DYK Comp #91
did you know?
About 400 million years ago,
before trees were common, the
Earth was covered with giant
mushrooms
About 400 million years ago,
before trees were common, the
Earth was covered with giant
mushrooms
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agronimo ONLINE (09/13/2015) [-] 
The first one's image is decieveing. The organisms, known as Prototaxites, were cylindrical structures related to modern fungus, but they are technically considered a kind of lichen. They'd reach up to 26 feet tall (8 meters) for 3 feet wide (1 meter). Although they were the biggest organisms on Earth at their time, they were far from being as impressive as the giant mushrooms depicted.
Here's an artistic representation of how'd they actually look
Here's an artistic representation of how'd they actually look
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Namezone ONLINE (09/14/2015) [-] no, the whole thing would not be. It would have secondary structures on it, though.
correct. It wouldn't make sense for them to be giant mushrooms, as fungi don't generate their own energy. Giant lichens are much more reasonable, as a fungus can provide the structure and the cyanobacteria can provide the energy.
correct. It wouldn't make sense for them to be giant mushrooms, as fungi don't generate their own energy. Giant lichens are much more reasonable, as a fungus can provide the structure and the cyanobacteria can provide the energy.
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JHoYouKnow (09/14/2015) [-] I always disbelieve these comps when you see things like, "you fall in love in a fifth of a second." There's huge arguments on what love even is. And even on a scientific biological process, it takes around 10 seconds for oxytocin to be released, which is the closest brain chemical to love
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lamarsmithgot (09/14/2015) [-] no, no, no, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO NO!! NOOOO!
I DONT GIVE A **** IF THE ******* CREATOR SAYS IT, I DONT GIVE A **** IF ******* STEVE IRWIN COMES BACK FROM THE DEAD AND SAYS IT, I DONT GIVE A **** IF ************* JESUS CHRIST HIMSELF RETURNS TO THE EARTH IN THE FLESH AND CONFIRMS IT BEFORE A COUNCIL OF EVERY COMPUTER GEEK IN THE WORLD
ITS ******* GIF.
GUH, IH, FFFF.
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
I DONT GIVE A **** IF THE ******* CREATOR SAYS IT, I DONT GIVE A **** IF ******* STEVE IRWIN COMES BACK FROM THE DEAD AND SAYS IT, I DONT GIVE A **** IF ************* JESUS CHRIST HIMSELF RETURNS TO THE EARTH IN THE FLESH AND CONFIRMS IT BEFORE A COUNCIL OF EVERY COMPUTER GEEK IN THE WORLD
ITS ******* GIF.
GUH, IH, FFFF.
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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platinumaltaria ONLINE (09/14/2015) [-] It's not just a word, it's the very principle of language for which we fight.
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bagguhsleep ONLINE (09/14/2015) [-] but the pronunciation of acronyms is untouched by the english language
to defend the principle of the english language would be to identify that both pronunciations are correct or that "jif" is correct because an overwhelming force (the ******* creator) says so
to defend the principle of the english language would be to identify that both pronunciations are correct or that "jif" is correct because an overwhelming force (the ******* creator) says so
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Koreawontletmefap (09/14/2015) [-] Shut up you gaylord it's gif. Graphics interchange format. not ******* Jraphics
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bagguhsleep ONLINE (09/14/2015) [-] Did you even read what I said, fam?
There is no correlation between the pronunciation of acronyms and the words they represent. Go ahead and fight the good fight, though. Convince everyone to start saying "scubba" instead of "scooba", "NAESSA" instead of "NASSA", and "lasser" instead of "layzer."
There is no correlation between the pronunciation of acronyms and the words they represent. Go ahead and fight the good fight, though. Convince everyone to start saying "scubba" instead of "scooba", "NAESSA" instead of "NASSA", and "lasser" instead of "layzer."
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platinumaltaria ONLINE (09/15/2015) [-] Well actually, acronyms do have a standard of pronunciation, which can be most easily seen by adding and removing letters.
Eg. Gift has a hard g sound, remove the t and you get Gif.
Eg. Gift has a hard g sound, remove the t and you get Gif.
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bagguhsleep ONLINE (09/15/2015) [-] I'm sorry. I'm not getting the gist of what you're saying. Maybe I'm just thirsty. I'll drink some gin and get back to you.
play around with JPEG, UNICEF, and NATO
English is far from perfect
play around with JPEG, UNICEF, and NATO
English is far from perfect
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berserkerlord (09/14/2015) [-]
Yeah, just like "juardians of the jalaxy" or "jinea pij" or "Jolden retriever". The g stands for graphics, not jraphics.
