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!
Double-posted AGAIN.
I know why it happens, of course, FR doesn’t disable the button when you click it and if it takes some time to change screens you click it again.
Belgium is a funny place.
That’s gross.
Every day is laundry day here.
Back from the gym, but the Epic Fail painting crew has the stairs and upstairs hall blocked. I’m going to take the youngsters to the hardware store and buy more paint in a minute.
“What’s with this paint dripping on the carpet?”
“Oh, is there? How did that happen?”
We don’t call Tom the Epic Fail Painting Service for nothing.
IMHO: The floor of the subway train on a rainy day is worse.
Funny-funny or un-funny-funny?
Just once, while living in Houston, we contracted a house to be built for us. We checked on the work pretty regularly.
One day when we came to visit there was paint dripping all down the outside of one of the windows. We asked the PM what had happened. He said his previous painting crew was comprised of brothers and they got into a fight with the paint sprayers.
The inside was nasty but all those walls were to be covered anyway. It was the scraping of the brick that upset the PM and got the crew fired.
So, count your blessings (I guess)?
If I had my own washer, I would never complain about wash day. It’s getting there and waiting for the guy to open the door and feeling like I’m not in charge.
I’m wearing a pair of pants that the elastic has lost its spring in. (??) The pants keep slipping down, and I have no belt to hold them. *sigh*
I love the new skinnier me, but it has its drawbacks.
Much like Epic Fail Lawn Service, yes?
“Epic Fail Lawn and Paint: You get what you pay for !”
At least he has job security if his college degree isn’t helpful...
I’m not letting him live here forever.
And that’s the truth!!!
I thought it was Epic Fail Lawn Paint and Plumbing.
Or was the plumbing discussion about someone else?
Something to add to the lexicon. Let’s seee if we can get it added to the dictionary.
Obama-stupid.
As in, that’s not just stupid, that’s Obama-stupid.
Meaning if he doesn’t get a job soon you’ll kill him?
Head’s up, everyone:
Someone tried to phish my PayPal account yesterday, and I called PayPal this morning about it. I forwarded the email to them, so hopefully, they can find the source. This is the second time someone has done this, but PP is really good about finding the culprits. Another reason to stay with them — their site security is awesome!
He does plumbing, too.
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