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!
The last few days have been colder at night so I can sleep. Alas, my agoraphobia has come back with a vengeance.
I have to do laundry. I don’t want to go to the laundromat.
The movie has some good parts.
SQUEE!!!!
Looks like Powder Puff to me. :o]
Ohno! Not the dreaded bodily waste issues from two critters!!!
*hug*
Once the sun comes up it will be a great day. If I had a place to sit where I could see it, I would do so with a cup of coffee in my hand.
I’ve decided to wait about six months before I begin to look for a place to live. I will have to put in my applications and be on wait lists, but the way “they” work, it will be at least a year before my section has to even think about moving.
A lot can happen in that time.
We’re expecting 96 today, and everyone here is looking forward to it, but me. It means long sleeved shirts when I go outside for any length of time.
I just need the white noise of a fan in the heat.
The A/C hasn’t been cycling on as often and that’s good for two reasons: 1. the power bill, and 2. no cigarette smell. Although I have to say, the Filtrete filters are a welcome relief from second hand smoke.
My forecast says 87 today. Now that I’ve had a shower, I’m ready to face the day with some enthusiasm.
I need to make song sheets for the Spanish Mass and practice the psalm.
It was pretty nice when I took the garbage out, but the dumpster isn’t far from my apartment, so I didn’t get chilled.
It’s only 73, but that won’t last long. Once the sun it up, the air will warm up quickly.
I think I will defrost my freezer today. For lack of anything else to do. And I need to get my pills sorted for the next five days, so I probably better do that now.
That's sorta like what 'Face does.
She practices her 'Face-psalm.
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"I’m not ready to form an opinion on the day, yet."
I'm ready. This day will be one in a million. At least I hope so. I only want a million days.
Not to make any extra work for you, but if you need some distilled water for a vehicle battery or radiator, or Heaven forbid your steam-iron, that ice congealed on the sides of your freezer compartment is distilled water in solid form.
You can collect it and save it for later.
This would work for the water that drips from air-conditioners, too, depending on your climate.
Wow. I never knew that, Bob! What a great idea! But it’s only a 5. cu ft freezer, so I doubt the water resulting from thawing the ice would be enough to do anything with. Of course the freezer in the fridge is frost free, so I couldn’t get anything from it.
If you lived where I do, you would have ample opportunities to practice your ‘Face psalms!
I’m having some iced coffee, but I might need more. I just never know what to expect from the day...
You think I don't?
Hah! Lemme tell you the one about the day the lawn mower swallowed a rope. I could write a book ...
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Wait ...
Oh. That’s right. You work in a place that has people (and I use the word loosely) running in and out.
Once you accept the mathematical necessity that half of the people are below average, that's pretty much what you get.
Of course, my circumstances are bolstered by my philosophy that you should enjoy the time you spend at work, (or wherever you spend your time), because you spend a lot of time there.
I tell people, frequently, that if you are the type of person who will never be happy unless you win a big lottery, then you will never be happy, even if you win that lottery!
Because by the time you find your big treasure, you will have gotten so used to the daily disappointment of not having won it, that your habits of being disappointed will be thoroughly ingrained in you. You won't be able to change them.
What you have to do is find pleasure in small things; really tiny, unimportant things. Because they crop up a lot, and if you can convince yourself that finding a penny is a blessing, then it will brighten your day. And that's really all it takes.
I’m always bolstered by finding a penny. Once, in the early morning, before it was fully light, I was headed for the bus stop on my way to work, and I saw something shining on the sidewalk.
Thinking it was a “lucky penny,” I bent down to pick it up. Imagine my surprise and delight when I picked it up to find that it was a little gold heart that had, “I love you,” written on it! I figured it was a message from Heaven so I really treasured that!
Someone else has it now... :o[
Father Gary’s dog died yesterday. When I saw her on Wednesday, it didn’t look like she had long.
I got a stuffed monkey in the vacuum yesterday. Both survived.
I thought I was having a really good day recently. I kept finding coins everywhere I went!
Then I realized that I had a hole in my pocket.
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Think of all the joy I was spreading around!
Thats too bad.
The dogs here are up to their usual antics.
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