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!
I wish I could have been there!
I LOVE baptisms, so this would have been right up my alley!
There were three little girls, about 4-5-6 years old, in white princess gowns and sparkly crowns. Kathleen would have been terribly jealous.
Oh, man! I wish I could have seen that! <3
Kathleen would have been a show-stopper with her blue Princess dress!
Kathleen is the Tasmanian devil version of a princess.
The dresses, and the little white suits the boys wore, had depictions of Our Lady of Guadalupe done in silver sparkles.
LOL! That kitteh pic is poifek!
Morning!
I am cold. I don’t want to be up, but I don’t want to be in bed, either. *sigh*
I can’t go to Walmart, but I will sit here and wait for the sun to come up.
I had weird dreams. At one point, I distinctly heard a voice say, “The van door is open.” Another time, I was trying to get a large group of Mexicans (and Deacon Rafael, who is actually Puerto Rican) to do something.
When I have dreams like that, I wake up more tired than I was when I went to bed. They wear me out because I have to work so hard, either emotionally or physically.
I don’t know why, but I’m hungry. I think I have a frozen waffle, but I would load it with butter and syrup, and that’s not what I need to lose weight. I want a salad, but I have nothing to make one. I usually buy one at Walmart, and one salad is enough for two servings, but there’s not enough, and I’m not digging into my laundry money...
It’s time to take some pills, so I will need to eat something after that. What, though...?
Ooops! I lied.
Do you mean you spoke erroneously?
Extra space is always good.
Yes. Yes, I did.
Benny Hill jokes are still funny!
LOL. If you can believe this, I have never seen that before.
Benny Hill was good for those types of jokes. Another one I liked was Music Album, arranged in such a way as to read, “Musical Bum” on a sign.
I’d love to get the DVDs of that show! I could laugh a lot!!
Try Youtube?
There’s a thought! Thanks.
It’s cold. I’m still not warmed up. The sun is shining in my window, and will soon be shining in my eyes for about 20 minutes.
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