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!
What a strange photo...
And why are they all facing the windows instead of the street, or each other?
Where was the secret service when all this took place?
Do the Ovomits know about this?
Two more hit and runs last night on Boulder Highway. That’s eight this week. *sheesh*
All part of the Obama Christmas Pageantry supervised by the much beloved Mooseshell.
You really didn’t expect normal, did you?
Take a peek at what other things have been done, all just too, too much....
*tagline*
When your legs collude to impersonate each other it’s a bad sign.
Neither one has bein on a Haj recently I hope?
From the looks of that photo, she likes to be watched doing things she shouldn’t be doing in public!
And if I do say so myself, all her taste is in her mouth, and that’s been contaminated by all the filthy things she says about America.
No, but maybe I need to walk a little more.
Either dragon shares ebils with kitteh, or kitteh shares ebils with dragon.
Where’s Frosty?
I demand Frosty!
Kittehs no ebils. Dragons ebil?
Kittehs angelic.
Interesting you mentioned The Haj.
I have all of Leon Uris’ books but that one. I ordered it yesterday from Amazon.
I’ve read all his books but that one! Odd, that! We’re twins!
So maybe we should read it together.
:)
Speaking of ebils, my night light burned out last night.
I need to go to the store, but my list is really short. Almost not worth burning the gas for.
LOL!
I think it would be fun! His writing reminds me a bit of James Michener. I think I read all of his.
I know the feeling.
“It costs me more in gas to go there than the item I’m there for costs.”
A bit like Michener, only you don’t have to drag through the first fifty some pages before you are hooked.
That was the one thing I really didn’t like about Michener.
That’s why I have amazon prime.
I think it’s cheaper than driving to pick,up one or two items at a store 10-13 miles away and sit in traffic for an hour not going anywhere.
I hate major roads here. Too congested. It’s like LA now.
We might be.
7700?
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