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!
If I wanted to go somewhere in costume, I could dress in purple, and go as a Plum Bob.
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(sic), I know.
Heh.
Or a tin of Prince Albert tobacco...
:o])
Due to a serious lack of bandwidth, this being the weekend, there is now just enough time to say: Hello, Goodevening ,and Goodnight.
‘3’ needs to pull its socks up around these parts.
5 meg to total halt and back every evening.
When I start flashing some leg, even Lesli Caron has to take a back seat to me!
(kof-kof)
LOLOL!
Get a grip, eh?
Cat superiority. How are you?
Wow. Look at those eyes!
I’m not feeling all that well this morning. That storm that’s going to hit the Left Coast in the next few days is causing all sorts of aches and pains in my old self.
As a result of that weather thingie, I feel compressed. I hate when I feel that way.
Very sorry that you’re poorly!
Tom is supposed to be taking some brothers to Mass soon, and I’ll take the remainder at 1:00. We’re supposed to have more rain the next few days.
The weather always messes me up. I can remember feeling like this when I was a kid. I’m just very sensitive to weather changes, especially good to bad.
It’s 46 out, with 56% and NNW @ 4. It’s going to be “breezy” today. Yesterday it was fairly mild at the ramada, but I still only stayed long enough to be polite. I have so much trouble warming up after spending any time in the cold.
Maybe I’ll get some papers re-filed today. I got them out looking for a phone number so I could get another nebulizer kit, (cannula and mouthpiece) and that was 10 days ago. They didn’t bring it the first time I ordered it so I had to do it again. They sent it this time, so I guess I can put the papers away!
I’m ready to be out of the rain!
And now, time for a shower.
Boy! I know that feeling! LOL!
Enjoy your shower!
I did, when I finally got around to it. Tom and his brothers are home.
I got the paper clutter cleaned up and found a few more forms that need my attention. *sheesh* I hate those things.
The sun is coming in the living room window, and I really like it! :o]
I don’t look forward to my re-cert tomorrow. They always stress me out, because they just keep digging into our lives. We have no privacy at all.
At least my banking info is “untouchable” to them, since it’s a debit account.
I’m rambling. This does not bode well for the rest of the day.
Oh, I ramble, too. Maybe that doesn’t bode well.
I’m hoping to get a report on Sally’s location soon. She went with a friend and the friend’s father over to Cherokee for a funeral yesterday, and she’s supposed to be returned to the Renaissance Fair this morning. I sent a text, but if I don’t get a response pretty soon, I’ll make a voice call!
Hmmm....
Mine!
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