In the days of the Empire, cats could bask in glory, well attended by servants.
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!
Sorry, Ganag...I couldn’t help myself, since this has been such a wicked week for me. And with that, I will see you all in the morning!
I’ll try harder then
It’s a full moon.
This must be Home Depot.
I live near one of the most famous cows that ever lived.
Never met this one, but when I was a little girl ( toddler ) my Mother took me to this farm and I saw lots and lots of cows. I even got to milk one!
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/3316
The question is, have you ever tipped a cow? :)
Forget about beach houses on the moon.
This little earwig comes courtesy of Futureama.
(Dang song is adorable but it will get stuck in your head)
I forgot to post this yesterday.
From Caturday’s Cheezburgers, someone in Canada must have taken a page from Lord Such and Katmandu.
I still think Deimos, Slings’ cat would make a President.
Typo
Should be Lord Sutch.
I left the “T” out.
Citizenship issue aside, I think that Deimos is more qualified to be the Tuxedo Party’s candidate - for one thing, he always wears a tuxedo.
Tuxedo party is fine with me.
He could also be a REPUBLICAT
I have no doubt that he’d poll ahead of Lindsey Graham.
In the days of the Empire, cats could bask in glory, well attended by servants.
Downton Kitteh?
Not so grand as that, but maybe...
LOL! Someone has to man (or girl) the Lego coffee bar!
Have you seen their crazy cat lady?
I want that!!!!!
Archie McPhee has some really interesting stuff
Head exploded from the squee.
Slngs, kittehs at 2015. Squee alert.
Saw them. Cranial detonation followed.
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