# 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:** 133
**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:** [February 27, 2022, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2650 "2022-02-27T14:50:22Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > They have to own their own tractor and trailer That would explain why, when I’d see news video of the convoy, a lot of the trucks were 70s vintage. I saw more cabovers there than anywhere outside of a vintage truck show. ---
**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:** [February 27, 2022, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2651 "2022-02-27T15:15:27Z")
Just for that, I’m right this instant listening to ol’ C.W. On purpose. ---
**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:** [February 27, 2022, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2652 "2022-02-27T15:36:07Z")
A whole new generation of GTA V players are familiar with the song now. ---
**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:** [February 27, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2653 "2022-02-27T16:08:29Z")
I continue to be amazed at how many entrepreneurs and business people give in to the temptation to publicly and loudly embrace controversial causes, even when it potentially could pose a serious risk to their cash flow. One common event seen during the pandemic is restaurants whose owners were so enraged by pandemic restrictions that they defied them and suffered shutdowns and costly legal battles. One of my favorite all-time seed companies, J.L. Hudson in California has proclaimed its support for the now-defunct Canadian convoy. From their home page: “We support the Canadian Trucker’s Freedom Convoy. The pandemic is over. It is time to party until empires fall! …This is the fall of the Berlin Wall all over again.” That from a company whose proprietor has long seemed to be a supporter of far-left ideology, based on quotes from Emma Goldman and similar iconic figures that are sprinkled through the seed catalog. And the most controversial outfit that he’s been associated with in the past appears to be the Socisl Justice Committee of the Unitarian Church. The crazy just keeps claiming victims. \*I’m not boycotting J.L. Hudson over this, but I stopped ordering seeds from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds after they invited Cliven Bundy to speak at their annual spring festival in 2019 (soon uninvited for “safety” reasons), and followed that up by inviting notorious antivaxer RFK Jr. as keynote speaker in 2020 (festival canceled due to Covid-19). ---
**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:** [February 27, 2022, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2654 "2022-02-27T17:53:04Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > “We support the Canadian Trucker’s Freedom Convoy. > The pandemic is over. It is time to party until empires fall! > …This is the fall of the Berlin Wall all over again.” This is a particularly terrible statement to put out right now - with a certain “empire” invading a neighboring country. ---
**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 27, 2022, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2655 "2022-02-27T17:56:50Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Hah, ha ha ha. > > “That’s like a long drive”. > > Ha, ha, ha. “Are we in New York yet? I can see the skyline from here!” “We’re in Vegas, you moron.” “Oh man! I’m going home” ---
**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 27, 2022, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2656 "2022-02-27T17:59:40Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > I suspect the moment has passed. Covid mandates are yesterday’s news, restrictions are being lifted and everyone’s moved on to the war. I have been fond of telling folks with “FREEDOM CONVOY” messages on their vehicles that this is showing their support for Putin’s invasion. “Why do you support Putin invading Ukraine” I’ll ask them. “I don’t!” comes the reply “Well that crap on your truck says you do. That’s what it means. It means you support Putin. I advise you take it off.” Then I walk smartly away while they stand there puzzling and puzzling. ---
**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 27, 2022, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2657 "2022-02-27T18:21:17Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > “Are we in New York yet? I can see the skyline from here!” > “We’re in Vegas, you moron.” > “Oh man! I’m going home” “Dude, we drove too far! There’s the Eiffel Tower. We’re in Paris!” ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2022, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2658 "2022-02-27T18:28:30Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > It means you support Putin. Oddly enough, it seems a lot of conservatives are proudly proclaiming this now so I’m not sure how effective that will be in a couple days when all conservatives are pro-Putin. ---
**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:** [February 27, 2022, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2659 "2022-02-27T18:34:44Z")
In the first place, this “freedom convoy” was on the way from Victorville CA (approximately) to DC and they decided the plan was to go through Colorado? In February? Just exactly how small a neuron are these people passing between them? Just up the road at Barstow, they could have easily turned toward Albuquerque, but no, they have to go the messy route. No wonder the pack thinned out. But it does seem curious that the gaggle made it about as far as Russian bank accounts got frozen. Odd coincidence, that. ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2022, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2660 "2022-02-27T18:56:33Z")
There were a dozen or so Freedum vehicles in Kingman a few days ago. Four or five semis and the rest trump trucks. One local reporter went to talk to them but I don’t remember what was said. I’m sure it was all Freedum, stolen election and hoax stuff. So, anyhow, they lost more than half of their members between Kingman and Vegas? That drive is boring but its not _that_ bad! Oh, wait, they had to pass by this bad boy. I wonder if it objected… [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51341637541_2c5572d5c5_b.jpg "IT1") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/191587192@N04/51341637541/in/album-72157719602965719/) ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2022, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2661 "2022-02-27T19:08:40Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > they could have easily turned toward Albuquerque They shoulda taken that left turn. ---
**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 27, 2022, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2662 "2022-02-27T19:14:59Z")
I think you mean “left toin.” ---
**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:** [February 27, 2022, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2663 "2022-02-27T19:23:27Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#): > > they lost more than half of their members between Kingman and Vegas? Well, if they went that way, they are even stupider than I thought. The road from Barstow goes directly to Vegas or directly to Kingman. Going from Kingman to Vegas is backtracking through mostly empty desert (where they would be unlikely to pick up any fresh camp followers) whereas going straight east from Kingman would be the much easier route. Perhaps it was a different caravan in Kingman. ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2022, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2664 "2022-02-27T19:33:11Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Perhaps it was a different caravan in Kingman. Wouldn’t surprise me one bit to learn that it was the same one driving in endless circles because the leader forgot to charge his phone so doesn’t have GPS. I should have paid better attention to the clip, but our cat was being too cute to ignore. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2022, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2665 "2022-02-27T20:09:32Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#): > > So, anyhow, they lost more than half of their members between Kingman and Vegas? That drive is boring but its not _that_ bad! O-h-h-h yes it is. Being familiar with the route when I was ferrying a couple of people up to LV at one point I said, “Hang on! Watch this,” and when 95 did a 5-degree or so bend to the left, went, “Whe-e-e-e-e! … Wait. Wait. We’re not done yet!” Then in a half-mile was a bend back right to the original heading. “Whe-e-e-e-e! That’s it, the most exciting thing on this leg 'til we get to Hoover Dam.” ---
**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:** [February 27, 2022, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2666 "2022-02-27T20:11:26Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > They shoulda taken that left turn. See, Albuquerque would be a right turn at that point - just no way to get there. [Unless there were 40 acres somewhere nearby.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDxVJ471hyg) ---
**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:** [February 27, 2022, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2667 "2022-02-27T20:28:49Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > See, Albuquerque would be a right turn at that point Except, it is not about the toin to Albukoyque but the toin at Albukoyque. A left toin at Albukoyque might make some sense, depending on what route you want to use. As long as the Russkies can keep sending you money. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2022, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2668 "2022-02-27T20:50:24Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > As long as the Russkies can keep sending you money. I expect a few entertaining attempts at reversals or at least radio silence from Putin’s fifth columnists as the checks start bouncing… ---
**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:** [February 27, 2022, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2669 "2022-02-27T23:28:18Z")
Well, crap. There’s apparently more than one of these convoys, and only the one gave up. > **[Truck convoy protesting vaccine mandates pulls plug before reaching Kansas,...](https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article258817348.html)** > > “The launch in California had a good turn out of supporters, but only 5 trucks were with us on arrival in Vegas,” organizers of “Freedom Convoy USA 2022” said after just one day on the road. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=132) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=134)