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[PA Comic] Monday, May 27, 2013 - Optimal

GethGeth LegionPerseus VeilRegistered User, Moderator, Penny Arcade Staff, Vanilla Staff vanilla
edited May 2013 in The Penny Arcade Hub
Optimal


Optimal
http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2013/05/27

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    OrphaneOrphane rivers of red that run to seaRegistered User regular
    At first glance the 3rd panel makes it look like Gabe now has clown makeup on, and that makes the comic substantially more terrifying.

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    AthenorAthenor Battle Hardened Optimist The Skies of HiigaraRegistered User regular
    Ahh, the personification of the internet!

    .. What's the name of the Mac fanboy dude again?

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    AegeriAegeri Tiny wee bacteriums Plateau of LengRegistered User regular
    edited May 2013
    I believe it's Charles, although I suspect that in this comic it is "Delicious".

    Neckmeats are the most delicious parts of a person, FYI.

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    Monkey Ball WarriorMonkey Ball Warrior A collection of mediocre hats Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    The judges would have also accepted drilling out their ears.

    "I resent the entire notion of a body as an ante and then raise you a generalized dissatisfaction with physicality itself" -- Tycho
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    ZythonZython Registered User regular
    Jesus Christ, Gabe. What the hell is wrong with you?

    You're at a theater, put your fucking phone away.

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    VahnaraVahnara Registered User new member
    The fact that he has his phone out at all during a movie at the theater makes me want to rip his throat out.

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    GrisloGrislo Registered User regular
    Aegeri wrote: »
    I believe it's Charles, although I suspect that in this comic it is "Delicious".

    Neckmeats are the most delicious parts of a person, FYI.

    Supposedly the base of the thumb is very coveted, as in turning the thumb into basically a drumstick. If you're into eating humans, of course.

    I spoke to someone who had spent time with a tribe that still practised cannibalism and that was basically their human meat delicacy.
    When we asked him if he'd eaten any human meat he wouldn't answer.

    Though I'm sure neck meat is quite yummy.

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    AdventurerAdventurer Registered User regular
    edited May 2013
    It's pronounced 'jif', like the peanut butter.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=CBtKxsuGvko

    Doesn't get more conclusive than this folks.

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    CasualCasual Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle Flap Flap Flap Registered User regular
    Adventurer wrote: »
    It's pronounced 'jif', like the peanut butter.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=CBtKxsuGvko

    Doesn't get more conclusive than this folks.

    The Oxford English dictionary disagrees! Enough people say it with a G that it's valid regardless of whether the inventor likes it or not, that's how language works, common usage, not one guy gets to invent the word then decide how it is pronounced everywhere forever.

    Personally I’m going to keep using a G because being from the UK to me Jif is, and will always be, a defunct brand of sink cleaner.

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    HonkHonk Honk is this poster. Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    Gif with a g.

    It is an abbreviation and the G stands for Graphics. Jif is clearly wrong forever.

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    RMS OceanicRMS Oceanic Registered User regular
    Athenor wrote: »
    Ahh, the personification of the internet!

    .. What's the name of the Mac fanboy dude again?

    If you ask him at this moment, I believe he'll pronounce it as "Gurgle".

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    TubeTube Registered User admin
    If the inventor of the gif says it's pronounced jif, the inventor of the gif is demented.

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    Dark Raven XDark Raven X Laugh hard, run fast, be kindRegistered User regular
    Liking Charles' new look

    Oh brilliant
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    TleilaxuTleilaxu Registered User regular
    Dark Raven X wrote: »
    Liking Charles' new look

    Me too! Well... in panel three that is.

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    TleilaxuTleilaxu Registered User regular
    Also, I would eat that popcorn.

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    QuidQuid Definitely not a banana Registered User regular
    YOU'RE GOING TO SPECIAL HELL, GABE

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    Mr_GrinchMr_Grinch Registered User regular
    Vahnara wrote: »
    The fact that he has his phone out at all during a movie at the theater makes me want to rip his throat out.

    This is what I came here to say.

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    HardKaseHardKase Registered User regular
    edited May 2013
    I hate this argument. The G stands for Graphics, so the same G should be used.

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    EnlongEnlong Registered User regular
    Let's just proounce it "G.I.F."

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    NosfNosf Registered User regular

    Hard g - if it was Giraffe Interchange Format, then I could see jif, which is actually a foodstuff, not a file format.

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    DelzhandDelzhand Hard to miss. Registered User regular
    I don't get it. He chewed out their throats rather than say gif wrong? Is that the joke?

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    HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    I saw some stuff last week about people arguing about the pronunciation. I didn't see the arguments, I just saw mention of the arguments happening. So you know, typical internet business.

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    QuidQuid Definitely not a banana Registered User regular
    Delzhand wrote: »
    I don't get it. He chewed out their throats rather than say gif wrong? Is that the joke?

    Yep.

    It is a grossly overzealous reaction to a simple problem.

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    RoeRoe Always to the East Registered User regular
    edited May 2013
    I dislike this comic and I think they could have done better.

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    LucascraftLucascraft Registered User regular
    edited May 2013
    Roe wrote: »
    I dislike this comic with a passion, it's probably the worst penny-arcade I've seen in a long time.

    That's a pretty strong reaction.

    Well, let me rephrase. It is a confusing reaction. Dislike is a weak word. But passion is a strong word. So you weakly have a burning disapproval of something.

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    FilFil Registered User regular
    Lucascraft wrote: »
    Roe wrote: »
    I dislike this comic with a passion, it's probably the worst penny-arcade I've seen in a long time.

