tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post4827249268756658570..comments2024-03-28T17:39:34.611-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: How Do YOU Say GIF?Jungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-87304928664394507222022-03-28T11:32:16.770-04:002022-03-28T11:32:16.770-04:00True, though I have very high standards. LOLTrue, though I have very high standards. LOLBibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70992494267193648312022-03-27T23:16:01.055-04:002022-03-27T23:16:01.055-04:00No, Judi. I don't drink hot water. I will fi...No, Judi. I don't drink hot water. I will fill a water bottle and let it come to room temperature, but I don't heat up water to drink it.Mark Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-88418959197880153382022-03-27T17:34:33.080-04:002022-03-27T17:34:33.080-04:00It depends on what the guy who discovered the toma...It depends on what the guy who discovered the tomato calls it. :-) Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-11782322212471356752022-03-27T17:33:59.300-04:002022-03-27T17:33:59.300-04:00LOL! Great article..and it indicates the GIF wars ...LOL! Great article..and it indicates the GIF wars have been raging for years, but even Jeopardy says it's jif.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-77899922561520958002022-03-27T17:31:30.923-04:002022-03-27T17:31:30.923-04:00We're reading her first chapter on First Chapt...We're reading her first chapter on First Chapter Fun on FB on Tuesday, and then the NEXT Tuesday, April 5, I'm interviewing her on A Mighty Blaze on Facebook at 4pmET! Join us!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-16937688348461107002022-03-27T17:29:42.106-04:002022-03-27T17:29:42.106-04:00Think of it as a cosmic question answered. And he ...Think of it as a cosmic question answered. And he can be right ONCE, right? Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-55319652466215850012022-03-27T17:29:03.865-04:002022-03-27T17:29:03.865-04:00I would not be happy giving up coffee. LOVE that ...I would not be happy giving up coffee. LOVE that professor. I so agree. Not getting into the meme discussion--meme (femm, meaning same) and meme (meem, meaning the thing on social media) are two different words.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35080820727324838482022-03-27T17:28:08.473-04:002022-03-27T17:28:08.473-04:00Ack!!!! I just lost an ongoing (as in years) gif/j...Ack!!!! I just lost an ongoing (as in years) gif/jif debate with the Hub!!!!! I think I’m having an existential crisis. LOL. Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-54098402804322584772022-03-27T17:26:06.222-04:002022-03-27T17:26:06.222-04:00Totally. She was hilarious. And brilliant. We fina...Totally. She was hilarious. And brilliant. We finally got along beautifully --after she realized I'd just laugh when she tried to bait me.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-82769859064763583532022-03-27T16:45:22.330-04:002022-03-27T16:45:22.330-04:00Me too,Hank. Karen ever since the TLC days of yore...Me too,Hank. Karen ever since the TLC days of yore I've been saying your last name incorrectly. Now I know better! I like "LOVE" in the in the middle! xoLynn in Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510679344007513474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-10015453752991714362022-03-27T16:34:18.610-04:002022-03-27T16:34:18.610-04:00Lynn, I would cry if I had to give up coffee!
I ...Lynn, I would cry if I had to give up coffee! <br /><br />I had a freshman college roommate who told me on the day we met that it was okay if I never learned to pronounce her last name, much less spell it!! I like a challenge, and I learned to do both that same day! It just felt like it would be morally wrong to not be able to spell or pronounce the name of someone I was living with. Years later I became friends with someone whose family name has a bunch of letters in it but most of them are silent. She said that when she was in college, on the first day of class one semester, a professor read off the names of all the students and stumbled over hers, and apologized. My friend told her “that’s okay. You came close enough.” The professor said “close enough isn’t good enough. Your name is your identity in this world, and it would be disrespectful of people to not learn the proper pronunciation. Please keep correcting me if you need to.”<br /><br />DebRo Deb Romanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01650858888197217258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-27754856006163914592022-03-27T16:33:08.380-04:002022-03-27T16:33:08.380-04:00Hank, I can empathize, as it irks my husband somew...Hank, I can empathize, as it irks my husband somewhat when new people are introduced to him as David, and they call him "Dave"....which only his parents and a few close friends called him occasionally!Lynn in Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510679344007513474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14770709294782787012022-03-27T16:30:56.195-04:002022-03-27T16:30:56.195-04:00Nope, you were pronouncing it correctly, “meme” rh...Nope, you were pronouncing it correctly, “meme” rhymes with “fem”.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-66752015546937449482022-03-27T16:20:00.636-04:002022-03-27T16:20:00.636-04:00Kathy, that made me laugh! Your ancestor Daniel wa...Kathy, that made me laugh! Your ancestor Daniel was a favorite hero of mine, so I can't imagine Boone being pronounced any other way! And our mutual pal who lives near the town of Boone where I visited a few times when my folks lived in NC for a few years would probably cackle, too!Lynn in Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510679344007513474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-68870026991815476882022-03-27T16:03:19.184-04:002022-03-27T16:03:19.184-04:00OK, I'm still chuckling, Hank. THE TRUTH.
