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!
Wellnow! I think you summed that up quite nicely. But can I ask a question?
What has this got to do with the Undead Thread?
(ROTFLMBO!)
Just kidding!!!
(Darks, maybe if we ask him nicely, S&A will let us um...”hijack” his thread to give it a little more mileage...) Eh? What say ye, Guys?
I’m in; can we turn this into a hijacking/Undead thread?
I’m in...
I demand you fly this thread to Cuba, refuel it, and get me $10 million.
I will then release the Zombie Hostages!
DRINK!
Hey, this could work...
Oh, you can bet your sweet *DRINK*
Oh I forgot...
DRINK!
It would be an honor...
DRINK!
Hey! I thought of that...about the same time you did, but you posted faster.
DRINK!!!
I’m going to have to put on my MedicAlert bracelet for this. It reads “Probably s**tfaced”.
Excellent suggestion.
The world needs more of those.
The rules don’t apply to kittens.
We never release the Zombies...They become unruly and have a tendency to throw underwear at the ceiling fans.
Also, they have a job to do by keeping the dust bunnies, dwarves and the odd basilisk in line.
DRINK!
just for the hell of it :-)
READY
10 DRINK
20 BELCH
30 GOTO 10
But, Butt, Trump donated to demos and CRUZ is a lightweight!
DRINK till you pass out, your CAT will make more sense of that keyboard than you do!
Use your favorite tease.
Thank goodness there was an ad to give me time to escape. *whew*
What you said Riley!
DRINK!
“Suggestions for additional rules are welcome...”
How dare you worry about soliciting suggestions for drinking game rules, when there are millions of children in Africa who don’t even have CLEAN DRINKING WATER!?!
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