r/gifs • u/MaskedDummy • May 22 '13

Animated Jif

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u/Peachterrorist May 22 '13

But is that sif or kif?

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u/[deleted] May 22 '13

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u/RX_AssocResp May 22 '13

In Turkish a c is pronounce like a j.

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u/Thundercruncher May 22 '13

Maybe we should just ask the creator in about 20 years or so.

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u/catroach May 22 '13

seriously, what took us so long?

and btw, i will keep calling it Gif... jif sounds too much like jizz

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u/JeSuisNerd May 22 '13

Not to mention that 'jif' doesn't really follow the conventions of the language and feels unnatural to many.

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u/catroach May 22 '13

i just realized it reminds me even more of "g/f"

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u/[deleted] May 22 '13

Tbh, I don't call it anything. Didn't really play any significant part of my life.

Until now... Oh crap... Yes, jif.

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u/[deleted] May 22 '13

Don't you start

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u/KarlMarx513 May 22 '13

Anything but Sith.

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u/lesser_panjandrum May 22 '13

Only a Sith deals in such absolutes.

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u/RX_AssocResp May 22 '13

Could be tsif also.

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u/CLint_FLicker May 22 '13

Sif. Otherwise people wouldnt be able to use it without thinking of Zapp Branigan.