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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!
Name him, ping him...
Snowed last night.
That would really weird me out if that happened to me. Especially since we have no cats.
The highest number was 65,535. The system simply can’t handle a bigger number...
Two black cats.
They were upset that I was in their way.
Yepper. I was part of that massive number of posts, too!
And I saw the snow on FB. Nothing here but cold and wind.
I may ask for my money back. The thread’s topped out at 25.
Nice alarm clock, those feline eyes.
That’s pretty sad, really...people are so ugly at times.
Now’s your chance, Darks! Appropriate the thread!
Heh heh heh.
Thank you for the accommodation for the last month.
The Trash has been put out, the Windows opened and rugs vacuumed.
The Water in the cellar will subside in time.
I think most of the Cookie crumbs have been removed from the books in the Library.
Warm here, but the next 8 days will go to freezing(32) at night. Brrrrrr!! I didn’t sign up for this!
All you had to do was... wait.
If you build it, er, I mean post it, they will come... ;-)
The total subset of of items classed as 'stack pointers' is a finite quantity...
Your most honorable Nullness, not exactly sure what your post means.....
See post #8170
What is the name of the guide may I ask?
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