These 12+ Bachelor Parties Were So Wild, They Got The Wedding Called Off

The worst thing you want to have after a bachelor party is a hangover. But imagine a bachelor party so wild you’ve gotta call off the entire wedding.

People on AskReddit shared stories about bachelor parties that ultimately obliterated upcoming wedding plans.

1. The bachelorette

“My wife’s friend called off her wedding a week before the ceremony. She lived several hundred miles away for school but came back to her hometown two weeks before the wedding to make sure everything was lined up and have her bachelorette party. In the course of her visit, she came across an old boyfriend (who was also engaged) and things “sparked” up again. They agreed they should each leave their fiancés and give their relationship another shot.

Turns out, he didn’t keep up his end of the bargain, and she is still single today.”

2. Classy!

“The bride came to the bar asking if we had seen the groom as he was needed for some photographs or cutting the cake, can’t quite remember. None of the staff had seen him so she went outside, only to return a few minutes later in tears. She had caught the groom getting with the Maid of Honor…her sister. All out family war commenced with extra guests just sitting there enjoying the buffet. Worst part was hearing the bride cry “I can’t believe this happened again”, I really felt bad for her because she was lovely.”

3. Time to go to detox

“I see a lot of bachelor and bachelorette parties in my line of work. I actually have a few of these memories.

The first that comes to mind was an interesting night where the bachelor party was happening at one bar and the bachelorette party was in the bar down the block. At the groom to be’s party I get a call for help from the place. It’s a tame security call. Just a couple getting it on in a bathroom. The bar wanted them booted. I find out the dude is the groom to be and the girl is just some random chick.

The chick goes off on her own and now I’m with the groom outside. He’s drunk and almost uncontrollable. I am trying to find him a way home safe. His bros were all drunk and kept the party going without him. After a while, the bride to be and her gals come walking down the street. A couple people around chime in and tell her why I am there dealing with him. She breaks down and calls the wedding off right there. He ended up going to detox that night.”

4. Scandalous!

“I traveled with my wife (then girlfriend) to a wedding she was in. I told my wife there is something going on between the bride and the maid of honor. She laughed. Two weeks after the wedding the brides Facebook goes dark. The bride and maid of honor are now living together in another state. I still talk about how I called it within an hour of meeting them. Poor groom… super nice dude.”

5. Dodged a bullet

“I know a guy who seemingly had his life together: great career, lots of friends, beautiful fiancee.

He had a tendency to drink too much while partying, and a few weeks before the wedding he woke up in the hospital with serious injuries due to a non-automotive drunken accident. The scariest part for him was that he didnt remember a thing past leaving the party to walk home. Did he fall and hit his head? Did someone attack him and leave him for dead?

The thought of that scared him, and he decided to sober up. It also caused him to reflect on his life, and he realized his fiancee was manipulative, controlling, and he’d never be happy living with someone like that. He has some long term damage from the injury, but he’s still sober, spends much of his free time for a charitable cause, and dodged a serious bullet (a bad marriage) as a result of that horrible injury so he oddly came out ahead in the end.”

6. That’s one way to do it

“My dad and his friends took a buddy by canoe to an island to get drunk the night before the wedding. He told them all he didn’t want to go through with it but couldn’t figure out how to get out of it. When he woke up in the morning, they had stranded him on the island, he missed the wedding, his buddies were branded as the jerks. Groom to be was relieved.”

7. Runaway groom

“I bartend weddings fairly often and work directly with wedding planners all the time and meet with the bride and groom to be to talk things through and create a sense of familiarity. Each time I met the groom he just kind of seemed out of it but I chalked it up to stress. Day of the wedding before the ceremony the wedding planner comes over and asks for a couple shots for herself, she doesn’t drink on jobs so I ask her why. Apparently things were about to get started but the groom was missing and wasn’t responding to phone calls so everyone is looking for him then one of the brides maids disappears.

