The opposite of "Ladies & Gentlemen" would be "Whores & Scoundrels".

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• Apeman42@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I would also argue that “whores and scoundrels” is more inclusive. You can be either one regardless of your parts or gender identity.

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  • Apeman42@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    After further ruminating on this thought:

    Dear Mr. Vernon, we accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in detention for whatever it was we did wrong. But we think you’re crazy for making us write an essay telling you who we think we are. You see us as you want to see us… In the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions. But what we found out is that each one of us is a whore, and a scoundrel, and a rascal, a ne’er-do-well, and a villain… Does that answer your question? Sincerely yours, the Guild of Calamitous Intent.

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    • Today@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Don’t you…forget about me…

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    • bradorsomething@ttrpg.network ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Forget Reddit gold, this deserves a Lemmy Lemon.

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• NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Strumpets and Scoundrels sounds more high class and has better alliteration

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  • Apeman42@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

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  • johnnybravo@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Strumpets and Scallywags sounds even more high class and has even better alliteration.

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• andrewrgross@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  My husband has served as an MC for a few fetish or counter-cultural events, and he likes to open with "Welcome, theydies and gentlethem!

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• jet@hackertalks.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Given the origin of the phrase was extremely classist in Britain. Probably peasants and surfs would be the opposite. Any form of commoner would not be a lady or a gentleman. So reminding people of that.

  Though I’m sure the British would do it and I thoroughly British way, introducing Mr Bob and his wife Julia, and now introducing the gentleman lord von butterscotch and his lady affelia.

  In the context you would know they were commoners cuz they didn’t get the title lady or gentleman

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• OhmsLawn@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  One of my favorite insults is to exclude someone from these classes by simply saying their name afterwards:

  “Good morning gentlemen, Steve.”

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• LadyMona@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Bitches & Bastards?

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  • RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Viragos and rapscallions.

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• 4am@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Trollops and scallywags

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  • Comment105@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Tramps and Troglodytes

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• kersploosh@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  “Bitches and assholes, thank you for coming to tonight’s presentation…”

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• olorin99@artemis.camp ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  How about hamsters and elderberries.

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  • MrPoopyButthole@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Fetchez la vache!

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  • AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Not everyone is incredibly hairy, or a drunkard.

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• j4k3@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I can only hear Geoffrey Rush’s captain Barbossa…"Whores and Scoundrels… "

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• Bytestream@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Wouldn’t the opposite technically be “Gentlemen and Ladies”?

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  • yanyuan@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    No, I think it would be:

    Not (Ladies and Gentlemen)
    = Not Landies or Not Gentleman

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    • IONLYpost@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      You didn't show the last step, are you thinking what I am thinking?

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• mojo@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Scoundrels just doesn’t have the same sting to it as whore does

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• FlightyPenguin@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Ladisn’t and gentlemen’t. Or standies and harshmen.

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