In a speech yesterday, Hillary Clinton admitted what many have long suspected: She is an advocate of cat GIFs.
After reciting a litany of the horrible things Trump has said, she declared that his divisive rhetoric
makes you want to turn off the news. It makes you want to unplug the internet. Or just look at cat GIFs. I get it… I’ve watched a lot of cats do a lot of weird and interesting things. But we have a job to do and it’ll be good for people and for cats.
My own research has confirmed that one can indeed find many GIFs online featuring cats doing “weird and interesting things.”
Here is some of what I have discovered:
Feel free to share your own research in the comments below.
Or just us this as an OPEN THREAD to talk about whatever!
I have to thank my wife for showing me this one yesterday…
(Though I agree, strictly speaking it’s not a .gif)
Did she pronounce it “Gif” or “Jif”? this is very important to my vote…
ETA: I’ve now thought about it too long to remember which way I think is right.
Taking advantage of the open thread for a health update (for those interested):
I’ve now had 2 sessions of diabetes boot camp. My blood sugars are 93% in my preferred range (and the blood sugars outside that range aren’t that far out, so yay).
Recovering from a brain bleed at my basal ganglia is taking longer. Realistically speaking, the recovery time is 3-6 months, and I’m only at the 2-month mark. But I’m an impatient patient. Folks tell me I’m making great progress – a co-worker told me today that she thought my speech sounded completely back to normal – but I’m still frustrated about not being fully functional.
I think jif is right, but I hate that and will only say gif with a hard G.
Shaq shimmy is always a winner
Obligatory, open thread song drop:
I love how careful the kitties are to not spill the milk.
Thanks David!
Kittens riding a Roomba. There’s a reason it’s a classic.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vSjX02FIZCk
I believe this is the ultimate ‘cat on a Roomba’ gif:
@JoeB I think gif (i.e. not jif) is the proper pronunciation on the grounds that “graphics” is pronounced with a hard g, and that pronunciation is supposed to be carried over into the acronym.
I still say “jif” because I personally find it more fun to pronounce that way, it reminds me of peanut butter, and I feel there’s enough reinforcement for it through internet culture to establish itself.
The English language has the internal consistency of a bad acid trip, anyways.
To a Brit of a certain age, Jif always be a (sometimes lemon scented) kitchen cleaning fluid. They rebranded it as Cif (just to continue the confusion – pronounced Sif) a few years ago – I think to have one brand name across the EU – but that’s my very specific reason for a gif having a hard g.
@ vicky p
Sending you good vibes; and wishes that you have a speedy recovery.
Thank you, Alan.
It’s a hard g, definitely.
@Axe
That fellow on the right has let his bow get into shocking condition.
And I’ll drop in a song too:
@Vicki P
Best wishes for a fast recovery.
I got that promotion, y’all. $7k/year raise.
http://66.media.tumblr.com/eabd410186380f15d12272724bf73bf1/tumblr_nb8jkudpQJ1rebirxo1_500.gif
Sif and Frejya, please, please,
inspire Schmoyoho to do a song about Hillary Clinton and cat gifs. I want this so much.
(Not as much as a tiny Fluttershy doll, apparently, but still)
@Vicki P, I think about you frequently and have been wishing you well. So happy to hear that you’re recovering. It’s hard to wait! Really happy to hear the news.
@PoM, Congrats! That’s a good raise!
Thank you, Dalillama and Scildfreja. Typing is one of those things that’s hard to do. I used to type almost as quickly as I think, and took pride in it, so it’s been very frustrating to be so slow now. But it won’t get better if I don’t keep trying, so I’m trying to be more active here and elsewhere. Even if it takes me twice as long to complete a posting.
Congratulations on the raise, PoM!
Gif, definitely Gif, you Jif’ers should be ashamed until I forget which way is right again
ETA: Best of luck, wish you well VP.
@PoM
Congratulations
@Handsome Jack, should you drop into the thread:
Hazel Dickens sings Aragon Mill:
Thanks, VP! Congratulations to you as well, for a good and progressing recovery. I also think about you sometimes and hope you’re doing okay.
@Vicky P
I’m so glad to hear that you’re getting better!
@PoM
Congratulations — that’s terrific!
Hazel!
@PoM
Hell yeah!
@Dali
/jif/, always and forever
@Vicki P
Oh, missed ya up there. Great progress. Wishing you the bestest
For reference, Sec. Clinton did pronounce ‘gif’ with the proper hard g.
https://twitter.com/ABCLiz/status/786669460463681537
Thank you, JoeB, PoM, Kat, and Axecalibur.
And btw, “jif.”