But somehow I missed this one.
You had ONE JOB sign guy. ONE JOB!!!
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’d use up a lot of gas going to the nearest Dunkin for $.25 coffee... ;o]
“I’m going to try to feel bad about Harry Reid.”
That makes one of us : )
I did get my FReepmail. Then I went to my prayer group meeting, for which I was in charge of the refreshments. Now the kids are eating all the remaining refreshments. If they drink the grape juice, they’ll all get the trots ...
I took a nap.
Two hours again. Dang. I have to finish what I started in the kitchen.
I’m going to the gym. I’d rather go to bed with Jake, but it’s too loud.
I’m going to the gym. I’ll try to feel bad about Harry Reid some more ... I forgot about it earlier.
LOL
I saw some interesting Pearls Before Swine panels on how much the character, Rat, hates the “overused acronym” LOL. Rat actually replied once with ICOTYHTHIOTHWIBBOL which is “I’m coming over to your house to hit you over the head with a baseball bat out loud.”
Acronyms can generate interesting reactions.
Uhhh————funny
To question if he has any left presumes that he had any to start with...
IIRC he has the (D) after his name.
That means he has plenty of sense because he knew better than to run for a party that wants its candidates to have a modicum of intelligence.
If I were ever going to run for office I’d run as a Dem because I’m wholly unqualified for office, which means I’m a shoo-in for a Dem nomination.
I can’t feel bad for Harry Reid. The evil is catching up with him. Life is cold...
And now I still have to put the food back in the freezer, but the sciatica is killing me and I’m out of Ibuprofen. That stinks. It will take me the rest of the day to do that little job.
Well, that’s better than leaving the stuff out of the freezer and finding out THAT stinks.
I just checked my email and the part is on the Fed-Ex truck for delivery today. I spoke with Jerry and I can bring the truck in at 0900 in the morning.
It will be SO NICE to have a vehicle that runs!
But somehow I missed this one.
You had ONE JOB sign guy. ONE JOB!!!
What’s nicer is a vehicle that waits to run until after you get in.
Back in the day, when I was married to a GI in Yuma, we went on leave for a week in the middle of July. For some reason, he went to the fuse box and shut off the A/C and a few other things.
When we got back and opened the door, the house reeked like something was dead in the A/C vents. Close, but no cigar. The doofus shut off the fridge and all the meat was spoiled along will milk and eggs, lunchmeat and cheese, etc.
He didn’t listen when I had told him not to shut the switch for the fridge...and since it was a Sunday when we got back, the commissary was closed. Oh. My. Golly.
Hello!!!!!!
I live in the same “castle”
Yes it’s haunted and yes I fear the living more than I fear what’s haunting it.
Must have been a Democrat?
It’s good to see you! LOL!
You have been missed!
As for your ghosts, my daughter like to go on ghost hunts with the local paranormal activity group. And that’s all I know except some of the ghosts are pretty mean and pretty strong. No thanks!
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