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!
Well, yes, there IS that.
For example, I just did a search on Undead Thread and we’re not mentioned ONCE. It’s a bunch of doll stuff.
Which I didn’t click on because I don’t think I want to know about.
Yeah, that one.
“Don’t feel bad, though; ritzy Palm Springs only made it to 99, but saw 55% humidity doing it. That feels like 120.”
I was in Palm Springs one summer when it hit 120 . Burned my feet walking 60 feet to the pool. No thanks : )
I can’t even name all of the jokers running. They are useless anyway : )
“Later, a recalculation awarded Babe Ruth the title for the Longest MLB HR Ever Hit - with a distance of 575’ in 1921, also at Tiger Stadium in Detroit.”
I wonder how lively a 1921 baseball would be compared to a 1959 baseball?
Beleave me, there are some things you don’t want to know about
I took Mr. Bill to the shop at 0900 and am waiting for the call to go pick him up. I think when I leave there, I will go to Walmart and get a water filter, and a couple of food things.
When I last bought food, the SNAP balance wasn’t in, yet, so I will use it today. I’m so glad I got my freezer cleaned out. It was looking pretty ugly.
I hope I don’t need too much during the next week...
“We had thunderstorms.”
Ooooo! Exciting weather. I’m envious. Nothing, here, but dry, hot, blue skies with occasional wispy clouds. Boring.
Of course, living on a flood plain DOES lend itself to a certain preference for boring weather. Still, a two-hour thunderstorm wouldn’t do us in, and I really enjoy the show.
I hope Mr. Bill will be happy soon.
While I was waiting for Tom at CP, a lady came up to me and asked me to pray with her for her 20-year-old son, who is in a bad relationship with a much older woman. (His name is Matthew, say a prayer.)
Then when we got back, Elen told me “a woman with stupid hair” called the cops because Frank was outside. Maybe the cops can’t be bothered to deal with it anymore. He’s not compulsory school age, so they can’t say he’s truant.
It’s 86 now, according to my weather-feed, and it might rain again tonight.
“Burned my feet walking 60 feet to the pool.”
In Palm Springs and the surrounding environs, a good pair of huaraches is way more than just a fashion statement.
Currently 81, 32% humidity, heading to a forecast high of 104 with a “feel like” index of 110.
” forecast high of 104 with a “feel like” index of 110.”
I’m seeing a 2 shower day here..
Ah..
Democrats.
Joe Biden..
Probably a sign of the approaching apocalypse that walmartians are roaming the streets freely...
I may never know exactly what Elen meant by that.
Oh?
Still trying to figure it all out.
;-)
Actually, although Doltin’ Joe is prone to uttering toopidities, that phrase is from Animal House (John Belushi).
But we can falsely attribute the quote to him in the same manner that the leftists misquote us..
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