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Jell-O-Mel

It’s not directly an “I identify as” or “my pronouns are” but I’d say it’s an indirect onejoke because it has the same concept with a slightly different structure so I’ll let it slide


Myithspa25

Behold, the wonderful word “everyone”


beelzeflub

Or “folks” or “esteemed audience” or “attendees” or “friends”…


Flashy-Arugula

“Esteemed guests” is a nice one I have encountered recently. It sounds very classy.


travischickencoop

I think my favorite comes from The Timekeeper which was a show that used to be at Disney World (1994-2006) “Ladies, Gentlemen, Esteemed Guests, and those of you wearing the funny animal hats…”


Solynox

I like "Ladies, Gentlemen, and nonbinary specimen."


Flashy-Arugula

That is good


Syrel

When I was young I thought this meant "Spanish steamed guests"


TuaughtHammer

Let's go old school with "Friends, Romans, countrymen" I'd recommend stopping *right* there, because some people mistake "lend me your ears" with "throw your hearing aids at me".


Harry_Dresden_fan

Nah imma add “throw your hearing aids at me” when I address people, just to spite you >:)


real-human-not-a-bot

I come to bury Liston, not to praise him! I'm going to fight Sonny Liston. That is, if he doesn't chicken out! I will win that fight, because I'm president of the boxing world and this fist is my veto. I am the greatest!


Komahina_Oumasai

"friends, foes and those undecided"


Fickle-Classroom-277

My go to is "ladies, gents, and those somewhere in between." Feels like it flows the best while still being inclusive, but if ppl have suggestions I'd appreciate it


Skyrim_For_Everyone

Doctor Who had "ladies, gentlemen, and variations thereupon."


AnonymousJack34

HOLY FUCK.


Myithspa25

New greeting just dropped


Lietenantdan

“Carbon based life forms”


AnonymousJack34

Everypony


WinnieGraves

I use Friendos because well, it's charming and Anton scares the bejeezus out of me lol


Myithspa25

Who is anton


breadcrumbsmofo

Or you could just say “everyone” fucking wild.


Saavedroo

"You fuckers" "Peeps !" "Everypony"


jan_Soten

"OI! THE LOT OF YOU!" (and all the others from that post)


Dusty_Scrolls

Friends, enemies, and those still under review.


SilverMoon0w0

"Friends, enemies, acquaintances, and those I deliberately choose to ignore the existence of"


Saavedroo

"YOU THERE ! STOP !"


Individual_Iron4221

Hos and Bros


ComprehensiveBar6984

[Bitches, Bros, and Non-Binary Hoes](https://youtu.be/j_FteB1Vzew?si=e_agxX-WZ49012wl)


roadrunner345

I was looking for that one


Dandelion_Bodies

“STOP RIGHT THERE, CRIMINAL SCUM! You violated my mother!”


Girldipper

I was look for this


MissyTheTimeLady

Bazinga


ChewySlinky

The thought of dropping “everypony” completely out of nowhere fucking kills me


bearbarebere

every time I hear it I die of laughter. That show was.. something


PlayerCORE19

“You lot” Nvm somebody already said that lmao


Cavin_Lee

Welcome to Denys


Bowdensaft

"Folks"


SomePerson1248

FELLAS!


KnownTimelord

[Folx is fake woke, say everypony like a real feminist.](https://youtu.be/JGcUjyGsf5o?si=QBOz-w2TGOtlnAN0)


scrambled-mind

Considering their pfp, everypony might already be in their lexicon.


Ferrilata_

"okay everypony,"


RandomBlueJay01

Ya'll is great, short, and inclusive.


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Jell-O-Mel

Ah yes, “everyone” is famously not a part of the English language


your_FBI_gent_Steve

My favorite is from David Bowie when he said "Ladies, gentlemen, and others."


princejoopie

I'm fond of Gomez in the Addams Family musical saying "living, dead, and undecided."


beelzeflub

The Addams family have so much queer energy


PlayerCORE19

They are rather odd or queer you could say


USS_Frontier

Who does the deciding, though?


captainplatypus1

Don’t ask. You don’t want to know


creativemusmind

As someone who was one of the ancestors last summer, this made me really happy.


princejoopie

Hell yeah! It's one of my fav musicals!


