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!
*tagline*
LOL!
I think I shoulda put </jk after that statement, yes?
Yep. Good tagline.
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Dear Mr. Ryan,
Perhaps you could have more of an impact on our policy toward the Syrian Refugees if you just arrange to have the first 100 of them given tents on the White House Lawn to live in.
Just a thought.
Sincerely,
ArGee
Yep...let the White Hut take some of their cousins. I think that’s a fair deal. If we have to, the White Hut has to.
Ha ha ha!
I went to Baltimore yesterday - 4 hours on the road in both directions. I heard Adele’s “Hello” more times than I can count.
She does ballads OK, but why is she being treated like a long-lost superstar? “Hello” isn’t really very good.
The radio in my truck doesn’t work, or I would be listening to music all the time when I drive. I can’t even get anyone to look at it; I think it’s the wiring, and probably a simple fix, but everyone wants money, so I drive with just the sound of the engine and the tires on the road. *sigh*
Those seem to be included in my truck...And sometimes, I talk out loud to the wisest person in the truck.
Good gracious! How did my thoughts get into your truck?
I mean, I know my mind tends to wander but this...
Yep...it wanders...
If you, or anyone actually, happens to spot my mind wandering around could you point it back east?
I might have a use for it tomorrow.
Mostly to help hold my head down in a high wind. It’s not really good for much else.
You know those people who say they have a ming like a steel trap? Mine’s more like a steel sieve.
*mind like a steel trap.
Or two. Or three..
Coffee Drinkers Rejoice: Major Study Says You May Live Longer
It’ll never cook at that angle. Er, temperature.
Anyone??
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