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!
This could well be the proverbial “room full of rocking chairs”.
The cat is in the corner.
And a purrfect cat-sized window to sleep in!
*tagline*
Excellent point. He looks wary, too, as if his food bowl is a long way off through hazardous territory.
The cat should read up on the stories of Louis L’Amour, who constantly advised travelers to watch their “back-trail”.
I like his stories much better when they have been made into movies. I actually really like Westerns, but I don’t like to read them, for some reason. Just watch the movies.
I’m the same way with sci-fi, though I have to say, yours have just a bit of a twist and are easy for me to imagine.
Bob’s stories have “just a bit of a twist”?
Give yourself an Understatement Award!
We gave the dragons a bath. They both feel better now.
OK, so I’m twisted. My bad! LOL!
I’m going out the see if the sprinklers have been shut off. Otherwise, the table at the ramada will be soaked.
And you gals haven't even read "Daybreak".
I think I’m probably too delicate.
Phoop. I can’t find my Liturgical Year 2106 bilingual missal. It was here!
“Daybreak” is all about delicate. But still not without a small twist.
You would enjoy it. Only 8800 words.
In the year 2106, we will have been two years into having had our first Leap Day after the short interruption of 2100, which is NOT a leap year.
Mark your calendars.
So how do I get “Daybreak?” Only 8800 words? I can read it during my nap time. Oh. Wait. I can read it during my down time. ;o]
Check your mail. Not your FReepmail, your other mail.
And note that I spelled that "mail", and not any other way.
I’m all about planning ahead.
Moi aussi.
You mean “mail” is spelled another way? How odd...
So when should I check my MAIL?
Well, first, check your FReepmail. Then we’ll do some updating.
You’d be surprised how far back my records go.
When we lived in Olympia, WA, we went to dinner at a place on the Olympia River. I don’t recall the name, but they sold T-shirts with a black rendition of a train in the background, being too heavy for the tressel over the river...it keep going...down into the river. Two men in top hats were watching it in the foreground, and one said, “oh, sh!t” in small letters.
Obviously, it was very funny to me, because I HAVE to plan ahead as much as possible. My bad.
Afternoon. The baptism ceremony was very nice. There were seven or eight children (they kept moving around) from families who attend an elementary school in the slums of Charlotte where our parish has a mission.
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