This is why I prefer the nonspecific "meat sack," though I'll admit mine is often more cumbersome in general usage. (Seriously: "folks" is what I tend to use to avoid this situation. Any time you find yourself saying "guys," folks will work.)
If you s/guys/folks/ in that comment and think it sounds like a politician, I'm quite intrigued by who your politicians are. Kill this thread and don't reply to me, though, we are super off topic.
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We have some really smart gals too!
It's what happens when people speak vernacular.
This is why I prefer the nonspecific "meat sack," though I'll admit mine is often more cumbersome in general usage. (Seriously: "folks" is what I tend to use to avoid this situation. Any time you find yourself saying "guys," folks will work.)
With the caveat that you end up sounding like a politician
Or a hillbilly!
If you s/guys/folks/ in that comment and think it sounds like a politician, I'm quite intrigued by who your politicians are. Kill this thread and don't reply to me, though, we are super off topic.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/johntemplon/confirmed-obama-says-the... https://www.quora.com/Why-does-President-Obama-like-and-use-...
I use 'guys' in the gender-neutral sense of 'you guys' :)
Hu-Man. Woops, lets rage on scientists!