# 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:** 105
**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 29, 2021, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2090 "2021-12-29T00:40:52Z")
I am sure she said a lot of things. Why did they choose _this_ to print? Or quote her at all? If this is the most salient point she made, they would better off not quoting her. A loved one’s expression of grief or rage is not news. ---
**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:** [December 29, 2021, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2091 "2021-12-29T01:55:12Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > I mean, it was a 10 year old kid. (Who didn’t do it.) But like, does Darwin enter the scenario with a 10 year old? If a ten-year old causes his or her own demise without having reproduced, then would seem to me that Darwin is definitely involved (the putative ability of the ten-year old’s parents to produce more offspring notwithstanding. ---
**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 29, 2021, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2092 "2021-12-29T02:34:36Z")
Alexa appears to be a 2-part IQ test. Part One: “_Do you want one of these things in your home?_” Part Two: “_What is your major malfunction?_” ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2093 "2021-12-29T02:43:59Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > Why did they choose _this_ to print? Because it’s an important part of the story, regardless of whether it’s factually correct or supported by the evidence. ---
**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:** [December 29, 2021, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2094 "2021-12-29T03:55:47Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > I am sure she said a lot of things. Why did they choose _this_ to print? Or quote her at all? If this is the most salient point she made, they would better off not quoting her. A loved one’s expression of grief or rage is not news. Good Og, what planet do you live on? If you want to pit the ubiquitous habits of news purveyors, that probably deserves a thread of its own. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2095 "2021-12-29T04:39:24Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > I am sure she said a lot of things. Why did they choose _this_ to print? Or quote her at all? If this is the most salient point she made, they would better off not quoting her. A loved one’s expression of grief or rage is not news. > Get the widow on the set! > We need dirty laundry - Don Henley ---
**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 29, 2021, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2096 "2021-12-29T05:05:45Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > Don Henley I do love me some Henley tunes. ---
**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 29, 2021, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2097 "2021-12-29T07:23:39Z")
Aaron Rogers goes full conspiracy theorist. > **[Aaron Rodgers' Comment About "Science" Is Going Viral](https://thespun.com/top-stories/aaron-rodgers-latest-comment-about-science-is-going-viral)** > > Every Tuesday afternoon, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers makes an appearance on  "If science can't be questioned it's not science anymore it's propaganda & ---
**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:** [December 29, 2021, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2098 "2021-12-29T07:36:33Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Aaron Rogers goes full conspiracy theorist. Yeah, I wonder if you could elaborate on that. I clicked your link in the hopes that the item would elaborate on it, but I didn’t see much of anything that would lead me to conclude that he’d gone “full conspiracy theorist.” He’s just striking me as a case of oppositional defiance who doesn’t seem to grasp the bit where being entitled to his own opinion doesn’t entitle him to his own facts. And to think that so many Dopers thought that he’d be a more qualified Jeopardy! host than Dr. Oz. smh. ---
**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 29, 2021, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2099 "2021-12-29T07:44:15Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Yeah, I wonder if you could elaborate on that. Well, he doesn’t believe in science. ---
**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:** [December 29, 2021, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2100 "2021-12-29T07:50:01Z")
Sorry, could you point me at the money quote where he says that? I’m really not trying to be obstreperous or defend him in any way, but his words as quoted in the story don’t scream that at me. ---
**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 29, 2021, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2101 "2021-12-29T08:45:30Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Well, he doesn’t believe in science. That doesn’t seem accurate at all, not based on the article. On the contrary, from what I can tell is that he’s declaring himself to be a scientist who should be involved in peer reviews of Covid research. How he has time for all that shit between playing professional football, hosting Jeopardy, and doing State Farm commercials is beyond me. But I’m not some kind of transcendent demigod like he is, I guess. Time moves linearly for me and my mortal brain can’t grasp such divine concepts. ---
**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 29, 2021, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2102 "2021-12-29T10:22:07Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > On the contrary, from what I can tell is that he’s declaring himself to be a scientist who should be involved in peer reviews of Covid research. > > How he has time for all that shit between playing professional football, hosting Jeopardy, and doing State Farm commercials is beyond me. But I’m not some kind of transcendent demigod like he is, I guess. Time moves linearly for me and my mortal brain can’t grasp such divine concepts. [![](https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/vaccine_research.png) ](https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/vaccine_research.png) ---
**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 29, 2021, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2103 "2021-12-29T19:57:43Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > Good Og, what planet do you live on? If you want to pit the ubiquitous habits of news purveyors, that probably deserves a thread of its own. I did. It’s this one. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2104 "2021-12-29T20:34:27Z")
We all play armchair QB. I suppose he thinks he should be able to play armchair scientist. It’s only fair. Of course, his scientific takes should be treated with all the courtesy and deference we give to the football takes of armchair QBs as well. ---
**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 29, 2021, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2105 "2021-12-29T21:59:04Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > We all play armchair QB. I suppose he thinks he should be able to play armchair scientist. It’s only fair. MMQB Monday Morning Qanon Believer ---
**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:** [December 29, 2021, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2106 "2021-12-29T22:11:02Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > On the contrary, from what I can tell is that he’s declaring himself to be a scientist who should be involved in peer reviews of Covid research. Exactly. Personally, I think his remarks show that, while he may _BELIEVE_ in science, he doesn’t actually _UNDERSTAND_ it. ---
**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 30, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2107 "2021-12-30T14:43:46Z")
Congratulations! You mooks suddenly graduated from disturbing the peace to cop-killers! [https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/12/30/bradley-hotel-shooting/](https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/12/30/bradley-hotel-shooting/) ---
**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:** [January 2, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2108 "2022-01-02T16:50:43Z")
> **[Russian world junior team kicked off Calgary flight over mask violations,...](https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/russian-world-junior-team-kicked-off-calgary-flight-over-mask-violations-disruptive-behaviour-204028328.html)** > > Members of the team were accused of not wearing masks, smoking and listening to rock music on full blast. > [@](#): > > Russia head coach Sergei Zubov [told Russian newspaper Izvestia](https://www.markerzone.com/news/index.php?no=76689) that the teams were removed from the flight because they violated the “very strict” mask rules. aaawwww diddums - those assholes - wouldn’t let ya vape on the plane? Fuck-off. Two players in the back of the plane, meanwhile, were trying to smoke cigarettes. Hope they were all frog-marched out of there by the ear. ---
**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:** [January 3, 2022, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2109 "2022-01-03T04:39:29Z")
Stupidity is a global effort > **[Craze for drug made from catalytic converters alarms Congo's capital - Autoblog](https://www.autoblog.com/2021/09/28/kinshasa-congo-bombe-drug-car-catalytic-converters/)** > >   > KINSHASA, Congo — A new craze for a drug derived from crushed vehicle exhaust filters is rattling authorities in Kinshasa, triggering a campaign to [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=104) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=106)