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 yes, boys and computers share this feature of literal interpretation of the salient words 
 oh yeah, ironically, one of the best computers ever made, literally got the brand "girlfriend" - amiga

and it was a beautiful lady, she always knew what you meant, unlike these toxic corporate intel things 
 Fr. They're like halfway there, already. I have to think further.  
 yes, probably the difference is the boys have one level of abstraction called "vocabulary" and "grammar" that is a little opaque