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!
Anything is possible, but I’m betting the rabbits are the real problem.
I was full-blown GONZO confused. I thought the M6 was the organization (or is that organisation) Bond worked for.
Even if it does rain the bonfires will still be lit on Saturday night. :)
The horizon at the moment looks like a ‘shock and awe’ event in all directions.
That’s MI6. (Or MI5, or something.)
M-things are like our I-things (or IH-things, depending on your state) or US-things.
That is, she says, approaching total confusion, M6 is like I-95, and so on.
Nice hat, and I bet he keeps time better than my son.
M6 M25 are six lane highways.
Mi5 - 19 + are the known secret agencies.
There are in-jokes with the roads named, but not important to the joke. :)
The Florida Turnpike and the New Jersey Turnpike walk into a bar ...
Cool for cats.....
Ouch! It was an Iron bar! LoL :)
not sure how “God Save the Queen” sounds as a drum solo....
OIC (I think).
Well, maybe not.
But it does make what Moose said make more sense.
Everybody wants to be a cat
‘Cause a cat’s the only cat who know’s where it’s at
Everybody’s pickin’ up on that feline beat
‘Cause everything else is obsolete.
I’m still not sure exactly why it’s funny, but I perceive the general concept.
But the Mass Pike ducks?
I’m sure it’s much better than “The Sound of Silence” as a drum solo.
One day you will be driving somewhere and the solution will come out of nowhere.....
Stopping will be advisable. :)
I think it actually started out as a Saturday afternoon anvil firing gone horribly wrong when somebody grabbed the nitro power instead of the Pyrodex.
Depends on what kind of solution.
If it’s car-wash solution I’ll drive through it.
If it’s snow-melt solution I’ll try to steer around it.
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