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!
Congratulations!
This one is a boy, according to the poster at Good Morning Kitten.
The Kuiper Belt, and indeed the whole Oort Cloud, will be a valuable resource to us, once we get more mobile and powerful.
But the asteroid belt is closer, and we can still benefit from solar energy. Man's History and Destiny, if he is to have one, will depend on harnessing the resources of the entire solar system. After that, the Universe awaits.
But until that, we are no more significant in a larger Universe than the dinosaurs were.
I slept. I got up once. Exhaustion does that. And add depression to it, and sleep is what I do best.
The bathroom is warming up so I can shower long before my aide gets here, but I wanted to stay in bed.
It’s supposed to rain today, and I don’t want to be in it; it does explain the high temp of 67 due to cloud cover though, when we’ve been hovering around 56 this time of day.
At least this morning, right now, I’m not as close to tears as I was, but there’s no telling when that will pounce on me again.
Pretty pensive kitteh!
Thanks! That was sweet!
Well, you can take some solace in not being a Mets fan.
I played softball in school and was so good, I was always chosen first by the captains, and when it was my turn to bat, everyone moved to the Outfield. I played CF, and always got the ball where it was intended.
But to watch baseball? I get bored. Football? I can watch College Football, Arena Football, European Rules Football, Pre-Season Football, and if I can find a channel that carries it, I have been known to try to watch and understand Rugby.
But not baseball. It’s probably the only sport I don’t watch...right up there with tennis and golf.
You have my deepest sympathies about the Mets. I don’t like baseball, but I know plenty of people who do, and I don’t wish any of them any bad luck.
Me. Want.
I’ve had my shower and I’m listening to some Oldies on Iheartradio. Anything for a change.
This depression is beating me down. I take 5-HTP every day, but I may have to increase the dosage. I will take one more pill a day, and see if that helps.
I don’t watch baseball unless I can actually go to the game. I follow baseball.
I follow my nose...
You can get a kitten today ArGee!
Available in NYC. I wish it was available for Face and me.
Went to Walmart, went to the Post Office. After lunch we’ll go to the Scout store and pick Tom up from school. Or maybe the other way around, depending on how long lunch takes. Tom was planning to give blood after class.
Sally and I are making a costume for Bill.
Here’s instructions for getting a kitten.
https://newsroom.uber.com/2015/10/uberkittens-are-back/
Available in 50 cities today only. That’s 49 besides NYC.
It blows my mind to think how insignificant we really are.
But I think I’m cuter than a T-Rex
You are cuter than a T-Rex. Even Tom is cuter than a T-Rex. Smaller, too.
According to CNN, today is National Cat Day. It seems like we had one earlier this year, though.
http://www.abyssincat.ru/index/0-4
Here are more of the Russian Abysinnians. It looks as if, like Siamese, they are being bred for ever-larger ears.
Oh Face I’m sorry you are blue.
I wish I lived near you. I’d take you out for bagels and what not.
Depression is a b**ch. I know you are stronger than it. You are one heck of a gal.
We care about you and love you.
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