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!
My neighbor with the dog yelled that very thing to him, ArGee. Her poor little dog was shaking, and that dog of his just kept coming.
I think we get points for what we do. “Work like everything is up to you and pray like everything is up to God.” And of course, “Faith, without works, is dead.”
However, I suspect I’m my own worst enemy when it comes to judgement, as I find it very hard to forgive myself for every little thing that I know is “wrong.”
I go to church when I feel up to it, and with CFIDS, arthritis and other maladies, that’s about twice a year. But it doesn’t mean I’m a bad person. I try to do what is right.
I ended up having four breathing treatments, yesterday. This is getting to be a real pain.
No wonder I’m going through the meds so fast.
It was 45 when I got up, wind chill of 41, 50% and winds W @ 12. Right off Mt. Charleston, where 8” of snow fell, yesterday. So they already have 13” and the ski season won’t start up there until the week before Thanksgiving.
I REALLY like this one, Bob.
Great job!
Islam is where good points and bad points are weighed and you have to hope your good outweigh your bad.
My beleif is that Christianity is a religion of relationship, not transactions. David did terrible things but had a good relationship with God. Solomon did great things but had a bad relationship with God. I could be wrong, but I think that’s where the key is.
Good morning. 60s and gloomy here. I’ve been cleaning.
The sun is shining into my living room for probably another 20 minutes, and it’s cold, but it’s better than yesterday!
I got the dishes done and put soda and vinegar in the drain when I was done, but I’ll do it in the other sink when the dishes are dry.
Otherwise, there is nothing looming on the agenda. I have no place to go and no reason to go there, so I’ll stay in where it’s warm.
I have to pick Tom up at school soon, and then later I have to go to church and make copies and pick up the library book I left there last night.
Did you get the wine you left at church?
Yes, we drank some at the meeting and I brought the rest home.
Waiting for Tom to get out of class.
Pain management called this morning and cancelled my appointment next week, rescheduling it to December 3. I wonder what that will do to my morphine prescription? I have to put in a request for it next week, and they may not let me have it until I see the doctor. Ungh.
I think I will make some hot cider. That is, if I have any left. I drink a lot of it in the winter, so I need to put it on my list for the next time I get groceries.
Wow. It’s up to 54 degrees! No wind!. *shudder* I hate the cold.
But I have to quit saying that, as I think people must be tired of hearing it.
My pills came yesterday, and I was pretty glad. I had to re-do the pill caddy this morning, and I’m always amazed at how many pills I actually take during the day.
Well, when you type it we can always go right by it if we’re tired of it, so don’t worry about us.
OTOH: I’ve heard research has proved that thinking certain thoughts over and over can re-wire your brain. There really was something to that “think positive” cr - er - stuff my mom used to say all the time.
I’m now actively working on becoming a homicidal maniac, but only during the Dem Convention.
Tom took an “emotional intelligence” (EQ) quiz in psychology class today. It said he’s a sociopath.
Well..
That’s better than being a psychopath..
Just got back in from the ramada. It’s a nice day, but the wind was cold, so we didn’t make it to the mail delivery. We’ve decided to have a pizza party tomorrow at my place because I have the biggest patio. The only thing is, I need two more chairs out there because there will be two more people. *sigh* Maybe I’ll see if there are a couple at the clubhouse I can borrow.
And, ArGee, I believe in reinforcing messages. I know that philosophy works.
And as for Tom being a sociopath, T-c, I’m not surprised! LOL! Kathleen has his number, though, and that’s the truth! If she can use him for her tame ogre, there is hope!
Ah, they started those things back in the early 80’s.
All the idiotic schools in NJ were doing them, testing elementary school kids, then labeling them for life based off the results.
Followed with that prescription for Ritalin to seal the, um, diagnosis...
Don’t they have a club?
Oh, wait...
Or a homopath.
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