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!
Catholic and other private schools started school today, and the NHP is patrolling the school crosswalks to make sure no one is speeding through. Local cops will patrol the crosswalks next week when CCSD schools open.
It means the driveway closest to the school to our west will be crawling with Henderson PD SUVs! Do. Not. Speed.
I just go around them. There is a crossing light about 50’ to the left, but I just go right to get where I need to go. It’s shorter, anyway, including to the freeway.
Get on it, Teacher Mom! I’m sure you will find something to occupy their time with. A couple of my nieces homeschool, and even two of their daughters are doing it.
Of course, when I went to school, it wasn’t needed, as the schools actually TAUGHT kids things they should know.
And we always opened the day with the Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer. Good school days!
Things like treat policemen with respect, don't have babies except with your lawfully wedded spouse, don't take things that aren't yours, don't burn stuff down, etc?
All that and more besides!
Therapy helps, but screaming and yelling obscenities is faster and cheaper.
Also, throwing things helps, too, as long as the walls are the only targets.
I just heated a burrito, and in reading the package, I found that the $1 burritos with better meat (shredded) and cheese have fewer calories than the 3 for a $1 ones that are about half the size!
I should have read the labels sooner... :o|
Or not at all. Calories you don’t know about don’t make you gain, right?
cute
$1 is far too much to pay!
If that’s the case, I should weigh 157...
ROTFL!!
I don’t know why, but for some reason, my bed keeps calling to me. I thought I slept OK last night, but I guess my body knows differently. *sigh*
Still, I’m not ready to give it up for the day.
LOL!
I wish I could get some home made tamales. Busdaddy’s neighbor gives him some periodically, but I don’t go there now, for some reason...
Still I would like to knock on the neighbor’s door and BEG!
108, 8%, SW @ 2 mph, heat index 101.
Ahhhh....summer in the desert!
But another storm (or more) are just around the corner!
lol
I don’t want to go beg. lol.
Well, in your neck of the woods, you should only have to wait for the next invitation to a BBQ or Patio Party! LOL!
I just ran (drove) down the street to get a beer, and when I opened the cooler door, this really short, really old person said, “Me too!” I got my beer and held the door open for her and then it hit me: I said, “I’m not paying for it.”
As I started the car, she came out of the store...with no beer...sorry, but this low on funds, it’s all I can do to support my own habit, not help a stranger support theirs........ So stone me in the square.
OK... who’s waiting for the 00s?
Anyone?
!
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