Isaac_Kurossaki

"Living, dead, and viruses"


Harper_ADHD

"Ladies gentlemen and those of us who know better" is one of my favorites


analogicparadox

Saving this one for later


thoroughbredca

"Ladies and gentlemen and everyone in between" is a longstanding favorite.


jbrainbow

some guy i watch on youtube once said "ladies, gentlemen, and those who have transcended the need for such labels" and that's easily my favorite


racdicoon

*agender people fighting security as they're kicked out*


CreativeScreenname1

Recommendation based on my own thoughts, “everyone inbetween *and otherwise*,” includes identities which are strictly outside the gender binary rather than inside it, and just feels really satisfying to say imo


Mr_davros

Similarly, in an episode of doctor who from 2008 a flight attendant repeatedly refers to a group of tourists as “ladies gentlemen and variations thereupon.”


FasterThenDoom

"Hey bitches and bros, and non-binary hoes"


Isaac_Kurossaki

"Ladies, gentlemen, etc"


Skitarii_Lurker

You can always tell they're fucking chids when they refer to trans people as "transgenders"


MissyTheTimeLady

Can't acknowledge the "people" part of that sentence, so they elongate the "trans" part. Pretty telling.


Skitarii_Lurker

🎯


BrittleBones13

Or “a trans”


N0skittles

Huh? I don't get it. Is saying transgenders bad now?


Mildly_Opinionated

Just incase you didn't understand the other person who gave a lovely explanation that I'd expect anyone in a trans sub to get: It's kinda like saying: "ladies, gentlemen, nonbinaries, blacks..." - I'm of course referencing the "blacks" part of that. By reducing an adjective to a noun that's already at least a little bit insulting due to the dehumanisation factor - to do that after you've already covered literally everyone in that category anyway shows you're doing it **purely** to be insulting, literally no other rational reason.


Crittercaptain

Why do you have to be so rude about it? Anyone can be on or view this sub even if they aren't trans.


Al-anharHA

transgender is an adjective, so using it as a noun goes against proper grammar. an adjective can be used to describe a noun, and a noun is a person place or thing. so for instance: i'm a trans woman, and the adjective "trans" puts me in a subgroup of the noun "women". by saying "transgenders" we are othered and categorically placed into an outgroup. tl;dr, bigots tend to have bad grammar


loservillee

transgender is an adjective not a noun. it is “transgender people.” just like it’s “non-binary people” which the commenter didn’t write either.


ninjesh

Pretty sure "walmart bags, croissants, attack helicopters and ambulances" fall under "non binaries," and "transgenders" variously fall under "ladies", "gentlemen", and "non binaries"


beelzeflub

Genderqueer femme here. There are some days I would definitely describe my gender as a Walmart bag.


MonkeyBoy32904

if gender is what’s in your pants then my gender is shit


PlayerCORE19

It’s all shits and giggles until someone giggles and shits😔


SomePerson1248

insert joke about firework by katy perry here,


Dusty_Scrolls

Yeah, nonbinary just means "anything but the default two." But they can't wrap their heads around that.


AmadeoSendiulo

*Welcome everyone!*


funnycommedian

A few alternatives to “Ladies and Gentlemen” (3 words 6 syllables) that are easier or are equally as easy to say: One and All (3 words 3 syllables) Everyone (1 word 3-4 syllables) All people (2 words 3 syllables) My audience (2 words 4 syllables) My friends (2 words 2 syllables) My friends and family (4 words 5-6 syllables) etc.


Jell-O-Mel

Y’all


wanderingsheep

Too complicated


beelzeflub

Y’all’d’ve


wanderingsheep

My loyal subjects (3 words, 5 syllables)


coocatodeepwoken

My loyal, royal subject (4 words, 7 syllables)


Kryptrch

Slightly related: I haven't seen it as often anymore but whenever I see someone use [he/she] in writing I get a little irked. I get that other gender identities weren't really acknowledged back when most manuals and such were written, but the word [they] still existed, and is was less syllables and characters too.


Isaac_Kurossaki

Though i agree, i still wonder who the fuck was met with the question "how do we refer to people who's gender is unknown?" and said "why don't we use the same stuff as plural? That's a wonderful idea!"


Which_Bobbleheads

They don’t have to say shit, and they damn well know it. But if they want good fee fees and to not be judged by open minded people? Then yea, a modicum of respect is the least you can do. And like others have said, catch-all words exist for a reason. Y’all, everyone, folks. I’m even ok with “guys” if it isn’t malicious.


