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 “Stay Calm When All About You Are Frenzied” rule.
What on earth did he do?
Why do you assume he did it on earth?
Yep..
And the annoying thing is if a couple of us were in a location to be able to stick a (singular or collective) head under your hood, you would have known that, what, over a month ago.
For free...
(Well, the diagnostic part anyway. ;-)
Well, I KNEW what the diagnosis would be because so many of my FRiends and friends know what they are talking about. However, the “mechanic” needs to know so he can tell me the part is going to be expensive and by ordering it online, I will get it for half price.
Now all I need is to find out when it will be here so I can set up an appointment for the repair. I noticed today that his shop is a AAA-sanctioned store, but I don’t know if that entitles me to a discount or an increase!
Since he handles all the repairs and maintenance of Henderson’s Finest, I trust him with my truck.
PS: And I DID tell him to check the fuel pressure regulator before I left the shop. I no sooner got home than the phone rang, telling me it was the fuel pressure regulator. So I had to turn around and take my sweaty self back down the hill!
I couldn’t have done it without all y’all! *HUGS*
On?
No, TO!
The Earth deserved it!
Just look at it, sitting there being earthy.
That fiend!
Summon the meteor!
And you exercised, too!
LOL! All the little boys agree this is very amusing.
Yes, I did exercise, and I forgot how steep that hill is on my old legs! LOL! I stood on a corner, telling traffic to go on by, but they wanted me to cross. I kept shaking my head and motioning with my hands. How could I tell them my legs were tired?? :o]
Of course, going back wasn’t quite so bad, as it was all downhill, and thankfully, there was still shade on that side of the street! It’s not that far, really, but I never walk it that I don’t think of Libre ou Mort, as she went to services at the Episcopal Church (Anglican Communion) when she was here last. The Muffler Shop is just across the street to the east.
LOL!
Rather like a donkey race, yes?
We could walk to our mechanic on the sidewalk. It’s near the Walmart.
This is on the way to Walmart. I thought of going there before I dropped the truck off, but why?
I spent more than I should on pink drink and diet sodas yesterday, but forgot to get Ibuprofen, so I need to cut out the superfluous spending. And imagine my chagrin when I realized my water filter went from green to orange without even touching yellow once, letting me know the filter was about done filtering. I still have a coupon for $2 off but not enough to make up the difference.
And MAYBE tomorrow, I will get the freezer defrosted and get the kitchen cleaned up. Friday or Saturday, I will have to wash clothes but I don’t know which types...actual clothes or sheets and towels. -— Never mind. I don’t have enough quarters to wash even two loads.
Maybe next time I buy quarters, I will try to get $20 worth instead of $10. It’s the only way I will get through the month.
My bad, I forgot we are not earthbound creatures...
Sheesh, I was suspended twice in the SAME DAY from a Mod from HEdoublehockeysticks.
Seems he/she didn't like me putting as the news source on a thread I posted, "NYSlimes" instead of NYTimes.
BOOM....Banished....
Later that day, after my FR exile ended, I posted an article from USATODAY, with only a linky, per FR posting rules.
BOOM....bye-bye PROCON.
After that trip to FR purgatory ended I FReepmailed JimRob to express my confusion with said Mod and he said the Mod was being too strict.
Didn't have any other suspensions until a few years later :-)
I noticed Geron is still among us, not zotted.
Geron is with us, but he can’t FReepmail, which means he can’t contact JimRob. However, I thought of asking politely, since so many of us enjoy Geron’s sci-fi stories.
It would be nice to have him back. For now, he is on Facebook, and thoroughly confused.
FYI:
I copied and printed that post so I can refer to it. My brain is fried by the day, so I will check it with my Kindle in the morning.
Thanks!
That trap looks more like a catapult.
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