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!
Congratulations, nully!
Happy noontime, all. So far today, I have committed cultural appropriation by going to the flea market with my choir-ladies and buying a Mexican blouse, which I will wear to celebrate a Mexican religious holiday next weekend. When I got home, I had pita bread and hummus for lunch. (Also spinach, but I don’t think spinach has a culture for me to appropriate.)
I’m looking forward to further efforts the rest of the day. For example, I can appropriate another Latin culture (since I already used Mexico) by taking a siesta. First, I think I’ll appropriate the culture of Arkansas by going to Walmart. We’re almost out of milk again.
True.
The brass barrel on his right is a bit ambiguous. A mini cannon or a scope?
Looks like the back end of a telescope.
Part of his Human Mind control apparatus....?
Need!
All that is missing is the vertical wire on the rear lens.
Love Steam Punk Kit, so imaginative.
Useful!
Noticed you added Drake's Drum to your tag line. Hope someone's listening.
Wondering if the writing on it is censored cusswords due to being lost?
well, a mil-dot reticle would be useful as well. Makes scuttling away. much quicker after calling in CAS.
I’m in a little pain this morning, and I can’t quite locate the real place of it, or why it’s there. It feels a little kidney-ish, so I will drink lots of water.
Tomorrow at 0530, I have an appointment for a fasting blood draw, and the only good thing is that the heater in the truck is very efficient. ;o]
I went to Walmart and got some soup. Corn Chowder was on sale so I got a can. I prefer my own, but Progresso soups are pretty good.
(Maybe I need to take another breathing treatment.)
Intereting!
We’ll never know. The last batch of Hobbits got distracted after stoking the fire. Started thinking about toasted cheese and chesnuts for second breakfast with bickers of hot rum.
CAS,
We would have to borrow yours.....
“Steam Punk Goes Hot” LoL. :)
Drake’s Drum.
No-one will be listening, the meaning is just to inconvenient.
They will just put a noise abatement order on it.
Having the drum sticks alone, one could be charged with possession with intent to nun-chuk.
The heater in DP’s truck isn’t working.
“Nun-chuk”......
That would be an Ecclesiastical Offence.
Nun chucking has be a banned event for centuries.
The Heater or the Fan?
boom
boom
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