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!
Well pounced, Face.
G/M.
Hi, ArGee.
Good morning to you, too. I’m up, but I’m afraid I have a terminal case of The S-L-O-W-S this morning.
It will be clear and windy today, so I’ll be confined to quarters for the most part. However, all my FRiends are here, so it’s good!
58, NNW @7, 34%
Ungh...
Ceirdwyn thinks I am her minion.
Chilly here, but sunny. Jake was out all night again, so he’s happy in the dog bed.
I’m headed for the shower, and then we’ll see what’s next.
Floof on my sweater.
Today’s sweater is a rust pinky color. White floof would be very visible.
Hola,,Face!
Meow,
Worse things in life than to be Ceirdwyn’s minion..
You can also be the Grand Master of Scritches.
Good morning Ceirdwyn. :)
I just made a Hallowe’en bundt cake and will take some to the ramada later, but will take most of it to the club house.
If it stays around here, I’ll eat it, and I sure don’t need it.
Right now, the sun is out and the skies look fairly blue, but it’s too chilly for me to go out in it just yet. I’m not that brave.
It’s amazing to me that I was able to read the directions on the cake mix box, as I’m slightly dyslexic when I’m depressed. Sad but true.
Off to my parents for the day. Back tonight, :)
Ping to #6210!
Morning, Gefn. When is your parents anniversary?
She says “mrrrrrurp?”
I have no idea what that means.
My vision goes wonky if I don’t eat enough.
Frank has some signs of dyslexia, but Alpha-Phonics is good for overcoming it.
My whole self goes wonky if I don’t eat enough!
The cake is starting to smell pretty good, and I’m enjoying the antics of the local weather girl.
She has gone all out, just for fun. The Green Screen had her headless, she presented an articulated skeleton that did the weather, complete with using a bony finger as a pointer, then she was headless again with skeleton hands. Her name is Cassandra Jones, and goes by Jonesy, but today she is Bonesy!
This is Nevada Statehood day, so the kids are out of school. It’s actually tomorrow, Hallowe’en, but no one could get vacation pay if they had to work today.
At least the federal businesses are open.
I have a slightly dyslexic daughter.
Dyslexics of the world, untie!!!!
I don’t know why I had to wait until I was an adult to have dyslexia, even though it’s mild.
At least it doesn’t hit me all the time. Sadly, it affects my spelling before it affects my comprehension. Strange. I misspell words for several days and then realize I can’t read.
I have the feeling that you're missing out on forming a potentially large user group.
Wal...what do I need to do, then? She asks, curiously.
As she should...
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