Random randomness

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 9:10 am

Ive always said GIF in my head. JIF is peanut butter.

TheMix · Post by **TheMix** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 9:46 am

Daehawk wrote:Ive always said GIF in my head. JIF is peanut butter.

Agreed

Paingod · Post by **Paingod** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 10:04 am

TheMix wrote:
Daehawk wrote:Ive always said GIF in my head. JIF is peanut butter.
Agreed

+1 - I don't care how it's documented or who says it, the word is "G"raphics - That's a strong "G" and not a "J"

wonderpug · Post by **wonderpug** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 10:14 am

Paingod wrote:
TheMix wrote:
Daehawk wrote:Ive always said GIF in my head. JIF is peanut butter.
Agreed
+1 - I don't care how it's documented or who says it, the word is "G"raphics - That's a strong "G" and not a "J"

I found some animated giraffics

coopasonic · Post by **coopasonic** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 10:30 am

I tried to come up with a joke about just sticking with gay-peg, but it just wasn't coming together.

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 10:43 am

What do you want?
Quantum mechanics!

When do you want it?
I'm not certain.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 11:09 am

coopasonic wrote:I tried to come up with a joke about just sticking with gay-peg, but it just wasn't coming together.

Max Peck · Post by **Max Peck** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 11:47 am

Daehawk wrote:Canada dry ginger ale says its made with real ginger but there is no ginger listed in the ingredients.

Straight from the horse's mouth, allegedly:

The amount and source of our natural flavors is considered proprietary information. The “natural flavors” listed on the ingredient statement contains flavor from many types of real ginger roots. The ginger flavor in ginger ale is extracted from the ginger roots and then blended with other citrus flavors to produce the unique flavor in ginger ale. Since the ginger flavor is combined with natural flavors, we chose to label the combination “natural flavors” on the ingredient statement.

In other words, what Blackhawk said.

At the end of the day it's acidic sugar-water, just like every other soda. And compared to a real ginger ale, it's pretty much flavourless.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 11:48 am

I don't care for the flavors of ginger. Or molasses, for that matter.

Max Peck · Post by **Max Peck** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 11:53 am

Isgrimnur wrote:I don't care for the flavors of ginger. Or molasses, for that matter.

I love ginger, which is probably why I find Canada Dry ginger ale so bland.

I also like molasses. You have been reclassified into Category: The Other...

GreenGoo · Post by **GreenGoo** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 11:53 am

Ginger beer ftw.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 11:56 am

Being the Shiner aficionado that I am, I was looking forward to this beer. I like pink grapefruit juice. Used to drink it regularly. Imagine my disappointment when all I got out of it was ginger beer.

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 12:01 pm

Daehawk wrote:Ive always said GIF in my head. JIF is peanut butter.

Jif is peanut butter, after which they named the file extension. So from the mouths of the people who coined the word, 'jif' is the correct way to say it.

Of course, that argument ignores the fact that language isn't static. We all know that 'house mouse' is pronounced 'hooosuh moosuh', just like when the words originated, and 'thou' is pronounced 'thoo' with an unvoiced 'th' as in 'with.'

So, yeah. Pronounce it whichever way you prefer, and if people know what you're talking about, congratulations - you pronounced it right.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 12:26 pm

Isgrimnur wrote:I don't care for the flavors of ginger. Or molasses, for that matter.

But... But... Ginger Snaps...

General's chicken...

Kansas City BBQ...

These are a few of my favorite things.

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 12:36 pm

Doesn't fit the melody. Fix it.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 12:40 pm

I hate that fucking song.

TheMix · Post by **TheMix** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 12:42 pm

Isgrimnur wrote:I hate that fucking song.

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 12:43 pm

That's what it's about? So 'whiskers on kittens' is just a metaphor?

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 12:46 pm

French ticklers.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 12:47 pm

TheMix wrote:
Isgrimnur wrote:I hate that fucking song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noKR9GVgVXg

Post by **ImLawBoy** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 12:54 pm

Isgrimnur wrote:I hate that fucking song.

The song "This is Hell" by Elvis Costello (shut up, haters) has the line:

"My Favorite Things is playing
Again and again.
But it's by Julie Andrews,
And not by John Coltrane"

(Or something like that - working from memory here.)

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 12:56 pm

I will go postal if it's the Lorrie Morgan version.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 1:00 pm

ImLawBoy wrote:Elvis Costello

Oh sure, you have to enter the fray with that. Alright Izzy wins and we can all move in with JeffV.

Default · Post by **Default** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 1:47 pm

Isgrimnur wrote:I will go postal if it's the Lorrie Morgan version.

What, work you nod off and fall asleep during dinner?
Not as romantic as you might suppose.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 1:52 pm

Poor form on my part. I need to find a better phrase.

coopasonic · Post by **coopasonic** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 2:16 pm

Isgrimnur wrote: Poor form on my part. I need to find a better phrase.

