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!
Oh wow. I don’t have a lot of famously people born on mine. I do have a wonderful cat man, may he rest in peace.
The author of “The Cat Who Came For Christmas”, Cleveland Amory.
I’m sorry about the Pot Lid Experience. I hope it doesn’t ‘splode in your shoe.
Yesterday was upsetting for me, and I had breathing treatments with all three meds. Now I’m getting ready to heat for Walgreen’s to get my prescription.
While I was waiting in line to drop it off, the guy ahead of me turned to me and began to complain about the length of time it was taking, and the number of techs working behind the counter. I looked him in the eye and said, “Since I’m not an employee, I would suggest you take it up with the manager.”
The end. I told you I was cranky yesterday.
That question exactly states my frame of mind. Good morning. I think. Maybe I need some coffee. And some pain killer to start the morning.
73 degrees 70%, Wind: clam, overcast, thunder...
I’ve already been to Walgreen’s.
How difficult is Google chrome to deal with?
I’m thinking of giving this laptop back to Aaron’s and getting a Chromebook from Fingerhut. I’m tired of dealing with Aaron’s, and I think now is the time to get away from them.
We’re talking about a month or two in the future, but it would help free up some money and give me something else to complain about.
I may have to shut this down. Thunder is getting close.
James and Kathleen share Robert E. Lee’s birthday, and Tom was born, appropriately, on Hallowe’en.
Back from the gym, where my toe was no problem. It’s just bruised. Now we’re waiting for Jamie-our-Hairdresser to arrive.
Windows 10 is installing itself on this, and I’m just not a happy camper today. I feel like everything I do or say is going to come across as really cranky.
I don’t know if I should apologize, so hopefully, fair warning is good enough...
If you’re too grumpy, we can remind you that it’s not our fault ... just as it’s not your fault Jamie is late.
When I get grumpy, I often don’t realize it and that’s where the trouble starts. This time, I’m aware.
On the plus side, I noticed a few days ago, when I was barefoot, that I was able to feel the rug in the living room and the tile floor around it.
That was awesome! So maybe being aware of the crankiness is a good thing. Maybe.
Overcast and damp — 74 degrees, 69%, clammy, calm, overcast, rain in the valley.
Turns out Jamie is poorly and can’t cut hair today. I will have to live with being shaggy for a few more days.
But now I can go take a shower.
Didn’t watch. It sounds like Fox actually did their job of pressing the candidates on concerning issues for each.
Would that we could have a similar Dem debate for me to read about afterward.
Red ties are power ties. They’re supposed to project that you desire to be in control.
I read that Cruz’s bigges problem was that you could forget he was there. Bad news.
I’m going to go get air in the van’s tires and look for a tiara for Kathleen.
Cool. We have a shaver, which my husband uses on the four small boys, but it doesn’t hook up to the vacuum. We take them outside, producing much bird-nesting material.
I think it works best on densely curly hair.
If the kiddos are woolly like sheep, you could be in 'em hog heaven like Flynn the birdnest supply storage biz. (save it all for later...)
Ceirdwyn, my five pound ball of fluff, could make a small supply of yarn...
They sell some of those at Walmart, even, but they’re way too expensive.
Success on the tiara-quest. It has purple plastic gems on it, and a wand.
The first run of comments were 
in an UnDead kind of way...
I mean...how often is it, that it could be said, that u-tube comments are "great"? What's the chances?
Putting that aside, as for what you said further, how much do you think Ceirdwyn would weigh, after removing some of that excess of fur?
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