"To win a WikiWars round, one must click to from one specific Wikipedia article to another using only links within Wikipedia articles. Victory requires mental focus, precise clicking, a surprisingly large need for a knowledge of geography, & the ability to not start hyperventilating."

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lucky760 says...

GIF isn't pronounced JIF, dummy-heads!

Very interesting and looks like a fun challenge, though I kind of wish they'd breakdown each of their respective paths, page by page, just to satisfy my curiosity.

brycewi19 says...

>> ^lucky760:

GIF isn't pronounced JIF, dummy-heads!


I know! I always have been pronouncing it with a hard "G", not a soft "G". If it were meant to be pronounced with a soft "G" then it would be spelled with a "J"!

lucky760 says...

>> ^brycewi19:

>> ^lucky760:
GIF isn't pronounced JIF, dummy-heads!

I know! I always have been pronouncing it with a hard "G", not a soft "G". If it were meant to be pronounced with a soft "G" then it would be spelled with a "J"!


Exactly. It's not called the Jraphics Interchange Format.

They'd probably also call that other image format "gay-pegs."

KnivesOut says...

Well, I know I'm going to call them gay-pegs from now on.

What about pangees? How do you pronounce them?>> ^lucky760:

>> ^brycewi19:
>> ^lucky760:
GIF isn't pronounced JIF, dummy-heads!

I know! I always have been pronouncing it with a hard "G", not a soft "G". If it were meant to be pronounced with a soft "G" then it would be spelled with a "J"!

Exactly. It's not called the Jraphics Interchange Format.
They'd probably also call that other image format "gay-pegs."

jimnms says...

>> ^lucky760:

>> ^brycewi19:
>> ^lucky760:
GIF isn't pronounced JIF, dummy-heads!

I know! I always have been pronouncing it with a hard "G", not a soft "G". If it were meant to be pronounced with a soft "G" then it would be spelled with a "J"!

Exactly. It's not called the Jraphics Interchange Format.
They'd probably also call that other image format "gay-pegs."


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphics_Interchange_Format#Pronunciation

According to Steve Wilhite, the creator of the GIF format, the original pronunciation deliberately echoes the American peanut butter brand, Jif, and the employees of CompuServe would often say "Choosy developers choose GIF", spoofing this brand's television commercials.

deathcow says...

Well, when the zombie uprising comes, and you're at the gate asking to get in, lets just say you better pronounce gif they way I like it.

grinter says...

>> ^jimnms:

>> ^lucky760:
>> ^brycewi19:
>> ^lucky760:
GIF isn't pronounced JIF, dummy-heads!

I know! I always have been pronouncing it with a hard "G", not a soft "G". If it were meant to be pronounced with a soft "G" then it would be spelled with a "J"!

Exactly. It's not called the Jraphics Interchange Format.
They'd probably also call that other image format "gay-pegs."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphics_Interchange_Format#Pronunciation

According to Steve Wilhite, the creator of the GIF format, the original pronunciation deliberately echoes the American peanut butter brand, Jif, and the employees of CompuServe would often say "Choosy developers choose GIF", spoofing this brand's television commercials.



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