Diana ready to jump back down the rabbit hole.
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!
Pretty kitteh in a sweet setting.
Diana ready to jump back down the rabbit hole.
We all need more spring flowers with kitteh.
That face looks almost exactly like Shannon. Kathleen just discovered that, just as I told her, the iron is hot. Fortunately, it was only medium hot.
Lol!
I need a Pink Drink, already this morning. My fitful sleeping was rewarded by a jerk this morning.
Now I’m going to go fold clothes and put them away, then get something to eat and hope my day improves. The shower will come soon. Hopefully, it will wash away the gloom.
Actually, I never read it, I watched the movie. Ringo Starr played the Mock Turtle and I never did understand that the word was “uglification.”
It was a TV version with lots of cameos and it was pretty cute. Jonathan Winters was an AMAZING Humpty Dumpty.
It’s unclear what happened to you. The Nevada Fraternal and Cisternal Order of Jerks and Knaves and Pencilnecks gave you an award?
;>)
I, myself, am a sedantary rock.
I'm sorry. I'll give you the weekend off, I promise.
I think I need to be B***h slapped...
LOL!
Off to Penney’s for Kathleen’s picture. She’s taking her dragon: she can be that princess from Game of Thrones.
I’ll be waiting to see the pics!! <3
Speaking of which, did you notice that the most violent, most sexually explicit TV channel on cable just bought Sesame Street?
Oh, the ironies of Capitalism.
I’ve had my shower, done some picking up of things and trying to get them organized, and my back made me cave in, so I’m going to behave for a bit.
The wind is blowing at about 20mph, and that’s not good for me; I’ve already been out in it to get the detergent from the truck, so I will need to have a breathing treatment in a few minutes.
Then what? Finish the filing? Once that’s done, I can find a place for the things that are under it all. Maybe the top shelf in the big bookcase.... Maybe.
And Bruce Jenner rear-ended a Lexus and the driver was killed.... What will be his punishment?
Maybe that he’ll have to keep doing his reality show that nobody’s watching.
Yes, I said “he” and “his.” I’m not joining the fantasy game.
He’s still Bruce Jenner to me. I’m not playing into his ego trip, no matter what.
The pictures are wonderful, although the best ones don’t include the dragon. We’ll have the prints in a couple of weeks.
Here are some pictures...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3326569/posts
Each item was drawn with love, I’m sure.
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