# 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:** 210
**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:** [August 25, 2022, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4190 "2022-08-25T02:17:34Z")
> **[GOP Candidate Says COVID-19 Masks Linked to 'Satanic Ritual Abuse': Lawsuit](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-candidate-says-covid-19-masks-linked-to-satanic-ritual-abuse-lawsuit/ar-AA113qpz?cvid=57c5d8386e2842cda016a5cd06673b77)** > > Katherine Pinner described alteration through vaccines as "transhumanism," claiming the practice "could remove a human being from God's graces." Oh fer fuck’s sake ---
**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:** [August 25, 2022, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4191 "2022-08-25T02:22:11Z")
> **[DeSantis unleashes attack on Fauci saying he wants him thrown ‘across the...](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/desantis-unleashes-shocking-attack-on-fauci-saying-he-wants-to-see-that-little-elf-thrown-across-the-potomac/ar-AA1147v3?cvid=a7f0f2df2ad34efd82dbcefae3abc34c)** > > Joe Biden’s top medical adviser announced he will leave current job in December Schoolyard bully. ---
**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:** [August 25, 2022, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4192 "2022-08-25T02:22:41Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > How dare those firefighters _go shopping_ while on duty!!! 🙄 The kicker is that this grocery store has an attached gas station; I’ve frequently been there when a fire truck was being refilled, while some of the firefighters were in the grocery store. I didn’t see anything wrong with this. - They also take the fire engine when they shop _in case they get a call._ ---
**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:** [August 25, 2022, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4193 "2022-08-25T02:25:10Z")
Firefighters buy their own groceries for when they’re on multiple day calls. Of course they’re going to buy groceries. ---
**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:** [August 25, 2022, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4194 "2022-08-25T02:26:03Z")
Somebody pointed out on Twitter that that “elf” is only two inches shorter than DeSantis. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4195 "2022-08-25T12:31:29Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > (I’m curious what they buying and eating.) Unfortunately, they were still fueling the truck when I left, so I never got to see their purchases. My town’s fire department does lots of fish frys as fundraisers, so I guess they’re really good at that? > [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](#): > > I believe the fire trucks need to be run periodically so they do not require expensive maintenance. Yep, just like any vehicle, just letting it sit will cause problems. Also, the station closest to my house has a tiller; I think they have to have a certain number of driving hours per month for training purposes? > [@Kimstu](#): > > Even with today’s high diesel prices, that’s still under six dollars AFAICT. Some of the trucks here run on gas??? But yeah, even at these prices, fuel is cheaper than replacing neglected parts (and having an entire truck out of service). > [@running\_coach](#): > > They also take the fire engine when they shop _in case they get a call._ I think someone (possibly a fire department representative?) tried to point this out to the letter writer in a followup. A casual observer might not have noticed, but the truck wasn’t even that far from its home station; there wouldn’t have been a massive delay in responding to an emergency. I did wonder at the time if it was possible that the letter writer was used to the operations of a volunteer fire department, rather than a station with a 24/7 staff. ---
**Author:** ![Mikkel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikkel/32/13151_2.png) [@Mikkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikkel)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4196 "2022-08-25T12:54:15Z")
I don’t know if it is done in USA, but here (Denmark) the fire stations drive one of their biggest trucks round on the narrower streets at least once a year, to see if there are new problems so that the truck can’t get through. Of course they shop, cook,eat and even sleep on a 24 hour watch. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4197 "2022-08-25T13:02:23Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > > [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > > > (I’m curious what they buying and eating.) > > Unfortunately, they were still fueling the truck when I left, so I never got to see their purchases. My town’s fire department does lots of fish frys as fundraisers, so I guess they’re really good at that? Yes, but I doubt fish fries are on the regular menu. ---
**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:** [August 25, 2022, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4198 "2022-08-25T13:32:31Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > [MSN](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/desantis-unleashes-shocking-attack-on-fauci-saying-he-wants-to-see-that-little-elf-thrown-across-the-potomac/ar-AA1147v3?cvid=a7f0f2df2ad34efd82dbcefae3abc34c) > > Schoolyard bully. What a flaming asshole. ---
**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:** [August 25, 2022, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4199 "2022-08-25T13:38:45Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I regularly see a fire truck at my local supermarket, with a couple of firefighters shopping for groceries. (I’m curious what they buying and eating.) FWIW, the fire department here recently put out a virtual cookbook. [https://www.arlingtonva.us/files/sharedassets/public/fire/documents/acfd-nutrition-and-recipe-book-for-community.pdf](https://www.arlingtonva.us/files/sharedassets/public/fire/documents/acfd-nutrition-and-recipe-book-for-community.pdf) ---
**Author:** ![mtnmatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a3d4f5/32.png) [@mtnmatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mtnmatt)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4200 "2022-08-25T13:53:43Z")
Back when my wife let me go to the gym I’d see fire trucks parked there and several firefighters inside working out, and more than once I’ve seen them all leave at once after being called on their radios to an emergency ---
