Saturday night special.
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!
Here is the real title:
13 Reasons Why Donald Trump Will Make the Best President, Ever
I know what you mean, kiddo.
Boy, that would be such an awesome improvement, wouldn't it?
I'm so excited.
Not to worry. The psychics all seem to think Hillary, Bush or Huckabee. Aren’t we lucky?
Oh, Dear!
I think my passports good till 2018.
LOL, mine expired 40 years ago so I’ll have to be an illegal somewhere.
You mean you haven’t used it in that long? You never traveled outside the US to like the Bahamas or to England or Canada?
In the UK they decided that having a different culture means that laws do not apply to you.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3336058/posts
So Moose, pips, yourself, the rest of the UT and I could head over and have a different culture...and be exempt from laws!
(Moose has the shortest trip, he’s already onsite doing survey.)
Good Thing I’m planning to immigrate to Canada instead of England
Although, according to my mom it’s so liberal in Canada it’s sickening
Maybe I should rethink England or Wales or Scotland.
Of coarse I probably will have to stay here since I really cant afford to move even to another state so I’ll just have to stay put and suffer with the rest of the country.
Same boat here, finances just aren’t there.
But we can still dream.
The final frontier may be our final refuge.
cue the Star Trek theme music!
Nope, spent three years in Europe as a military wife, got back to the states, just about kissed the ground and said I am home for good.
“Wherever you go, there you are.”
I don’t think “Me in another country” would do any better than “Me here.”
Saturday night special.
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