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 never used to be this way, but CFIDS changed who I am, so I have to deal with the changes.
Of course, I’ve always had a “support group” of sorts, and I still do but now its online, and that doesn’t help much in the real world.
Perhaps he will grow up to be a serpent?
An adder...
Haha...;o]
An adder is ok.
An Adder Black is NOT ok, but made great TV.
I like the people and kitties here too.
My FRiends are the best in the world and all of them try to help me with what they know how to do. I wouldn’t trade a one of them.
<3
I went to Walmart and got bananas for my ulcer cocktail, but forgot to get iron tablets. I need to go back but I really don’t want to.
I’m so sorry. Get well soon.
Thanks, S&A. I don’t want another transfusion, so I’m going to work hard to do what I know has to be done.
But, oh! I would LOVE a taco! I’ve been craving one for three days! LOL!
My daughter said that she was planning to make “fish tacos”.
No further information is available.
Please, don’t set a place for me at the table. Fish and tacos shouldn’t even be in the same sentence.
It only makes sense if you’re feeding the tacos to the fish.
You could always be a taco cat..
And a taco cat is a palindrome.
That would work!
That’s funny, Girl!
I have been able to eat, but I’m going to forego the days’ pills because they may be too much for my system. It’s time for another ulcer cocktail, but I’m not ready for it, yet.
They also have purritos.
( Wrap a cat in a towel)
I hope you are feline better Face.
As soon as the iron starts to work, I will feel better. I just have to get the bleeding stopped and get the overall volume up so my heart and kidneys don’t have to work so hard.
And maybe, if I quit worrying about my truck, I’ll be OK. It’s just that I need it for medical appointments in Vegas, and I can’t drive it that far, that fast, the way it is. Even driving locally, it’s getting worse.
Kitteh piccies are always healing!
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