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!
Hmmmm?
Thanks, Moosie! Now I don’t feel so bad! LOL! Off to the shower! *hug*
STRIKE ! loL. :)
Thanks to YOU!
LOL!
I feel much better after that shower.
Speaking of showers, it sounds like I need to shut this down and wait for this thing to blow over. Or whatever it’s going to do.
*hug*
Later, Moosie! I couldn’t have done it without you!
I was planning on that, but then I got involved in a book-sorting project. Now we know what we have and where it is again. A diaper box and a large cloth grocery bag full will go to the Book Lady next week, and anything she doesn’t take can be donated to the church festival.
Don’t forget to duck!
Whatever that blue thing is, it just isn’t letting go of that Elephant until it has subdued its quarry.
A bag of oranges!! Ha!! I LOVE this one!!!!
Happy to help!
Orange tuxedo baby! Love love, love!
Happy Caturday!
Here is a baby elephant for your elephant
hmmm....hadn’t considered that. Thought it was a blue ribbon winner lording it over the others.
Could be one of those ribbon snakes. Who knows what creeps out of the jungle.
cute!
Sweet !
Mummy held his li’l rubber node at the end, so cute! :)
Awww.... Squee!
More figures on the storm that hit. After a couple of days to assess it...
9,000 people were without power, twelve homes and several cars were damaged by the trees and debris, and lots of pieces of building materials were tossed into trees.
And yesterday, just to prove this is a desert, we had a sandstorm. !!!
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