Started saying it ironically on work calls to break up the monotony of saying "Hey" when the host joined the meeting and said hello. It was pretty much just a joke at first. Now it's about 50% of what I say in response to someone joining the meeting saying hello.

Honestly, I kind of like it. It's folksy, friendly, simple, and informal. It's slipped out a couple of times when guests arrive at a family party and are walking in the door and saying their hellos, but it's mostly relegated to work meetings.

A few of my coworkers have even started doing it occasionally, so it seems like it's catching on.

[–] PeWu@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Howdy sounds cowboy-ish, and cowboys are cool!

Edit: grammar

[–] Stamets@startrek.website 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And sexy

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Depends if they are good, bad or ugly

[–] Stamets@startrek.website 2 points 2 years ago

I'm just trying to save a horse

[–] Bo7a@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I started saying 'thank ya kindly' in the same ironic way in work meetings. And now it is my default phrase for saying thank you...

[–] v_krishna@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Thankee sai is a fun one because either they are Dark Tower fans or they think you have something tremendously wrong with you.

[–] Doombot1@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago

I did the same thing with “thanks much”/“thank ya much” and now it’s my thing… gotta love it

[–] amrawr@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

I'm club howdy for sure

[–] Marighost@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

I'm from the south and have fully embraced it in my vocabulary. I say howdy, I thank people kindly, and I call groups of guys fellas (or fellers, if I'm feeling like channeling Butters from South Park).