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[–] PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk 57 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

An old boss of mine started most group conversations with "right then you cunts..." and it was set the tone straight away. No bullshit, no egos, and no dragging on the conversation. Top fella actually, one of the best leaders I've had. We were his cunts, and he was our better-paid cunt.

We had another bloke who was a proper cockney boy. If you were in his good books, you were a "geezer", and if you'd ruined his day then you were a "slaaaaag".

I'm guilty of addressing my squad from my very junior managerial position as "alright my dudes", which on the surface of it sounds very male-leaning, but I think since the 90s "dude" has become as gender-neutral as they come.

That, or you could go full Karl Jobst and kick off with "hello you absolute legends .."

[–] meyotch@slrpnk.net 23 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I swear I can hear your accent from text alone. I am surely wrong but thanks for writing that. It grabbed me.

[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 9 points 11 months ago

I've read their post in the voice of Butcher.

[–] Squirrelanna@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 11 months ago

Never go full Karl Jobst...

[–] Fandangalo@lemmy.world 49 points 11 months ago

Limp Bizkit was ahead of its time for inclusive language. I identify as someone who doesn’t give a f*ck, and I felt very seen because of this lyric. 💜

[–] Armand1@lemmy.world 34 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Someone at work said we should use "folks"... But I'm not a Loony Tunes ending screen.

[–] Bahnd@lemmy.world 34 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I call everyone nerds, and yall may think, not everyone is a nerd. Wrong.

Remember that jock from the football team, ask them about about sports betting. You will get a better lesson in sports statistics than you would by taking a college class. Everyone is a nerd about something.

[–] wieson@feddit.org 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

You count every single protein you eat to get swole? Nerd.

You strap hard rate monitors to yourself to run a 10km? Nerd.

You go to concerts of your fav rapper and buy and wear his merch? Nerd.

You don't do anything that's interesting, but go to the screws and bolts plant every workday at exactly 6:30, wear the same blue dungarees, get off at 15:00, wash your hands with your favourite extra strong, lemon-scented, degreasing soap? Nerd.

You know which grain of wood you can glue together and which way it should curve to not trap moisture and rot? Nerd.

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

More comprehensive, yes. But everything will only superficially resemble probability (or worse, statistics), without any idea zeroing on the real thing.

Alternatively, you can ask a crystal-hippie about quantum mechanics. Oh, well... we have LLMs nowadays, you can ask them anything.

[–] 200ok@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I use "hi team", "hi everyone", "hi all", or simply, "good morning/afternoon".

[–] wieson@feddit.org 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 6 points 11 months ago

You think that picture is of my family?

Nu uh!

It's the A-Team.

[–] peteyestee@feddit.org 34 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

"Stay fresh cheese bags!" Is how I'm saying "goodbye" now.

[–] Armand1@lemmy.world 25 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Another common one is "y'all" but I'm not American enough to pull that off.

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Ironically yall is from the south too

[–] Forester@pawb.social 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Yeah the south of England. It's just another word Y'all gave us and then abandoned like soccer.

[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What about the aussie/british “youse”

[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I always thought that was a New York thing.

[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 11 months ago

I think it might have survived in the east coast working class.

It’s primarily a northern british (north of england, scotland, maybe ireland) lower classes thing. It got big in australia cuz well the original settlers were mostly just british prisoners (which is almost always lower class peoples).

I guess it also lowkey survived in lower class New England? Boston NYC?

[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 3 points 11 months ago

Man, (neutral), southern is preferable for usage of y'all, but most people can pull it off. Edit: somehow forgot to type the most important part. Have some god damn faith.

[–] archonet@lemy.lol 13 points 11 months ago (2 children)

but are those cheese bags endorsed by a dashing celebrity chef?

[–] SleepingInTraffic@feddit.uk 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

"An excellent comment"

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 3 points 11 months ago

An excellent callback. *jingle*

[–] rickywithanm@aussie.zone 2 points 11 months ago

I’m glad to see a chef excellence comment here

[–] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 11 months ago

I always lead with "What's up fuckers" when communicating with my nonbinary brothers and sisters

[–] sanderium@lemmy.zip 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Isn't that the gay cowboy that has a tiger exposition?

[–] Kaput@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

That the first Trump administration mascot. I'm surprised he hasn't been made wildlife secretary for this term

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 9 points 11 months ago

Howdy, boils and ghouls!

[–] Zier@fedia.io 8 points 11 months ago

I usually use the most benign and conservative of phrases... S'up whores!

[–] lettruthout@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago (2 children)

For the formal occasion: “Ladies and gentlemen and everyone in between …”

[–] drbluefall@toast.ooo 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I always like to say "in between and beyond", for all our friends off the standard gender spectrum :)

[–] lettruthout@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Even better!

[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

As a joke, I'd probably say something like "and all the other ones". Hope that isn't offensive or something.

[–] PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Risky joke - could get a laugh, could get you a meeting with HR without biscuits. It's worth a punt though if you know your audience!

If you make the joke a bit more explicit it tends to get a few more laughs, like "this one goes out to the tireless administrators, creative engineers, fantastic embeds... and Paul".

Only pull those stunts if you're happy to get the piss taken out of you in return though, else you'll look like a right tosser.

[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 4 points 11 months ago

Yeah, I'd only do that exclusively around people that don't think I'm a piece of shit. Otherwise, could come off as transphobia or something.

[–] witchybitchy@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago

guys, gals, and pals

[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 3 points 11 months ago

Oh, man, I'm pretty decent at this. Man is a favorite of mine. You may be thinking "that's not neutral". To that I say, yuh huh. Pardner, obviously said in some kind of Arthur Morgan impression (quality irrelevant). Buddy, if you want to be dismissive, as in "Yeah, sure buddy". Bitch, to be used with close colleagues. Also somehow gender neutral. Diva is pretty universal. It has the added plus as a quick little homophobia check. Girliepop, similar usage as diva. Pookie/ pookie bear, to be used with close friends and partners.

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 2 points 11 months ago

I normally go " what up fellow hooman"

By brother uses apes.

[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Beware, cowards!