Ingram85 Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Not at all Stefan. This was my face as she told me, bearing in mind she does piss all and always seems to be on annual leave.... I need to return some videotapes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 she'll get hers, don't worry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8pints Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 ........ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted June 19, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted June 19, 2013 People who pronounce GIF with a hard G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 19, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted June 19, 2013 I did once get into a little trouble in our office. I'd trouped up the stairs and one of the girls was a few steps behind me, so I held the door. But I'd forgotten she was female admin and walked at a different speed to an actual working person. So I'm holding the door open a couple of seconds too long for it to be non awkward. So, to make light of the situation I simply said, I'm no gentleman, I just wanted to check out your arse. Didn't get the laugh I was expecting. I may have told this on here before, but I used to work right next to HR. A few of them were moving office one day and as I was walking past one of the girls lifted up a heavy box, let out a huge groan and declared "ohhhh this is a big one" To which I, inexplicably, turned and looked right at her and said "thanks very much" All of them just looked at me. Even the one girl amongst them who I actually knew and I immediately looked at in hope that she'd laugh and break the silence, just sat there. Awkward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 People who pronounce GIF with a hard G. Thanks for the education Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 I did once get into a little trouble in our office. I'd trouped up the stairs and one of the girls was a few steps behind me, so I held the door. But I'd forgotten she was female admin and walked at a different speed to an actual working person. So I'm holding the door open a couple of seconds too long for it to be non awkward. So, to make light of the situation I simply said, I'm no gentleman, I just wanted to check out your arse. Didn't get the laugh I was expecting. I may have told this on here before, but I used to work right next to HR. A few of them were moving office one day and as I was walking past one of the girls lifted up a heavy box, let out a huge groan and declared "ohhhh this is a big one" To which I, inexplicably, turned and looked right at her and said "thanks very much" All of them just looked at me. Even the one girl amongst them who I actually knew and I immediately looked at in hope that she'd laugh and break the silence, just sat there. Awkward. Yes, HR staff do have their sense of humour surgically removed during their first day induction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted June 19, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted June 19, 2013 People who pronounce GIF with a hard G. Here we go. The "G" stands for "graphic(al)", no? That starts with a hard "G". "Jif" = lemon juice (or cleaning stuff, Cif). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 19, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted June 19, 2013 I've never ever heard anyone refer to a "gif" as a "jif" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted June 19, 2013 Moderator Share Posted June 19, 2013 I'd call it a jif but I'd call it an animgif. **** me, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 I've never ever heard anyone refer to a "gif" as a "jif" The lad who invented it wants it to be pronounced "jif". Given it's his invention I think it should be called "jif". Assume someone mispronounced your name and you corrected them. Think of it like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted June 19, 2013 Moderator Share Posted June 19, 2013 Now Conor, we both know that Gary Cahill can't pronounce his own surname 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 19, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted June 19, 2013 (edited) I've never ever heard anyone refer to a "gif" as a "jif" The lad who invented it wants it to be pronounced "jif". Given it's his invention I think it should be called "jif". Assume someone mispronounced your name and you corrected them. Think of it like that. I'm not saying it's right or wrong. I'm just saying I've never heard anyone call it a jif. Edit: and having most of my family live in Ireland, I'm more than used to people mispronouncing my name Edited June 19, 2013 by Stevo985 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 What's difficult about Steve? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted June 19, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted June 19, 2013 I'd never heard it pronounced jif either, until the inventor did that interview recently. I shall continue with the hard G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted June 19, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted June 19, 2013 On a similar note, people who pronounce Nikon as "Nigh-kon". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted June 19, 2013 Moderator Share Posted June 19, 2013 America has a preference for a 'high' 'i' (e.g. semi, albino) so I'll guess Nigh-kon is prevalent over there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted June 19, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted June 19, 2013 America has a preference for a 'high' 'i' (e.g. semi, albino) so I'll guess Nigh-kon is prevalent over there? Yeah, I saw it on a US camera ad on YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 I shall begin pronouncing it hif as like if you had like a Spanish J like in Xavier 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 19, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted June 19, 2013 What's difficult about Steve? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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