Today's kitten is from George (the U.S. state, not the Caucasian republic).
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!
OOps! I meant to say Hello Everybody!
Odd...I had that in my mind several times over the life of Batman comics...I mean,...what did he do as a kid?
And with that, I’m off to bed. Ta!
I think you may deserve the typo award for the current season.
I gave that post more than the usual amount of parsing. I still like it.
Um, Thanks, I think.
Good Night Face.
No problem. You are such a mensch.
I'll pass along my light work to you when I need a little help; dragons, space invaders other than WalMartians, interdimensional entities. That sort of thing.
You wouldn’t have accidentally squoshed one of those poor Desmoulin’s whorl snails lately have you?
Wouldn’t want to get the armored gastropod lovers knickers in a knot you know... ;-)
Today's kitten is from George (the U.S. state, not the Caucasian republic).
Well if that’s Washington State you’re talking about, calling it “George” is being rather familiar, isn’t it?
George and I are old friends.
He was probably on your mind.
You’re on a roll.
I’m like the sesame seed of stand-up philosophers.
Heh.
“Bob ... his wit sticks in your mind like seeds in your gums.”
I decided today needs another kitten.
Heheheheheh!
What a team to wake up to! At least my heart got started, after an ugly night.
Lots of flash floods in Utah, at the AZ border. Quite a few polygamist wives and children were washed away, and five are still missing. I think it bring the total to 13. That’s so sad. They evidently didn’t hear the warnings.
And yes, it is a two-kitteh day! I will wake up a little more and then go to Walmart for bananas. No coffee until then.
The first ketteh looks like it has a bit of tiger in it, what with the little bit of orange on the nose, and the yellow cast to the rest of the fur.
Why is it that kittens have so much more squee than big cats...?
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