Not long after the brother of the groom gets a text from the groom saying he and the bridesmaid are in love and they’re running away to elope and that he’ll call him after. Everyone is getting antsy waiting for things to start and they’ve all been waiting like 2 hours. Now the wedding planner has to tell 150 people that the wedding is off and explain to the parents what happened while the wedding party is consoling the bride.”

8. This one is out of control

“Ex-girlfriend was going to a friend of a friends bachelorette party, mainly for her friend who didn’t want to go solo.

Anyway, I knew they were going to a strip club and expected to hear all about those shenanigans. She text me when they were leaving, the bride had payed for two of the strippers to come back with them. They went back and the show continued. Everyone seemed like they were having fun, but generally playing by the rules. Nothing that doesn’t go on at tons of bachelorette parties.

At some point things took a turn. Then, things went the way they usually do with sexually charged people. People started screwing. Turned into two of the girls having sex with the strippers. Then the bride.

There was no wedding.”

9. Saddest party ever

“A friend of mine in college had been engaged to her high school sweet heart. Plan was for them to get married after she graduated. She was one of those that dreamed of her wedding since she was a little girl. She had been planning FOREVER!!! A week before the wedding, he leaves without a trace, except a note saying I can’t marry you.

She was devastated. We still had a party with the wedding cake, food, etc. because it had all been paid for already. Saddest party ever. She ran into him a few years later at an 80’s dance club wearing a mesh shirt and a taxi hat making out with a dude. Saw it coming!!!”

10. Annulled

“Guy and girl are getting married, she was the kind of girl to have slept with almost every male in my wider group of friends at some stage.

I met the maid of honour at the ceremony and remember thinking she was a little off but couldn’t place it. Mainly because of all the drinking and meeting people.

Within a week the marriage was annulled and she and the maid of honour have been with each other ever since.

Funny thing is looking back it’s all so obvious.

Plus he was a massive douche canoe, so didn’t worry about it too much.”

11. Two engagements

“Not because of the party. But day of the wedding Grooms family is patiently waiting. Brides family hasnt shown. Brides mother finally arrives and says that Bride has discovered Groom has a second fiance in another state and wedding is off. Rehearsal dinner photos on Facebook and someone tagged the wrong girl assuming that was his fiance he had been talking about. Except it was the other fiance. So Bride see her tagged as someone else and messages from out of town friends about “Cant wait to meet her why wasnt I invited?” “

12. In da club

“Strip club manager here,

Funniest thing I’ve ever seen. 5 man bachelor party comes into work. Kinda tipsy and having a good time but not being disruptive. They are hanging out for a while and they are great, throwing money and overall being pleasant. At this point they have done nothing wrong. About 2 hours in, my front door flings open and in barge 4 very very drunk women. They storm right past security, make a beeline for the group and what I later learned was the bride, proceeds to beat the absolute fuck out of the groom. Like real domestic abuse type shit. Then 2 of the other ladies proceed to botch at than attack the best man and another guy. Me and my team bolt over to try and separate the clusterfuck that just transpired pulling the ladies off the guys who looked just as surprised as we were.

We drag them outside and the guys all follow out. The bride start going absolutely apeshit on the groom saying how she can’t believe he’d go to a strip club to see naked bitches before their wedding. The groom starts yelling saying it’s not a big deal etc. The maid of honor and best man (who were apparently married) also are having the same discussion.

The fun really gets turned to 11 when the quiet female (up to this point) walks up and slaps the dog shit out of the groom wondering why she wasnt good enough. Apparently they had dated years ago and she never got over him. Also apparently the bride did NOT know this information. Bridezilla goes OFF. Start beating the fuck out of quiet chick, like… attempted murder levels of violence. While groom, me and another security guy are trying to stop a murder in my parking lot, best man and maid of honor are still arguing. Once we separate bride and quiet chick, all we hear is best man scream fuck this! Walks over, tells groom he fucked the bride like 3 years ago at a party with the maid of honor and he didn’t want him to marry her.

Groom surprisingly is calm… turns to bride and says the wedding was off. She starts freaking out crying apologizing and begging as he walks in the club to pay his tab…

Craziest night at work ever.”

