article_snippet: Those short, animated loops that have captivated the Web for decades?
article_snippet: Those short, animated loops that have captivated the Web for decades're pronounced like a brand of peanut butter.
article_snippet: On Twitter, "GIF" became a trending topic as some folks pushed back.
article_snippet: The always amusing HAL 9000 account (yes, somebody tweets as the robot from "2001") posted an "animated JIF" -- which is to say, a swirling, animated jar of the tasty, high-protein spread.
article_snippet: Animated GIFs were a staple of the early Internet.
article_snippet: The always amusing HAL 9000 account (yes, somebody tweets as the robot from "2001") fell out of favor as more advanced graphics technology emerged.
article_snippet: But in the past couple of years, the Web has remembered how much fun it is to watch ridiculous things happen over and over again.