# 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:** 318
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2023, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/6351 "2023-02-09T03:05:17Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > I would make a pilgrimage to Cyclotron Canyon Not Mayflower Canyon? ---
**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:** [February 9, 2023, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/6352 "2023-02-09T10:21:15Z")
Actual (limited time offer) product: [![](https://www.taquitos.net/im/sn/Walkers-CajunSquirrel.jpg) ](https://www.taquitos.net/im/sn/Walkers-CajunSquirrel.jpg) ---
**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:** [February 9, 2023, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/6353 "2023-02-09T13:21:18Z")
> [@lum\_s\_husband](#): > > They are crab _seasoning_ flavored. Good to know. I’ve seen prawn-flavored chips, so that made me wonder. > [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Bertie County peanuts an “Batchelor Bay” flavor that is fantastic. I’ll have to try those! I love flavored peanuts; there are a few brands that have a really good dill pickle flavor. ---
**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:** [February 9, 2023, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/6354 "2023-02-09T19:51:21Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > I’ve seen prawn-flavored chips, so that made me wonder. Shrimp chips are addictively good. I have been known to start eating a bag and not realize how much I’ve eaten until it’s empty. [![](https://target.scene7.com/is/image/Target/GUEST_d30fe0f6-40be-4425-b3e6-61606e711c19?wid=475&hei=475&qlt=80&fmt=pjpeg) ](https://target.scene7.com/is/image/Target/GUEST_d30fe0f6-40be-4425-b3e6-61606e711c19?wid=475&hei=475&qlt=80&fmt=pjpeg) When I lived on Guam they were in every grocery store and got hooked on them. I don’t see them as often back in the states but now that I’m reminded of them, I really want some right now. 😋 ---
**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:** [February 9, 2023, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/6355 "2023-02-09T20:13:45Z")
Very comforting this **CS** thread has become. ---
**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:** [February 9, 2023, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/6356 "2023-02-09T22:31:20Z")
Okay, just for laughs, here’s a web page with hilariously stupid headlines from newspapers. > **[40 Newspaper Headlines That Push The Limits Of Human Stupidity](https://www.demilked.com/stupid-newspaper-headlines/)** > > Creating a good headline for an article is an art within itself. Just think about it: you basically have to describe your whole text using just one sentence. Sometimes you succeed, sometimes you don't, and sometimes you produce such a mind-bogglingly... It’s nothing new but hey, we’re not talking about food now. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2023, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/6357 "2023-02-09T22:39:07Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Shrimp chips are addictively good. Oh, Og. My brother and I bopped around the Indonesian archipelago for about five weeks in the early-90’s where we ate our body weights in Krupuk – almost always shrimp-flavored – pretty much every day: > **[Krupuk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krupuk)** > > Krupuk (Javanese)\[n 1\] is a cracker made from starch or animal skin and other ingredients that serve as flavouring. Most krupuk are deep fried, while some others are grilled or hot sand fried. They are a popular snack in maritime Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, and Philippines), and are most closely associated with the culinary traditions of Indonesia, in particular Javanese cuisine. It is an ubiquitous staple in its country of origin, and has spread to other countries ... ---
**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:** [February 10, 2023, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/6358 "2023-02-10T01:08:41Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > Very comforting this **CS** thread has become. My cousin has an excellent recipe for spit-roasted long pig. The neighbors (S-MFes all) are very polite. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2023, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/6359 "2023-02-10T02:22:32Z")
Can you imagine what must’ve been going through the tech’s minds as they tried to figure out what just exploded. > **[Lawyer dies after his hidden gun goes off during MRI scan](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/brazil-lawyer-death-mri-gun-b2279514.html)** > > Leandro Mathias de Novaes’ gun went off due to magnetic field in the MRI scanning room > The magnetic field from the MRI scanner pulled the pro-gun lawyer’s weapon was pulled from his waistband and went off, shooting him in the tummy. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/6360 "2023-02-10T02:55:36Z")
(featured also in the Stupid Gun News thread since the original incident report) Yes, a man died, but… May I pause to decry the writing/editing/translating quality of the _Independent_’s short news piece as posted. I mean, “pulled the lawyer’s weapon was pulled”? Shot “in the tummy”? (c’mon people, “abdomen”? “gut”?) ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/6361 "2023-02-10T03:03:56Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Can you imagine what must’ve been going through the tech’s minds as they tried to figure out what just exploded. Good lord. This freaking moron was allowed to carry a weapon? I mean ANYWHERE? I mean if you don’t already know that metal is a big no no even being near an MRI. You shouldn’t be allowed to carry a slingshot. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2023, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/6362 "2023-02-10T03:05:24Z")
Actually, given that a slingshot could be made metal-free, he might still be alive had he been carrying one of those. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/6363 "2023-02-10T03:09:07Z")
Yeah, of course. I was just saying that this numb scull should not be let close to anything that could be dangerous. Including matches and rocks. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2023, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/6364 "2023-02-10T03:10:10Z")
I know. I was just kind of kidding. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2023, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/6365 "2023-02-10T03:10:48Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > I mean, “pulled the lawyer’s weapon was pulled”? Shot “in the tummy”? (c’mon people, “abdomen”? “gut”?) While this probably isn’t the case, I told myself that since the original incident was in Brazil, maybe it was just a translation issue. I could see an ESL person maybe not knowing that tummy sounds very out of place here. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/6366 "2023-02-10T04:32:14Z")
The thing that kills me - no pun intended - is that surely they gave him the speech about how there must be absolutely nothing made of metal inside the machine for it’s made of BIG FRIGGIN’ MAGNETS. Sure, he’ll take off his watch and his ring and his retainer, but damned if he’s getting anywhere near those things without a weapon, by cracky. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2023, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/6367 "2023-02-10T05:18:21Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > the speech about how there must be absolutely nothing made of metal inside the machine Techically, the victim neither entered nor intended to enter the machine. He was accompanying his mother who was getting the scan. He was just in the room, most likely 8~10 feet away from it. The story did not make it clear whether the machine was actually up to scanning power at the time, but those are pretty damn huge magnets. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/6368 "2023-02-10T05:31:16Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > He was just in the room, most likely 8~10 feet away from it. Pure supposition, not “most likely”. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2023, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/6369 "2023-02-10T05:49:20Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > > [@eschereal](#): > > > > He was just in the room, most likely 8~10 feet away from it. > > Pure supposition, not “most likely”. - [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/6BBx8BwLhqg/hqdefault.jpg "How dangerous are magnetic items near an MRI magnet?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BBx8BwLhqg) ---
**Author:** ![Al128](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/al128/32/16541_2.png) [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/6370 "2023-02-10T14:01:46Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > The story did not make it clear whether the machine was actually up to scanning power at the time, but those are pretty damn huge magnets. nitpick-mode: given that those magnets in a MRI are **electrical magnets** , it is safe (;o) to say the MRI was scanning (or otherwise you have not those huge magnetic fields), pulling the gun and shooting mr. lawyerman in the tummy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=317) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=319)