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unfitninjuh (09/14/2015) [-] So by that logic; TV(Television) is pronounced "Teh Veh", CD(Compact Disc) is pronounced "Kah Dih", and LASER(light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation) is Too ******* retarded to even fathom pronounciation.
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imbehindu (09/14/2015) [-]
TV and CD are literally just the two letters put together. Using their pronunciation on "gif" leaves us with "Jee-Eye-Eff" which is just retarded on all levels. Now please pronounce the word "Gift". We have now concluded that in the configuration "G-I-F", "G" is in a hard G position.
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unfitninjuh (09/14/2015) [-] Laser - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser
TV - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television
CD - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_disc
Are you 15 or are you just a really oblivious person?
TV - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television
CD - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_disc
Are you 15 or are you just a really oblivious person?
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berserkerlord (09/14/2015) [-]
Oh you mean a lighty-pointy-zapper gun, an image-moving-boxingham, and a spinny-circley-rooty-tooty
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mgsexplain (09/15/2015) [-] Haha dude yeah because every acronym before and after .gif has had the phonetic sound of the words that make it up.
Just like Scuba is pronounced Scuh-Buh
and NATO is pronounced N-ahh-to
and laser is pronounced L-ahh-ser
oh wait
they aren't
and gif is pronounced with a soft g.
Just like Scuba is pronounced Scuh-Buh
and NATO is pronounced N-ahh-to
and laser is pronounced L-ahh-ser
oh wait
they aren't
and gif is pronounced with a soft g.
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chillybean (09/13/2015) [-] just looked up Bumble, it's not a dating app. it's "a location based real-time photo sharing app"
it also has 50k downloads and has a 2.1 raiting from 139 people, most of which are 1 stars.
it also has 50k downloads and has a 2.1 raiting from 139 people, most of which are 1 stars.
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micekill (09/13/2015) [-]
the whole idea is pretty dumb tho, only letting 50% of the users start a conversation is in itself bad enough.
there is also the thing about female mentality, or actually, human mentality, they will try to contact the hottest people, when those people are not found probably because they just don't wanna bother with an app where they can't do ****
they will direct the frustration towards the app in itself.
some people could also fake their images, but that is a normal issue in dating/social media.
there is also the thing about female mentality, or actually, human mentality, they will try to contact the hottest people, when those people are not found probably because they just don't wanna bother with an app where they can't do ****
they will direct the frustration towards the app in itself.
some people could also fake their images, but that is a normal issue in dating/social media.
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yourinvisiblegf (09/14/2015) [-] there will be almost no women on this
most women prefer when the guy does the first step and will wait for him to do it
most women prefer when the guy does the first step and will wait for him to do it
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hdherpderp ONLINE (09/14/2015) [-] I see that the council has made a decision but, givin that it's a stupid ass decision, i've elected to ignore it.
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captainprincess (09/14/2015) [-] It's pronounced Gif
The creator is wrong
He made the thing and then he decided incorrectly on how to say it
The creator is wrong
He made the thing and then he decided incorrectly on how to say it
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rubixium (09/14/2015) [-] Im calling ******** on the firs two, especially the cat one. Cats will still hiss even if they havent seen a snake before, that's just stupid to think its mimicry.
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spacepizza (09/14/2015) [-]
I mean dogs howl and pretty sure a good portion of them have never been around a wolf in their lifetime lol...
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spacepizza (09/14/2015) [-]
I was referring to the point of knowing to do something instinctively
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toxicwarning (09/14/2015) [-] The opposing side's argument would be something along the lines of "the rich people earned their money, it's not fair that they have to pay more money just because they're more succesful". Not completely baseless, but not right either IMO.
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sparkieemae (09/15/2015) [-] It's fair if you calculate the percentage of income compared to the ticket.
For example, in Phoenix, where I live, [spoiler] the average a person ends up shelling out for a DUI is $3,000 [spoiler] and a night in tent city .
Say a college freshman who lives with a few roomates paying $500 a month for rent, $100 or so for utilities and another $200 a month for food while making about $1,300 a month having to pay a $3,000 fine is going to take him 6 months to save up if he doesn't spend a penny of his excess income, assuming he didn't lose his minimum wage job due to gaining a misdemeanor. While Justin Bieber does the exact same thing his $200 million dollar networth instantly covers the deficit.
