plenty more where that came from. :)
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 think diesel is about $2.37 here, while unleaded is still around $3.24
And a great experience it is too, something extra refreshing about it.
Could never understand why it took so long for the shower to become popular here.
Nature gives a clue on most days....
I think most of the time Nature is just thinking to herself.
They think THEY run this planet? I’ll show them a thing or two.
$2.55.....
That would have been in the late 80s
We produce oil and yet need to import the stuff....strange.
It is all refined here, regardless of direction of travel.
Yeah!
Copy This ,if you can !
:)
I particularly like the idea of dropping pebbles on my enemies.
From several miles (kilometers if you prefer) up, of course.
The altitude is the tricky part.
aaawwwwww
A lifetime supply of hairballs.
If there were mountains at the back of the beach, it would look like the one I remember in Alaska, at Auke Bay.
Dang! I missed da kittehs!
Well, I sent them to you ... but maybe they wandered off for a while.
I thought “hairball” was a censored word on FR.
Friday night at the kitty bar
Knowing kittehs, I’m sure that’s exactly what happened!
Thanks! I feel much better!
<3
lol
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