What grip did they advise for the sand wedges?
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’d better go make sure he shut it off when he finished with it.
What grip did they advise for the sand wedges?
LOL! Nice club. The Boy Scouts have a golf merit badge, but I don’t think there’s a Girl Scouts badge.
At least if the “beef” in the pot pie was soylent green, there would have been more of it.
Good morning. I need a shower and then I’m going to make some coffee; the bathroom needs to warm up a big longer before I shower.
You could always get a little Norfolk Island pine tree, and tell your folks you thought it was pretty and your apartment needs more green. They are fairly easy to care for, and will only grow so big as the container they are planted in will allow. And they are so pretty when they get new bright green growth on them.
Surround them with other plants...and you will have your tree! <3
The trend nowadays is for trees decorated in blue and white for the Jews. I actually had a small one once, all blue and white ornaments, and someone asked if I was Jewish, though the rest of my Christmas decorations were traditional red and green.
I even had a blue and white felt tree skirt, with a million sequins that I sewed on it by hand.
So get your little Norfolk Island pine, and you can always decorate it later. Grocery stores sell them this time of year, along with little potted spruce trees. The NI Pines are so much prettier!
I sort-of like having a tree, but I’m not sure it’s worth the disruption to our apartment. It’s tough to make one fit in NYC - even a small one.
We have some floor lamps we could put the presents under.
I’m sure if Mrs. ArGee even knew I thought such a thought you’d hear the yelling where you live.
We unplug all small appliances when we’re not using them.
Which lead to a popular aphorism in our home. “The toaster toasts faster when you plug it in.”
You should suggest to Bill that he run for President as a Democrat.
He sounds over-qualified.
Bill would be an improvement over any of the Democrat candidates. He’s actually quite bright and knows a lot of stuff ... he’s just an epic flake.
Christmas decorated in blue?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAwY645CgPM
I’m not sure what it means for a night to be “carolized” but I still love the song. I don’t like all jazz, but I do like this style.
I hope that blond epidemic that Bill seems to be isn’t contagious...
Maybe he can marry a rich woman who will hire him a valet.
Tom and Sally are refusing to get out of bed, but at least they’re having to listen to Elen play electric guitar!
Will Bill ever be able to be on his own?
When Igor was alive, we had conversation starters like that, too!! They are quite common in my family, which is why we so seldom get together -- the collective spouses would have to sit on the sidelines and watch the interplay between the sibs, and try to keep score.
It's a thankless job, being married into our parents' family...
You answered my question before I posted it, so thanks, backwards.
;o]
If he doesn’t set his apartment on fire in the first year, I think he’ll survive.
A lot of people survive apartment fires if the flames aren’t between them and the exits. It might also teach some valuable life lessons, like how to buy insurance and wot-not.
My youngest brother’s oldest son seemed to have trouble calming down his driving. One particularly bad encounter with a tree left my nephew in a neck brace for many weeks. His driving is much better now.
He’s a blonde, too. Hmmmm.
COME ‘N’ GET IT!
LOL!
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