# 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:** 222
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2022, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4430 "2022-09-16T16:36:18Z")
The school will almost certainly put far more effort into identifying and punishing the girls who secretly recorded the assembly than they will towards solving the problem in the first place. ---
**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:** [September 16, 2022, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4431 "2022-09-16T21:40:09Z")
There was a fatal truck vs. pedestrian collision nearby, about 05:30 Thursday. > [A] truck was traveling southbound on Portal Way and struck a male pedestrian who was in the roadway and wearing dark clothing in a dimly lit area before sunrise. The roads here are narrow. OK, Portal Way isn’t that narrow; but it’s not very wide either. Streetlights are not prevalent. It’s not a good idea – some may say it’s stupid – to be walking on a narrow, poorly-lit (unless it was the actual intersection) roadway whilst wearing dark clothing when it’s still dark out. ---
**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:** [September 17, 2022, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4432 "2022-09-17T22:28:27Z")
A guy who threatened mass murder of the employees of Meriam-Webster dictionary because they updated the definitions of pronouns, has pled guilty to one count of interstate communication of threats to commit violence, which carries a potential sentence of up to five years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000. [https://abcnews.go.com/US/man-bomb-mass-shooting-threats-merriam-webster-gender/story](https://abcnews.go.com/US/man-bomb-mass-shooting-threats-merriam-webster-gender/story) ---
**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:** [September 17, 2022, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4433 "2022-09-17T22:33:51Z")
Well, the [Bloodhound Gang said](https://songmeanings.com/songs/view/5207/) that Webster is the Anti-Christ… ---
**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:** [September 18, 2022, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4434 "2022-09-18T18:18:31Z")
[https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/16/business-food/wegmans-scan-and-go-app-shoplifting/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/16/business-food/wegmans-scan-and-go-app-shoplifting/index.html) > There are many types of scan-and-go thefts, including customers who intentionally do not scan items, or scan cheaper items than what they put in their carts. Ya think? ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2022, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4435 "2022-09-18T18:32:33Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > [https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/16/business-food/wegmans-scan-and-go-app-shoplifting/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/16/business-food/wegmans-scan-and-go-app-shoplifting/index.html) > > > There are many types of scan-and-go thefts, including customers who intentionally do not scan items, or scan cheaper items than what they put in their carts > > Ya think? Yeah, this sounds like a nominee for the If Youda Asked Me, I Coulda Told Ya award. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2022, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4436 "2022-09-19T14:10:25Z")
My local store City Market had that, maybe it still does. But nobody seemed to use it. I tried it a few times but it was a real pain in the ass. Many of the bar codes wouldn’t scan with the device, and produce buying was it’s own special type of hell. And you still had to go weigh all of your stuff. There was not point in it. ---
**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:** [September 19, 2022, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4437 "2022-09-19T22:19:30Z")
Police handcuff woman in back of a car - on railroad tracks > **[Cops put woman in police car parked on tracks, CO officials say. Then a train...](https://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/national/article265981831.html?taid=6327cd7c1c8e330001ffcd65&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter)** > > Police had just detained the 20-year-old woman after a reported road rage incident. > A 20-year-old woman inside a police car parked on railroad tracks north of Platteville was injured when a train struck the vehicle, Colorado officials reported. A Colorado Bureau of Investigation news release said a Platteville police officer investigating a road rage incident stopped the woman at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, near U.S. 85 and Weld County Road 38. The woman stopped “just past the railroad tracks” and the officer stopped behind her “on the tracks,” the release said. ---
**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:** [September 19, 2022, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4438 "2022-09-19T22:21:00Z")
I thought automated checkout was going to eliminate those cushy checkout clerk and bagger jobs and show those hoity-toity folks demanding a living wage for that work ---
**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:** [September 19, 2022, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4439 "2022-09-19T22:41:29Z")
> [@Andy\_L](#): > > Police handcuff woman in back of a car - on railroad tracks Was he twirling his mustache? [![](https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Snidely-Whiplash1.jpg) ](https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Snidely-Whiplash1.jpg) ---
**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:** [September 19, 2022, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4440 "2022-09-19T22:42:39Z")
See, I knew if I left that punchline opportunity lying there, someone would pick it up. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2022, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4441 "2022-09-19T23:17:40Z")
> [@Andy\_L](#): > > The woman stopped “just past the railroad tracks” and the officer stopped behind her “on the tracks,” If true, this is beyond stupid. He should be fired. Holy shit. No drivers license for you either. ---
**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:** [September 19, 2022, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4442 "2022-09-19T23:22:53Z")
> [@Andy\_L](#): > > Police handcuff woman in back of a car - on railroad tracks “No officers were hurt in the crash.” Well, that makes it all OK. Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2022, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4443 "2022-09-19T23:24:14Z")
Up Next: Train conductor ticked for not going around parked police car with it’s emergency lights on. ---
**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4444 "2022-09-20T02:00:05Z")
Well I’d be ticked too if I wasn’t able to go around it. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2022, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4445 "2022-09-21T05:59:08Z")
Russian TV anchor suggests that Russia should have bombed the UK during the funeral. > **[Russian state TV presenter says Moscow should have bombed UK during Queen's...](https://uk.news.yahoo.com/russian-tv-bombed-uk-queen-funeral-114704857.html)** > > A presenter on Russian state television said the country should have directed a nuclear strike at the UK during the Queen's state funeral. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2022, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4446 "2022-09-21T06:30:48Z")
Germany’s far right party has an arrow as its logo. They ordered gummi logos to hand out as election appeals. They look like penii. > **[OOPS! Far-Right German Party Gives Out Gummy Bears With X-Rated Flaw](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/germany-political-party-gummies-inappropriate_n_6322d702e4b0eac9f4de4f7d)** > > The attempt to design the candy based on the party's logo led to what a parliamentary leader called a "completely unsuitable" gummy look. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4447 "2022-09-21T13:09:33Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Germany’s far right party has an arrow as its logo. They ordered gummi logos to hand out as election appeals. They look like penii. I started a thread about this almost a week ago > [@If you make gummies in the shape of an arrow, they're going to end up looking like a phallus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-make-gummies-in-the-shape-of-an-arrow-theyre-going-to-end-up-looking-like-a-phallus/971622/24): > > More probably they get limp & soft & shrink. Which for this rather geriatric mature crowd of posters may be an all too familiar outcome. wink ---
**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:** [September 21, 2022, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4448 "2022-09-21T13:26:10Z")
They could always commission a greenhouse grower to produce large quantities of this sweet pepper variety to hand out to supporters. [https://1a1z1e22ozx83bgjsz17c6ba-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/Peter\_Pepper.jpg](https://1a1z1e22ozx83bgjsz17c6ba-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/Peter_Pepper.jpg) Gardening pervs can easily find seed of “peter peppers” for home growing. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4449 "2022-09-21T13:37:31Z")
This thread begs the question: Is it possible for the conglomerate known as “Stupid MFers” to reach, for the lack of a better term, a “critical mass”? By that I mean, can we get so many of them that there aren’t enough competent people left to run our society? I only ask because, over time, it seems to me that there are more and more of them and less and less of us. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=221) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=223)