# 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:** 109
**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 12, 2022, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2170 "2022-01-12T08:05:32Z")
Wasn’t sure if this was the Onion, trying to wade my way through the muck. Couldn’t finish it. Best not to. You will soon see what I mean. No - here - I will challenge anyone to read it in its entirety. You will be fighting it. > **[Desperate Kim Jong Un Pleads With Citizens to Make More Poop](https://ca.news.yahoo.com/desperate-kim-jong-un-pleads-020011507.html)** > > North Korean authorities have embarked on a nationwide manure publicity campaign in light of a dire fertilizer shortage across the country. Has to be something wrong with me if I found the following cute: > [@](#): > > The North Korean propaganda machine does not frame the struggle in terms of incentives or punishment but reports on the manure campaign with an enthusiasm usually reserved for missile launches. If this doesn’t confirm NK officially going to shit, I honestly don’t know what does. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2171 "2022-01-12T10:51:46Z")
I’m not gonna wade into that, but you know what makes more poop? FOOD, ya dumb shit! (speaking to Mr. Kim Jong Un) ---
**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:** [January 12, 2022, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2172 "2022-01-12T12:11:05Z")
You know what makes more food? Fertilizer/manure/shit. Kind of a catch-22 for them at this point, I imagine - eating their seed corn in a contrapositive way (I realize that is probably the wrong logical operation). ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2173 "2022-01-12T13:08:42Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > Wasn’t sure if this was the Onion, trying to wade my way through the muck. > Couldn’t finish it. > Best not to. > You will soon see what I mean. > No - here - I will challenge anyone to read it in its entirety. > You will be fighting it. > > [Desperate Kim Jong Un Pleads With Citizens to Make More Poop - Yahoo News Canada](https://ca.news.yahoo.com/desperate-kim-jong-un-pleads-020011507.html) > > Has to be something wrong with me if I found the following cute: > > > [@](#): > > > > The North Korean propaganda machine does not frame the struggle in terms of incentives or punishment but reports on the manure campaign with an enthusiasm usually reserved for missile launches. > > If this doesn’t confirm NK officially going to shit, I honestly don’t know what does. Sounds to me like he’s full of shit. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2174 "2022-01-12T13:34:24Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Sounds to me like he’s full of shit. - That explains the poop shortage. He’s hoarding. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2175 "2022-01-12T13:58:40Z")
I was contemplating the punctuation in your reply, and wondering if a _full colon_ \< : \> might have worked as well as a period \< . \>. 😉 ---
**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:** [January 12, 2022, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2176 "2022-01-12T14:13:49Z")
If the poop gets stuck in there, scoop it out with a Slim Dung Spoon. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2177 "2022-01-12T15:25:05Z")
Well they claim that he never shits, so he is part of the problem. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2178 "2022-01-12T15:34:02Z")
Didn’t read the article, but my first thought was, don’t I recall reading critiques of The Martian that said human manure was not a sufficient soil amendment? ETA: how well could human manure spread COVID? ---
**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:** [January 12, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2179 "2022-01-12T15:42:08Z")
Night soil isn’t going to make Martian soil viable for farming on its own (ignoring all the toxic perchlorates in the soil anyway) but there’s a rich (ha!) history of use as fertilizer where you already have soil that just needs a bit of a boost. It’s still in use as such in parts of the world today, clearly. As for spreading COVID, almost certainly not a risk. What we’ve seen is that it’s primarily spread via respiration. But bacteria and parasites? Sure. And among viruses, you betcha Hepatitis is a risk. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2180 "2022-01-12T15:48:56Z")
Thanks, that makes sense. Re COVID, I was thinking less of lovely composted manure than of the gathering, processing, and incidental inhaling or nose/eyes-touching while handling. I’d be interested to know how long it takes HepA to deteriorate under those conditions. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2181 "2022-01-12T17:54:26Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > But bacteria and parasites? Sure. And among viruses, you betcha Hepatitis is a risk. Reminded me of this article: [https://www.cnn.com/2017/11/22/health/north-korea-defector-parasites-health/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2017/11/22/health/north-korea-defector-parasites-health/index.html) > The defector, whose last name is Oh, required emergency treatment for his wounds, including extensive surgery. Doctors discovered a large number and multiple forms of parasitic worms. > Some of the parasites removed were as long as 27 centimeters (more than 10 inches), according to the South Korean doctors who treated him. One type of worm they discovered is typically found in dogs. > “In my 20 years as a surgeon, I have only seen something like this in a medical textbook,” Lee Cook-Jong, the man’s surgeon, told reporters on November 15. > Choi Min-ho, a professor at Seoul National University College of Medicine who specializes in parasites, told CNN the use of human fertilizer on crops and poor sanitary conditions led to the transmission of parasitic cysts in North Korea. ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2182 "2022-01-12T18:48:21Z")
See! They have lots of food but the tapeworms are eating it all. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2183 "2022-01-12T19:39:46Z")
Hermit Kingdom Mirace Diet! ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2184 "2022-01-12T19:40:46Z")
Two thoughts: - Oh, Shit ! - Okay, so _this guy_ should probably have taken Ivermectin ---
**Author:** ![lum\_s\_husband](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lum_s_husband/32/3698_2.png) [@lum\_s\_husband](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lum_s_husband)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2185 "2022-01-12T19:50:39Z")
Is his given name “No”? ---
**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:** [January 13, 2022, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2186 "2022-01-13T01:42:43Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > Night soil isn’t going to make Martian soil viable for farming on its own (ignoring all the toxic perchlorates in the soil anyway) but there’s a rich (ha!) history of use as fertilizer where you already have soil that just needs a bit of a boost. From booster shots to booster shits. ---
**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:** [January 13, 2022, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2187 "2022-01-13T03:45:02Z")
I wasn’t certain where this story should go, but this is the perfect, perfect thread for it. The dead man instigated both the incident in which he lost his life and the earlier incident. > **[John Kuczwanski killed in Tallahassee road rage incident](https://floridapolitics.com/archives/485132-john-kuczwanski-killed-in-road-rage-incident/)** > > Kuczwanski was arrested for a separate road rage incident at the same intersection in 2014. ---
**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:** [January 13, 2022, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2188 "2022-01-13T05:37:48Z")
That is a sad, sad story. Was he really this quiet devoted family man who every so often erupted in rage? Did his family and friends never see that side of him, or were they afraid to confront him about it? (If they were, I don’t blame them.) There were occasional eruptions of rage when I was growing up, but nothing like this. ---
**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 13, 2022, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2189 "2022-01-13T05:53:39Z")
I found this a bit hilarious. On one of our broadcast channels, the captioning system is festooned with strict and aggressive filters. One example would be a word that it renders as “conxxxxuous”, because that in there is ethnic slur. The classic Scunthorpe dilemma. So, today we saw “… as an ordained minister of xxxxx xxxxxx, I now pronounce you husband and wife …” My irony meter is pegged. (The stupid MFer is the one who designed and installed those filters.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=108) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=110)