# 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:** 187
**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:** [July 11, 2022, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/3730 "2022-07-11T04:21:42Z")
It sounds like a cross between _From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler_ and those dudes who built a “apartment” in [an unused space in a mall](https://consumerist.com/2007/10/03/man-builds-secret-apartment-at-mall-gets-away-with-it-for-four-years/). ---
**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:** [July 11, 2022, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/3731 "2022-07-11T18:51:36Z")
LOL “Prostate Donor” ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2022, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/3732 "2022-07-12T00:14:27Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > It sounds like a cross between _From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler_ Was hoping to see this reference, nice work. ---
**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:** [July 13, 2022, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/3733 "2022-07-13T02:53:04Z")
Florida Man arrested after trying to flee deputies on riding lawn mower > **[Florida man tried to elude deputies on riding lawn mower](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna37674)** > > Dusty Mobley, 40, of Holt, Florida, had avoided an arrest on suspicion of stealing a boat in January by diving into a swamp, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office. ---
**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:** [July 13, 2022, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/3734 "2022-07-13T03:02:19Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Florida Man arrested after trying to flee deputies on riding lawn mower Someone grasses you up, what else can you do? ---
**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:** [July 13, 2022, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/3735 "2022-07-13T03:04:08Z")
American falls into Vesuvius. > **[US tourist falls into Mount Vesuvius after taking selfie](https://abcnews.go.com/International/us-tourist-falls-mount-vesuvius-taking-selfie/story?id=86662932)** > > A U.S. tourist fell into Mount Vesuvius after taking a selfie. ---
**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:** [July 13, 2022, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/3736 "2022-07-13T03:14:44Z")
Bigfoot made me kill him. > **[Oklahoma Man Says Bigfoot Made Him Kill His Fishing Partner, Police Say](https://www.thedailybeast.com/oklahoma-man-says-bigfoot-made-him-kill-his-fishing-partner-police-say)** > > Larry Sanders was arrested for the murder of his fishing partner, who he says had “summoned Bigfoot” to off him, according to police. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2022, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/3737 "2022-07-13T04:00:42Z")
I wouldn’t call this smart, but it’s the good kind of stupid. > **[A man is using his nose to push a peanut up to the summit of Colorado's Pikes...](https://www.npr.org/2022/07/12/1111131915/a-man-is-using-his-nose-to-push-a-peanut-up-to-the-summit-of-colorados-pikes-pea)** > > A Colorado man is attempting to push a peanut with his nose all the way to the 14,115-foot summit of Pikes Peak. ---
**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:** [July 13, 2022, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/3738 "2022-07-13T04:59:41Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > American falls into Vesuvius. > The spokesperson told ABC News he believes the man went on the unmarked path because tickets for visiting Vesuvius, which cost $2,500 per day, were all booked. Eep! A mistranslation from lira perhaps? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2022, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/3739 "2022-07-13T05:06:00Z")
It says here it is 8 to 10 euros to visit the crater: [Mount Vesuvius - Tours and Day Trips to Vesuvius](https://www.visitpompeiivesuvius.com/en/vesuvius) ---
**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:** [July 13, 2022, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/3740 "2022-07-13T05:31:32Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > A mistranslation from lira perhaps? The Lira is no more. And that’s too few Lira, which were about 2000 to the Euro. It’s very strange. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2022, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/3741 "2022-07-13T06:08:58Z")
I’m thinking they saw: > €2,50 added the extra 0, not realizing the comma is the decimal marker in some countries, and just changed the € to $. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2022, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/3742 "2022-07-13T12:54:46Z")
Well, he ought to be acclimated by the time he gets there. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2022, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/3743 "2022-07-13T15:31:11Z")
Well, if he’d said ‘The Devil made me do it!’ Flip Wilson’s estate would sue him. ---
**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:** [July 13, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/3744 "2022-07-13T16:08:21Z")
Should have left him there as a sacrifice to the volcano gods. I have absofuckinglutely zero sympathy for any selfie-related injury, up to and including someone beating someone to death with their own selfie-stick. ---
**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:** [July 13, 2022, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/3745 "2022-07-13T17:32:39Z")
A press release from the Sheriff of Hood County, Texas. We won’t be cowards like those cops in Uvalde, but all we need to do is turn to Jesus and everything will be ok. [https://co.hood.tx.us/DocumentCenter/View/13921/7-11-22-Schools-Prayer?bidId=](https://co.hood.tx.us/DocumentCenter/View/13921/7-11-22-Schools-Prayer?bidId=) ---
**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:** [July 13, 2022, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/3746 "2022-07-13T17:47:35Z")
In a rational country that press release would be grounds for immediate termination of employment and total loss of pension/benefits. That means this asshole is bound for the Texas Assembly or the House of Representatives. ---
**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:** [July 13, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/3747 "2022-07-13T17:58:11Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > In a rational country that press release would be grounds for immediate termination of employment and total loss of pension/benefits. For the formatting alone! Let alone the content. ---
**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:** [July 13, 2022, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/3748 "2022-07-13T17:59:26Z")
Rotterdam says they will not be dismantling the bridge so that Jeff Bezos’s new superyacht can get through. > **[Rotterdam bridge won’t be dismantled for Jeff Bezos’ superyacht to sail...](https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/rotterdam-bridge-wont-be-dismantled-for-jeff-bezos-superyacht-to-sail-through-12-07-2022/)** > > Back in February, a Rotterdam City official talked about plans to partially dismantle the bridge – locally known as De Hef – in order to allow Bezos’ ---
**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:** [July 13, 2022, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/3749 "2022-07-13T18:25:27Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Rotterdam says they will not be dismantling the bridge so that Jeff Bezos’s new superyacht can get through. > [Rotterdam bridge won’t be dismantled for Jeff Bezos’ superyacht to sail through | New Civil Engineer](https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/rotterdam-bridge-wont-be-dismantled-for-jeff-bezos-superyacht-to-sail-through-12-07-2022/) - I think they should add enough ballast to let the big ass boat ride low enough to pass under. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=186) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=188)