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!
I want a cat so bad. Mentioned it last night at family dinner and was read the riot act.
Up all night crying until I started vomiting from crying.
You can’t be a cat lady without a cat.
One of a modern parent’s secret fears is the day their little chickadee announces, “ Mom, I want to be a barrista when I grow up!”
Actually the money isn’t bad and you get real health benefits.
It wasn’t the worst job I had when I was between careers type ones.
I’m sorry you were feeling so poorly!
Bill applied for some coffee shop jobs but was never hired.
I had worked in a chain bookstore with a chain coffee bar. I was cross trained,
Books and coffee. :)
I’m ok. I just wish I had a kitteh.
I really do, hard to explain, but I can’t convey to my folks I’m empty without one.
A bookstore with a wine bar might be a good place to work. I see places like that on TV sometimes.
Archie Mcphee?
A silly catalog with silly gifts and stocking stuffers.
They have a lot of crazy cat lady stuff.
*groan*
Too much squee too early...
I have so much to do on this computer today...
Morning.
Bad night at Black Rock.
I don’t know why nights are so miserable for me to get through. This has got to end soon...otherwise, I will have to ask for sleep meds, and I don’t want to do that.
How was the concert last night?
And is Kathleen’s success still working?
The concert was outstanding. It was in a small, rather industrial theater in the hip-and-happenin’ part of uptown Charlotte. We saw many young persons dressed like Bill and quite a few bar-hopping with their dogs.
As I sat in my slightly unstable seat in the balcony (front row, although we didn’t know it until we got there) with a plastic cup of wine, I felt like I was visiting in someone else’s life.
The lead guitarist and singer (a replacement for their original lead) was a cutie of about 30 who had a substantial group of young women fans crowding near the stage.
Oh, and Kathleen is doing well. She had a puddle in her diaper this morning, but that’s because I let her sleep in until 7:30. When I get them all up at 6:15, she goes to the toilet.
YAY for your fun night! Igor used to say, “A change is as good as a rest.” He was spot-on with that statement.
Good for Kathleen. Auntie ‘Face approves of her good behavior!!
<3
It was almost 11 when we got home. I’m almost never up that late.
Pat and James will get back from camp soon after noon. I’ll take Frank and meet them at church, then go to Mass. I need to talk with the Other Guy about the music schedule.
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