# 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:** 223
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4446 "2026-06-03T20:48:29Z")
Kinda shitty of whoever wrote that headline to throw associate him with HIMYM. > How I Met Your Mother actor sentenced to 32 years to life for attempted murder of estranged girlfriend Yes, technically that’s true, he acted on HIMYM. He was in one scene, as an extra. You can see him here, he’s in the front of the group wearing the blue flannel under a black jacket. To the best of my knowledge, that’s the only acting he’s done on HIMYM. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xF6hHXP6lY0/hqdefault.jpg "Elyse Porterfield on 'How I Met Your Mother'") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xF6hHXP6lY0) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4447 "2026-06-03T20:51:31Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > 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. It’s probably the only thing he’s appeared in which would be at all recognizable to the general public, which is probably why. Mentioning a well-known TV series – even if his role in it was truly minimal – might be a choice on the part of editors to try to make the articles worth clicking on. ---
**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, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4448 "2026-06-03T20:52:32Z")
Sure, but it’s not as if we might actually remember him from that show. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4449 "2026-06-03T20:53:21Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Sure, but it’s not as if we might actually remember him from that show Of course not. The article authors/editors don’t care about that. They care about getting you to read the article. “Random actor you’ve never heard of sentenced for killing his girlfriend” isn’t as click-worthy as “Actor from a TV series you’ve heard of sentenced for killing his girlfriend.” ---
**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, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4450 "2026-06-03T21:17:22Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > At the moment you decide to kill your significant other, in my eyes, that’s pretty much ending the relationship). It’s not even accurate; she had dumped him prior to the attack, per her testimony in court, so she was already his ex. And had a restraining order. > **[Who Did Nick Pasqual Play on ‘HIMYM’? What to Know About the Actor Serving 32...](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/who-was-nick-pasqual-on-himym-what-to-know-about-the-actor/)** > > Nick Pasqual HIMYM role is detailed as the actor is sentenced to 32 years to life after conviction on attempted murder rape and other felonies > Shehorn took the stand and claimed that she had broken up with him after their relationship allegedly turned abusive. The makeup artist also claimed that she took out a restraining order against Pasqual prior to the attack. I’m thinking the author doesn’t know the meaning of the word “estranged”. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4451 "2026-06-03T22:25:05Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > The article authors/editors don’t care about that. They care about getting you to read the article. “Random actor you’ve never heard of sentenced for killing his girlfriend” isn’t as click-worthy as “Actor from a TV series you’ve heard of sentenced for killing his girlfriend.” Yep, very common editorial practice exactly for that reason. I recall for a while there 2020-2022 it looked like every week there would be some news item headlined “_Game of Thrones_ Actor (dies/marries/arrested/etc)” – which was not that hard considering how many people had at least a named credit as _some_ point in all those seasons. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4452 "2026-06-03T23:25:27Z")
Headline writers are at least 50% troll. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4453 "2026-06-04T01:11:56Z")
And of course always have been - they’ve always been a come on to get you to click the link or (in the not too distant past) buy the paper. ---
**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 4, 2026, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4454 "2026-06-04T01:55:06Z")
I think one big difference when there were just a very few physical papers to choose from is that, if you gave too many “clickbait” style headlines, at least some of the readers would eventually notice and switch to a different paper. With online links, it’s a lot harder to keep track of what entity is responsible for the clickbait. ---
**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 6, 2026, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4455 "2026-06-06T01:17:24Z")
Warning: this is quite gruesome. > **[Judge sentences Alberta man to eight years in 'inconceivable' rabbit killings](https://ca.news.yahoo.com/judge-sentences-alberta-man-eight-150730908.html)** > > EDMONTON — A judge has sentenced an Alberta man convicted of maiming and killing rabbits to eight years in prison. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2026, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4456 "2026-06-06T02:46:46Z")
Some of those baseball parents are vicious, that’s for sure. ---
