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 I was thinking. I have two of the little wuzzers in different sizes and I won’t give them up. :o])
LOL,
Granaide! No! WALLET!
Good skills. :)
Hey, Strangler! How ya doin’? Is it raining in NoNV?
*snort*
How’s yer mum these days? Next time you talk to her tell her I said, “Hi, Mom!”
Then they put a little security pin in the centre , just to Finnish the day off right. Grrrr.
Ah. I KNEW you were a people-watcher! Sitting in a shop with a pot of tea and watching peeps sounds like something I would do, for sure! LOL!
Yes, I think so.
No wonder you haven’t been here.... <3
I will go early in the morning for Pink Drink, white garbage bags and pretzels. I already have ice cubes...I will also get some ink.
And ask Himself to reimburse me, since I’m so nice and patient with his ugly self.
Ask him forcefully!
See, even with our freedom of speech we aren’t allowed to yell “fire” in a crowded theater.
Speak softly and carry a loaded .44
Unless it’s on fire.
Well, FWIW, I don’t play at all; there’s just no time. Connor’s time’s going to be at a real premium, too, as the new school year is getting underway.
Thanks. Need all the help I can get.
There’s been “drama” over the phone just since my prior post. EGAD!
Unnngh, the new school year.
Our schedule may require bilocation, or at least the miraculous multiplication of vehicles. We’ll definitely have to do Envirothon remotely, at least until January.
Yup.
Stinks.
Changing headlamps just ain’t what it used to be. I can barely manage it on our 2008 GMC van without taking the grille off.
Several of the tailights on our 2000 Lesabre require removing the entire fascia from the trunk lid to access the lamp sockets. Careful where you have your chin when you pull that thing off of there; removing that mass leaves a sprung deck lid that’s just primed to deliver a solid uppercut.
A recent introduction to the art. :)
(4 broken ribs 3 years ago)
Fascinating species, the Human. David Attenborough needs to do a series on them.
Trust me: I intend to.
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