That **** just isn't fair. This system rings the poor out for all they are worth and is designed to let the rich essentially walk free.
![It's fair if you calculate the percentage of income compared to the ticket.
For example, in Phoenix, where I live, [spoiler] the average a person ends up shelling out for a DUI is $3,000 [spoiler] and a night in tent city .
Say a college freshman who lives with a few roomates paying $500 a month for rent, $100 or so for utilities and another $200 a month for food while making about $1,300 a month having to pay a $3,000 fine is going to take him 6 months to save up if he doesn't spend a penny of his excess income, assuming he didn't lose his minimum wage job due to gaining a misdemeanor. While Justin Bieber does the exact same thing his $200 million dollar networth instantly covers the deficit.
That **** just isn't fair. This system rings the poor out for all they are worth and is designed to let the rich essentially walk free.](http://2static2.fjcdn.com/comments/It+s+fair+if+you+calculate+the+percentage+of+income+compared+_1edcd336714937ef7933122a5efa61a4.png)
For example, in Phoenix, where I live, [spoiler] the average a person ends up shelling out for a DUI is $3,000 [spoiler] and a night in tent city .
Say a college freshman who lives with a few roomates paying $500 a month for rent, $100 or so for utilities and another $200 a month for food while making about $1,300 a month having to pay a $3,000 fine is going to take him 6 months to save up if he doesn't spend a penny of his excess income, assuming he didn't lose his minimum wage job due to gaining a misdemeanor. While Justin Bieber does the exact same thing his $200 million dollar networth instantly covers the deficit.
That **** just isn't fair. This system rings the poor out for all they are worth and is designed to let the rich essentially walk free.
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toxicwarning (09/15/2015) [-] I know, i'm finnish. I was just explaining the argument of the other side, I'm for progressive tax rates.
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anon (09/14/2015) [-]
So, how do you pronounce laser and scuba then? Don't try to use your "understanding" of linguistics, here, either, as there is plenty of precedence for a soft g preceding an i, in a word. Gift therefore "giff" is a poor example, too, given Gingko doesn't mean "ginn" (gin)
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anon (09/14/2015) [-]
>>#63, Alright you two, give me an actual logical reason, that can't be easily debunked. Allow me to show you the ones that don't work first, though.
1.) "Jraphics" - How do you pronounce other commonly used acronyms? Do you pronounce Flak as "flock," as the original german source would? Do you pronounce scuba as "scuh-bæ" or laser as "læseer"? No, you don't, so you don't get to use this argument.
2.) "Giddy, Gift, Git" - Gin, Ginormous, Gigantic, George, Gillian, Gel. Double-points, you can't use the "gif is in gift" argument, because "gin" is in "gingko," gill is in "Gillian," "gel" is in "geld," etc.
3.) "But muh hard g" - g is a versatile letter. It doesn't default to one pronunciation or the other. Historically, it seems to actually favor the soft g, in many european-derived languages
4.) "Creator can't decide" - Yes, they can, and 99% of the time they do. See laser, scuba, most acronyms that don't make phonetic sense, and pokemon/digimon names.
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1.) "Jraphics" - How do you pronounce other commonly used acronyms? Do you pronounce Flak as "flock," as the original german source would? Do you pronounce scuba as "scuh-bæ" or laser as "læseer"? No, you don't, so you don't get to use this argument.
2.) "Giddy, Gift, Git" - Gin, Ginormous, Gigantic, George, Gillian, Gel. Double-points, you can't use the "gif is in gift" argument, because "gin" is in "gingko," gill is in "Gillian," "gel" is in "geld," etc.
3.) "But muh hard g" - g is a versatile letter. It doesn't default to one pronunciation or the other. Historically, it seems to actually favor the soft g, in many european-derived languages
4.) "Creator can't decide" - Yes, they can, and 99% of the time they do. See laser, scuba, most acronyms that don't make phonetic sense, and pokemon/digimon names.
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anon (09/14/2015) [-]
>>#57, >>#63,
5.) "It shouldn't be spelled differently than the phonetic pronunciation" - Oh, like a crapton of words, and plenty of acronyms? Giraffe, Read, Read, Lead, Lead, etc. Hell, even the letter G starts with a soft j, despite being the letter G.