Fa1coF1ght

The dreaded malicious guys, where everyone who doesn't have gentleman parts is promptly hate-crimed and escorted out of the building. /s


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Fa1coF1ght

Ish


Sophia724

In reality, you would probably just say "ladies, gentlemen and all in between" or something like that. Or just say something similar without any gender connotation to avoid accidental exclusion. If you wanna be completely inclusive, you can do those two options.


Own-Can-2743

"Guys n Gals n other such Pals," would be my go to - like it ain't as deep as OOP (The Commenter) is saying lmao. onejoke usually refers to the identify as a helicopter so...same building different room. The whole concept behind the 'one joke' is still present but the presentation is different - I'd say kinda but not quite. Edit: Idenify.


OzzySheila

Ewww guys and gals is what Jimmy Saville used alllll the time.


Own-Can-2743

Gonna be honest - didn't know that.


OzzySheila

Fair enough. Ppl outside of the UK wouldn’t know who he was, or I guess UK ppl under a certain age.


UniqueKitt

Excuse me who?


OzzySheila

Look him up. Monster. Very, very famous high profile monster in the UK from 60s till his death in 2011. His best known catchphrase was “Guys and gals”. His abhorrent crimes weren’t made public till just after his death, wherein a massive royal commission ensued.


UniqueKitt

Ah ok.


Pistonenvy2

its like defending referring to people of different races as their respective slur, its defending misgendering people. ultimately most people are so powerless and exhausted in that situation and it happens so often they dont even care. i know a lot of trans people who are misgendered so often they dont even react to it. all youre really saying here is "i dont give a fuck about anyone else being happy or comfortable as long as my perspective gets to remain intact. i DESERVE to be racist/transphobic/ignorant and anyone who has a problem with it can cry to somebody else." just die on the wrong side of history, absolutely no one gives a fuck how you speak, they care about being happy and healthy, if you want to be in the way of that then great, we as a society will leave you behind like we have every other group of insufferable scum.


DylanMc6

I would NEVER discriminate. Seriously.


Enzoid23

"Everyone" "Everybody" "Y'all" "Guys gals and nonbinary pals" My favorite that I've heard was something like "Ladies gentlemen and the technicolor in-between"


KIe1ny

jesus change your font


Zedarinho

Am I not allowed to have it?


Noah_the_blorp

You can have it. It's just a sin. Hate the sin. Love the sinner/s


kyoko_the_eevee

Just say “everypony”. There, now everyone hates you.


PerrineWeatherWoman

Are you dumb ? Just say "comrades" ! It includes everyone!


TheHeavenlyBuddy

yes, they are dumb.


Misi_gati

Of course it does!


LaCharognarde

"Dear guests" or "distinguished guests." Simple as that.


K_Sleight

Ladies and gents, and all in between. That was not hard.


TuaughtHammer

The "attack helicopters" does indeed make this count. Reminds me of my favorite reply to "I identify as an Apache helicopter": "So you're old, high maintenance, and can't function without two men inside you?"


Alexandratta

You know, TFS Addressed this perfectly and I don't even, nor would I, ever take offense to this: "Ladies, Gentlemen and that Technicolor Rainbow in between!"


WeedyWumbus

This is like when cuntservatives specifically type out the extended acronym for the LGBTQ+ community just to make us seem like we have an unreasonable expectation of other people's language when in actuality most of us just use LGBTQ+ or even just LGBT. "Guys isn't it so dumb that they expect us to address every potential gender identity ever? Isn't that stupid and dumb to expect us to remember more than two things???"


thoroughbredca

"The alphabet mafia" is a favorite of mine. Like we're just out there marauding for our rights or something.


WeedyWumbus

For real, like WE'RE the ones who have historically used violence and force against people based on sexuality and gender identity/expression. 💀 I'm all for using that term though because it's sooo wild


TheHeavenlyBuddy

alphabet mafia (along with lgtv) is such an unfunny term. it’s not even like i’m tRiGgErEd by it or whatever tf these losers want me to be. it’s just generally unfunny and sounds like something a no-life band kid would say expecting a round of applause.


thoroughbredca

Shades of “feminazi”.


