Another photogenic Abyssinian from Russia.
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!
Another photogenic Abyssinian from Russia.
Very interesting!
"Nothing in nature is unbeautiful." Said someone quotable.
Oh, so SQUEE!!!
Thanks! I needed that. I’ve had a couple of rough nights.
I’ve decided I want a pumpkin pie but when I searched my cupboards, I found a large can of pumpkin and three cans of milk that were all outdated, so I took them all out to the Dumpster to spend the rest of their days.
Now I’m sad. But I think, lately, that’s more the norm, as I can’t seem to get a firm grip on reality. I seem to need more breathing treatments, and that, in itself, is worrisome.
And I don’t seem to have the incentive needed to get back into my personal history and get it done. It’s pretty painful to write.
*Blah, blah, blah. Blah-blah, blah-blah, blah-blah. Blah blah.*
Same ol’ whiney me.
I wouldn’t write a personal history if it upset me. I’m not even writing my journal right now, except reminder notes. The cans were probably still good, unless they were dented. Canned goods keep a long time.
Glad you liked the kitteh! I slept better than usual, but had to get up at 6:30 because Jake was pounding on the bedroom door demanding his breakfast.
The pumpkin was a year out of date and the milk was two and three. I have to be careful with things like that because I am so prone to food poisoning. I would rather throw it out than go through a bonding time with the Great White Throne.
I was going to go to church this morning, as it is Stake Conference, but I think I’d probably better stay home.
I have my laundry all sorted, but I won’t be washing tomorrow, as I have no quarters and can’t get any.
Now, I need to go sort my pills. I should have done it an hour ago.
I’ve misplaced my Spanish missal again. I texted DP to bring one home.
I have other sources for the Spanish lectionary, but there are a lot of different versions - Spanish/United States, Mexico/Central America, Caribbean - and the one thing that’s really variable is the psalm refrain, which is what the congregation has to sing.
I hate when I misplace things! I mislaid a copy of my Scriptures (I have a large print set and a regular print set) and found it wedged in between some books I had intended to read. NOT the place I expected it! LOL!
I hope everything goes OK for you at church today. It’s a peaceful place to be.
As peaceful as it can be with Frank on the loose ;-).
Ah, yes. I forgot about The Franken Baby.
Well, do your best, then! ;o]
Sometimes I put him near another family of the choir members and ask them to keep him from escaping.
I have been plagued by back spasms the last two days, and I think it’s from the cold. The doggone things take my breath away. I just took my second morphine of the day. Not a good sign.
I’ve only been up four hours, but I’ve already had two breathing treatments. Between the lungs and the back, this is not shaping up into a good day. And what will I do tomorrow if I can’t do the laundry? *groan*
Unnngh. I get painful spasms sometimes when I’m cold.
The cold seems to be the culprit, though I have to say the spasms aren’t nearly as bad now as they were before I was given the morphine. Before, they used to almost paralyze me, they were so intense.
If I had a fleece vest to wear over my clothes, it would probably help to keep the heat in and lessen the frequency of the spasms, if not the intensity.
The one my sister gave me several years ago has gone to the recycling plant...the nylon zipper thingy at the bottom got mangled somehow, so I can’t zip up to form the turtle neck. *sigh*
I’ve had that talk with wine several times... The video keeps changing, but the star is still me.
Must be time to break the camera! ;o])
LOL!
So how was church with the Franken Baby?
(Ah, dang. I just had another series of back spasms. *groan*
Make it go away...I can’t take any more morphine for a while!)
If this keeps up, I will have to go to bed and put some heat on my back. Jeeze. And the breathing has gone south. Three treatments so far. GAH!!!!
He was okay. He knocked over a cup, but it only had water in it. “Mama, your cup fell,” he said.
Oh, I guess I’ll have 7,000.
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