6.) "It sounds better" - Yes, to you and maybe 1/3 of the people who pronounce it as "giff." The rest of us will continue to pronounce it with a soft g. Also, which one sounds closer to a letter-by-letter spelling of the acronym? Exactly. Besides, opens up tons of time-based puns, as a "jiffy" is a unit of time.
So, as far as I'm concerned, unless you can come up with a truly convincing argument otherwise, you are both fundamentally wrong on this topic, and only stick with it out of stubbornness at this point.
5.) "It shouldn't be spelled differently than the phonetic pronunciation" - Oh, like a crapton of words, and plenty of acronyms? Giraffe, Read, Read, Lead, Lead, etc. Hell, even the letter G starts with a soft j, despite being the letter G.
6.) "It sounds better" - Yes, to you and maybe 1/3 of the people who pronounce it as "giff." The rest of us will continue to pronounce it with a soft g. Also, which one sounds closer to a letter-by-letter spelling of the acronym? Exactly. Besides, opens up tons of time-based puns, as a "jiffy" is a unit of time.
So, as far as I'm concerned, unless you can come up with a truly convincing argument otherwise, you are both fundamentally wrong on this topic, and only stick with it out of stubbornness at this point.
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anon (09/14/2015) [-]
>>#42, >>#46, >>#48, >>#59, >>#57, >>#63, Figured I'd add on more people, here. Maybe your combined brainpower can sort this out, yeah?
Also:
7.) "Gift and gif" - as a refresher, plenty of other words of similar origin. Gin and Gif are just as close as Gift and Gif. (one letter difference in either case, although gin and gif also have the same length)
I'd like to point out that, disregarding most of these, gif is an acronym, not a word. If it was an actual word, yes, I could see you using the "Exception to any rule" argument to even it out, between the two. However, there is still creator intent, either way, and the laser/scuba argument, meaning at least 2 in favor of soft-g gif. Therefore, you could either accept that either pronunciation is valid, or given that there are less arguments in favor of the hard-g gif, concede that soft-g is correct.
Also:
7.) "Gift and gif" - as a refresher, plenty of other words of similar origin. Gin and Gif are just as close as Gift and Gif. (one letter difference in either case, although gin and gif also have the same length)
I'd like to point out that, disregarding most of these, gif is an acronym, not a word. If it was an actual word, yes, I could see you using the "Exception to any rule" argument to even it out, between the two. However, there is still creator intent, either way, and the laser/scuba argument, meaning at least 2 in favor of soft-g gif. Therefore, you could either accept that either pronunciation is valid, or given that there are less arguments in favor of the hard-g gif, concede that soft-g is correct.
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anon (09/15/2015) [-]
Again, they both have a one letter difference, and gift has a t at the end which changes context, compared to a g-i-consonant pairing. Besides all of that, gift having gif in it means nothing. Geld has Gel in it, but that doesn't mean gel is pronounced with a hard G. That argument is invalid, so please try again or concede the point.
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sanbonzakura (09/14/2015) [-] i see you've done your reaserch but i guess you didnt quite get the picture
im not saying that jif is wrong im saying its stupid and imma gonna keep saying gif
that is all
plus if you wanted people to use your new word correctly spell it how you wanna pronounce it, or set the record str8 at the start not like half a decade later when everybody is calling it something else
im not saying that jif is wrong im saying its stupid and imma gonna keep saying gif
that is all
plus if you wanted people to use your new word correctly spell it how you wanna pronounce it, or set the record str8 at the start not like half a decade later when everybody is calling it something else
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anon (09/15/2015) [-]
You're right, we should've spelled giraffe, gee, ginormous, gigantic, george, geoffrey, eye, read, lead, and bologna all differently. Oh, wait, no, that's what phonetic pronunciations are for. Try again with a better argument.
Also, gif sounds stupid, and more than half the people polled agreed on that. It's like someone saying give or gift with a speech impediment.
Also, gif sounds stupid, and more than half the people polled agreed on that. It's like someone saying give or gift with a speech impediment.
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anon (09/14/2015) [-]
The English language is a huge mess of a mix of German/Latin/French/Old English and god knows how many other languages, and we pronounce almost none of the words how they were originally intended.
Both are fine, stop ******* correcting each other, no one cares...It's the PC master race vs Console peasants all over again -.-
Both are fine, stop ******* correcting each other, no one cares...It's the PC master race vs Console peasants all over again -.-