Go Islam perhaps?

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 2:20 pm

Go Islam!
Go Islam!
Go Islam!
Go Islam!

or not.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 2:37 pm

dbt1949 wrote:Go Islam!
Go Islam!
Go Islam!
Go Islam!

or not.

You have the emphasis wrong.

It's:

Go Islam Go Islam Go Islam! Go!

Or if you want to be less timeless

Go Isam. It's your birthday.

Default · Post by **Default** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 4:02 pm

"You go, Islam!"

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 4:03 pm

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 4:10 pm

Islam Go!

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:48 pm

I love molasses

Paingod · Post by **Paingod** » Fri Feb 24, 2017 10:49 am

It makes my fingers itch when I see a thread title that has expired. (Film) Movie Name - Trailer is no longer a useful name. We stopped talking about the trailers 2 years ago when the movie was released, and now we're talking about the re-re-release of it on Netflix and a few people who just saw it.

Also, I prefer to eat salads one veggie group at a time and enjoy lining up "things I'm not eating" at the edge of my plate as I work through a meal. I used to eat italian sandwiches one layer at a time until all that was left was meat, cheese, and bread until I got tired of people staring. My immediate family members think it's funny.

The Meal · Post by **The Meal** » Fri Feb 24, 2017 11:36 am

Paingod wrote:It makes my fingers itch when I see a thread title that has expired. (Film) Movie Name - Trailer is no longer a useful name. We stopped talking about the trailers 2 years ago when the movie was released, and now we're talking about the re-re-release of it on Netflix and a few people who just saw it.

But why isn't anyone here talking about virtual reality? (10 page thread)
Pillars of Eternity from Obsidian (last page is all about the sequal)
The Trump Presidency Thread (131 pages — you think there may be a more reasonable way to split up this one topic so non-hardcore R&Pers could follow along without devoting their lives to it?)
Is it Too Soon To Start Thinking About 2016? (55 page thread started in November 2012 — maybe the OP couldn't have guessed this would've been the thread which would grow legs...)

There's tons to hate about how we identify our threads and where we do our discussin'. Topic titles with short lifespans are a good place to start the roundup.

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Fri Feb 24, 2017 11:37 am

Paingod wrote:My immediate family members think it's funny.

No they don't - that is just nervous laughter as they look around trying to figure out which one of them you're going to do away with first.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Fri Feb 24, 2017 11:41 am

The Meal wrote:
Paingod wrote:It makes my fingers itch when I see a thread title that has expired. (Film) Movie Name - Trailer is no longer a useful name. We stopped talking about the trailers 2 years ago when the movie was released, and now we're talking about the re-re-release of it on Netflix and a few people who just saw it.
But why isn't anyone here talking about virtual reality? (10 page thread)
Pillars of Eternity from Obsidian (last page is all about the sequal)
The Trump Presidency Thread (131 pages — you think there may be a more reasonable way to split up this one topic so non-hardcore R&Pers could follow along without devoting their lives to it?)
Is it Too Soon To Start Thinking About 2016? (55 page thread started in November 2012 — maybe the OP couldn't have guessed this would've been the thread which would grow legs...)

There's tons to hate about how we identify our threads and where we do our discussin'. Topic titles with short lifespans are a good place to start the roundup.

And let's not forget about 134 pages of 'Frank Darabont to write/direct Walking Dead series for AMC'. You know, the guy that was fired in the middle of season 2? Of the show that's airing the back half of season 7?

The Meal · Post by **The Meal** » Fri Feb 24, 2017 11:48 am

Thank you! Exactly. (By the way, I also fired that show in the middle of Season 2. Though MHS tells me it's worth watching again, I've taken a Jeff V one-chance policy to my television viewing options.)

Rip · Post by **Rip** » Fri Feb 24, 2017 12:02 pm

Such a bunch of forum topic Nazis......

GreenGoo · Post by **GreenGoo** » Fri Feb 24, 2017 12:20 pm

I'm much more ok with loosey goosey post organization. Sure, finding specific information can sometimes be hard, and yes, seeing a thread titled after the original game/movie/book while the conversation is about it's sequel or whatever is a bit of a mess, I don't really care all that much.

I put in a modicum of effort so that my posts are at least tangentially related to the thread I put them in, even necro'ing threads instead of creating a new one when I feel my post doesn't warrant an entire new thread, but that's it. If the post ends up in the wrong place, well, we'll survive it, somehow.

I can understand how the more organized of you would be driven nuts by this, but it's a pretty organic forum, not a library.

Good luck with your efforts. I'll try not to undermine them too much. Not intentionally anyway.

wonderpug · Post by **wonderpug** » Fri Feb 24, 2017 12:24 pm

Come on, people. Too many posts in a row have related to the same subject -- can't you see the thread title?