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 don’t think I knew Kirk Douglas was still alive. Same with Mohammed Ali.
Yep. Both are still kicking, though Ali suffers from brain damage (forgot the name for it, but boxers get it) and Douglas has had a couple of strokes.
Both are icons.
Ali was mentioned today because a statement was issued in his name saying the terrorists give Islam a bad name, or something.
But it’s satirical. In fact, one person thought I’d found it on The Onion. But it’s 100% home growed.
Yes, he was not happy with Trump’s plan to prevent Muslims from coming into the country. Of course, now, Islamists are saying Islam is a “religion of war.”
Perhaps now the Left will finally “get the idea” that we’re dealing with people with a violent mind set.
</rant
I used to subscribe to The Onion, but then I realized I would have to read the actual news to get anything out of The Onion.
Musta been a blonde day.
According to some posters, Ali doesn’t have enough mental functioning to form an opinion, much less issue a statement.
If he is given time to articulate and has no distractions, he can say a couple of cohesive sentences, but that’s about it. For the most part, he is a passive patient, needing 24/7 care.
We have SUNBEAN! Odd...The tree in my front yard is casting a shadow in the exact middle of the lace curtains! LOL!
Congratulations on the Sunbean!
We just got a box from Amazon: two math workbooks for Sally, and a Fungi Identification Guide for me. I’m always seeing interesting fungi when we’re at the park.
Well, I can certainly understand your excitement over the contents of the Amazon box...LOL!
The sunbean is now hiding behind some clouds, which are going to be with us all day. Tomorrow, our high will only be a few degrees higher than the low last night.
If I haven’t said it before, I want summer!! Winter seems so doggone long, now...
I never see any interesting fungi. My wife says I should look at my feet but I just ignore her.
*hee-hee-hee*
LOL!
Raqqa, Syria
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, also known as ISIS, announced today that he would be disbanding all forces and returning all land to Syria and Iraq. The move was prompted by the ongoing Climate Conference in Paris.
“This is one thing we could not have anticipated,” Mr. al-Baghdadi said in prepared remarks. “When we see the world coming together like this on such a dangerous subject as Global Climate Change, we realize that our Caliphate will never survive. It’s only a matter of time before Climate Change is no more and the world’s attention turns to us. At that point, we will have no chance. For the sake of the men, women, and children who have supported us, I can not continue a doomed campaign.”
An emotional al-Baghdadi did not take any questions.
Sources close to al-Baghdadi who spoke on the condition of anonymity told us that it was becoming more and more difficult to recruit new fighters. “Even our existing people are extremely demoralized,” one said. “The words of Donald Trump himself can not overcome our dispair.”
According to their press release, surrender is total and immediate. Fighters are being paid and sent home by division. Any remaining money will be put into a fund to resettle Christians and Yazidis who have been displaced by the war.
“We thought the world was fragmented,” one strategist was overheard saying to himself. “Who knew it could come together like this? This is a stinging rebuke.”
“So far there has been no comment from Damascus, Baghdad, Moscow, or Washington. One source inside the Kremlin said, “We are waiting to see if there will be any follow-up action. We want to make sure this is real before we decide on our next steps.”
You say that’s not from The Onion??? Wow. Who can fight an enemy like Climate Change??
LOL!!! It is to laugh! But I won’t hold my breath.
Thanks for posting it, ArGee!
Well...
It is at least as true as the stuff on MSNBC and CNN...
Should I put a vanity in the Forum?
Would be interesting to see the comments.. ;-)
Then Darks can hijack it for the next UT..
I’m not sure I want to go THAT far. I’ve never had a run-in with the viking kitties and I don’t want to start now.
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