# 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:** 121
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2022, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2410 "2022-02-09T01:35:59Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > Riiiiiiiiiiight, so then, you guys are causing all this shit for, um, _what_ reason, again? The reason of “We hate Trudeau and so should you” Also “Please keep sending us money, you stupid rubes.” ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2022, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2411 "2022-02-09T11:40:56Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Based on the standard of reporting set by right-wing media, we are now allowed to claim that “rioters burned down Ottawa”. Actually I think they were just engaging in legitimate political discourse. ---
**Author:** ![tofor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tofor/32/13727_2.png) [@tofor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofor)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2022, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2412 "2022-02-09T13:13:47Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > It was clear enough that the “you guys” would be in reference to the truckers, and the obviously salient point in my post was how this CEO has offered jack-shit in, um, “reasons”? for all this bullshit. It’s hard to tell from the jumble of that article, but I didn’t read it as the CEO trying to give reasons at all. I don’t think he was defending the protest in any way. ---
**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:** [February 9, 2022, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2413 "2022-02-09T14:35:07Z")
Free_dumb!_ > **[Movement for vaccine mandate protest convoy to Washington, D.C., gaining...](https://www.thetrucker.com/trucking-news/the-nation/movement-for-vaccine-mandate-protest-convoy-to-washington-d-c-gaining-steam-on-social-media)** > > LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A group of American truckers dubbed “Convoy to DC 2022” is gaining membership on Facebook, following thousands of truckers who are > **[US truckers slam Facebook for removing page organizing DC freedom convoy:...](https://www.foxnews.com/media/facebook-dc-trucker-page-freedom-convoy-censorship)** > > Jeremy Johnson, an admin for the 'Convoy to D.C. 2022' Facebook page, said he is being silenced and has reached out to a civil rights attorney to discuss possible next steps. > **[Canada Covid Protest: Canada Protests: Plans for a Protest by Truckers in the...](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/02/08/world/canada-trucker-protest)** > > A convoy-style demonstration starting in California and ending in Washington appears to be gathering supporters online. [Folk heroes for Covidiots.](https://www.history.com/news/oil-crisis-1973-truck-strike) ---
**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:** [February 9, 2022, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2414 "2022-02-09T17:25:54Z")
> **[Ottawa police filmed arresting great-grandfather after he honked at protest](https://ca.news.yahoo.com/ottawa-police-filmed-aggressively-arresting-125749307.html)** > > A 78-year-old man was cuffed after ‘tooting his horn’ in the street It states that the man “also reportedly received cuts and bruises on his arms and hands, shoulder and knee.” Kinda odd, though, that not only is there no video, but also nothing about it on youtube, which should probably hint at a possible, um, nothingburger situation? Without video, we can just as likely conclude that he in fact was not roughly handled (or was handled perfectly commensurate to his level of resistance) as he had if he was overly accosted. The only hint as to how it went down, AFAIC, is this sanctimonius condemnation from the filmer: > [@](#): > > “Arresting an old man, shame on you,” shouted the man filming. Indeed - how _dare_ a person of mature years be arrested! I always thought they were supposed to be immune to that kind of unbridled terror. And those other sanctimonious comments shouldn’t even been printed. News sources, now, have to learn to start identifying obvious-as-fuck concern trolling and curbstomp it immediately instead of trying to accommodate it for “balance”. 🙄 ---
**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:** [February 9, 2022, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2415 "2022-02-09T19:04:00Z")
The old man was ultimately charged with an $11 fine and let go. LET’S BURN DOWN THE POLICE STATION!!! 🤪 ---
**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:** [February 9, 2022, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2416 "2022-02-09T19:56:20Z")
Wait. That’s $11 CDN, no ? I think we have to let this one go 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2022, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2417 "2022-02-09T20:17:51Z")
> [@tofor](#): > > It’s hard to tell from the jumble of that article, but I didn’t read it as the CEO trying to give reasons at all. I don’t think he was defending the protest in any way. Yeah, no idea what the CEO’s politics might be, but I’m pretty sure he’d much rather the truckers were, you know… trucking, rather than protesting. ---