Oh, ...OK, I'm still chuckling, Hank. THE TRUTH.<br />Oh, my. What a broad!Valerie J. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10204154587049392271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-61180132259127069532022-03-27T15:50:48.273-04:002022-03-27T15:50:48.273-04:00DebRo, you just reminded me that I mispronounced m...DebRo, you just reminded me that I mispronounced memes when they first appeared on the internet, saying them the French way, as in the phrase "plus ca change,plus c'est la meme chose"...meme meaning same, and pronounced like a shortened version of memo! Didn't know those things were called "meems" until I heard it on TV several times! And last names are often said so differently. I was happy to take my husband's last name, Vaughan, because I thought it would be so much easier for people to pronounce than my maiden French-Canadian name,which ends in "eaux" (silent x) and hardly anyone outside of Louisiana knew how to say it!(Ramona & Toni McGee Causey were very familiar with it!) Well, people can't seem to always say Vaughan ("vawn", like Stevie Ray's name)and phone calls are worse, besides even when I spell it and write it, we get bills and official documents which leave off the extra a. Frustrating, but I've dealt with it for 49 yrs. now.<br />As for favorite Joes, my late FIL's name was just Joe, not Joseph! And one of David's cousins was named just Joe, after him, plus one of our great local pals is also just Joe! I had to quit caffeine a few decades ago, though I grew up drinking little demitasse cups of mostly milk, cream or evaporated milk with my grandma and both great-grandmas in NOLA. Later I cut out the sugar and dranks copious amounts of coffee with milk. I miss it, and can handle an occasional bit of coffee ice cream or a rare dessert like tiramisu, but I'm a decaf iced tea drinker, or hot mostly herbal teas.Lynn in Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510679344007513474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-6254045347557515172022-03-27T15:11:01.263-04:002022-03-27T15:11:01.263-04:00Exactly! And yes, indeed, it does. Xxx And you, to...Exactly! And yes, indeed, it does. Xxx And you, too! Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-62751391888711419612022-03-27T15:10:35.792-04:002022-03-27T15:10:35.792-04:00Like--Boh-NAY? That's so sassy! xxxLike--Boh-NAY? That's so sassy! xxxHank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35521696651317095322022-03-27T15:09:37.238-04:002022-03-27T15:09:37.238-04:00Karen! SO true. Or care.
Karen! SO true. Or care.<br />Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-89588275568811849812022-03-27T14:48:08.878-04:002022-03-27T14:48:08.878-04:00Hank, I agree with you, that it's Joe Day ever...Hank, I agree with you, that it's Joe Day every day. It's something my husband, 45 years ago, brought with him when I was 22. Up until then, I'd had an occasional cup, with cream and sugar. But, when we would be on the road to somewhere, we took a thermos of black coffee, so I learned to like black coffee. It's a stable of my day, in the morning and even after supper, sometimes in the afternoon. I will say I don't drink quite as much as I used to. I seldom fix the afternoon coffee and I miss the after dinner coffee sometimes. If there's dessert, coffee is a necessity. I'm never quite sure what to think about people who don't even own a coffee maker. It's like not having books in your house. Hahaha! I will say that I like my coffee on the mild side, no dark roast or espresso for me.<br /><br />Hank, I saw your post online yesterday, and even though I have pronounced "gif" with a hard "g," I will try to rectify my mistake. The only thing I worry about is that I feel like so many people pronounce with the hard "g" they might not realize what I'm talking about when I say jiff. <br /><br />I laughed about your MIL telling you how to pronounce your name. A friend of mine once introduced me with a French twist to someone. She said, "Kathleen Bonee (long o) Reel." Of course, "Boone," the real name is pretty much set correctly in people's minds because of Daniel. Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-39695076787451527642022-03-27T13:50:45.511-04:002022-03-27T13:50:45.511-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-58929870237952620302022-03-27T13:49:16.836-04:002022-03-27T13:49:16.836-04:00Yes Hank! And Gillian Welch too, to my chagrin. I&...Yes Hank! And Gillian Welch too, to my chagrin. I'll have to look for Gilly Macmillan. Gillie or GillieBean was my nickname.Gillian Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475596719205511600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-57506897567873963372022-03-27T13:21:45.910-04:002022-03-27T13:21:45.910-04:00Well, now I know how to pronounce it, and thank yo...Well, now I know how to pronounce it, and thank you for telling us! One thing I really can’t stand is when people try to tell me how to pronounce my names, either first or last name. I can sympathize with you, Hank! I don’t mind if they don’t use my preferred pronunciation, but please let ME pronounce it the “right”way!<br /><br />I’m such a coffee lover that every morning I post three coffee memes on a private social media platform I’m on. People there now send me coffee memes! I’m not at all a morning person but I look forward to having that cup of Joe every morning. <br /><br />My favorite Joe is my nephew Joe, who just turned thirty last week! <br /><br />Have a good Sunday! May it involve coffee!<br /><br />DebRo Deb Romanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01650858888197217258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-13761670999799034122022-03-27T13:18:52.596-04:002022-03-27T13:18:52.596-04:00So funny!
And I love Starbucks Yukon blend too. T...So funny!<br /><br />And I love Starbucks Yukon blend too. Their Christmas blend is always good, too. Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-75056429174315329332022-03-27T13:18:11.546-04:002022-03-27T13:18:11.546-04:00Yes, your name is beautiful, and I think the pronu...Yes, your name is beautiful, and I think the pronunciation exactly reflects the spelling.<br /><br />Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.com