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 love the thought of it, because it reminds me of life when I was a real person, but I dread it now because it comes in the wake of tragedies, and so the sleep, though needed, depresses me just by its presence.
So does sudden acute sleepiness, to the point that I HAVE to go to bed or I will fall asleep in my chair. (I used to do that at work when a client passed away. Especially if I dealt with them regularly.) It is a dreamless sleep, so I don’t know where I go, but I’m sure it’s not in my bed...
Yesterday was filled with tragedy. But let’s not dwell on politics.
The Hildale/Colorado City flash flood deaths hit me hard. Eighteen dead at last count. Even Zion Park was hit hard. THAT is not a place to be in a flash flood...
And the angles!
Happy Constitution Day, everyone.
Back when I was a child, the Constitution governed the affairs of the United States. Now, of course, it’s simply an historical curiosity.
BTW: Also, when I was a child, you used “an” before a word beginnin with “h”. That shows how long ago we’re talking about.
If you want to get your landlord out of your hair, get a mailinator return address and set your “reply to” to that address, then start sending him emails that end with that version of “alla fubar” that the true believers use.
The NSA will keep him busy for a long time.
Wow, you are really old. Good work.
Growing old doesn’t take any effort at all.
Refusing to grow up - that’s where all the work has been.
You can.
To speak of the dead is to bring them to life ~ Egyptian proverb...
About equal, based on my experiences working with a "former" Hitler Youth...
I agree, Argee!
Kan-ga-roo is said to mean 'I don't understand' in the local dialect, as said in response to the question 'wot in the bloody 'ell was that???'
We also have only one hospital.
Anyone sick or injured is "in THE Hospital"...
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday dear Vendome!
Happy birthday to you!!!
Management is HUD.... So I think it falls under the Patriot Act. And I’m the one that would most probably be under scrutiny.
I’m just going to move out as soon as I can do so prudently.
I still us “an” before an “h.” So folks can laugh if they want. I don’t care!
That gives me so many bad ideas.
I told you to NOT go there...
Roger, 10-4, Over and Out.
(I may sneak there after work, though.)
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