# Omnibus Evil MFers in the news thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 3, 2023, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496 "2023-05-03T11:05:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 222
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2026, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4426 "2026-05-30T23:32:19Z")
Exactly. Memento mori, bitch. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4427 "2026-05-31T00:21:57Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > And that your span of years is not much different from one of the little people you so despise. There was a part of _Brave New World_ where one of the elite class thought it was unfair that the same amount of chemicals were recovered from their cremations as from the underclasses. I wish I could find the quote. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4428 "2026-05-31T00:26:18Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > He is extremely paranoid; like, lizard people are taking over the world paranoid. Last I checked, he was on “AI is going to create the Antichrist, which is a good thing because we’ll be able to breed the Kwizatz Haderach to defeat it”, with some weird kind of schismatic Catholic accelerationism mixed in. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4429 "2026-05-31T01:20:19Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Last I checked, he was on “AI is going to create the Antichrist, which is a good thing because we’ll be able to breed the Kwizatz Haderach to defeat it”, with some weird kind of schismatic Catholic accelerationism mixed in. Science fiction is kind of lost on a person like this. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4430 "2026-05-31T01:21:59Z")
Not unfair, just strange: > Following its southeasterly course across the dark plain their eyes were drawn to the majestic buildings of the Slough Crematorium. For the safety of night-flying planes, its four tall chimneys were flood-lighted and tipped with crimson danger signals. It was a landmark. > > “Why do the smoke-stacks have those things like balconies around them?” enquired Lenina. > “Phosphorus recovery,” explained Henry telegraphically. “On their way up the chimney the gases go through four separate treatments. P2O5 used to go right out of circulation every time they cremated some one. Now they recover over ninety-eight per cent of it. More than a kilo and a half per adult corpse. Which makes the best part of four hundred tons of phosphorus every year from England alone.” Henry spoke with a happy pride, rejoicing whole-heartedly in the achievement, as though it had been his own. “Fine to think we can go on being socially useful even after we’re dead. Making plants grow.” > > Lenina, meanwhile, had turned her eyes away and was looking perpendicularly downwards at the monorail station. “Fine,” she agreed. “But queer that Alphas and Betas won’t make any more plants grow than those nasty little Gammas and Deltas and Epsilons down there.” > > “All men are physico-chemically equal,” said Henry sententiously. “Besides, even Epsilons perform indispensable services.” ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4431 "2026-05-31T01:32:41Z")
> [@OttoDaFe](#): > > Not unfair, just strange: Thank you for that. I have a very nice Easton Press edition. I need to read it again. (Actually, I have a stack of leather-bound tomes I need to read or re-read. (Currently reading _20,000 Leagues Under The Sea_ on my lunch breaks.) ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4432 "2026-05-31T02:17:16Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > (Currently reading _20,000 Leagues Under The Sea_ on my lunch breaks.) Such a great story. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4433 "2026-05-31T02:21:41Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > (Currently reading _20,000 Leagues Under The Sea_ on my lunch breaks.) Full disclosure: This is not Easton Press. It’s Waldenbooks. Still (ostensibly) leather. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4434 "2026-05-31T11:02:03Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > to be so powerful, so insulated from the rest of the world by your billions of dollars, and yet to know, deep down, that a bullet will kill you just as quickly as it will anyone else. 🎶 [A bullet had found him](https://genius.com/4133206/Emerson-lake-and-palmer-lucky-man/A-bullet-had-found-him) His blood ran as he cried No money could save him So he laid down and he died Ooh, what a lucky man, he was Ooh, what a lucky man, he was 🎶 ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4435 "2026-06-01T21:06:26Z")
HOA president in Florida decides to pull a “Do you know who I am?” on a 12-year-old who was committing the grave offense of sitting down near a tennis court, then assaults him and steals his bicycle. > **[Central Florida HOA president caught pushing kid off bike, deputy says](https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/05/28/central-florida-hoa-president-caught-pushing-kid-off-bike-deputy-says/)** > > Deputies said the incident happened after the 12-year-old boy "raised his middle finger" toward the president. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4436 "2026-06-01T22:24:29Z")
What is it with HOA officials? ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4437 "2026-06-01T23:11:46Z")
