# Omnibus Stupid MFers in the news thread (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 31, 2021, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945 "2021-01-31T21:25:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 103
**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:** [December 19, 2021, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2050 "2021-12-19T01:14:50Z")
Re the above, this: > **[Washington State Sen. Doug Ericksen dead after battle with COVID](https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/politics-government/article256598511.html)** > > The news came from a Saturday afternoon press release from the Washington Senate Republican Caucus. The relevant part: > Ericksen has opposed vaccine mandates and pushed the state to ease many social-distancing measures enacted to fight the new coronavirus pandemic. > > Ericksen missed more votes on the final passage of bills out of the Senate this year, according to earlier reporting by McClatchy. For some of those missed votes, he was in El Salvador, where he was observing elections that took place Feb. 28. Ericksen said he was in El Salvador at the invitation of the country’s vice president. > > There’s no rule prohibiting senators from being out of the state, Secretary of the Senate Brad Hendrickson confirmed. > > **However, at the time, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended travelers avoid all travel to El Salvador, where levels of the disease were “very high.”** Ericksen said in a text message at the time that he took “multiple” COVID-19 tests and “all precautions.” (Bolding obviously added) I should note that I rarely if ever celebrate someone’s death — even in the Orange Peril’s case my reaction will probably be akin to feeling of peace that descends when you stop hitting yourself on the head with a hammer — and I do feel for his family. That said, @Euphonious_Polemic’s final comment does seem to apply. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2051 "2021-12-19T02:28:52Z")
He was coughing during his testimony. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2052 "2021-12-19T13:08:54Z")
And the Darwin Award winner count continues to climb. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2053 "2021-12-19T20:23:14Z")
> [@OttoDaFe](#): > > I rarely if ever celebrate someone’s death Grave is Doug (but you _can_ make jokes about it, right?) ---
**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:** [December 20, 2021, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2054 "2021-12-20T12:02:33Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > He has since tested positive. I am vaxxed, boosted and where a mask when in stores. That said, from what I can tell from reading, there is a non-zero chance that at some point I’d test positive - this shit is endemic and (especially but not only for the vaxxed/boosted) often times asymptomatic. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2055 "2021-12-20T20:12:23Z")
Yes, all the more reason to take it seriously and take all available measures. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2056 "2021-12-20T20:39:15Z")
When all you have is a hammer, an oxygen tank looks like a nail, until it explodes > **[Man taken to hospital after oxygen tank explodes](https://www.wsaz.com/2021/12/16/man-taken-hospital-after-oxygen-tank-explodes/)** > > A man was taken to the hospital Thursday afternoon after an oxygen tank exploded, 911 dispatchers confirm. > According to the State Fire Marshal, a man was outside of his home in the 100 block of Delaware Avenue beating on an oxygen tank with a hammer. ---
**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:** [December 20, 2021, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2057 "2021-12-20T22:38:12Z")
“Sir, why were you striking an oxygen tank with a hammer?!” “That sumbitch had it comin’.” ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2058 "2021-12-20T23:05:20Z")
I wonder what Mr. Hammer’s blood alcohol content was. ---
**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:** [December 21, 2021, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2059 "2021-12-21T01:04:31Z")
**Since** : Patriots who are forced to be on ventilators (to shut them up, not because of some hoax “disease”) consume oxygen, **And** : Oxygen comes in cylinders, **Therefore** : Oxygen cylinders are part of the Deep State conspiracy against Real Americans™ and must be destroyed. Makes just about sense as what will turn out to be the real reason (if any). ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2021, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2060 "2021-12-21T01:17:59Z")
The oxygen tank was at fault here. It had a duty to retreat, not stand its ground and just explode. ---
**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:** [December 21, 2021, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2061 "2021-12-21T01:29:18Z")
> [@Andy\_L](#): > > According to the State Fire Marshal, a man was outside of his home in the 100 block of Delaware Avenue beating on an oxygen tank with a hammer. If he wasn’t shouting like Animal from The Muppets then this was a wasted opportunity. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2021, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2062 "2021-12-21T02:17:11Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > “Sir, why were you striking an oxygen tank with a hammer?!” I dunno. [![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DOy40uzUQAENnJR.jpg) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DOy40uzUQAENnJR.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2021, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2063 "2021-12-21T09:50:50Z")
[![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C_RR4LWXgAAn3FZ?format=jpg&name=large) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C_RR4LWXgAAn3FZ?format=jpg&name=large) ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2021, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2064 "2021-12-21T09:56:14Z")
> [@Riemann](#): > > The oxygen tank was at fault here. That poor destroyed oxygen tank was the victim here, and here you are victim-blaming. ---
**Author:** ![Bonum\_Legatum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bonum_legatum/32/6183_2.png) [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2021, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2065 "2021-12-21T11:23:02Z")
But, but…if you dilute the oxygen with air 10,000 times and then repeatedly hit the tank with a hammer the molecules will “remember” the oxygen and become even MORE potent. _Homeopathy for Dummies_. Definitely for dummies. ---
**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:** [December 21, 2021, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2066 "2021-12-21T14:33:29Z")
> [@Bonum\_Legatum](#): > > But, but…if you dilute the oxygen with air 10,000 times and then repeatedly hit the tank with a hammer the molecules will “remember” the oxygen and become even MORE potent. You know oxygen ”proving” is probably a thing. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2021, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2067 "2021-12-21T18:40:57Z")
My first guess would be that the valve was stuck. Maybe stuck as in he didn’t have the grip strength to turn it. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2021, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2068 "2021-12-21T19:22:51Z")
> [@Yllaria](#): > > My first guess would be that the valve was stuck. There could be some sad and deeply ironic story here. “A man whose mental capacity was diminished through cerebral hypoxia in an earlier stroke was injured today when he attempted to open the stuck valve on oxygen cylinder by bashing it with a hammer.” ---
**Author:** ![Drsunflower1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drsunflower1/32/12711_2.png) [@Drsunflower1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drsunflower1)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2021, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2069 "2021-12-21T20:22:18Z")
Sounds not unlikely, IMHO. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=102) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=104)