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!
#1 Son is in his senior year at UNC-Charlotte, expecting to graduate with a B.A. in marketing, a very good GPA, and some job prospects.
#2 Son, following his “gap year,” as my mom says, will be going to community college part time and getting a job. If it turns out he loves college, he can take his stratospheric SAT score and apply for freshman admission at any place that would throw some financial aid at him,or start up a full CC schedule. If he doesn’t love it, he needs an alternate plan. I’m encouraging him to take CNA training in the spring: it would pay better than lifeguarding or retail, with lots more available employers and hours.
#2 daughter is a high school senior with no real plans. The goal for this year is to get her math skills up to the level for regular (vs. remedial) admission at the community college and to drill on the ASVAB so she can join the military if she wants to.
#3 daughter (sophomore) has a position at the Renaissance Festival this fall. The rehearsals and other prep, followed by performances, are going to eat all our spare time until the end of November, but it’s a tremendous opportunity for her as a performer. In aid of this, she and everyone younger are going to be studying theater history, beginning with the Greek tragedians. The primary goal is for everyone who can write (leaves out Frank) to be able to produce an A-level essay by the end of the year.
She also has to get her math up to CC admission standards so she can take CNA training in the spring.
The young boys will learn to write essays, progress on math, and take up Envirothon. James (11) is “officially” 6th grade, and Vlad (9) is in the 6th grade when it’s useful to us.
I have a set of instructional videos on Oceanography; they were in a deep-discount set with Meteorology, which we needed for Science Olympiad.
And we’d like Frank to learn to read and write, and Kathleen to use the toilet.
When did FR go so absolutely crazy?
Every election run up.
Trump.....*snigger*
He told me directions would cost me an arm and a leg.
Good hair. Very good hair.
Yeah, if you just want to drive some obsessed people into a frenzy, knock yourself out. Just don’t let them get you mad!
...and the cat?
Surely you haven’t left the cat out of your educational plan!
We’ve a young kitteh in the house (all black with fur as smooth as satin), and we’re teaching it not to sprawl on the floor in high traffic areas.
I did OK through the first two - and not only because of Lilly. But the third one was purely stretching out the story. He was done long before it was over.
However, the HISHE for the 3rd movie was a HOOT!!!
All you have to do is threaten him with a pack of Dust Bunnies. And maybe the odd basilisk.
The cats will sit on your papers, and tear them up if you leave them available at night.
Kathleen likes animals. We’re exhausting the libraries supply of non-fiction picture books. I think we’ve read about every mammal they have, and now we’re doing sea animals. Did you know that octopi reproduce only once during their lives, and that no species lives more than about four years? The giant Pacific octopus doesn’t get to be 30 feet long because it lives a long time: they’re just big when they hatch and then grow fast.
....live long enough?
That guy will go on for at least another decade.
And be immortalised on BBC4 for ever more.
Just trying to imagine life without: “ Here in the ungorungha crater ....” , no, the TV would have no further use. :)
Have you seen his Ark series ?
It actually had no anaesthetic effect, was nice to see animals they haven’t shown before.
I just saw a couple of messages on a local (our subdivision and continuous) message board looking for an SAT tutor. I told the posters about Tom: maybe he’ll get some tutoring work. Bill tutored Algebra I for a high school student a couple of years ago, made a little clothes money.
Wow. Maybe I should visit my library more often and check out the kids’ books.
My place looks clean, now, and I’m relieved that I only have to do a minimum of upkeep for two weeks. For now, it gives me time to file the accumulated papers.
However, Saturday, I will have to change the sheets myself, as I will have clean sheets. And the next time Tasha comes, she can change the sheets. ;o]
What grade does HS start at?
If not a daft question.
LOL!
DP found a mutant-screwdriver-thingie and replaced the bulb.
Most important is that your kitteh learn not to lurk on the stairs at night.
No, I haven’t seen the Ark series, but I will check PBS for it, and if all else fails, BBCA online. It will show up, I’m sure.
Here in North Carolina, it starts in 9th grade. Elementary is Kindergarten to 5th, Middle School is 6th to 8th, and High School is 9th to 12th.
In some states, Elementary is K-6, Junior High is 7-9, and High is 19-12.
YAY!
We had a weather bulletin a few minutes ago, and now, I’m hearing thunder, so I will check the map and see if I need to shut this down.
Stay dry!
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