**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:** [August 25, 2022, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4201 "2022-08-25T14:07:38Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > the station closest to my house has a tiller For the steering committee? Wouldn’t a wheel be more efficient? ---
**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:** [August 25, 2022, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4202 "2022-08-25T14:42:12Z")
Good news! ‘Religious’ asshole candidate loses! > **[GOP candidate who said it’s “totally just” to stone gays to death loses election](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-candidate-who-said-it-s-totally-just-to-stone-gays-to-death-loses-election/ar-AA113Ifm?ocid=entnewsntp&cvid=6038a5ed8e294d5cbaf7f59e4f6de794)** > > He said Christians "should" believe it's moral to execute gay people. Voters may have disagreed... ---
**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:** [August 25, 2022, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4203 "2022-08-25T14:42:33Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > the station closest to my house has a tiller And the FM that operates the tiller goes AVATST! and ARRGH CP’Tn a lot. Hard a’starb’rd, maties! (I know what a tiller is in this context) In Mesa, we see the trucks at the supermarket a lot. Obviously the letter writer never watched Emergency! in his life. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4204 "2022-08-25T14:48:16Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > > [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > > > How dare those firefighters _go shopping_ while on duty!!! 🙄 The kicker is that this grocery store has an attached gas station; I’ve frequently been there when a fire truck was being refilled, while some of the firefighters were in the grocery store. I didn’t see anything wrong with this. - > > They also take the fire engine when they shop _in case they get a call._ This. My son is a paramedic / firefighter. Their shifts are 24 on / 48 off, so, yes, they cook at the firehouse. In his case, they take the ambulance to go shopping. They park it in front of the store so that if there is a call while they are shopping, they can get to it as fast as possible. And, yes, it has happened. Call comes in, you leave the cart with an employee to put stuff back. This is the rule coming down from the Chiefs. And all of the stations in our area do that. This isn’t them running personal errands, it’s stocking the firehouse. ---
**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:** [August 25, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4205 "2022-08-25T15:42:11Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > Good news! ‘Religious’ asshole candidate loses! I’m not particularly chuffed, considering: > In June, Esk got the most votes in the Republican primary election in Oklahoma House District 87 As with everyone, especially politicians, who go so far over the top in their attitudes towards people who are gay, I have my suspicions. That’s a pretty snappy little van dyke beard he’s got there. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4206 "2022-08-25T15:53:31Z")
> [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](#): > > And all of the stations in our area do that. This isn’t them running personal errands, it’s stocking the firehouse. Happens here all the time. Things can go from dull and mundane to holy shit very quickly. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4207 "2022-08-25T16:25:16Z")
> [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](#): > > This isn’t them running personal errands, it’s stocking the firehouse. Yep, when I was a volunteer firefighter, that’s what we would be doing in the grocery store; stocking up on food/drink for the firehouse, or a couple of times a year, stocking up on supplies for the Fireman’s Pancake Feed. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4208 "2022-08-25T17:21:07Z")
> [@mtnmatt](#): > > Back when my wife let me go to the gym I’d see fire trucks parked there and several firefighters inside working out, and more than once I’ve seen them all leave at once after being called on their radios to an emergency Your wife won’t let you go to the gym? ---
**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:** [August 25, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4209 "2022-08-25T17:57:36Z")
> **[Floridians charged with voting fraud were directed by government officials,...](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/floridians-charged-with-voting-fraud-were-directed-by-government-officials-documents-show/ar-AA1168ZK?ocid=entnewsntp&cvid=c09583cee6fc4b0f9905dd5b1fc4395e)** > > Florida voters who are facing criminal voter fraud charges voted with the knowledge that they were allowed to vote and were in some cases directed to vote by government officials, according to court and election documents. Maybe you should have investigated a little before announcing the arrests, or making the arrests? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=209) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=211)