# 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:** 252
**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:** [November 4, 2022, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5031 "2022-11-04T13:54:15Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Report of “razor blades” in Halloween candy. > > [Multiple razor blades found hidden in children’s Halloween candy as authorities search for suspect - ABC News](https://abcnews.go.com/US/multiple-razor-blades-found-hidden-childrens-halloween-candy/story?id=92584731) > > The sub-headline is golden. > > “Police in Eugene, Oregon, have narrowed the search to the Friendly neighborhood.” - Finding the suspect will require a sharp mind and a keen wit. ---
**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 4, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5032 "2022-11-04T14:02:54Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Finding the suspect will require a sharp mind and a keen wit. I think that the simplest explanation is that Occam did it. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2022, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5033 "2022-11-04T14:05:11Z")
👏 👏 👏 ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5034 "2022-11-04T14:12:35Z")
That can’t be real. I mean, have you _seen_ what razors cost these days? Cheaper to buy fentanyl. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2022, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5035 "2022-11-04T14:20:22Z")
> **[Iowa teens killed their Spanish teacher over "poor grade," prosecutor says](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nohema-graber-murder-willard-miller-jeremy-goodale-killed-spanish-teacher-over-bad-grade-iowa-prosecutor-says/)** > > A witness provided photos of a Snapchat conversation "that identify Goodale's admissions that he acted in concert with another person to bring about Graber's death," the documents say. One of the accused is on record as saying the low grade brought down his GPA. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5036 "2022-11-04T14:22:23Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Report of “razor blades” in Halloween candy. After decades of hearing about razor blades in candy and decades of hearing that it’s never actually happened, I always worried that the near constant reporting was going to give someone the idea to do it. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5037 "2022-11-04T14:22:56Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > One of the accused is on record as saying the low grade brought down his GPA. Imagine what a murder conviction will do to it. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5038 "2022-11-04T14:32:09Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Imagine what a murder conviction will do to it > **[Can You Go to College With a Felony?](https://www.uopeople.edu/blog/can-felons-go-to-college/)** > > If you’ve been convicted, you still have the opportunity to go to college. Find out how to apply, how to pay for college, and what to say on your application. ---
**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 4, 2022, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5039 "2022-11-04T17:48:17Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > After decades of hearing about razor blades in candy and decades of hearing that it’s never actually happened, I always worried that the near constant reporting was going to give someone the idea to do it. IIRC, there have been actual documented cases, but EVERY ONE OF THEM was intended for ONE specific individual, with other “random” ones given out to try to hide the culprit. [Hmmm. Per snopes, there actually have been cases…](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pins-and-needles/) (show how much I actually know!) ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5040 "2022-11-04T18:03:14Z")
So, like the Tylenol killings. ---
**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 4, 2022, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5041 "2022-11-04T21:34:39Z")
North Carolina Karen calls the cops because her barbecue pork was pink. > **['Just the way I felt': Woman who called 911 over pink BBQ tells her side of...](https://www.wral.com/20554695/)** > > WRAL News on Friday spoke to the woman who ripped into a local barbecue restaurant for serving her pink meat. ---
**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 4, 2022, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5042 "2022-11-04T21:41:11Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > North Carolina Karen calls the cops because her barbecue pork was pink. Truly a WTF moment. What an ignoramus. If it’s pink then they did a great job of smoking it. The irony is that the lady’s name is Cooke. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2022, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5043 "2022-11-04T21:54:46Z")
At the hole-in-the-wall BBQ joint here we had a woman in front of us reject her brisket because of the smoke ring but she didn’t call the cops, just left after saying, “I’m not paying for that!” without the meal. I was alternating between looking puzzled andgiving the counterman sympathetic looks as she was ranting at him. ---
**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 4, 2022, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5044 "2022-11-04T21:58:32Z")
Not mentioned: her threatening the staff of a sushi restaurant for not cooking their seafood enough. ---
**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 4, 2022, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5045 "2022-11-04T22:56:33Z")
Joe Rogan admits he lied about a friend of his wife saying there were furry litter boxes in her school. > **[Joe Rogan Admits He Lied About Schools Using Litter Boxes](https://www.thedailybeast.com/joe-rogan-admits-he-lied-about-schools-using-litter-boxes-for-furries-student)** > > Rogan told guest Tulsi Gabbard last month that his wife’s friend was a teacher at a school that installed litter boxes in the girls’ bathroom. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2022, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5046 "2022-11-05T00:21:22Z")
Unrelated, but I scrolled down a bit to the next article, about voter intimidation. One person said that “ballot watchers” were up so close to him they got a picture of his name and address on the envelope. “…Now that have my Information recorded will they show up at my house… Do I need worry about my family being killed now if the results are not what they wanted.”" That’s a genuinely scary thought. > **[Creepy Details Revealed of 18 Voter Intimidation Cases in Arizona](https://www.thedailybeast.com/arizona-secretary-of-state-reveals-creepy-details-of-18-voter-intimidation-cases-referred-to-doj)** > > All 18 cases have been referred to law enforcement, the Arizona Secretary of State’s office said Friday. ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2022, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5047 "2022-11-05T03:38:44Z")
If you know where to look, you can find the owner of a vehicle by the plate number. Using that, you can find the name and address of the owner and if you know how to navigate the assessor’s webpage, you can find a property value, all tax info and get pics and a description of all buildings and fences. All of this is public information in Arizona. Personal privacy hasn’t been a reasonable expectation anywhere for many years. ---
**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 5, 2022, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5048 "2022-11-05T03:57:04Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#): > > If you know where to look, you can find the owner of a vehicle by the plate number. Misuse of those databases is a big deal, one case even went to the Supreme Court. > **[Supreme Court sides with police officer who improperly searched license plate...](https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/06/03/politics/supreme-court-cybercrime-law-case/index.html)** > > The Supreme Court on Thursday narrowed the scope of a federal cybercrime law, holding that a policeman who improperly accessed a license plate database could not be charged under the law. I’m a state government IT guy and a number of my folks have access to this stuff. It’s not something you casually use. Though as seen in the SCOTUS ruling, **federal** law doesn’t do a very good job of defining what a violation is. (State laws can be strict though.) ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2022, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5049 "2022-11-05T04:10:45Z")
I have been retired for many years, I have NO access to any sort of non-public data bases. I have a LOT of time on my hands and I know how to connect dots. I get all of my information legally and often just through googling names and addresses which points me in the right direction. I’m not sure why you are doubting me, but if you want I can send you a whole lot of publicly available links so you can dance your way through property, tax and parking ticket records too. My info will only apply to Yavapai county but that’s only because I don’t have any interest or reason to go further. ---
**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 5, 2022, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5050 "2022-11-05T04:21:56Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#): > > I’m not sure why you are doubting me Because there’s a law protecting that info. > **[Driver's Privacy Protection Act](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driver's_Privacy_Protection_Act)** > > The Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994 (also referred to as the "DPPA"), Title XXX of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, is a United States federal statute governing the privacy and disclosure of personal information gathered by state Departments of Motor Vehicles. > The law was passed in 1994. It was introduced by Democratic Rep. Jim Moran of Virginia in 1992, after an increase in some opponents of abortion using public driving license databases to track down and harass abor... While you might not be breaking the law, you may very well be getting some of your info from people that do. I also doubt you because… > “Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.” > > _-Carl Sagan_ I don’t make a habit of trusting unsupported sensational statements on the internet. Otherwise I’d probably go hang out with Qanon folks. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=251) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=253)