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!
Now I’m all hungry.
Maybe when I go for the bananas, I’ll have enough left for a donut...
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Kathleen has GONE! It was going on 48 hours, but we waited her out. (I guess she was just too tired when she finally went to bed last night.)
In other news, Epic Fail Lawn Service is mowing the back yard, and all Colombia citizens are being expelled from Venezuela.
Thanks for the belly laugh,TC!
You’re welcome. He also d.b.a. as Epic Fail Painting Service and Epic Fail Car Wash, if you have any other jobs you’d like done slowly and badly.
The good news is that he’s cheap.
YAY Kathleen!!! LOL!
I went in to lie down, and even though I took a morphine earlier, I managed to sleep an hour, but now I feel yucky. I’m glad I didn’t wash clothes.
I think I’ll have a breathing treatment.
The new tagline is funny!
I expect her to go again in the next hour or two, and then she can have a nap, and so can I. I’ll have to drive Tom to school, but not until about 5:30.
Lactulose solution is good for unblocking stubborn colons.
It was a brain issue, not one of digestion per se.
While I was having my breathing treatment, the doctor’s office finally called. (I sent an email on Sunday.) They want me to have a CBC drawn, and that’s a $25 co-pay, and then they want me to see the GI specialist. In Vegas. Because I am “at risk.”
And while I was rummaging for something to eat (specifically an ulcer cocktail) I realized I’m not only out of bananas, but pineapple, as well. *sigh*
Check your account, and then get bananas and pineapple.
That’s a relief.
I spent 18 months taking lactulose at Secondary (High school) ,until I changed to a school in a less ‘entitled’ area.
Thanks!
As soon as my stomach calms down a little, I will go.
I called Clark County and left a message.
And now I want to go back to bed.
But I’m heading out for the fruit.
I’m guessing that’s a milk and fiber supplement? It would make one go!
Good news about Kathleen.
You have that backwards.
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