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!
Frank and Kathleen are playing out back in the puddles. At least nobody will call the police! I’ll get Kathleen to bed pretty soon.
Elen wants more money for a Comic-Con next weekend, so I’m paying her to help Vlad with his 5-minute discussion of soils.
Political discussion with Tom supports the test identifying him as a sociopath ;-).
Vacuum store is closed.....
Is Vacuum actually something that could be classed as stored?
A Vacuum container is after all actually empty......
Would it help if I’d said, “The vacuum store is closed”? Probably not.
:)
Of course not.
I could have said “The Hoover store,” but A-Plus Vacuums doesn’t sell Hoovers. Mr. Waldheim doesn’t approve of them.
It’s likely NY is worse. But PA is pretty bad.
I’ll go out soon and check the mail. It’s time for the bills to start coming in. It’s like a springboard — send money out > requests for more money come in <. *sheesh*
The wind has come up, and that means that pizza and beer are not worth the cold wind.
It took me until this morning to put my clean clothes away, and it’s almost time for me to wash again. This time, sheets and towels. And as soon as I get home and put them away, I have to turn around and go back to the office for my re-cert appointment. The good thing is, I don’t have a bank account so they can’t get into it. A debit account is not considered banking, for their purposes.
How lucky am I for that?? ;o])
OOOOHHhhhhyah!
That hotdog looks good! I wish I had some so I could roast them over the stove burner! LOL!
Snagglers on a folk!
Good Kitty!
:D
We get the brand that has an 8-pack for less than $1.00.
That’s cool...;o]
NOT my fault!
LOL!
It’s been a while since I bought any hotdogs, and now I have the Hongries for them...I HATE when that happens! Dang!
Chuck (not the same as Charlie) just stopped by to tell me the pizza party will be tomorrow around 1300, as it will be warmer than today. That’s OK. I probably won’t partake because I would want beer with my pizza, and we can’t have alcoholic beverages outside our own patios. And there is always someone who would tell.
I’m having the last of my Pink Drink and I think I have enough Sierra Mist to go along with it, but it will be close.
I suspect I will just get a box of Red Baron single serving pizza and get a couple of cans of beer and forego the party, when there is money to do that.
Is Tom still cooking strange and wonderful things? I found a recipe for Peanut Butter Butterfinger Cookies and one for Cinnamon Bear Popcorn, using the little yummy gummy bears (I’ve never lost my taste for those!). I can email them or post them here if he is interested.
I saw that gif and thought, “Darksheare’s coffee!” I didn’t get it posted soon enough! LOL!
A cup of kitty ebil.
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