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!
Don’t worry. Your old home page will live forever in the bowels of the NSA.
LoL,
Good boy!
But what am I to do for a home page...it had daily Scripture verses (KJV) weather, TV listings, frugal tips for home and car, movie listings, daily comic strips of my choice and even a fortune and horoscope, if I wanted.
Where am I going to find a place where I can get all that? *sigh*
What a bummer.
Kewl!!!
I have no idea. Maybe one of your local tv or radio stations?
Weird hair lady doesn't look over your fence? She's slipping... ;-)
It’s a pretty tall fence. The HOA looks over it, though. They told us we had to have the back of the house pressure-washed earlier this year.
I woke up over an hour ago and tried vainly to go back to sleep, but no such luck.
So here I am, waiting for the news to come on and watching (?) some inane sitcom.
In a bit, I will turn on the heat lamp in the bathroom and warm it up enough so I can take a shower.
Walmart is the first stop of the day, but that will be around 0900; maybe I will go to the post orifice first, since it’s on the way, sorta, and get some stamps.
kitteh drank all the coffee...goes all Godzilla
LOL!
That’s HUGH! Spunky little guy!
Soft kitty, warm kitty ...
Looks about right!
That’s how Jake sees himself.
I believe it. It’s obvious he don’t know from size, because he comes home scratched and bruised, often. Shoulda been named Tigger!
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