calcifer đ§ŻMy child has established âstay whimsical, silly geeseâ as a gender-neutral way to depart from a group and I have secured their consent to steal it and make it available to anyone else who finds it useful
http@calcifer I'm not sure that qualifies as stealing, and thank you.
EVHaste@calcifer I accept this mission to carry the phrase further, letâs see how far we can get it
Glyph@calcifer @vmbrasseur itâs a lovely day in the village and I am a whimsical goose
Court Cantrell won't conform@calcifer This is delightful. Thank you.
I also still really like "stay fresh cheese bags" đ
James FarbianoHello my name is James nice meeting you here what's your name?
Ryan Park
William
Ben Haylock 
Juho MäntysaloI'm sorry for having to ask, but what's the way of departing from a group which involves gendering people?
AriaflameOh. Sounds rather strange to me, but perhaps that's how it's done where-ever calcifer is.
Sandra Bond@calcifer your child is Nathan Barley AICMFP
dirk@RonJeffries @calcifer That is an amazing phrase!
Mike Taylor đŚ
Bishop loves the java jive...
Christopher Miller
Primo@calcifer I will spread this among friends o.o
Liminal witch đ§ââď¸ Sarah@calcifer just don't use that in central Europe because it can be gendered in very bad way
swope@xgebi Is there an idiomatic equivalent to the compound term "silly goose"? I would expect most languages don't translate that idiom directly (for example, I'd probably pick "verrĂźcktes Huhn" [crazy chicken] if I were translating to German).
Speed demon đŞđş đłđ´đşđŚđľđ¸@calcifer
What's sauce for the goose, is sauce for the gander.
What's sauce for the goose, is sauce for the gander.
Cadbury Moose
crypticcelery@calcifer that is wonderful.
Now just to find a greeting, besides âHello party peopleâ.
Dan Neuman đ¨đŚ
vxo@calcifer most of the other people in my office are ham radio operators so sometimes I'll just say "73's, cheese bags" and walk out
Dibs@calcifer cool but if "queer" can be repurposed than, as far as I am concerned almost anything can be used in a gender-neutral context as long as there is a shared understanding of the intent.
For example, my daughter (10) uses "bro" in a completely gender-nonspecific way to express disappointment with someone.
I've always affirmed that someone can be "a dude" regardless of gender. I reject "dudette" in a similar way to "actress".
The shared understanding is the key part, though, right?
Acrophile@calcifer Love this!!!
Raeyn@calcifer Oh stars, I love that.
Madgurl69@calcifer I love this!
Karen E. Lund đđ
Bruce
Mark Embling@calcifer Hmm, wondering how feasible it is to use this in a high level work meeting (such as with senior management). Perhaps they'd be considered less silly and more serious geese.
FiXato@calcifer telling them that a group of geese on the ground is a gaggle, might make them giggle. ;)
Dan Lyke
harryprayiv@calcifer I always like âgood night, you princes of Maine, you sons of bitchesâ. Itâs far less refined but references Cider House Rules for no apparent reason.
Paul Bartlett@harryprayiv @calcifer And there's always the classic Boyleism: "Yippee kayak, other buckets!" (https://www.reddit.com/r/brooklynninenine/comments/xndhv6/what_are_your_favourite_boyle_quotes/)
Ben Rosengart
Max Nordlund@calcifer I love it đ In Swedish I've been using "hellre ett original än en kopia", which translates to "rather be an original then a copy". But yours is much sweeter.
Maier Amsden@calcifer That's fun. In most cases I prefer the more inflammatory adult version - Jon Stewart's/ Daily Show's use of a news anchor's *final sign-off, live on-air: "Keep fuckin that chicken!"
Harold Liss@calcifer I suddenly want nothing more than to see a Dos Equis commercial end this way
HTTP 1.1/418 Old Teapot Typewriter Font@calcifer @AnneOfGreenCables Stranger sliding in to appreciate the fabulousness.
VulcanTouristA high school French teacher once called our particular class "exhuberant Twinkies". It wasn't a slur, so perhaps he was equating us with tasty fillings.
mav 
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I absolutely adore this, and might want to make it into a sticker if that's cool
I absolutely adore this, and might want to make it into a sticker if that's cool
@mav 100% cool. Link me if you do!
Clair (KD3BCC)@calcifer Sorry for replying to a very old post, but I had this bookmarked and I just re-discovered the bookmark.
It remains as awesome as the first time I read it.