I have to get up in the morning, and kitteh doesn't. Who's the superior species again?
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!
Not to mention hairless...
“One day a very wealthy father took his son on a trip to the country for the sole purpose of showing his son how it was to be poor. They spent a few days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.
After their return from the trip, the father asked his son how he liked the trip. “It was great, Dad,” the son replied. “Did you see how poor people can be?” the father asked. “Oh Yeah,” said the son.
“So what did you learn from the trip?” asked the father. The son answered, “I saw that we have one dog and they had four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end. We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night. Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon.
We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight. We have servants who serve us, but they serve others.
We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them.” The boy’s father was speechless. Then his son added, “It showed me just how poor we really are.”
Too many times we forget what we have and concentrate on what we don’t have. What is one person’s worthless object is another’s prize possession. It is all based on one’s perspective.
Sometimes it takes the perspective of a child to remind us what’s important.”
http://flscifi.blogspot.com/2015/08/oasis-part-four.html
Oasis: Part Four
It’s over 10,000 words now.
(I sort of rushed this one, might be a few extra mistakes)
G’morning!
Rough night of it.
I have to get up in the morning, and kitteh doesn't. Who's the superior species again?
Hard to tell if he's receiving some affection or being basted.
Just checking to see whether this is something kitties like to eat.
Thanks. I’ve never seen that before. Pretty cool.
What a strange color pattern...
Pet? Or some odd behavior in the wild?
I think he was doing a piece at a cheetah rescue/sanctuary park. They ran out of goats and used him as a salt lick to bait the cat.
My brother and his wife went to South Africa a couple of years ago. I saw pictures of them being licked by cheetahs at a park.
Could have been worse, could have been a Kzin.
Nowadays, Bearded Cat would be an internet sensation.
Cleaning the servants, then. Got it.
Because what self-respecting cat wants to be around people who aren’t clean? Just ask Shannon!
Exactly.
If we didn’t have cats to keep us in our place, we might think we’re all that.
Tom the Mocker wasn’t out hassling the cats this morning, but Bill the Cardinal is flaunting his feathers on the pergola.
Oh wow. A kitty with spots and stripes.
What a fur coat. What a unique kitty. Sleeping angel kitty.
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