Sam the Octopus @troubleMoney@computerfairi.es

@squirrel @trinsec Yeah, calling everyone "Dude" is not good practice

@Hobbit_Habit@mastodon.host well where's the fun in that?

@ghost_bird oh yeah, other forms of address are available and work well, but I was just musing on the "dude" schema

@Siphonay@octodon.social in Spanish it's a male diminutive but in esperanto it's female. Not sure about any other suffixes that would work better

"Dudes of all pronouns" certainly works, but feels a little clunky to my ear

Hm... "Dude" is fairly male-coded, so shouldn't really be used in mixed company

"Dudette" is female-coded, so adding that might be a good idea

But that only covers the binary genders, so for non-binary I propose "Duderino"

Putting all that together, the address "Dudes, Dudettes, and Duderinos" (in any order) could be the best way to address a mixed group

Yes. This is what we do for fun in England. Don't judge.

I've just been reminded of Diggerland

https://www.diggerland.com/

It's a digger theme park!

You can drive diggers, dig around with the diggers, ride on the end of diggers

If you like diggers, you'll love Diggerland!

Screw these people in particular

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/bird-spikes-droppings-expensive-sports-cars-environmentalists-angered-rspb-clifton-down-bristol-a8117786.html

Let the nice birds have somewhere to sit goddamnit

@lizardsquid so do I!

It looks so comfy!

@squirrel marf

So uh... apparently this exists

http://www.chumbuddy.com/chumbuddy/

It's a shark sleeping bag

Remember Alf? He's back

In prog form!

*excessively long guitar solo*

I have just come across the perfect watch for a @squirrel

https://g-shock.co.uk/product?v=DW-5600TB-6ER

@masklayer oh cool

@masklayer I have no idea who that is but congrats(?)

Romance languages: We have invented a flying machine! We must come up with a name drawing on latin and greek! We shall call it... an aeroplane!

Germanic languages: Flying stuff? Sorted.