the boy-est. 6 is the girliest !!. How do y'all determine if a large number, i.e.: 2,306,395 is male or female? The last number is the important for me.. I wonder if it has something to do with what your first language is, or what languages you grew up with, since some languages assign gender to numbers or inanimate objects. Maybe it sparks something in a child's imagination. My native language is spanish, and we put gender to inanimate objects, but we don't do that with numbers. For example, table - she, car - he....etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlindee Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I've heard that people put colours to words. It has a medical name. Like Tuesday being darkish yellow...... I have that! I put gender to the colors!! hihihi I think everybody does! Me too! But I don't really do these kind of things with letters or numbers. I also do it with left and right. Left is salmonish coloured, and right is yellow:naughty: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberduckiiz2 Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Isn’t there anyone else who has colours for the numbers and letters? And colours for names? I’m really going to try to find that book, thanks for the tip! You're welcome! And in that book, the main character (a girl who's like 12 or something) tells her classmates about her abilities and instead of thinking she's weird, they hound her with questions like "what's the color of my name?!?!" all obnoxious-like. But that is an interesting quesiton. For most synaesthetes (ppl with synesthesia) the whole name is greatly influenced by the first letter. Kinda like what people were saying about large numbers and how the first number was the leader. To me, a large number like 2,473,545 is the color red for some reason, and if I just quickly glance at it, I think it's a girl... probably because the 2 and the 5 on the ends are both girls to me. But each number does still have a gender when I take a closer look at it. Haha although I'm not a true synaesthete, I think it's fun to have this small quirk. It makes math a lot more interesting.... speaking of that I have craploads of homework to do! haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sienna Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Craploads...I love that! I'm picking up new words at this place every day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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