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A Modest Proposal: The Thread Hijack Drinking Game [vanity]
Still me. | Today | Me

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!


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Humor
KEYWORDS: allin; drink; koalaoil; molassesmiasma; monkeyfacerules; napl; penguinhumor; undeadthread; undeadthreadhere
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To: Tax-chick; NicknamedBob

And a hint of lime.


7,461 posted on 11/28/2015 3:28:26 PM PST by Monkey Face (I didn't make it to the gym today -- that's five years in a row...)
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To: Monkey Face

I hadn’t noticed that.


7,462 posted on 11/28/2015 3:39:23 PM PST by Tax-chick (Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.)
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To: Monkey Face; Tax-chick; NicknamedBob; Darksheare; NoCmpromiz; ArGee; Covenantor; All

A little something for you Harry Potter fans...

http://www.tickld.com/x/sp/the-secrets-behind-harry-potter-number-12-is-inspiring


7,463 posted on 11/28/2015 3:40:03 PM PST by Monkey Face (I didn't make it to the gym today -- that's five years in a row...)
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To: Tax-chick; Monkey Face
It's unfair that Bob can be so young and spry, and yet so distinguished."

What works for me is the steely grasp I have on my inner child, and not having been caught at it.

7,464 posted on 11/28/2015 6:33:01 PM PST by NicknamedBob ("I have my books and my poetry to protect me" --- and if that doesn't work, I can always write more.)
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To: Tax-chick; Monkey Face; Gefn
Good morning.

Turkey bomb aftermath.


7,465 posted on 11/29/2015 2:26:49 AM PST by Covenantor ("Men are ruled-...by liars who passing refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
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To: Tax-chick; Monkey Face; Gefn

7,466 posted on 11/29/2015 2:29:01 AM PST by Covenantor ("Men are ruled-...by liars who passing refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
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7,467 posted on 11/29/2015 2:38:57 AM PST by Covenantor ("Men are ruled-...by liars who passing refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
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To: Covenantor; Tax-chick; Monkey Face

Bless the turkey bomb. The cutest bomb in the universe.

Hurray for tryptophan! Kaboom!


7,468 posted on 11/29/2015 3:53:19 AM PST by Gefn (I want to visit night's Plutonian shore.)
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To: Covenantor

Speaking of bombs, I’m thinking of Marvin the Martian.

“There was supposed to be a kaboom”


7,469 posted on 11/29/2015 3:54:58 AM PST by Gefn (I want to visit night's Plutonian shore.)
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To: NicknamedBob; fanfan; ColdOne; Cyber Liberty; null and void; Tax-chick; Anoreth; Monkey Face; ...

7,470 posted on 11/29/2015 3:57:48 AM PST by Tax-chick (Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.)
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To: Covenantor; Gefn

Good morning. I could sleep with them.


7,471 posted on 11/29/2015 3:58:13 AM PST by Tax-chick (Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.)
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To: Gefn; Tax-chick

No ka-boom, just a long soft collective sigh...


7,472 posted on 11/29/2015 4:01:51 AM PST by Covenantor ("Men are ruled-...by liars who passing refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
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To: Covenantor; Gefn

And a gentle communal purr.

Reminds me of Jake asleep in the sunbeam. I’ll walk by and say, “Hey, Jake!” Claws reach out for a moment, there’s a quiet whiffling noise, but his eyes never open.


7,473 posted on 11/29/2015 4:07:25 AM PST by Tax-chick (Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.)
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To: Tax-chick

Houston, we have. FL0OF!


7,474 posted on 11/29/2015 4:33:21 AM PST by Gefn (I want to visit night's Plutonian shore.)
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To: Tax-chick; Covenantor; Gefn; NicknamedBob; All

Little did I suspect when I went to bed last night that I would be bombarded by acres of floofy squee when I woke up.

Wow. I’m underwhelmed. I will need a shot of tryptophan after this, that’s for sure.

(Anybody got a turkey sandwich I can have?)

My right leg was hurting pretty badly around 0400, and I put up with as much as I could and decided to get up. So here I am, for whatever that’s worth.


7,475 posted on 11/29/2015 4:58:57 AM PST by Monkey Face (I didn't make it to the gym today -- that's five years in a row...)
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To: Monkey Face

31, 58%, SSW @ 3, wind chill, 28.

Brrrrr!


7,476 posted on 11/29/2015 5:00:40 AM PST by Monkey Face (I didn't make it to the gym today -- that's five years in a row...)
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To: Monkey Face

Good morning. I’m sorry you’re cold! We have a forecast high of 71, but it’s supposed to start raining tonight, continue for a couple of days, and then be colder later in the week.


7,477 posted on 11/29/2015 5:30:35 AM PST by Tax-chick (Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.)
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To: Tax-chick

Thanks for commiserating, but I’m always cold, once the temps drop down past 95. At that point, I need a sweater, and then increasingly warmer outerwear. Yesterday, I dragged out the heavy guns, with the hood with fur. Yep. I’m not ashamed to say I’m a wuss when it comes to cold.

It’s just going to get worse... :o|

I need another haircut, this time to make the ends a little neater, as the growth pattern is sporadic...long short and in between in the same place.


7,478 posted on 11/29/2015 5:43:43 AM PST by Monkey Face (I didn't make it to the gym today -- that's five years in a row...)
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To: Monkey Face

Some places don’t have a cold season. Fiji, for example.


7,479 posted on 11/29/2015 6:04:04 AM PST by Tax-chick (Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.)
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To: Tax-chick

I would love to live there! Warm all year? Yepper! I can deal with it!


7,480 posted on 11/29/2015 6:47:10 AM PST by Monkey Face (I didn't make it to the gym today -- that's five years in a row...)
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