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!
You can get a package where they give you a rental car and hotels for about $1200 and then you go do whatever you want for 9 days.
For $8000 or so I can do both and get plane tickets.
Your dad says one of his coworkers did a marathon in Iceland and thought it was a great place. Your granddad went there, too, back in the days of nuclear summits with the Soviets, and was pleased with their beer.
Do you have an address?
The chemical symbol for sodium is Na.
Two latte in the day for thought-provoking yolks. Sorry...I new it, but the brane was ded.
Depends who else is going.
The man must have been made with rubber joints and aluminum bones.
Well, it got him into Mordor.
LOL!
Wherever you’re getting these, they are working! Hahahaha!
W00t!!!
I missed that, first and second times through. Then I read things a little slower, and sure enough! You done swooped down and snagged another one! Good on ya!
(And thanks!)
If you want to laugh yourself silly go to images.google.com and search for “you had one job.”
Kewl! Thanks! I may just do that! LOL!
It was just a coincidence.
We’re having a thunderstorm.
None for us today, but some are on the way.
I WILL get my laundry done tomorrow, and then I can put the next batch off for two weeks. Maybe. *sigh*
All the filing has caused my back to hate me, but it’s too late to take any pain pills, as they will keep me awake. But I will turn on the mattress pad and get some heat on the back, and take some Ibuprofen, and I should be good to go. I’m sure I’ll wake up stiff in the morning, but I’m kinda used to that.
I need to print out another batch of calendar pages. I just can’t remember where I got the first batch from. No brems, Cisco...
After I was done with the filing, I printed up the CFIDS protocol page that I found that had been hi-lited, and it turned out much better than I thought it would so when my aide comes next week, I can give it to her to take back to the office.
Off for the night!
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