# 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:** 213
**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:** [August 28, 2022, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4250 "2022-08-28T17:20:01Z")
More like Ellen McNeil to Angela Jones in this case, but still largely inexplicable by me. ---
**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 28, 2022, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4251 "2022-08-28T17:39:23Z")
At the Duke women’s volleyball game at BYU, one BYU fan used the n word every time the only black Duke player served. He also yelled that she needed to watch her back going to the bus. He got kicked out and banned from further BYU athletic events (he isn’t a student),but I wonder just how common this is at BYU. > **[BYU bans a fan who yelled a racist slur at a Black volleyball player on...](https://www.npr.org/2022/08/28/1119848113/byu-duke-volleyball-racism-fan-banned)** > > The universities are playing in a four-team, round-robin invitational. Brigham Young University says the fan is not allowed at any of the athletic venues on campus. ---
**Author:** ![Kzbre5m](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f08c70/32.png) [@Kzbre5m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kzbre5m)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2022, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4252 "2022-08-28T18:57:44Z")
> [@susan](#): > > name changes for personal preference It was this part I wanted to point out. Being Texas, maybe “P.J.” _is_ the Principal’s actual first name, as is"Jeff" and “Zach”. Or maybe they were given names from a grandfather, but they were never liked to be called Phinnegan Jackson, Geoffrey, and Zachariah. The school rule can go both ways. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2022, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4253 "2022-08-28T19:36:48Z")
Agreed. ---
**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 28, 2022, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4254 "2022-08-28T20:58:48Z")
> [@Kzbre5m](#): > > Or maybe they were given names from a grandfather, but they were never liked to be called Phinnegan Jackson Or Pyjama Smith. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2022, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4255 "2022-08-28T23:23:53Z")
I’m kinda partial to [Praise-God Barebone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praise-God_Barebone). ---
**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 29, 2022, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4256 "2022-08-29T01:26:37Z")
I was a copy editor on my college newspaper. One day the three of us copy editors were talking about our favorite words and the lead editor said he thought Wombat Druthers would be a fine name for one of his future children. _Yes, of course he was kidding._ ---
**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 29, 2022, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4257 "2022-08-29T04:22:03Z")
I had a third grade teacher who didn’t believe in nicknames. I was Richard, even though I’ve always been Rick since I was eight. ---
**Author:** ![Kzbre5m](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f08c70/32.png) [@Kzbre5m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kzbre5m)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2022, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4258 "2022-08-29T09:53:51Z")
> [@Kzbre5m](#): > > Being Texas … My mistake. This is from Grand Island, Nebraska. Going to the school website to confirm the state, the Principal is “Paul (PJ) Smith”. Kind of a let down. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2022, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4259 "2022-08-29T10:17:59Z")
I know a female teacher with the last name of Malehorn. She must have a thick skin. ---
**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 29, 2022, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4260 "2022-08-29T14:07:42Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > I was Richard, even though I’ve always been Rick since I was eight. I read this on one of those time-wasting Facebook links yesterday: > In high school math class, there was this nice, nerdy guy named Richard. The jerk of the class, let’s call him John, keeps calling Richard “Dick.” Like, “Hey, Dick, did you get the answer to #4?” Richard keeps calmly saying “It’s Richard.” Finally, the teacher says, “Richard, what do you prefer to be called?” > > Richard says, “I prefer Richard.” John says, “Well, I prefer Dick.” After a few seconds of uproarious laughter from the rest of the class, John realized what he said and sunk as far down into his seat as possible and never bugged Richard again. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2022, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4261 "2022-08-29T14:26:14Z")
I don’t think this calls for much comment. > **[Ghana zoo: Lions maul man to death in Accra](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-62712476?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA)** > > He may have planned to steal two rare white lion cubs which have become a big draw for the zoo. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2022, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4262 "2022-08-29T14:29:19Z")
My Wife helped with bus tours in Alaska for a bit. Had to do roll call to make sure no one was forgotten. One poor girls last name was “Maryme” ---
**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 29, 2022, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4263 "2022-08-29T14:35:20Z")
> **[A Catholic charity hired a man to simulate a mass shooting at their building,...](https://www.yahoo.com/news/catholic-charity-hired-man-simulate-025502677.html)** > > John Channels fired blanks at a conference room window where employees were gathered. One elderly woman told police she thought she was going to die. > - A Nebraska man hired by a charity to simulate a mass shooting was charged with terroristic threats. > - The Omaha World-Herald [reported](https://omaha.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/gunman-in-omaha-active-shooter-drill-says-catholic-charities-wanted-it-to-seem-realistic/article_b5a1f26e-24b6-11ed-92e1-f30c04227ed3.html) John Channels was advised to make the drill realistic. > - The simulation caused chaos among employees who thought the drill was real. ---
**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:** [August 29, 2022, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4264 "2022-08-29T15:09:55Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > I don’t think this calls for much comment. “Please Don’t Feed The Animals” ---
**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:** [August 29, 2022, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4265 "2022-08-29T15:17:30Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > The simulation caused chaos among employees who thought the drill was real. We’ve simulated mass shootings at my workplace before. We get trained ahead of time in what to do, and we are warned ahead of time that the drill will happen on a particular date, but we don’t know exactly when. We have a silent alarm (lights start flashing) to let us know that it’s in progress (the same lights that would happen with a real incident). We are then supposed to follow our training, which generally consists of either getting out of there or barricading somewhere as safe as we can (whichever you can do more quickly and safely). To simulate shooting, the guy would walk around with an air horn and blow it at people. That’s enough, no need to make it more real. It was already something that got the fight-or-flight response going, even though you know intellectually that nothing is wrong, you feel that same “got to leave, got to hide” feeling. It wasn’t pleasant but wasn’t traumatic and was a good learning experience. What the charity did was none of that. I think that there should be others charged in the incident. You can’t spring crap like that on people without warning, as the article said… > “It’s important to note that several of (the directors) went along with it, and while it was happening, they were not informing employees of what was going on, even as they were asking,” Wetzel said. That’s bullshit. There should be conspiracy charges leveled at the organizers involved too. At the very least, you have a good basis for lawsuits. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2022, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4266 "2022-08-29T17:26:35Z")
There was a recent new story about the attempted abduction of a 6 year old girl, which was caught on camera. Much of the coverage was about how the child “did all the right things” by screaming and running away. A commentator, in talking about the importance of teaching children to “do all the right things”, made the suggestion that parents should hire an adult not known to the child to attempt to kidnap them, just to make sure the child knew what do do. I was astounded at the stupidity. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2022, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4267 "2022-08-29T17:47:53Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > made the suggestion that parents should hire an adult not known to the child to attempt to kidnap them, just to make sure the child knew what do do. Wasn’t that a storyline in **Arrested Development**? ---
**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:** [August 29, 2022, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4268 "2022-08-29T20:03:14Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Wasn’t that a storyline in **Arrested Development**? LOL, you ninja’d me completely there. 😆 The first thing I thought of was the guy who kept “losing his arm” to teach the kids safety. And then the fake drug bust. ---
**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 29, 2022, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4269 "2022-08-29T23:30:44Z")
The Federal Trade Commission is suing a company that is selling geodata about people visiting abortion clinics and other sensitive locations. > **[U.S. government sues Idaho data company it says tracks people at abortion...](https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/us-government-sues-idaho-data-company-says-tracks-people-abortion-clin-rcna45316)** > > The suit appeared to be the first of its kind filed by the Federal Trade Commission since the Supreme Court’s ruling in June overturning Roe v. Wade. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=212) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=214)