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!
You pick them up and they purr and then fall completely dead asleep. I love that.
Very efficient dog-washer.
If I could have any dog in the universe, I’d have a yellow lab.
Although I have a soft spot for pugs and Winston dogs.
I’d have another greyhound. They are the perfect dog.
He’s the new pot scrubbing feature.
He could like the plates, at least.
Or he could lick the plates, even if he thought the pattern was tacky.
I would do a greyhound rescue. I know someone who did that, and said she was a wonderful dog.
I learned a long time ago that we have challenges to be met, and most of the time, when we are given challenges, we are also given the solutions. If we just listen to the spirit that whispers in our hearts and minds, we can make it work positively.
Those of us who whine because we are overwhelmed with challenges will never be able to find the solutions, and therefore, the problems will multiply. It will become a vicious cycle.
And I’m pontificating on this because I KNOW from experience! ;o]
Nice, one NC. <3
I’m off, with Frank and Kathleen, to get Tom from camp.
“Oh, he will be happy to see me!” Kathleen said.
FYI: Read this before your next trip to Walmart!
That's Kathleen. Always thinking of others.
LOL!
I go to Walmart in the daytime.
Our Ben is on his way back to Corpus Christi.
Oh, good gravy! See, that’s what happens all the time!
My mom had a tenant in Virginia Beach who had to eject over the swamp.
*Tagline*
I saw that and wondered, so I am glad the pilot is safe. But I’m with you when it comes to “not looking!”
But my Ben looks so-o-o-o-o-o handsome in his flight suit!
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