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!
Because the stuff they have is acquired by the gross, and it is sold by the grocer.
If you want the grossest, then you should insist on organic. I think it has something to do with organs.
UPDATE.
It was cancer.
Papillary thyroid cancer, just about the most benign there is, fully removed, clear lymph nodes, no evidence of spreading, a bit larger than I’d like (4.1 mm smaller and MACIS would give me a 99% chance of living 20 more years instead of ‘merely’ 89%).
Will need a single radio-iodine pill just to be sure.
Healing quickly, stitches out, tape off, voice returning, swelling should be gone in a few weeks.
Good spirits.
Something to reply to when you revisit these pages.. Have you in your travels ever visited the White Moose Cafe in Dublin?
It seems like someplace to visit just on general principles. Even if it didn't have Moose in its name... ;-)
Thanks for the update Nully. Also for the excellent prognosis report.
Was this something that required chopping out the entire thyroid or do they just lop out the renegade part? And if totally removed does that require any replacement for the thyroid stuff (aka T3 or T4 or whatever they call the hormone)or just some dietary or whatever type of restrictions? You know, like ‘don’t eat anything that must be metabolized’.. ;-)
Full thyroidectomy. Will be taking a daily thyroid pill from now on, unless they can figure out a way to grow me a new one.
Sorry to hear that it was cancerous, but the prognosis sounds awfully good. I’m very happy for you!
Print it with a 3-D printer?
Perhaps!
Two years ago, the idea would have been total gibberish. Now, it’s quite reasonably within the realm of short-term possibility.
I’m so happy you had no complications from the surgery, and hopefully you’ll be comfortable with the replacement hormones until they can rebuild you better than ever!
Radioactive iodine was the big bugaboo about Three-Mile Island. And regular iodine is the emergency medicine the Feds would hand out if we had a serious radiation leak.
What this proves is that literally, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
However, I would still caution you to stay away from nuclear blasts.
(By the way, congratulations on the very good prognosis and thanks for the update!)
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"Two years ago, the idea would have been total gibberish. Now, it's quite reasonably within the realm of short-term possibility."
The problem with cloning and printing a replacement organ to nullify the nullity that currently occupies Nully, is that every effort was made to completely eradicate all trace of what would otherwise be the seed material for such an organ.
Not to worry though; replacement medicinal therapy has been available for some time, has little risk, and is quite cheap.
I’m delighted to hear the good report, nulls.
Nully,
I’m glad you are going to be ok. Anyone who likes Red Dwarf as much as me, is aces.
(Not Ace Rimmer. Just aces)
:)
Floof for Election Day!
Huzzah!
Kitty even has floof coming out of his ears. Wow!
Yes, I like the ones with the ear-plumes.
We have Town Council elections. I need to tell all my household voters whom to vote for.
Seven??? Your boy is SEVEN, now??!!?? Holy cats! Time flies when you’re having fun! He sounds like a fine young man!
How are you and Mrs, Guy? Did you ever find any homes here to invest in?
Unfortunately, I was in bed when you posted to me the first time, and I fell asleep a few hours later, only to wake up about 40 minutes ago.
It looks like I missed out on a lot of fun!
I wonder if there still is Ovaltine?...
And in response to your codes:
The pigeon sits on the roof.
The fat man sings at dawn.
And my favorite: The pearl is in the river.
No Waitrose. I did find an English Tea Shoppe, but I have yet to explore the menu to see if they have crumpets.
I’ve thought of sending the stuff back “in the envelope provided,” but it seems like such a waste of stamps.
Oh, Nully! I am SO relieved! Benign or not, cancer is scary and I’m so happy that they got it all out. *hug*
We took iodine pills when I was in elementary school, since we were “Down Winders.” Everybody lined up at the fountain and the nurse (white nurse uniform!) would dole out the pills, one to a child and make sure we swallowed them.
We KNOW the government knew the dangers of radioactivity on humans. But they LIED to the populace!!
I hate posting to myself, but when I get up three hours after everyone else, that’s what I seem to do best.
Cute floofy ears!
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