odd forum behavior w/ chrome on mac

just wondering if anyone else is having these issues
it only happens here at tgr, so i'm not clear that i've got a virus per se (altho maybe i do...dunno)

issue 1
when i type in the quick reply box, spaces don't work until i hit return

myreplylookslikethis
until i hit return and edit it


issue 2
gifs play once and then go to background color of the page (in my case: white)


neither of these happen in safari

i'm current in versions of macos & chrome (& safari)
i've deleted/reloaded chrome