13. Trips to the UK, huh?

“Well it wasn’t a bachelor party but a couple months before the wedding it was discovered she was leading a double life.

Her frequent work trips to the UK were actually trips to a few hour drive away where she was living with another guy. Telling him the same story but in reverse.

Wedding was called off. Much money was lost. Not sure what her plan was…”

14. False allegations

“Happened in May, wifes side of family. Bachelorette party, 2 strippers, gets crazy. Bride was drinking but not drunk. Then she vanishes. Her bridal party, including her sister, sister-in-laws, cousin-in-laws, cousins, and my wife’s sister head back to the hotel to find her. And they do…in bed with one of the strippers who happened to be a black guy. Not thinking that she could have possibly consented to this, they called the cops and rape charges were filed. Cops arrest the dude.

Wedding gets canceled because how can you have a wedding 3 days after the bride was viciously raped. Shit doesn’t add up, detective on the case sees what is up and basically tells bride in front of her mom about false allegations. Mom flips out, threatens to sue, bride looks like shit, comes clean privately to detective. Mom still believes her little princess was raped. Couple got married at courthouse a few weeks later. No clue what her husband thinks. I only met the dude once and not since the events. Hope to never see either again.”

15. Awkward AF

“This happened to one of my oldest friends who I met in preschool, our families were friends, they moved out of state in middle school but we kept in touch. Cut to our 20s- He gets engaged to his gf that he was living with, everything sounds good, I got the invite and was making plans to travel for the wedding. They had a joint bachelor/bachelorette weekend in Vegas with their wedding party and I coincidentally was out there the same weekend visiting family, so I joined them out one night.

It was awkward AF. I can’t really describe the tension. Fiancé didn’t even say hi or acknowledge me when I said congrats (first time meeting her too). Everything was disorganized, no one knew what was going on, we kinda wandered from place to place til we settled at a bar in a hotel. I never saw the bride and groom next to each other all night let alone talking.

They got in different cabs from one place to the other even though it was not separated by guys and girls, but one big party. I ended up hanging out mostly with my friend’s older brother and his gf. I got the weirdest vibe off the situation and when I got back I told my SO I wanted to hold off buying the plane tickets and wasn’t sure I wanted to make the effort and pay a lot of money to travel to a wedding that I felt so uneasy about.

Maybe two weeks later my friend calls to ask if I’ve bought tickets yet. Not yet… Good he says, the wedding is off. Fiancé decided she was in love with one of the groomsmen and she moved in with him. The groomsman that lived fucking next door to them. She claims she never cheated while they were together and it just happened… right. I think she and groomsman got married some time later, but my friend was stuck in the lease living next to them for several months.”

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10 Parents Share Stories of Times People Mistreated Their Kids

One of life’s constants is that parents will always be protective of their children. Which is why you should never mess with someone else’s kids.

Seem like common sense, but apparently it’s not, judging by these responses from AskReddit users.

1. Can’t trust them

“My 3 year old daughter is allergic to strawberries, my mother-in-law and aunt-in-law both know this and have been asked multiple times to not keep them where she can find them.

A few weeks ago I went to pick her up from their house, and I find her sitting at the bar eating strawberries with them. I went ballistic. They said they “didn’t see the harm” and of course not. They weren’t the ones who had to comfort her for the following 24 hours while she was covered from head to toe with hives and having massive stomach issues.

I no longer allow her to be over there unless my husband or I are there too, I can’t trust them not to do it again.”

2. Innocent mistake

“I’ve been the wtf person. I grabbed a child and sped off with him.

I was ice skating and zoomed unintentionally towards this kid. He wasn’t small enough to go under my legs so I grabbed him and we both slowed to an awkward halt…. I apologized profusely to the parents.”

3. Not okay

“I had my 11 day old out at a restaurant for my sister’s birthday. I was wearing her in a wrap. A woman came up to me, commented about the baby, and tried to lift her out of the wrap saying “It’s okay, I work at a school.”