The stereotype is that HOA presidents are practicing fascists, just waiting for the opportunity for bigger things. A more nuanced interpretation might be some guy who wasn’t smart enough to out-mouth a pre-teen brat about obeying a silly rule, and descended, possibly only momentarily, into bullying. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4438 "2026-06-01T23:33:27Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > …bigger things. For a split-second read that as “bigger thugs”. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4439 "2026-06-02T03:37:52Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > A more nuanced interpretation might be some guy who wasn’t smart enough to out-mouth a pre-teen brat about obeying a silly rule, and descended, possibly only momentarily, into bullying. Would an otherwise emotionally healthy adult pull the “Do you know who I am? I’m the president or of the HOA!!” He assaults a 12-year old, steals the bike and then when the police first contacted him, he initially refused to return the bike before relenting. someone who didn’t feel entitled to bully would be mortified with his actions and looking for ways to rectify the situation as soon as he calmed down, and not arguing with the police that he had a right to keep a stranger’s bike. Momentary lapses involve screaming, perhaps, but not assault and not stealing bikes. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4440 "2026-06-03T06:16:51Z")
> [@Stratocaster](#): > > What is it with HOA officials? It’s like in academia. _Because the stakes are so small._ ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4441 "2026-06-03T14:36:03Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Because the stakes are so small. I briefly worked for the government of a small city (so small they didn’t have a dedicated police force, just a couple of county sheriff deputies who would moonlight and fill in). And this is totally consistent with my experience. When all you have are small issues, they get inflated out of proportion so much. If you’ve ever watched the show _Parks and Recreation_, and seen how little minor things become massively important to people in the community, it’s eerily similar to the kinds of stuff I’d see at that job. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4442 "2026-06-03T14:47:00Z")
Yeah, for all that people talk about Big Government vs. local government, local government is Big Government. The Feds would never bother with trivialities like what color you can paint your house. But the lower the level of government, the more they micromanage their people. HOAs are invented by people who like tyranny so much that even city governments aren’t big enough for them. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4443 "2026-06-03T15:49:56Z")
One of the better HOA-style uproars is taking place in a desolate area of western South Dakota, where survivalists who’ve purchased “luxury bunkers” are getting into it. > [@](#): > > Lawsuits, countersuits and disputes are piling up over septic systems, property taxes, off-leash dogs and a growing list of community rules. The legal skirmishing has reached the state supreme court—twice. Promised amenities, including a restaurant bunker, a pool bunker and a horse-stable bunker, have yet to materialize. Guns have been drawn, and there have been offers to settle things with fists. “You can’t kill me - this is a survivalist community!” > **[MSN](https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/a-luxury-survivalist-community-is-tearing-itself-apart/ar-AA248jwq?ocid=BingNewsSerp&apiversion=v2&domshim=1&noservercache=1&noservertelemetry=1&batchservertelemetry=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1)** ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4444 "2026-06-03T20:39:50Z")
Actor Nick Pasqual has been sentenced to [32 year to life](https://ew.com/how-i-met-your-mother-actor-sentenced-32-years-to-life-attempted-murder-estranged-girlfriend-11989537) for the attempted murder of his estranged girlfriend (this phrase bothers me. At the moment you decide to kill your significant other, in my eyes, that’s pretty much ending the relationship). He was convicted of attempted murder, first-degree burglary, forcible rape, and injuring a spouse, cohabitant, fiancé, boyfriend, girlfriend, or a child’s parent. According to the district attorney, “He was found guilty of multiple felonies, including attempted murder and rape, spanning from January 2024 to May 23, 2024, when Mr. Pasqual broke into his estranged girlfriend’s home and stabbed her over 20 times. Allie Shehorn miraculously survived and courageously stood before her abuser in court to testify about the brutality she endured. Her trial testimony was crucial in securing a guilty verdict so Mr. Pasqual could no longer be free to hurt anyone else. Today at his sentencing, she gave a powerful victim impact statement.” I have to give her an enormous amount of credit and respect for facing him in court and recalling the abuse she suffered, and for surviving the incidents in the first place. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4445 "2026-06-03T20:45:27Z")
I didn’t recognize Nick Pasqual’s name so I Googled. Some articles described him as a “How I Met Your Mother actor”, which is odd, given that he appeared in one episode in the seventh season. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496.md?page=221) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496.md?page=223)