**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 6, 2026, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4457 "2026-06-06T03:46:33Z")
Inconceivable Rabbit Killings - a really spaced-out death metal hip-hop fusion band? ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2026, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4458 "2026-06-06T04:17:30Z")
Go to you tube… seek out Ozzy Fudd… there should only be one song. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4459 "2026-06-06T14:19:50Z")
As college commencement speeches go, this is one of the worse ones. > Shih Hsin University President Chen Ching-he (陳清河) yesterday issued a public apology for comments made in his commencement speech last week, stating that he has asked the school to suspend his duties and halt his wages for two months as a show of contrition. > > At the commencement ceremony on May 30, Chen said, “If you don’t manage your time well, or your own emotions, or your health, then I am telling every one of you — put a quick end to ‘you,’ because the world has no need for ‘you.’” > **[University president apologizes for remarks - Taipei Times](https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2026/06/06/2003858631)** > > Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2026, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4460 "2026-06-06T23:43:09Z")
_WARNING! Both stories below are about extreme animal abuse._ [Man throws kittens out of car onto the highway.](https://www.aol.com/articles/21-old-man-arrested-allegedly-130310000.html) > [@](#): > > A 21-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly throwing five kittens out of his car while driving in Alabama. > > On Monday, June 1, the Homewood Police Department revealed in a [release](https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1380212037465082&set=a.238698781616419&locale=en_GB) that they received multiple reports of a person throwing kittens from a moving vehicle on the I-65 at around 1:00 p.m. local time on Saturday, May 30. > > Authorities located the man inside his vehicle. He was identified as Thomas Ronald Liccione of Birmingham. > > “Officers stopped the vehicle and detained the driver,” police said in the release. “Tragically, all five of the kittens were struck and killed on the interstate by other vehicles.” [Dog with large following stolen, sold to restaurant, and eaten.](https://www.aol.com/articles/border-collie-1-5-million-224600000.html) > [@](#): > > On 11th May, Chutou disappeared while Guo’s father was caring for him, as Guo was overseas, according to the South China Morning Post. (Image: Getty Images/500px) > > A border collie, who had more than 1.5 million followers on social media, was stolen, sold to a restaurant, and then eaten, according to his owner. > > 8-year-old [dog Chutou](https://www.the-express.com/entertainment/celebrity-news/178047/dog-bounty-hunter-tragic-life-murder-conviction) and his Chinese travel blogger owner, Guo, became internet sensations when Guo started documenting their adventures on Douyin, China’s version of TikTok. > > On May 11, Chutou disappeared while Guo’s father was caring for him, as Guo was overseas, according to the South [China](https://www.the-express.com/news/weird-news/208816/china-s-nostradamus-terrifying-iran-war-warning-after-two-accurate-predictions) Morning Post. > > According to surveillance footage, two people took the dog away on an electric scooter from the family home. Following the incident, Guo cut short his trip and returned to search for Chutou. > > After two weeks, Guo tracked down the man he suspected of having taken Chutou and offered him 10,000 yuan (about $1,500) to return his beloved pet. > > However, the blogger was informed that the animal had already been sold to a restaurant for 180 yuan ($27), slaughtered, and eaten, the outlet reported. ---
**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:** [June 7, 2026, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4461 "2026-06-07T00:31:53Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > ARNING! Both stories below are about extreme animal abuse. Thanks for the warning. I’ll pass. It’s hard enough reading some of the rescue/lifesaving attempts [Cats of San Bernardino](https://catsofsanbernardino.org) posts on FB. (Their website is OK. It’s the individual stories on FB that get me.) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2026, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4462 "2026-06-07T00:37:05Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > However, the blogger was informed that the animal had already been sold to a restaurant for 180 yuan ($27), slaughtered, and eaten, the outlet reported. “Not break the law” or not, the Chinese government doesn’t mind turning embarrassing people into organ doners. So there is hope. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2026, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4463 "2026-06-07T00:39:44Z")
In that case, remind me to never visit shawarma carts in China. ---
**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 8, 2026, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4464 "2026-06-08T00:10:39Z")
Inspirational. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4465 "2026-06-08T00:15:48Z")
Maybe that’s what you get when you take the academic maxim of “publish or perish” a bit too literally then apply it to all the grads in all their fields. 🤪 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496.md?page=222) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496.md?page=224)