No lady, it isn’t okay.”

4. Highlights

“When my son was about 2 my husband was at the store with him and a lady came up and said, “Your son’s hair is gorgeous, where do you get his highlights done?” Husband came home and asked me if people actually get their toddler sons’ hair colored. No, not sane people . . .”

5. Get out!

“My siblings are twins. When they were very little…maybe 6 months, we went to Walmart. People are fascinated with twins, so we got random strangers asking us questions about them all the time. One time, mom and I were fastening them into their carseats and this little old lady wanted to see how cute they were so she CLIMBED into our mini van to get a better look. She didn’t mean any harm…but still 7 year old me was creeped out.”

6. Creeper alert

“We were invited to a neighbor’s party. At this party is another woman I’d never met before, who asked if she could hold my six-month old boy. No problem, he’s adorable. She then proceeds to kiss him on the mouth and said, “There, remember that I was your first kiss!”

I immediately took him back and had to avoid her the rest of the evening without being seen as the rude one in the party. She didn’t take hints well either.”

7. WTF?

“Nothing as bad as the rest of these, but at age 4 or so, my kid asked a 5 or 6 year old at the public pool if she wanted to play. And the kid gave her a look like the question was insane. But the WTF was the mom’s reaction.

“Why was that girl talking to you, do you know her?” And then the mom looks at my kid like she’s got 3 heads for daring to ask another child in a public pool to play.

By their appearance and lack of accent they were Midwestern Americans, so there wasn’t a cultural reason for the WTF.”

8. Foot fetish

“Apparently when I was a baby, a woman came up to me on a train and said hi to me and played with me for a second then took one of my feet and put it in her mouth.

My parents switched carriages after that (thank God).”

9. Panic

“We were at Walmart during a serious regional water outage, so it was absolutely swamped with people looking for bottled water.

A friend of my mother in law was there, unknown to us, and without any warning, came up from behind and tried to lift our infant son from my wife’s arms.

This of course sent my wife into a panic, since she thought it was an attempted abduction using the crowd for cover, and she was still on edge even after recognizing the woman.

Neither MIL nor her friend understood why my wife was so upset with the woman. We don’t really talk to the woman or her family anymore, and MIL still thinks we’re too hard on her friend.”

10. Crazy woman

“When my oldest was about 2 months old and I was still on maternity leave, I had a homeless (I suspect) woman approach me and ask if she could have my baby.

We were living in a not so great area of a suburb of Dallas. A place where we’d sometimes get homeless 40+ year olds trick-or-treating by themselves on Halloween. I had just taken my baby to the doctor for a checkup, it was probably a week after I’d been cleared to drive after an emergency C-section. This crazy woman, who I’d never seen on my street before, and who looked and smelled like she hadn’t bathed in at least a week, approached me as I struggled to get the baby carrier out of the car.

She said my baby was beautiful, and asked if she could keep it for awhile. I said no, so she asked if she could babysit. I said no thanks, and made a limping break for the front door. I locked the door and called my husband for help. She hung out around the front porch for the half hour before he made it home. We moved away from that area a month later.”

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Tom Cruise’s Movies Do Better the More He Runs

A Tom Cruise movie without running is like a banana split without the cherry on top. Sure, you could eat it and it’d still be fine, but that cherry always makes it a bit better.

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And now, to honor the man himself, the folks at Rotten Tomatoes have crunched the numbers and come up with an indisputable fact: the more Tom Cruise runs in a movie, the better it is. These geniuses estimate that Cruise has run over 24,000 feet throughout his prolific career onscreen.

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The numbers show that “movies featuring Cruise running more than 1,000 feet have a higher Tomatometer average (a huge 71 percent) than the movies in which he runs less than that, or not at all – and the same movies make more money at the box office, with an average inflated international gross of $538 million.” Here are the top 10 Cruise running films:

1. Mission: Impossible III – 3,212 feet

2. Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol – 3,066 feet

3. War of the Worlds – 1,752 feet

4. Minority Report – 1,562 feet

5. The Firm – 1,241 feet

6. Edge of Tomorrow – 1,065 feet

7. Jack Reacher: Never Go Back – 1,051 feet

8. The Mummy – 1,022 feet

9. Mission Impossible – Rogue Nation – 1,007 feet

10. Vanilla Sky – 832 feet

So, as they say, the proof is in the pudding.

