Gibs... those bloody bits of flesh that fly across the screen after
you kill an enemy in a game. Is it "ghibs" or "jibs"? John Romero*
takes it upon himself to answer the question nobody cared to ask, and
says it's the latter. It derives from 'giblets', he says.

Which makes sense, but I don't care. In my head, I'll always pronounce
it hard-g gibs. That it's in opposition to what Romero says only makes
it that much sweeter ;-P

* https://x.com/romero/status/1793226182889967859

On Thu, 23 May 2024 11:20:28 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

>
>Gibs... those bloody bits of flesh that fly across the screen after
>you kill an enemy in a game. Is it "ghibs" or "jibs"? John Romero*
>takes it upon himself to answer the question nobody cared to ask, and
>says it's the latter. It derives from 'giblets', he says.
>
>Which makes sense, but I don't care. In my head, I'll always pronounce
>it hard-g gibs. That it's in opposition to what Romero says only makes
>it that much sweeter ;-P
>
>
>
>
>
>
>* https://x.com/romero/status/1793226182889967859

Oh yeah. It's definitely _G_ibs as in "guitar." I've never heard anyone
but Romero say differently. He is struggling to remain relevant by
promoting clearly outrageous nonsense. It isn't the first time.

And Compuserve can suck my left nut! ;^P (Those are the GIF wars you are
talking about, right? The royalties?)

Oh, those GIF wars... unlike "gibs," there is a *correct* answer to the
GIF question. It stands for _G_raphics Interchange File, as you know...

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Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 15:20 this Thursday (GMT):
>
> Gibs... those bloody bits of flesh that fly across the screen after
> you kill an enemy in a game. Is it "ghibs" or "jibs"? John Romero*
> takes it upon himself to answer the question nobody cared to ask, and
> says it's the latter. It derives from 'giblets', he says.
>
> Which makes sense, but I don't care. In my head, I'll always pronounce
> it hard-g gibs. That it's in opposition to what Romero says only makes
> it that much sweeter ;-P
>
>
>
>
>
>
> * https://x.com/romero/status/1793226182889967859

I kinda go back and forth on it.. tho I really go back and forth on a
lot of word pronunciation.
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On 5/23/2024 8:20 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>
> Gibs... those bloody bits of flesh that fly across the screen after
> you kill an enemy in a game. Is it "ghibs" or "jibs"? John Romero*
> takes it upon himself to answer the question nobody cared to ask, and
> says it's the latter. It derives from 'giblets', he says.
>
> Which makes sense, but I don't care. In my head, I'll always pronounce
> it hard-g gibs. That it's in opposition to what Romero says only makes
> it that much sweeter ;-P
>
Chunks.

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On 5/23/24 17:20, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>
> Gibs... those bloody bits of flesh that fly across the screen after
> you kill an enemy in a game. Is it "ghibs" or "jibs"? John Romero*
> takes it upon himself to answer the question nobody cared to ask, and
> says it's the latter. It derives from 'giblets', he says.
>
> Which makes sense, but I don't care. In my head, I'll always pronounce
> it hard-g gibs. That it's in opposition to what Romero says only makes
> it that much sweeter ;-P
>
>
>
>
>
>
> * https://x.com/romero/status/1793226182889967859

I'm with Romero on this one, but I guess only because I've always
assumed it was a shortening of giblets. Or did we start out using the
full word originally? My fading memory has not the answer. Does make it
harder to say "Get Gibbed" as you jump through a teleporter though I
suppose. Although "Gib on this" as you fire a rocket launcher has a nice
cadence.

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On Thu, 23 May 2024 13:02:54 -0500, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>Oh, those GIF wars... unlike "gibs," there is a *correct* answer to the
>GIF question. It stands for _G_raphics Interchange File, as you know...

Exactly. I never understood the fuss over this one.

