You ARE wearing the secret decoder ring, yes?
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!
That...must be in Unnngh!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1235991/posts?page=4104#4104
Unngh over there..
You ARE wearing the secret decoder ring, yes?
That heifer is “only” carting a chair off to the picnic...
Today's kitteh will give you an excuse for not cleaning up those piles of papers.
Here’s to making it to another Caturday. When I finally got to bed last night, Jake was on my pillow. We negotiated a deal where I got the pillow, and he got to sleep on my stomach. It will be time to feed them soon, since one can’t expect Bill the Cat Dietician to get up or anything.
DP and I went out to dinner (falafel) after dropping the boys at church at 5:30 last night. (They have gone canoeing.) Then we picked Sally up at the convention center, where she’d been promoting the Renaissance Festival at the Southern Women’s Show. She complained that the Southern Women kept patting her cheek and telling her she’s adorable.
While we were gone, Kathleen told Elen (who was in charge) that she had to Go, and then she did! She told us about it when we got home, and we gave her several stickers and an extra cookie. Kathleen, that is. Elen just helped herself to more cookies.
We’ll have to see how today goes, but it’s an improvement over sitting around endlessly, waiting ...
This morning I have to take Sally to the QT at 8:00 to meet her carpool for today’s rehearsal. They’ll drop her at church in the afternoon, because that’s on their way to their next place.
Shhhhhhh! Not so loud!
Do you know how many Cows there are in the U.S.?
If they all see this it will cost the farmers a fortune in garden furniture.
:)
LOL!
Morning TC.
Another busy day scheduled ,I see. You must be nuclear powered.
Shall be popping over to see the folks a bit later. :)
Larcenous ruminants wander the earth!
Awwwwww
Afternoon, Moose. Various church-things going on today, and DP and I are going to a concert tonight.
This bathroom issue is pushing me close to the limit of what I can endure, so I hope we’re over the hump!
Good morning. He’ll also shred those papers for you, if you don’t need them anymore.
Well, an elk, a Canadian moose, and a dairy cow have all wandered off with various items without compensation.
Two swingsets and a child’s plastic car.
So there are ruminant felons out there!
Obviously the cow with the chair is the ringleader!
Thank you.
“Said the Great Cow guru.”
Politicians should dominate.
I did just that, Moosie, thank you!
Much better than the night before. :o])
No, Bob, it isn’t wireless, though I have wished many times that it was. I got the one with most of the features I use for the least amount of money. That’s how I have to buy everything.
I downloaded a driver, but I haven’t tried it out, yet. Hopefully, that will be a “GO!” for me!
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.