I'll save this meme as a jiff.
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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"
Actually, I think that was C.S. Lewis.
It’s pronounced Ke$ha Louise.
It's pronounced NarNIA
You're can't just say Jandalf on Lemmy and not expect denim robes!
Jandalf the Jrey
People from Berlin talk this way
I can't tell if this is a fact or parody song lyrics, but I'm reading it to the tune of an Aerosmith song
Aussies go fucking crazy & erect a statue honouring jrrt.
The beacons are lit! Jondor calls for aid!
We've had one pixel, yes. What about second pixel?
Gil-galad was an elven-king;
Of him the harpers badly sing
For none can rightly say his name—
Jill misappropriates his fame
Jil Jalad it is!
The little known nickname for the guy Darmok ran into at Tenagra
Listen Legoland, I'm not from the Kingdom of Jondor.
For the curious "Gandalf" is made up of two old norse words "gandr" meaning a walking stick or staff and "álfr" moaning an elf. The movies pronounce it correctly of course.
"I will not be taking any questions at this time"
Jolkein Rolkein Rolkein Tolkein
that was his multidimensional twin, G R R Tolkien
one point twenty-one jigawatts
Jigabyte
Its pronounced Jirraffe.
"Gandalf" was a dwarf in Norse mythology. Tolkien didn't invent the name.
Read as Iandalf.
Bahahha, my instance has this joke as a tagline.
Imagine if JK Rowling would do that last bit for us.
This stresses me so much.
By the way it's pronounced "Gee Aye Eff".
Gee Aye Eff
But is Gee pronounced Jee or Ghee?