And now, enjoy this video of every Tom Cruise run ever in a film (up until now, I’m sure there will be more to come).

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This Student Activist Is Being Hailed as a Hero After Standing up Against a Man’s Deportation on a Plane

The world could use some heroes right about now. Recently, a student activist from Sweden gained worldwide attention when she refused to take her seat on a flight from Sweden to Turkey.

Now, that might not seem like such a big deal, but wait until you hear the reason why. A 52-year-old man on her flight was being deported from Sweden and was to ultimately end up back in his native Afghanistan after the stop in Turkey. Errson live streamed her protest on Facebook for the whole world to see.

Errson’s actions paid off, as the man was eventually escorted off the plane by Swedish authorities.

Errson has been working with refugees from Afghanistan for the past year. She said, “I hope that people start questioning how their country treats refugees. We need to start seeing the people whose lives our immigration [policies] are destroying.”

Many are calling Errson a hero.

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Keep up the good work, Elin!

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20 Collective Nouns for a Few of Your Favorite Animals

You might think you know what to call a group of animals. Maybe a herd, maybe a pack, how many different names can there be, right?

Well, there are a whole lot of other really interesting ones out there that you might not know about out. Here are 20 of the best examples.

1. A muster of storks

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2. A shrewdness of apes

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3. A raft of otters

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4. A murder of crows

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5. A scurry of squirrels

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6. A wake of vultures

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7. A battery of barracudas

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8. A cackle of hyenas

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9. A walk of snails

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10. A bale of turtles

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11. An ambush of tigers

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12. A coterie of prairie dogs

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13. A memory of elephants

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14. A skulk of foxes

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15. A scold of jays

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16. A parliament of owls

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17. A rhumba of rattlesnakes

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18. A business of ferrets

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19. A prickle of porcupines

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20. A mob of kangaroos

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Simple Budgeting Hacks To Help You Save

In the long run, we all know saving money is the right thing to do, even if it sucks sometimes. That said, saving doesn’t mean you can’t have any fun along the way! Check out these 7 simple hacks to help you save, and maybe even enjoy the process of playing the long game!

#7. Look at it like paying yourself.

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You’re saving for unforeseen expenses, travel, or a big purchase, so it helps to look at it like you’re paying yourself – and that should come before any discretionary spending.

Decide ahead of time how much you’re budgeting for that baseball game or trip to the movies, and take the cash out ahead of time. It will help curb any last minute impulse buys once you’re there!

#6. Don’t be afraid to look for the best deal.

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If you call your cable or cell phone company, there’s a good chance they’ll be able to get you a better deal than what you currently have. The same goes for refinancing your debt or getting the best price for services. You have to be your own advocate!

#5. Join loyalty programs.

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But only to places you visit often, and ones that provide necessities – like your local grocery store or gas station.

#4. Get a library card.

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You can check out more than physical books – most libraries have ebook and audiobook access now, as well as movies, music, etc. Why buy when you can borrow?

#3. Use cash when you’re out.

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#2. Unsubscribe from retailer emails.

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If you, like me, suffer from serious impulse control problems, then it will do you wonders to remove the temptation from your daily inbox.

#1. Use a rewards credit card for necessary purchases.

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No matter how tight your budget, you’re going to spend money on things like utilities and groceries. If you make sure to pay it off every month, there are advantages to using a card that gives you rewards in the process.

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These T-Shirts Featuring Incorrect Quotes are Cringeworthy

Even if you’re not sure where they came from or who said them, there are some quotes that pretty much everyone knows. Things like, “I think, therefore I am” and “To be, or not to be, that is the question” are part of popular culture in a way no one can really untangle, but this online store, called slightlywrong, is here to make you supremely uncomfortable by tweaking the quotes on t-shirts…slightly.

