# 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:** 250
**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:** [November 2, 2022, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4991 "2022-11-02T17:38:59Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > Not sure how Musk can walk that fine line of letting trolls do their thing which in turn could scare away more advertisers. They’ll always have ads for Truck Nutz, MyPillow, and Armageddon-prep dried food packs. Admittedly, that might not be sufficient for a sustainable business model… ---
**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:** [November 2, 2022, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4992 "2022-11-02T17:51:24Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Note how there isn’t a single report of Fentanyl in Halloween candy? No, but some cannabis gummies showed up in trick-or-treat bags in a Chicago suburb: > **[Suspect in Custody After Possibly Contaminated Candy Reported in Suburb](https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/suspect-in-custody-after-possibly-contaminated-candy-reported-in-suburb/2984082/)** > > A suspect is in custody after possibly contaminated Halloween candy was reported Monday in South Chicago Heights, NBC 5’s Alex Maragos reports. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2022, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4993 "2022-11-02T18:14:51Z")
Guy who wore a Hitler costume on Halloween fired from his job. But the museum he worked for said he has cognitive disabilities and needs supervision, but they fired him anyway. > **[Man who wore Hitler costume for Halloween fired from job at Madison...](https://madison.com/news/local/man-who-wore-hitler-costume-for-halloween-%20%20fired-from-his-job/article_f717f4bf-9f66-5adc-9509-acce4cfbe80c.html)** > > The Children's Museum said the man who wore a Hitler costume on State Street, drawing condemnation and national attention, has cognitive disabilities and believed he was mocking Hitler. ---
**Author:** ![Airbeck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/airbeck/32/6574_2.png) [@Airbeck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airbeck)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2022, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4994 "2022-11-02T18:25:08Z")
I heard that someone ran out of candy and put gummy bears into baggies that used to hold weed, not that he gave actual weed gummies out. Those are expensive and don’t look like real gummy bears. I know that because of… reasons. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2022, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4995 "2022-11-02T20:34:38Z")
That’s why you don’t let your kids eat candy that is in a weird packaging or has been opened. Not because it’s being doctored, but it might be unclean or otherwise unsafe. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2022, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4996 "2022-11-02T20:35:15Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Guy who wore a Hitler costume on Halloween fired from his job. But the museum he worked for said he has cognitive disabilities and needs supervision, but they fired him anyway. aaawww no pic? ---
**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:** [November 2, 2022, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4997 "2022-11-02T22:01:43Z")
Here ya go. [![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FgU4DBKXkAImptI?format=jpg&name=small) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FgU4DBKXkAImptI?format=jpg&name=small) [![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FgU4DBKWQAECxL6?format=jpg&name=small) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FgU4DBKWQAECxL6?format=jpg&name=small) ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2022, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4998 "2022-11-02T22:05:03Z")
Well, at least he nailed 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:** [November 2, 2022, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4999 "2022-11-02T22:45:39Z")
Herschel Walker says he’ll put his resume up against Barack Obama’s any day. > **[Herschel Walker says he has more impressive resume than Obama](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/herschel-walker-barack-obama-resume-b2216235.html)** > > Mr Walker accused the former president of spending all his time hobnobbing with celebrities ---
**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:** [November 2, 2022, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5000 "2022-11-02T22:54:16Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > That’s why you don’t let your kids eat candy _that is in a weird packaging or has been opened._ Given the state of America, it looks to me like you have about 10 extra words there. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2022, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5001 "2022-11-02T23:03:03Z")
Given the state of America, you shouldn’t let your kids eat candy? Huh? ---
**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:** [November 2, 2022, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5002 "2022-11-02T23:09:01Z")
Yes, that is what I meant. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2022, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5003 "2022-11-02T23:15:52Z")
Whoa thanks, **Antamasama**! Careful what I ask for, I guess. (Indeed - nailed) Yeah, Obama never made the Pro Bowl, so… ---
**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:** [November 2, 2022, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5004 "2022-11-02T23:20:47Z")
We do try to keep it minimal. The candy my daughter gets at Halloween will last all year. I’ll admit she’s much better than I was. I would go on a freaking sugar binge every year. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2022, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5005 "2022-11-02T23:36:03Z")
Elon’s banning Trump supporters already - how Woke. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2022, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5006 "2022-11-02T23:54:09Z")
Elon Musk - the censorship buzzkill. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2022, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5007 "2022-11-03T00:03:41Z")
That happened in my neck of the woods. Who in the hell has loose “regular” gummy bears around and empty weed bags for the stuffing? You hand out snickers and crap that you bought from the store. Even if that shit was regular gummy bears… who does that?? > **[Halloween candy possibly contaminated with cannabis handed out in South...](https://abc7chicago.com/halloween-candy-south-chicago-heights-cannabis-drug-laced-gummies/12405768/)** > > A man charged in the incident admitted to putting gummy bears inside used marijuana packets, police say. ---
**Author:** ![Airbeck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/airbeck/32/6574_2.png) [@Airbeck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airbeck)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5008 "2022-11-03T00:11:35Z")
Yeah that’s really weird. I mean it’s ok to just say you ran out. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2022, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5009 "2022-11-03T00:14:07Z")
What happened to the good old days when loose gummy bears were stuck together with pins? ---
**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:** [November 3, 2022, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5010 "2022-11-03T00:16:00Z")
I hold them together with razor blades, and stuff them in pony paks. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=249) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=251)