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!
The pallid face crinkled in a small smile, “Might I trouble you a trifle? I merely wish to ask for your daughter’s hand in marriage..”
The family looked pleased with this, they smiled, laughed, even joked with the questioner.
Soon, the object of his quest came down from her room, swathed in her best clothes, perfume ‘just so’, and fairly glowing with life.
“Isn’t she remarkable.” her father asked.
“Yes.. she looks.. quite delicious tonight.” said her beau, fangs half hidden behind his smile.
“Yes, quite delicious..”
Also works with a bag over the branches of a bush.
But you can taste essence of bush in water.
:D
“Form an orderly Queue, Gentlemen.”
A guy trying hard not to giggle
There was an original topic?
Long, long ago, when I had far fewer children, the topic was Juws.
You need to be more careful, Darks.
Okay..
Or you’ll get in trouble.
jj_fate’s thread and the keyword wall.. lol
Those were the days ...
Yup.
Once upon a time there was a tavern
Where we used to raise a glass or two
Remember how we laughed away the hours
And dreamed of all the great things we would do?
I prefer to drink at home.
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3359873/posts
Remember this? I had just moved to Calif from Washington when this happen.
I don’t think we moved to California until 1971.
I prefer to drink...whenever I can afford it... ;o])
I wonder where I was when that happened...?
We might have moved to California in 1970.
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