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[–] PerfectHair 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago 

That's not what a retired gif is. A retired gif is when it's used in the only possible situation where it would make sense.

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[–] Necuno 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

No what Blackjackel wrote is exactly what it means.

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[–] TremorAcePV 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Ehhh. Both are partially right.

A retired GIF is a GIF that was used in the perfect way. That it is literally impossible to top it, and that the only thing that can happen now is it's use go down hill.

The only way Zaqwert's GIF could be that is if they were specifically talking about Mario anyway, but it was still as relevant and perfect as it is with Reddit now. So since there's a way it could be better, it isn't retired yet, because it has yet to hit it's peak "relevance".

An example would be if there were some Mario multiplayer online game that sucked horribly, and another Mario game took it's place, the way Voat is for Reddit at this moment, and this GIF were used.

That's retired GIF material. This current situation isn't for this GIF.