From: darren kirby <bulliver@...>
Date: 2008-09-30T07:18:18+09:00
Subject: Re: [QUIZ] Cookie Monster (#178)

quoth the Michal Suchanek:

>
> Also I am wondering: are there only male cookie monsters?
>
> It comes strange to me that the cookie monster is referred to as "he"
> because in my mother tongue monsters are normally female, and you have
> to be more specific when talking about a male monster.
> As for English I thought monsters are normally referred to as "it".

Not 'a' cookie monster, 'Cookie Monster': 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cookie_Monster

> Thanks
>
> Michal

-d
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