depends on the context
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Were you looking at the head or the ass 
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It used to be “darl” but you don’t hear that so much now but “mate” is used for females these days.
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It’s different, I know, but I was occasionally surprised when I discovered that a forum member who I thought was male turned out to be female. User names do not always indicate this unequivocally and quite often there’s no clue in the profile info.
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Yes, same happened to me there is one on here who I was sure was male but turned out to be a female Their profile still doesn’t indicate gender.
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Not that I knew. In English or German?
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It used to on the old site, inclusion is running riot
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Would be nice if that info were obligatory.
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yes, sometimes
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A male presenter on local radio here calls everyone “mate” male or female
‘Luv’ is sometimes heard in the mid-south of England but mostly not. Male to male can be ‘mate’ (especially with the young) but mostly, no term at all is used by either sex.
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That made me laugh Bretrick 
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Some of the Scots are called “Loon” or “Lass” or “Lassie”. around Aberdeenshire,
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In 'Debben Its “Maid”. However old she may be.
A double entendre, that doesn’t always go down well with visitors,
A slap in the chops. Not Unknown. 
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When I saw the Thread Title, Paper Mate, I thought you meant one of these type of refillable ballpoint pens, of which I have a couple! Can’t seem to get the refills in the UK for some reason. 
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I used to have one of those, a golden color, don’t know what happened to it! 
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Darlin’
for boys and girls.
I used to get called Mate all the time, but now I’m clearly a doddery old git, people call me Sir. That’s nice isn’t it. We are so civilised!
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@Bretrick I share my home with a female same-sex couple and both always look female to me. They stay rent free while they save up for a house deposit after being ripped off by unscrupulous landlords. They are a joy to have under my roof and feel just like family👍 It will be a sad day when they eventually have enough for a decent deposit as I’ve grown very attatched to the pair.
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Have you tried Ebay? I buy Parker refills by the dozen which seem to fit most pens
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