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!
Hurray for the kitteh!
Hurray!
Drink!
You don’t mess with da Kitteh!
<3 *smooch*
They get the last laugh.
Slings has been a Member In Good Standing of the Undead Thread for quite a few years, Gefn.
You’re pretty much a newcomer to FR, so you don’t know who is and who isn’t, but if you go to my Home Page, you can check my ping list and see who is there.
How are you feeling today? Has the pain lessened?
It was a Globe-al thought.....;)
Thank you for the smooth move, Darks.
I put my Kerblacht in a cat carrier this time, and he didn’t get lost. He’s actually
mellowing out quite a bit now that he knows I don’t want to eat him.
He’s too tough, anyway.
Welcome!
Speaking of which, have you noticed how Glen Beck is going off the deep end since returning to the air?
“Speaking of which, have you noticed how Glen Beck is going off the deep end since returning to the air?”
DRINK! (hey wait a minute, that was me!)
Cecil is sessile.
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I'm drinking recycled water. Brave of me, I know.
It's my own well-water placed in water bottles the kids left behind.
“Is this thread about Trump?”
DRINK!
[I think I get the gist of this.]
I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.
I’m sure he knows his audience.
> I’m drinking recycled water. Brave of me, I know.
Never had you pegged for a Coors man.
Huh. I picked a bad time to stop drinking.
The Unprepped
http://flscifi.blogspot.com/2015/08/short-story-unprepped.html
The opposite of my story “The Prepped”. lol
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