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!
Quick, everybody shoot for 3k!
LOL!
I see what you did there. ;-)
Radar shows nothing for over 200 miles.
Nada.
Zilch.
I go outside to see what enlightenment the PostOfficePerson left in the approved roadside mail-receptacle and...
..it starts raining.
It’s enough to make one want a DRINK!
I don’t drink. May I suggest every time I want to drink I can mention kittens?,
Does coffee count?
Does it have to have a high lead-acid content to count?
Oh, blather. She snorklewonker got out of its cage during the move.
If you see it, don’t make any sudden moves and don’t, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, mention Hillary or any FR version of her name.
OW!
Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow.
Watch out for that thumbtack in the closet under the first-floor staircase. It didn’t stay lodged in my foot so I think it must still be there.
I HOPE it was a thumbtack. I’d hate it if this place had rats.
Unless they were the scary kind. K8{
*pant-pant*
*stagger*
:holding onto door jamb:
Holy Kittehs! I was busy with company and had no clue we were leaving...I could only find one suitcase and I’m not sure where I put the chocolate chip cookies.
Has anyone seen my magnum of rum for the hot or cold cocoa?
Dang. I hate when I get lost.
We’re HERE!!!!
Welcome to the Undead Thread’s new home!! WOO-HOO!!!
If I had something alcoholic I’d drink to that! Wait. I’ll just get some cold coffee and DRINK!!!!
I’m glad that we were allowed to use this thread! Thank you so much, Slings!!! *hug*
O hai. One of my molars is hurting. It’s mildly annoying.
(I just copied this from the flaming snake charmer thread...)
For some reason, my OpenOffice files on the 3T slave want to use IE to open, and that is unacceptable.
The person in charge of matching clients with aides was here this morning, and I went to print her a copy of the CFIDS protocol and IE opened and kept opening and closing and opening and closing and would not allow me to open the document.
In another disturbing event today, I went to check the USPS site again for the bottle of BP stuff that leaked in the last shipment from iherb, and even though it had only been 20 minutes since I checked it for the package to Taxchick, I was given a message that I could not access the site.
There must be a better way to deal with a computer, but I have no idea what it is. I cant recall ever having such a wide variety of problems accessing needed sites and documents in my entire computer-using life.
I’m sorry about your toothache. Clove oil.
So, did Patrick look at the books?
I need to eat something but I don’t know what.
The wind is blowing and it’s 106 out there...the type of weather where you can dehydrate and not realize it.
My joints are aching. Last night, I actually turned on the mattress pad, thinking a little heat might ease the pain in my back a little. It did. I will turn it on again about 30 minutes before I go to bed this afternoon.
You're in NYC. Of course there are Rats.
Even the rodent kind as well..
ROUS even.
Wellnow...that looks like a good deal! But the only beer I’ve every seen in a four-pack was Heiniken. Why they did it that way, I’ll never know, but it was a stupid way to market it.
And for some reason, I want some eggs, a couple of bangers, some hash browns and toast. If casinos didn’t have so many smokers, I could have Breakfast Served 24/7!
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