You can tell your mom times are changing.
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!
*tagline*
I saw that, but had no idea what you were talking about! LOL!
Then I saw it! My bad. One cup of coffee isn’t enough, I guess.
If you can find Aussie meat pies, they are pretty good. Made by boomerang in Texas.
Tell them it’s not a Christmas tree, it’s a Hanuka bush.
I will look for the Aussie brand when I go to Walmart, next, but right now, it will have to go on my wish list. Nothing is going to be bought for a while, even beer or Pink Drink and mix.
I was gonna think of that! LOL! Thanks, Nully!
Ah! a 2500D!
Unless, of course, you’re hungry and you have honor but no silver, and the pub owner won’t give you food for your honor.
I run into that all the time, which is why I posted it. Sorta. ;o]
I can’t remember when the last time was that I used a land line phone. I can afford that or a cell, but not both, so I opted for the cell(ular) (mobile) because there are times when I don’t want to wait to get home before I get messages.
And when I need a new phone, I wait till the company has a sale on the spendy ones, and get the new one for pennies on the dollar.
You can tell your mom times are changing.
Here, the cable company I subscribe to offers a “bundle” of landline, internet and cell phone.
I don’t need the landline. Period. And I loathe the cable company I’m with, but they are the only game in town. In Tucson AZ, it was Cox unless you lived in the county, and then you could choose anyone. But Cox had a monopoly in the city limits.
LOL! That they are!
Tom suggests a cedar tree, for its Middle Eastern cachet.
We’re going on a Mandatory Family Outdoorsiness Activity, since it’s sunny and nearly 70. Everyone except Tom (who has a paper due at midnight) is going to a new park that we’ve passed several times recently on trips up into Charlotte.
It’s overcast and ugly out, but the temp is supposed to be about 65. I don’t think it’s going to make it. At any rate, I’ve had one breathing treatment today, and if I go out, I’ll have to have another.
I’m going to stay in and see if I can make the screen quit being so blurry.
That almost made me laugh. But I’m not a happy person. Another of those nasty mood swing deals that makes me hate my part of the world.
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