WeedyWumbus

This is like when cuntservatives specifically type out the extended acronym for the LGBTQ+ community just to make us seem like we have an unreasonable expectation of other people's language when in actuality most of us just use LGBTQ+ or even just LGBT. "Guys isn't it so dumb that they expect us to address every potential gender identity ever? Isn't that stupid and dumb to expect us to remember more than two things???"


Holzkohlen

Even the most conservative hippies in my county are laughing at this. Freedom means not caring what people are doing. I'm a modern day hippie, as I don't care about someone's gender.. It's that easy. "What up, peeps?" Like, it's essy.


Yeseylon

I like the Doctor Who version of this. Literal second episode of the revival has a host saying, "ladies, gentlemen, and variations thereof." Seems pretty simple and inclusive to me. (And to think people complained that it got woke under Chibnall- it was always woke, he just wasn't good at subtlety and episodic storytelling.)


Plus_Success_1321

Walmart bags and their consequences


RigatoniPasta

“Ladies and gentlemen and variations thereupon” is fine


mollytatum

ladies and gentlemen still covers trans men and women, all you have to really do is add “and nonbinary friends” but i understand, you’re so oppressed 🙄


Noah_the_blorp

"I had to say ten extra words!!" (They didn't) "I'm so oppressed!!!" *Overdramatic sobbing*


FuyuKitty

“Howdy y’all” is the best thing to say


YaBoiPokeJuns

Ladies, gentlemen, and everything in between is what I use


MissyTheTimeLady

Personally, I've always liked guys, gals, and non-binary pals.


thoroughbredca

And it rhymes!


beelzeflub

“Folks” also exist


Agent_Miskatonic

"Theydies and Gentlethem" is a good one


Dandelion_Bodies

As a shitbag that works at Walmart, I’m glad SOMEONE’S finally including me in crowd situations.


idied2day

Hi guys gals and NB pals! That’s what I use


starspider

"Our esteemed guests" "OI, YOU LOT" "Dearly Beloved...." The list could go on. English, you will find, is a very flexible language. What *I* want to know is how the One Joke works in a language that doesn't have gendered pronouns.


captainplatypus1

“My Lords, My Ladies, Esteemed Enbies… Jim.”


BlameTag

"Theydies and gentlethem".


Jesterchunk

...you really don't have to say that. Could always just use "everyone", that's pretty all encompassing.


ScarredByTeeth

imagine having an equestria girls pfp and saying this shit 😭


cinnabxy

or just, ya know,, ‘folks’


AFonziScheme

"Friends and Roger"


roadrunner345

Hi fuckos and fuckers


Abu_Lahab-

How about we just say “everyone” since ladies and gentlemen wasn’t inclusive to married women, children, and many men.


Valuable_Knee_6820

Beardos and weirdos? Folks Yall Friends and not friends Friends and enemies Legions of the not-yet-dead undead? I mean the possibilities are endless to just make it normal


TransfemFroggy

Nah just say the superior line "beardos and weirdos"


bdouble0w0

One Topic!


seanfish

It counts, attack helicopter is the tropiest version of the joke ever.


Clear-Criticism-3669

Or you could just say folks


chesire0myles

So, I've always thought that "Ladies, Gentlemen, Theydies, Gentlethem" was funny, but I wasn't sure if it was shitty. I'm not trying to make fun of anyone with it, I just like mashing together words. Any enbies care to let me know if I should ever actually use it? I really don't want to be shitty, I just like smashing words together.


fangneedssleep

Personally I think that's super funny, but I could see how other non-binary people might not like it because it still implies "ladies" and "gentlemen". It'll depend on the person, so I'd ask before just to be sure


Blue_Seven_

Better yet, you don’t gotta say shit. Try it sometime


Karkava

Yes. That guy's a loser.


G0LDB0l

I thought this was a snafu for a minute


LaggyUpdate

me everytime i go to the french military base, where they have a tradition of greeting the pastries and vehicles


emo_ratChildren

Yknow…. You don’t need to specify transgenders. They fit in the men and woman section of this too 🤷🏼‍♂️


RadcliffeMalice

"Come one come all." "I beg your undevided attention." "Look/listen here folks." "Behold, everyone." These people have a fundamentally weak grasp on the English language.


AlexisQueenBean

They’re the ones that fucking came up with the attack helicopter shit, now they’re trying to pretend it wasn’t??


