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!
Time for me to call it a day I’m getting sleepy
Good Night Everybody and God Bless!
Good night, Pippin. Pleasant dreams of the Doctor.
I’m exchanging emails with several people on church business, but I plan to shut it down soon.
I’m willing to make extensive exceptions for you, Monkey Face. You’ve brightened many of my days with your posts.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3336515/posts
Shibumi is sick, pneumonia.
Prayer request thread at above link.
The Monday Bonus Kitten live in Brisbane, Australia.
Aussie kitten!
I have to do this. Forgive me.
Kitteh comes from the land down under
Where beer does flow and men chunder.
Can you hear, can you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover.
Sorry. Had to do it. In a very silly mood and have that song in my head.
May kitteh never chunder.
I don’t know what it means to chunder, but it doesn’t sound like a good choice for a floofy kitten.
I was told chunder was Aussie for regugitate.
I just googled it and it says either sea sick or what happens if you drink too much.
Okay, that makes sense. Bad idea for kittehs, although Shannon often does.
Kittens, floofy or not should not get drunk.
Momma cats, teach your children about catnip liquor, and mouse-catel.
Poor Shannon.
Rough night at the family supper. Bit my tongue when politics came up. I love my family but they lean so to the left it’s sad. My folks really really like Sanders for President., etc, etc.
I came home and cried. Brought every stuffed animal I had into bed with me. I’m still comfortably numb from crying and I may just go back to bed because this is almost impossible to deal with.
I love my family, I just csnt take my extended family. They make me wish for the men with the white coats to take me away to the land of sunshine, and unicorns.
Why....thank you, Scoutmaster, Sir! THAT brightened MY day! It’s nice to know that my sometimes disjointed and often disgruntled ramblings can be construed as “brightening.” But I’ll take it! And I’ll work harder in the future to make sure there is not too much in the way of “complaints.” Thanks again!!
*hug*
I like it!! But then, I watched Rocky and Bullwinkle and a Moose with a map isn’t all that odd to me!
That was an interesting article on Newbury Pass. Thanks.
Yep, serious infestation, that.
I’m hungry. No nightmares, but disturbing dreams, just the same.
Maybe I should keep a log of the dreams like I once did. If I did it as soon as I woke up, I could recall many more details.
“just a moose with a map”
Sounds like something Darks would come up with.
Oh! Nose! Tha Kitteh iz drunk on catnip!
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