    That's a pretty strong reaction.

    Well, let me rephrase. It is a confusing reaction. Dislike is a weak word. But passion is a strong word. So you weakly have a burning disapproval of something.

    It's a persistent weak loathing, like a toothache.

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    Golden YakGolden Yak Burnished Bovine The sunny beaches of CanadaRegistered User regular
    It's funny, this is my reaction when other people mispronounce abbreviations.
    Aegeri wrote: »
    I believe it's Charles, although I suspect that in this comic it is "Delicious".

    Neckmeats are the most delicious parts of a person, FYI.

    It's where the courage is, I believe.

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    EnlongEnlong Registered User regular
    edited May 2013
    Golden Yak wrote: »
    It's funny, this is my reaction when other people mispronounce abbreviations.
    Aegeri wrote: »
    I believe it's Charles, although I suspect that in this comic it is "Delicious".

    Neckmeats are the most delicious parts of a person, FYI.

    It's where the courage is, I believe.
    No, you goose. You have to eat the heart to gain someone's rich, tasty courage.

    Mmm.

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    DelzhandDelzhand Hard to miss. Registered User regular
    Enlong wrote: »
    Golden Yak wrote: »
    It's funny, this is my reaction when other people mispronounce abbreviations.
    Aegeri wrote: »
    I believe it's Charles, although I suspect that in this comic it is "Delicious".

    Neckmeats are the most delicious parts of a person, FYI.

    It's where the courage is, I believe.
    No, you goose. You have to eat the heart to gain someone's rich, tasty courage.

    Mmm.

    Gonna have to trust the guy with a chef hat in his avatar

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    TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
    This comic owns. It reminds me of this classic:

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    ThanatosiaThanatosia Registered User regular
    edited May 2013
    It's like those Greek Gyro things, no matter how you say it, you'll get corrected, and it fills you with the rage that results in panel 3.

    And yeah, bad call on the theator setting, it distracts from the joke by making you hate Gabe for having the phone out during a movie.

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    Golden YakGolden Yak Burnished Bovine The sunny beaches of CanadaRegistered User regular
    edited May 2013
    Thanatosia wrote: »
    It's like those Greek Gyro things, no matter how you say it, you'll get corrected, and it fills you with the rage that results in panel 3.

    I feel like that should become a code-word now, for like cop shows and stuff.

    "Better get some more body bags down here. We've got a full-on panel 3."

    "Worst fucking panel 3 I've seen in 20 years."

    Enlong wrote: »
    Golden Yak wrote: »
    It's funny, this is my reaction when other people mispronounce abbreviations.
    Aegeri wrote: »
    I believe it's Charles, although I suspect that in this comic it is "Delicious".

    Neckmeats are the most delicious parts of a person, FYI.

    It's where the courage is, I believe.
    No, you goose. You have to eat the heart to gain someone's rich, tasty courage.

    Mmm.

    Young lady, the heart is where the food is digested.

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    Golden YakGolden Yak Burnished Bovine The sunny beaches of CanadaRegistered User regular
    edited May 2013
    -double-

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    HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    TychoCelchuuu wrote: »
    This comic owns. It reminds me of this classic:

    215187159_7nXwz-L-2.jpg

    It always does feel awkward when you don't like something or like it as much as other people.

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    AdventurerAdventurer Registered User regular
    edited May 2013
    Casual wrote: »
    Adventurer wrote: »
    It's pronounced 'jif', like the peanut butter.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=CBtKxsuGvko

    Doesn't get more conclusive than this folks.

    The Oxford English dictionary disagrees! Enough people say it with a G that it's valid regardless of whether the inventor likes it or not, that's how language works, common usage, not one guy gets to invent the word then decide how it is pronounced everywhere forever.

    Personally I’m going to keep using a G because being from the UK to me Jif is, and will always be, a defunct brand of sink cleaner.

    How do you pronounce giraffe?

    I'm of the mind that if you invent something, you get to decide how it's pronounced.

    Adventurer on
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    TubeTube Registered User admin
    Unfortunately that isn't really how language works. If I invent the Voggo I can claim that it's pronounced Bucket until I'm blue in the face, it's still going to get pronounced Voggo.

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    I needed anime to post.I needed anime to post. boom Registered User regular
    the problem with saying that it is pronounced jif is it presumes that we will never create the word "jif" for anything

    saying "gif" makes it clear to everyone and is also a word that nothing else will use

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    AurichAurich ArizonaRegistered User regular
    I'm glad to see that Charles hipness just keeps getting hipper. Probably, Gabe got his throat first, so that by the time he got to Tycho it was old news.

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    QuidQuid Definitely not a banana Registered User regular
    Adventurer wrote: »
    I'm of the mind that if you invent something, you get to decide how it's pronounced.

    Well, you can be of that mind. And there are a number of people who even agree with you.

    However the vast, vast majority of other people don't care what the inventor wants as far as pronunciation goes.

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    Monkey Ball WarriorMonkey Ball Warrior A collection of mediocre hats Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited May 2013
    Zython wrote: »
    Jesus Christ, Gabe. What the hell is wrong with you?

    You're at a theater, put your fucking phone away.

    I assumed this was during the incessant ads and tv show documentaries which are also ads you are generally subjected to when you have the audacity to show up 10 minutes early for the movie.

    I mean sure, Gabe is a murderous sociopath, but he's not the kind of monster that would use his phone during an ongoing movie.

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