“It’s a comic where JRR Tolkien says “Gandalf” is actually pronounced “Jandalf”, a reference to the dumb side of the gif/jif debate. Also someone in the comments posted a denim-clad Gandalf since denim versions of things are often called that thing but with a “J” at the start of the name.”
You see though, I would have to explain the gif / jif debate. Then I would have to explain what a gif is
Then I would have to explain what a Gandalf is.
And the way I would have to explain what a Gandalf is, is to remind her of the character with a stick from the lego game where you had to get up to swap characters… But he is also from lord of the rings.
Then I have to explain what lotr is. And how it’s different from Harry Potter.
I’ll save this meme as a jiff.
I laughed at the meme…my wife is like “what?”
I sighed and said are you sure you want me to explain it?
She was like, do you want to?
I’m like this has many layers. None of which are in a direction you care about.
“It’s a comic where JRR Tolkien says “Gandalf” is actually pronounced “Jandalf”, a reference to the dumb side of the gif/jif debate. Also someone in the comments posted a denim-clad Gandalf since denim versions of things are often called that thing but with a “J” at the start of the name.”
You see though, I would have to explain the gif / jif debate. Then I would have to explain what a gif is
Then I would have to explain what a Gandalf is.
And the way I would have to explain what a Gandalf is, is to remind her of the character with a stick from the lego game where you had to get up to swap characters… But he is also from lord of the rings.
Then I have to explain what lotr is. And how it’s different from Harry Potter.
And in the end she would say. “That’s stupid”
She must be insanely attractive.
I told her “someone said you must be insanely attractive”
She said why?
I said because of that post I made the other day about gif jif Gandalf jandalf.
She said “why would they say I must be insanely attractive because of that post?”
I said… Because you must be insanely attractive for me to put up with it. But they said you must be insanely attractive!
“That doesn’t make sense” she said. “I’m insanely adorable.”
🤦
Haha.
Well, she does sound adorable and you clearly communicate. Lucky you. Am kinda jealous, tbh.
All the best!
I use the pronunciation jif too.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronunciation_of_GIF
My reason is that I prefer soft g sound when it is followed by a soft vowel I or E. This is the rule used in Latin languages such as Spanish.
Jandalf is funny but doesn’t make sense to me because “a” is a hard vowel with respect to affecting the sound of a preceding “g”.
So I was surprised when I played Elden Ring and saw the Gaols, which is apparently an old English spelling for “jail” and pronounced jail.
It’s all nicely confusing.