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!
Snugly buglys. Thanks!
How can you be thinking about alcohol when there are millions of...
LOL!
Ohmy! I needed that!!! Thanks! LOL!
The Spice must flow!
DRINK!
Kitty pictures are healing.
Everyday I thank The Lord for creating cats.
I want to, but I don’t think it’s a good idea! LOL!
105, heat index = 102, 14%, ESE @5mph.
And I’m stuck indoors...
What she said. Besides, I have a drinking problem.
There's no beer in the house!
I have some white Pink Drink, but I need to stay away from it for now. And if truth be known, I would really like a MGD!
I’ve got water and milk.
Sheesh! I might as well be in Utah!
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At least I have coffee for the morning. Okay, no Utah.
Believe it or not, back in the early days of the LDS Church, coffee was actually a commodity that was used to pay tithing with, since so few people had jobs. Most of the tithing at the time was an excess of their “increase,” and was used to help take care of the widows and orphans.
Not a lot of people know that...
I’m staying away from coffee, too...I don’t think my ulcers like it much, right now.
We saw an ocelot at the zoo. He was lounging on a log, with breaks to wander about his enclosure. They’re building a new ocelot exhibit that will give him more room, fresh air, and sunshine. Maybe they’ll get him a girlfriend, too.
I would hope they would bring a friend. I’m sure an ocelot would get lonely. I know I do.
That is the funniest pun I’ve seen in a very long time. Absolutely brilliant.
I wonder what Giorgio thinks of them!
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