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  • PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uktoTrans Memes@lemmy.blahaj.zone_sigh_
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    8 days ago

    The 80’s and 90’s were my formative years, so “my dudes” has taken on a gender-agnostic meaning in my view (anecdotal evidence alert), so much so that I address whoever I’ve got in my team for a given day:

    • A team full of guys? “Good morning my dudes”;

    • A team of mostly guys and some women? “Good morning my dudes”;

    • A team of mostly girls and one or two guys? “Good morning my dudes”;

    • A team full of girls? “Good morning my dudes” (maybe “dudettes” but then I feel I’m making an exception based on gender which seems demeaning, so dudes is safer);

    • A team of a guy, a girl, a rabbit in a hat, and a dog? “Good morning my dudes”;

    • A team full of Avril Lavignes? “hey hey you you I don’t like your girlfriend”;

    • A team full of people I don’t know because it’s dark? “Good morning my dudes”.

    I am a simple person.






  • I’m going to preface this by stating that it’s my assumption and not fact:

    O’Leary isn’t daft. I don’t like him and I don’t like Ryanair, but he’s done well with the brand from a financial perspective, in an industry that’s all about the fine margins.

    I’m quite sure your view is correct, it’s probably only about the numbers - for better or worse. If Starlink was a cheaper alternative to most in the market, and their projected connectivity sales outweigh the operating and capital costs, there’d be Starlink all over Ryanair planes. As it happens, the numbers probably look a deep red on the spreadsheet so it’s in the “fuck right off” box.

    I’ve no love for either of them but it’s still nice to see Elon getting a poke in the eye.