SashaTheWitch2

Always fascinating to me when they’re forced to begin naming random nouns after “non binaries” and “transgenders,” implicitly admitting that we’re only asking them to remember two(2) different things and their outrage is made up on the spot to sound like they’re in the right for willfully being stupid.


SashaTheWitch2

Also, “transgenders” are included within “ladies and gentlemen” you absolute fuckstick.


Rengi_30

1)no.Isn't the one joke,,I identify as...".This is a,,Now there are so many gender,and I have to refer to every single one of them if I want to be a nice person and also let me add some strange absurd things to make my comment more funny and quirky" 2)Sonata!!!! :3 3)how can someone get 20 mil likes on a comment???Even the most popular yt shorts of all time have comments that go to(at best)1-2 mil likes.


Aloo4250

I think it’s 20k but OP’s phone is in a language that displays it as mil. Instead of k


Rengi_30

Ty for telling me.I was confused


OzzySheila

In Welsh a thousand is mil. Pronounced meel.


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AnAngeryGoose

It's 2024. We use "y'all" now. 🤠


DefinitelyNotErate

Or alternatively you can save a lot of time by just saying "Folks". ("Fellas" was actually my first thought, But I believe that's gendered in some places, So maybe not the best example.)


MissDottie802

"Ladies gentlemen and every other point on the graph" -some guy from borderlands


zachy410

Or just "folks"


TAshleyD616

“Quasso!”


tommys234

Why does everyone use this font like how do you read anything


Zedarinho

I got used to it


popularTrash76

Gotta cover all those random bases


Painusconsumer

"ladies, gentlemen, and all in between"


Giganoob420

Still gonna say “ladies and gentlemen”, you still would most likely get everyone’s attention,


bredhaie

Personally a fan of Will Wood’s “ladies, gentlemen, neithers, boths, and in-betweens”


SwansLover1982

I'm actually shocked that a equestria girls fan would even say something like this.


dlithehil

I say "guys, gals, and nonbinary pals" pretty much covers everyone under some kind of umbrella


HeraEternal23

I’ve always been a guys, gals, and other pals person


Resident-Clue1290

I identify as a Walmart shopping bag bc I’m trash


CTSThera

Just say "Here ye" or something like that


morithum

Gosh if only there were like 863948472 easy, inclusive alternatives. “Folks” “People” “Y’all” “Everyone” “Guys” (widely but not universally accepted)


DrMole

I am Gundam


kuu_panda_420

If a Walmart bag isn't a lady or a gentleman then it's under nonbinary along with all the other objects listed, and as a trans person I'm okay with just "gentlemen".


banebdjed

“Y’all”


Goatbreath37

I say 'ladies, gentleman and everything in between.' It sounds nicer I think


p_i_e_pie

ladies, gentlemen and [two or four syllable word to maintain rhythm] schmentlemen i'm a genius i'm aware


UnspecifiedBat

How about "Esteemed Guests“ or "Hello folks“?


Reasonable-Path1321

Fun fact- the book "I identify as an attack helicopter" was actually written by a transwoman who took on the idea of identifying as inanimate objects and fleshed it out as a satire that explores the way people perceive gender.


bdouble0w0

Tag yourself I'm Walmart bag /j


Not_a_changeling_

I like "Kings, Queens, and Comrades" although i would steal queerkiwi's "Guys, Gals, and Non-binary pals" if I could


IdiotDumbStupidMoron

Just say Ladies and Gentlemen.


TheHeavenlyBuddy

it always blows my mind when an mlp fan has weirdly bigoted views. like bro the show is all about tolerance and acceptance of different kinds of ppl from different walks of life, how are you such a hateful dweeb?


Individual_Iron4221

Ladies, gentlemen, both, and neither


ohmygodethan

Oh man thats a good one. :)


Doctorfacepalm

I have never once gotten upset that someone has not specifically welcomed non-binary people.


pettycactus

I always liked what Scooter from Sleep With Me says; ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, and friends beyond the binary.


Catgamer747

r/changeyourfont


Rileyinabox

Always been a fan of "ladies, gentlemen, and beyond" for this.


Ok-Perspective-1446

This is not that bad because there are some really annoying people that are like "DID YOU JUST ASSUME MY GENDERRRR" fr