**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:** [February 9, 2022, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2418 "2022-02-09T20:24:41Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > The old man was ultimately charged with an $11 fine and let go. That’s racist persecution of a White honky! ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2022, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2419 "2022-02-09T21:10:17Z")
Who was fined $11 in Smaller Dollars? A white honky! And who did the fining? A white honky! And who’s coaching your favorite hockey team? A white honky! And who’s portrayed as a bumbling dad in commercials? A white honky! Connect the dots, people! And have a nice big glass of skim milk with your Cream of Mushroom Soup Casserole while you watch curling on TV… _even when it’s not the Olympics any more!_ ---
**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:** [February 10, 2022, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2420 "2022-02-10T00:42:27Z")
Some stupid mf paid more than 4 million for a chunk of industrial diamond. > **[Enigma Black Diamond Sells For $4.3 Million At Auction](https://www.forbes.com/sites/tanyaklich/2022/02/09/enigma-black-diamond-sells-for-43-million-at-sothebys-auction/?sh=a8e1109361ca)** > > The Enigma, a 555.55-carat Fancy Black Diamond, is believed to have come from outer space. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2022, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2421 "2022-02-10T00:57:32Z")
But it’s a _Space Diamond_. So it will either take over his mind and start the Conquest of Earth, or it will warp the new owner towards their most base desires. Maybe both. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2022, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2422 "2022-02-10T00:59:34Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > So it will either take over his mind and start the Conquest of Earth, or it will warp the new owner towards their most base desires. Maybe both. I’m voting for both. > **[Eclipso](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclipso)** > > Eclipso (/ɪˈklɪpsoʊ/) is a supervillain in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Bob Haney and Lee Elias, the character would first appear in House of Secrets #61 (August, 1963). The character bears notable similarities to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. > Eclipso is a powerful magical entity often portrayed as a primordial manifestation of divine wrath, believed to be linked to the wrath of God. Comparable to the Spectre, Eclipso is considered an Angel of Vengeance. Following his remov... ---
**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:** [February 10, 2022, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2423 "2022-02-10T01:05:57Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > But it’s a _Space Diamond_ . Well, in a sense it _is_ in space. Along with all the other diamonds. And everything else. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2022, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2424 "2022-02-10T01:21:53Z")
If you scroll down three pics in the Forbes link, it looks like there’s all this granular stuff all over it, and was hoping there was a comments section where I’d suggest that it be renamed “The Kinda Shitty-Looking Diamond (you assholes!)”. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2022, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2425 "2022-02-10T01:46:25Z")
It _is_ granular. And completely opaque, making faceting it pretty silly. > **[Carbonado](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbonado)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Carbonado, commonly known as black diamond, is one of the toughest forms of natural diamond. It is an impure, high-density, micro-porous form of polycrystalline diamond consisting of diamond, graphite, and amorphous carbon, with minor crystalline precipitates filling pores and occasional reduced metal inclusions. It is found primarily in alluvial deposits where it is most prominent in mid-elevation equatorial regions such as Central African Republ... ---
**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:** [February 10, 2022, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2426 "2022-02-10T01:50:07Z")
I can’t wait to buy the NFT photo of the diamond! ---
**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:** [February 10, 2022, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2427 "2022-02-10T04:02:01Z")
And then they destroy the diamond, and the NFT is all there is, making it even more (imaginarily) valuable. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2022, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2428 "2022-02-10T08:58:40Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > making it even more (imaginarily) valuable. I’d pay $i4.3million for that! ---
**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:** [February 10, 2022, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2429 "2022-02-10T14:32:17Z")
Museum guard “corrects” paintings > **[Russian gallery security guard accused of drawing eyes on painting](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60330758)** > > The painting was sent for restoration after the Russian guard allegedly drew eyes on it. > During a visit to the Yeltsin Center in Yekaterinburg in December, two visitors spotted eyes drawn in ballpoint pen on Anna Leporskaya’s work Three Figures. > > The avant-garde painting features three abstract, and usually eyeless, figures. > > The security guard has since been fired and the police have opened a criminal investigation. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=120) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=122)