Posted on 07/31/2015 11:49:41 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows
The time has come to take action against thread hijackers.
Let me begin with an example of thread hijacking:
Like most Freepers, I am pro-life. Abortion and and euthanasia appall me, and marketing the results even more so. I support candidates who oppose the culture of death, and cheer when it is thwarted.
I also do not find it necessary to mention these facts on EVERY. FREAKING. THREAD.
There is a certain type of Freeper, though, who has no such restraint. For these zealots, any thread that deviates from the pro-life cause, no matter how trivially, is a heresy that must be immediately suppressed.
You are shocked by cruelty to animals? I guess that means you couldn't care less about the cruelty of THE MILLIONS OF CHILDREN ABORTED EVERY YEAR!!!!!
You lost a beloved pet? Why can't you mourn THE THOUSANDS OF ABORTED BABIES WHO DIED THE SAME DAY?!!!!
Your car shredded its transmission and you're looking at thousands of dollars in repairs? Why aren't you thinking about THE BABIES WHO WILL NEVER GROW UP TO BE AUTO MECHANICS BECAUSE THEY WERE ABORTED?!!!!
(OK, maybe I made that last one up.)
Arguing with these people is pointless. It's the same principle as wrestling with a pig - you just get muddy and the pig enjoys it. Similarly, trying to convince them that they are being rude is a waste of time - THE CAUSE is far more important little things like courtesy and respect.
So, what can we do about it?
We can get drunk.
I hereby propose The Thread Hijack Drinking Game. The rules are simple: When a poster tries to hijack an unrelated thread to his or her pet cause, you 1) reply to the hijack attempt by quoting the text in question, followed by the word "DRINK!", and 2) Take a drink (or any volume) of your favorite beverage (alcoholic or non-alcoholic). Moderation is suggested on animal cruelty threads to avoid alcohol poisoning.
This game will not, I admit, solve the thread hijacking problem. But after a certain number of attempts we will no longer care.
And if anyone is offended by my little proposal, I can only say...
DRINK!
If I knew where to get a Mac for what I can afford to pay (monthly) I would have done it by now.
A Giles G-202 has crashed over at Stewart Int’l Airport, pilot confirmed dead.
It is a small aerobatic aircraft.
I hope it is not the one I’ve been watching from the side yard for the past couple weeks.
Hey! ... There's nothing there!
Ohmy. I hate news like that.
Prayers up for all...
Yikes.
Shed the rudder.
Yup. I’m wondering if he checked the plane over before flying.
This has been a long enough day for me. I’m heading for bed, in case anyone asks...
Carbon fiber composite aircraft, problem could be hidden and undetectable via usual methods.
Well, at 90°N everything goes South..
Sleep well , ‘Face. :)
Yeah.
I wonder about “composite breakdown” and repeat stress, plus if any undetected bubbles in the bonding agent exist..
Vac bagging also removes large quantities of the bonding agent from the structure.
So any latent strength against stratification of the laminate and as you say ‘bubbles’ in the remaining resin ,is gone.
Come back Aluminium all is forgiven.
And even better, if they went with titanium, they can’t use any ground crew tools containing nickel as it corrodes the structure.
Is this, by any chance, a wireless printer?
With a new router, your printer will need a new route.
An easy way to deal with the problem might be to simply wire it. Just plug it in to a USB port or something.
Of course, if you want to do things the hard way, you could reinstall the printer hardware or run the installation wizard.
I saw this story on Facebook and I copied it.
Stompin’ Mud Puddles
Clifford and Daisy May were married for many years.
Whenever there was a confrontation, yelling could be heard deep into the night. Clifford would shout, “When I die, I’ll dig my way up and out of the grave and come back and haunt you for the rest of your life ol’ woman!!”
Neighbors feared him. Old Clifford liked the fact that he was feared.
He died at the ripe old age of 98.
After the burial, Daisy May’s neighbors, concerned for her safety, asked, “Aren’t you afraid that he may indeed be able to dig his way out of the grave and haunt you for the rest of your life?”
She replied, “LET HIM DIG. I HAD HIM BURIED UPSIDE DOWN...AND I KNOW HE WON’T ASK FOR DIRECTIONS.”
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(Heheheh..that’ll learn him.)
And Pasted,
Clifford just might succeed; he’s getting warmer ...
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