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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
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To: null and void; Tax-chick

There have been four pedestrian hit and runs this morning. That makes a total of eight for the week.

No wonder the locals have nicknamed the pedestrians “speed bumps.”


7,581 posted on 12/02/2015 7:02:10 AM PST by Monkey Face (The world is a mess because things are being loved and people are being used. It should be reversed.)
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To: null and void

Yes, well, you can keep both! LOL!

Hey! You weren’t wearing a beard when I saw you last! And you were only pleasingly plump.


7,582 posted on 12/02/2015 7:03:30 AM PST by Monkey Face (The world is a mess because things are being loved and people are being used. It should be reversed.)
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To: Monkey Face

Ah, I see.

I just gave Shannon her flea drops. She called me something I can’t repeat here.


7,583 posted on 12/02/2015 7:06:34 AM PST by Tax-chick (Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.)
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To: Monkey Face

Q: What’s the difference between a dead pedestrian and a dead skunk?

A: There are skid marks in front of the skunk...


7,584 posted on 12/02/2015 7:08:24 AM PST by null and void (We are AmeriCANs. We CAN learn, and learn from history, if we choose.)
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To: Tax-chick

Stay warm.


7,585 posted on 12/02/2015 7:08:51 AM PST by null and void (We are AmeriCANs. We CAN learn, and learn from history, if we choose.)
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To: null and void

Yeah, that makes sense. I’ve never imagined your having a beard.


7,586 posted on 12/02/2015 7:10:59 AM PST by Tax-chick (Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.)
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To: Tax-chick

Think Santa.


7,587 posted on 12/02/2015 7:11:25 AM PST by null and void (We are AmeriCANs. We CAN learn, and learn from history, if we choose.)
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To: Tax-chick

Shannon always was a mouthy little kitteh, unlike Jake who is mousey.


7,588 posted on 12/02/2015 7:11:53 AM PST by Monkey Face (The world is a mess because things are being loved and people are being used. It should be reversed.)
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To: Monkey Face

The beard is seasonal.


7,589 posted on 12/02/2015 7:12:10 AM PST by null and void (We are AmeriCANs. We CAN learn, and learn from history, if we choose.)
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To: Monkey Face

Sally just put new Pure Bliss Catnip in Jake’s catnip mouse. He is extremely happy. I haven’t tried to give him the drops yet ;-).


7,590 posted on 12/02/2015 7:14:26 AM PST by Tax-chick (Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.)
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To: NicknamedBob; Monkey Face

” It is a decadent pleasure,”

Who am I to knock it? Off to the store I go!


7,591 posted on 12/02/2015 7:20:31 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read)
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To: stephenjohnbanker; NicknamedBob

You will have to keep us informed of your first night in the warmth!

And don’t forget the flannel sheets!


7,592 posted on 12/02/2015 7:22:13 AM PST by Monkey Face (The world is a mess because things are being loved and people are being used. It should be reversed.)
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To: Monkey Face; null and void; Tax-chick

“No wonder the locals have nicknamed the pedestrians “speed bumps.””

I have noticed that people in AZ and NV don’t deal well with pedestrians. This includes cops, two of whom tried to run me over when I attempted to properly cross the street on different occasions.


7,593 posted on 12/02/2015 7:26:57 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: stephenjohnbanker

I don’t cross the street much. Not sure what would happen if I tried.


7,594 posted on 12/02/2015 7:28:41 AM PST by Tax-chick (Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.)
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To: Monkey Face; NicknamedBob

“And don’t forget the flannel sheets!”

Uh....where does one buy “flannel” sheets ?


7,595 posted on 12/02/2015 7:31:37 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: Tax-chick

I try to avoid crossing busy streets. I figure if even the cops will mow you down, it ain’t safe : )


7,596 posted on 12/02/2015 7:33:09 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: stephenjohnbanker

I found most of mine at overstock.com, and some of the better stores have them in the bedding department. You could make a few calls to save running around. I love them!!


7,597 posted on 12/02/2015 7:34:40 AM PST by Monkey Face (The world is a mess because things are being loved and people are being used. It should be reversed.)
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To: stephenjohnbanker

I just remembered that Walmart often carries them, too, or you could get microfiber sheets. Warmer and softer than percale and pretty popular.


7,598 posted on 12/02/2015 7:35:52 AM PST by Monkey Face (The world is a mess because things are being loved and people are being used. It should be reversed.)
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To: Tax-chick

I have to go into the pain clinic this morning, but the street I usually take is closed because of the hit and run fatality at the intersection of Fremont and Charleston. Dang. It means I’ll have to leave earlier.


7,599 posted on 12/02/2015 7:37:50 AM PST by Monkey Face (The world is a mess because things are being loved and people are being used. It should be reversed.)
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To: Monkey Face

!


7,600 posted on 12/02/2015 7:38:01 AM PST by Monkey Face (The world is a mess because things are being loved and people are being used. It should be reversed.)
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