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!
So cute!
“You invented levels of debauchery unheard of on earth or the universe, and your coffee is an affront to Geneva conventions! You monster!”
That’s a little strong ... I just posted a couple of kittens!
Norwegian Forest kittens, from the same litter.
Beautiful breed.
Yes, they are.
Kitties are too powerful!
The squee!
I tend to think of you as the sovereign monarch of your own country anyway. You have a whole population in fealty to you.
Those that you can motivate to get up off the couch, that is.
Same here
Soooooo Cut!
ooooh! That’s harsh!
Queen of the kittens
Sovereign ruler of all that is fluffiness and Mistress of cuteness.
Time to call it a day, my bed is calling me and my eyelids are turning to lead.
Ill tell the ghost to haunt the apartment quietly so I can sleep
GOOD NIGHT EVERYBODY!
Not to mention, since you didn't: Notorious Nuclear Niceness Nazi, insinuator of the Molasses Miasma of Niceness, bearer of the Dread Words of Power
And of course innumerable other accolades and titles. Executive Secretary to the Imperial Weatherman, after all.
The only advantage about Mr. Trump as President would be we would have the hottest First Lady ever.
Seriously, his wife is a former model. Very very beautiful woman.
But then so was wife number one and his daughters are very beautiful as well.,
His sons aren’t bad looking either,
I like the story of idiot migration.
You don’t see that in NJ. People are leaving in droves.
I would too if I didn’t have family here,
Saturday night special floofy kittehs!
Thank you TC!
Happy Bunday.
I’d like to wish all my friends here best wishes for a Happy New Year.
L’Shana Tovah.
Happy New Year, Gefn! I hope it’s a good one for you and your family.
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