"Howdy y'all!" is a complete sentence.
this post was submitted on 11 Nov 2026
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I think the best greeting for this is just "everyone"
it's how the announcements on my trains changed over time, starting from addressing "ladies and gentlemen" to "hello everyone"
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At a renaissance festival I once saw a performer begin her act by addressing the crowd
Ladies and gentlemen, and people too amazing to be constrained by the gender binary…
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Ladies, Gentleman, and avid pronoun collectors.
"Distinguished guests" or something along those lines
"Distinguished and Indistinguishable guests" is more inclusive.
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Bitches, bros, and non-binary hoes!
I'll use that in my next work presentation. Will report back to let you know how big my raise was.
The King Falls AM podcast uses "Guys, Gals, and Nonbinary Pals" if you want a version that HR won't hit the panic button over.
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Some of my favorites:
Esteemed bastards
Sup sluts
Ladies and gentlethems
Hello everyone
Guys gals and nonbinary creatures
It bothers me you didn't end the last one with "pals."
J Kenji Lopez does guys, gals, nonbinary pals.
At the union hall we do some mix of "brothers, others, and sisters"
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Friends, enemies, and those I don't know yet;
"Good evening folks."
"Good morning everyone."
Etc.
Includes everyone without being cumbersome. Less is more.
It's probably too casual for what you're doing, but I like "Guys, gals, and non-binary pals"
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"ladies, gentlemen and cyborgs" thanks Zack Friedman
"fine folk and scoundrels"
"those who want me or want to be me"
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I was always partial to kenji alt lopez' "guys, gals and non-binary pals" phrase
Greetings programs.
I've used "Hello Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens!".
"Folks" is good if you aren't in a very casual environment.
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I can't remember where I heard it, but: "ladies and gentlemen, and those who know better."
Distinguished guests
German show host Jan Böhmermann used to adress his audience with "and everyone in between". Recently he switched to "and everyone beyond".
I feel like we could drop the whole ladies and gentlemen formula though.
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People refer to non-binary people as "n-b's" or "enbies", however you want to spell it.
I've seen people say this: "guys, gals, and non-binary pals".
Replace it with "Esteemed guests" or similar, for the same level of formality.
Just “Esteemed guests” or “Distinguished guests”.
Or if you insist, “Ladies, Gentlemen, and everyone else gathered here tonight:”
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To borrow from the YouTube channel Ceave Gaming,
"Gentle ladies, Gentle men, and Gentle people in general."
A non gendered introduction of some kind
LISTEN TO ME PEOPLE OF THE EARTH
Excuse me??
Not all of us are people! I am a feral goblin
I'm from kentucky so I just say "Howdy yall"