Now, a challenge: see if you can make it all the way to the end of the list without tearing your hair out!

#14. I feel like Luke has used some version of this as a pickup line.

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#13. I can see the look on Forrest’s face now…

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#12. OUR PLANET.

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#11. …….

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#10. I feel like Spock would approve.

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#9. It’s everywhere.

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#8. Some of the subtle ones make you wonder if you’re remembering wrong.

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#7. I just can’t.

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#6. Honestly, it seems the same

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#5. This is a good prize for the person who best withstands Super Bowl Sunday snacks.

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#4. Doesn’t quite put the fear in you the same way, does it?

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#3. Even Joey is confused.

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#2. I like it.

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#1. *cringe cringe cringe*

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These Hilarious 1980s Wendy’s Training Videos Are Pure Gold

Whether or not you’re a fan of their food, you’ve gotta admit that Wendy’s social media game is on point.

Example 1, in which they expertly troll McDonald’s:

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Example 2, in which they give dating advice:

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And one more, just for funsies (and because I could do this all day):

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So I guess it shouldn’t surprise us to learn that they’ve been killing the promotional and training game for a few decades now – and the proof is in these amazing training videos from the 80s that teach employees how to do everything from pouring hot drinks to properly putting cookies on a tray.

And like with all amazing material, they do it all with a happy song.

Wendy’s isn’t shying away from what some might consider an embarrassing past, either – they’re embracing their previous (if dated) brilliance). They responded right away to radio host Brian Fink after he unearthed the treasure above:

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Also, did you know chili could be served with CHEESE?

If you’ve ever needed some grilling advice, Wendy’s has you covered – parts 1 and 2.

Everyone on Twitter loved the blast from the past, with some claiming they’re ready to quit their day job, others excited about the prospect of finally pouring tea the right away, and everyone unsure if they’ll ever be able to get that hot drinks song out of their heads.

You’re welcome!

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How Back-To-School Shopping Looks Now That School Shootings Are Common

Pencils, paper, notebooks, cool folders, Kleenex, new backpacks, and lunch boxes are common on back-to-school shopping lists. Kids today definitely need those things for a successful school year, but parents all over the country are reporting the need to consider something additional on the shelves this fall – bulletproof gear.

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Or, if your kid wants something less military-inspired, you can buy an insert to put inside their Paw Patrol or Harry Potter gear.

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Manufacturers like Bullet Blocker and Guard Dog Security report anywhere from a 30%150% increase in orders after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School earlier this year.

If you’re one of the reported 1 in 3 parents who worry about your child’s safety from gun violence at school, though, take heed: experts warn that the bulletproof shields aren’t necessarily rated to withstand a shot from assault weapons and rifles like the ones often used in school shooting events, and other safety consultants have gone on the record saying they don’t cover enough area and/or won’t be readily accessible enough to be effective.

The more you know.

And may the odds be ever in your favor.

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Have You Been Saying It Wrong? This Is The Proper Way to Pronounce Gif.

We all love our Gifs, but how on Earth is that word pronounced? I don’t know about you, but I’ve been hearing this debate quite a bit lately.

Some say it like “Jif.” Others pronounce it with a hard “G”. So which one is correct? I’m here to report to the world (sorry if you’ve been saying it wrong the last several years), that the proper pronunciation is “Jif” just like the peanut butter.

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Even Steve Wilhite, the guy who created the GIF, confirms that it’s pronounced “Jif.” It’s easy to see why some are die hard proponents of the hard “G.” Gif, after all, is short for “graphics interchange format.” So we can forgive those who have been, and will continue to, say it that way. But acronyms work differently. Think about the acronym JPEG. It’s short for “Joint Photographic Experts Group”, but we don’t pronounce it “jay-pheg.” It’s “jay-peg.”

This video sums it up. Let’s put this issue to rest FOREVER.

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