On Fri, 24 May 2024 13:56:21 +0200, Steven Thomsen-Jones
<pika.banyan7805@eagereverest.com> wrote:

>On 5/23/24 17:20, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>>
>> Gibs... those bloody bits of flesh that fly across the screen after
>> you kill an enemy in a game. Is it "ghibs" or "jibs"? John Romero*
>> takes it upon himself to answer the question nobody cared to ask, and
>> says it's the latter. It derives from 'giblets', he says.
>>
>> Which makes sense, but I don't care. In my head, I'll always pronounce
>> it hard-g gibs. That it's in opposition to what Romero says only makes
>> it that much sweeter ;-P
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> * https://x.com/romero/status/1793226182889967859
>
>
>I'm with Romero on this one, but I guess only because I've always
>assumed it was a shortening of giblets. Or did we start out using the
>full word originally? My fading memory has not the answer. Does make it
>harder to say "Get Gibbed" as you jump through a teleporter though I
>suppose. Although "Gib on this" as you fire a rocket launcher has a nice
>cadence.

I recall it as being 'gibs' from the start. I first encountered this
word on this very newsgroup, and remember trying to decipher what they
meant (in fairness, it didn't take me very long but there was that
moment of unfamiliarity).

In actual use, I tend to use both interchangably and without much
rhyme or reason. If I blow you up into bouncing blobs, I'll probably
say I 'jibbed' you... but the individual blobs? Those are ghibs to me.

Unless they're not. Like I said, I'm not that consistent with the
word.

But my 'official' head-canon pronunciation is hard-g 'ghibs'.

On Fri, 24 May 2024 09:48:03 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

>On Fri, 24 May 2024 13:56:21 +0200, Steven Thomsen-Jones
><pika.banyan7805@eagereverest.com> wrote:
>
>>On 5/23/24 17:20, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>>>
>>> Gibs... those bloody bits of flesh that fly across the screen after
>>> you kill an enemy in a game. Is it "ghibs" or "jibs"? John Romero*
>>> takes it upon himself to answer the question nobody cared to ask, and
>>> says it's the latter. It derives from 'giblets', he says.
>>>
>>> Which makes sense, but I don't care. In my head, I'll always pronounce
>>> it hard-g gibs. That it's in opposition to what Romero says only makes
>>> it that much sweeter ;-P
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> * https://x.com/romero/status/1793226182889967859
>>
>>
>>I'm with Romero on this one, but I guess only because I've always
>>assumed it was a shortening of giblets. Or did we start out using the
>>full word originally? My fading memory has not the answer. Does make it
>>harder to say "Get Gibbed" as you jump through a teleporter though I
>>suppose. Although "Gib on this" as you fire a rocket launcher has a nice
>>cadence.
>
>I recall it as being 'gibs' from the start. I first encountered this
>word on this very newsgroup, and remember trying to decipher what they
>meant (in fairness, it didn't take me very long but there was that
>moment of unfamiliarity).
>
>In actual use, I tend to use both interchangably and without much
>rhyme or reason. If I blow you up into bouncing blobs, I'll probably
>say I 'jibbed' you... but the individual blobs? Those are ghibs to me.
>
>Unless they're not. Like I said, I'm not that consistent with the
>word.
>
>But my 'official' head-canon pronunciation is hard-g 'ghibs'.
>
>
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leroy_Jethro_Gibbs

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Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:
....
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leroy_Jethro_Gibbs

Leroy Jenkins!!!!!!!! Oh wrong, Leroy. :P
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On 5/24/24 14:50, Mike S. wrote:
> On Thu, 23 May 2024 13:02:54 -0500, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Oh, those GIF wars... unlike "gibs," there is a *correct* answer to the
>> GIF question. It stands for _G_raphics Interchange File, as you know...
>
> Exactly. I never understood the fuss over this one.

If I recall, the issue arose when one of the people who worked on the
standard insisted it was 'jif' thereby adding some legitimacy to the
claim. I've never used anything but a hard G for GIF though for the
reasons given above.

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On Sat, 25 May 2024 15:22:39 +0200, Steven Thomsen-Jones
<pika.banyan7805@eagereverest.com> wrote:

>If I recall, the issue arose when one of the people who worked on the
>standard insisted it was 'jif' thereby adding some legitimacy to the
>claim. I've never used anything but a hard G for GIF though for the
>reasons given above.

That does explain the fuss over this at least. Thank you.