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’m going to eat some ice cream and go to bed.
Maybe tomorrow the sun will shine on my face.
I also want some enchiladas (they have been on my mind since last week) but I don’t know if I can get the ones I want. Stouffer’s has a tray of them but I think they are out of my reach.
The only other choice is a TV dinner, and the only one with meat enchiladas is a Hungry Man. *sigh*
And so, I’m taking my body off here.
Maybe my bed will be glad to see me.
I wouldn't have thought food would last that long at your house.
We told them they had to stop eating because we were going to the gym.
If you can’t eat pizza at a gym, why go?
Because you can't shoot hoops at a fast-food joint.
Awwww. The dragon looks a lot like our Baby.
Baby!
Best part of waking up on Friday is seeing a baby fuzz ball
I wouldn’t mind curling up with a cat now, but it’s too late. Maybe after lunch.
Good morning Jake and Shannon.
Meow.
Jake is outside, where it’s cold. Shannon is sitting near me on the floor mat, thinking about spewing (from her expression).
No other hoomin are awake yet.
Proof that cats get their daily operation briefing from ebil demons.
“Kitteh, today we’re going to lie in the sun for several hours. Then, we will eat a bug.”
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humph....more like... we catch mousie and eat it, and leave parts at hoomans feet, hahahaha...
That might work for the cat, but if the dragon walks through a patch of shade, it will go inert.
My direct and long experience with cats leads me to conclude that’s proof of the symbiotic relationship, cats go inert in sunshine, dragons go inert in shadow. Together they sceme 24/7/365. Doom
Awwww....two pics of snugglies! That’s a good start to my day.
I need something for a good start. I was awakened twice by leg pains, and I don’t know what’s up with that. It was my left leg, and it’s usually the right one that gives me the pain.
And I had some really disturbing dreams, one of which was rather Darkshearean in content, with ground shifting but not breaking, and doors that were portals that shimmered as I got near them. And somewhere in there, there were some people digging in a field for gold because it wasn’t very deep.
I was happy to wake up and find that I was still in my bed.
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