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!
Awesome, thanks Geron, Looking forward to reading it. :)
Good morning all and Happy Hump Day.,
Have some errsnds to run this morning. Back later.
P.S. got someting from the Census in the snail mail yesterday. I don’t know if it’s legit. It’s a survey. I really don’t want to fill it out.
Thank you for providing vision to our merry band.
Good gravy, if they don’t stop using that 4-letter word around here ... They started asking me to work yesterday afternoon. Sorry I was AWOL.
Anyway...
If KFC, extra crispy.
If Popeyes then extra jalepeno.
Slaw, not fries.
I’ve never had a vehicle with inconclusive before. How long does that take to fix?
The good ones never last and you can’t get rid of the bad ones.
Wait, what does that say about us UTers?
Well, as it turns out...
Is there an emojii for a toilet flushing?
That sounds kinda gross. Like one of those PP videos I can't watch.
Cute kitteh!
Nothing but plastic boxes under my bed...
ConEd has sent me a bill for $212 in the past.
That’s both gas and elec, but the building pays the heat so I’m thinking the AC last summer.
The UTers have “Sticktoitiveness,” and that’s an old Disney (Mickey Mouse Club) word.
And we use it to stick together.
Is it as strong as the glaze from a warm Krispy Kreme donut?
It’s good to be the Pharaoh. Unless you need a good dentist - then you’re no better off than the slave who polishes your floor.
I think the most mine was here for one month was $148, but I had some credits to cover most of it; We’re supposed to pay anything over a certain amount (the amount of the grant divided by 12) and I think mine was anything over $27. I believe I paid $50 on it because that was what I could afford.
This year I have to pay everything over $17. Ouch.
My furnace and water heater are gas, but the A/C is electric. I use space heaters in the winter, and a heated mattress pad on the bed, and fans in the summer. I could split the grant, but I prefer to use it in just one place.
And I usually make the grant last all year...go figger...Of course, it takes me the rest of the year to catch up with what I used in the summer...
I’m headed for the laundry room...
I don’t know about warm Krispy Kremes, but I know about warm glazed donuts by ‘Face, and I’m here to tell you they have ZERO calories!
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