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!
I saw what you did there....
Heh heh heh.
It does look ebil doesn’t it?
So many Kittehs getting their heads together...only ebil can come of it.
“We will make da hyoomons tremble!”
The Horror!
The Coffee blew their socks off!
If the coffee doesn’t take a bite when you take a sip, it’s not real coffee.
That’s true...so you should actually thrive on Darksheare’s coffee, ArGee...just sayin’... ;o]
I’m holding my own against Darks’ coffee. We’re up to best 16 out of 31 falls.
LOL! Good one Moosie! :o])
Pretty blossoms!
That was two years ago in my parents’ garden.
Had forgotten all about it, good ol Google. LoL.
The blooms speak volumes about the quality and dexterity of the gardeners!
And I have to head for the barn. My right ankle is killing me again, and I need to go and prop it up.
All y’all have a good evening, night and early morning!
Ta!
:)
I’ll pass on your compliment.
Just like her own mum, they could turn the Sahara green between them.
Rumor has it the Sahara Forest was quite striking before Paul Bunyan went there.
Give your folks my regards!
My dad was that way as well as one of my sisters. Me? I have a black thumb, which means I’m a serial plant killer. I can’t make anything grow.
I just found out the keepers of my home page are throwing in the towel after over 15 years. Now I don’t know where to go for a home page that gave me all that was on that one.
What a revoltin’ development that is.
*grumble, mumble, moan, groan*
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