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!
I was thinkng it was the same two or three cats photoshopped.
Congrats on 1500.
I’m not sure whether it’s that or a litter of kittens. I’m not good at these things!
We’re going to the zoo today. DP and Bill are out running, but we hope to be on the road by 8:30.
Have a wonderful time at the zoo,
I use to like that when I was a kid. I’ve been to the DC zoo three times in my life to see the giant pandas.
I guess next Spring I will take the train down and see the newly born twins.
Who got the mogwai wet?
That’s a good idea. They’ll have them out of intensive care by then. We haven’t been to the North Carolina zoo in several years. South Carolina is about the same distance from us, and it’s easier to get around with little children.
Ctrl+c ctrl+v overload?
They are kittehs not gremlins.
Mama cat was impregnated by a xerox machine.
is there really a difference?
(Don’t tell my cats that I asked..)
Xerox seed, instead of demon seed?
Last night I learned way too much on how Mrs. Panda got pregnant.
TMI. Poor Missus Panda.
Xerox seed. I like that. It sounds like it could be a scary Halloween type movie made by Ed Wood.
Speaking of scary Hallowe’en movies, I have to get the teenagers up.
Cats turn into monsters if you *don’t* feed them after midnight...or any other time.
I fed the catz this morning, since Bill, their dietician, was out running.
They’re still mad.
Mad Catz no good.
Happy Catz make happy home.
Cats shouldn’t diet. Cats should eat Cheezeburgers.
Well folks, I’m the not so proud owner of some bleeding ulcers. Again. Pretty bad this time. Nothing to eat for me for today but ulcer cocktails.
So I’ll be heading to Walmart for more bananas, soon.
*sigh*
Oh gosh.
Please feel better Face. I’ll be thinking of you,
Thanks. It’s stress over the truck. I have several medical appointments in Vegas in September, and I need the truck to get there. I just need to have it diagnosed and then fixed. I will order the part, as I can’t afford to buy theirs, but I can’t do that until it’s diagnosed, and that is $50. I don’t have it. My Son-in-Law is too busy to look at the truck (he’s a mechanic) and I have no one else. So I internalize, and this is what I get. :o[
I’m the same way. I get a thought in my head, internalize it and obsess. It’s worse than having a song stuck in your head.
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