# 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:** 361
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2023, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/7211 "2023-04-26T14:44:22Z")
Are you sure this isn’t a sitting around the campfire horror story? All you have to do is change that last sentence about the dog being euthanized. 🐺 ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2023, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/7212 "2023-04-26T15:15:38Z")
"… and that killer dog, driven insane by bloodlust, escaped into the forest behind the house. The very forest we’re camping in right now!" [at this point someone hidden in the woods shakes the bushes and growls] ---
**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:** [April 26, 2023, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/7213 "2023-04-26T17:04:07Z")
You guys suck. I just had to lock the deadbolts. ---
**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:** [April 26, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/7214 "2023-04-26T17:12:37Z")
We didn’t used to . . . but thanks to Custom Vampire Straw we all can suck! ---
**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:** [April 26, 2023, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/7215 "2023-04-26T17:54:34Z")
Vampire straws are a delightful enhancement for oral sex. ---
**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:** [April 26, 2023, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/7216 "2023-04-26T18:18:28Z")
I thought straws were only used in goat-felching. ---
**Author:** ![Wolf333](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf333/32/3460_2.png) [@Wolf333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf333)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2023, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/7217 "2023-04-26T18:41:19Z")
Off topic, but we’re they doing push-ups in Peoria? ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2023, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/7218 "2023-04-27T00:00:37Z")
This is my favorite thread. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2023, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/7219 "2023-04-27T13:53:55Z")
And the secret to that is… when the news doesn’t have enough Stupid MFers, WE can be the Stupid MFers! ---
**Author:** ![Tatterdemalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2023, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/7220 "2023-04-27T20:28:34Z")
I’m not actually sure who is the stupid MFer in this piece. > **[Man fatally shot by neighbor for using leaf blower in own yard, police say](https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/04/27/illinois-shooting-yard-leaf-blower-martys-lecchei/)** > > Ettore Lecchei, 79, is accused of killing next-door neighbor William Martys, 59, in Antioch, Ill., in another act of seemingly unprovoked gun violence. Leaf blowers can be pretty annoying. ---
**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:** [April 27, 2023, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/7221 "2023-04-27T20:31:41Z")
Paywalled so I can’t see the details, but if it’s a gas-powered one they can be loud, yes. Once many years ago I worked a job that included using a leaf blower at times (where there was housing on a US Navy base) and there were specific times a day when we were allowed to use them. Not too early or late in the day, because they’d bother people too much. I needed earplugs myself to prevent hearing damage. ---
**Author:** ![Tatterdemalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2023, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/7222 "2023-04-27T20:36:42Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Paywalled so I can’t see the details > **[Man fatally shot by neighbor for using leaf blower in own yard, police say](https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/04/27/illinois-shooting-yard-leaf-blower-martys-lecchei/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWJpZCI6IjE4MjA3NzQwIiwicmVhc29uIjoiZ2lmdCIsIm5iZiI6MTY4MjU2ODAwMCwiaXNzIjoic3Vic2NyaXB0aW9ucyIsImV4cCI6MTY4Mzg2Mzk5OSwiaWF0IjoxNjgyNTY4MDAwLCJqdGkiOiIxYTdkZDc0MS1iYzVhLTRiYjAtOWE0Mi02M2EzYTYyMTc0YTIiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy53YXNoaW5ndG9ucG9zdC5jb20vbmF0aW9uLzIwMjMvMDQvMjcvaWxsaW5vaXMtc2hvb3RpbmcteWFyZC1sZWFmLWJsb3dlci1tYXJ0eXMtbGVjY2hlaS8ifQ.ph4sSp10JX1xVFVZsegWoJSVpjd5-pk6koxEKqsnEOo&itid=gfta)** > > Ettore Lacchei, 79, is accused of killing next-door neighbor William Martys, 59, in Antioch, Ill., in another act of seemingly unprovoked gun violence. Ok, I just saw the gift link. Does this work? ---
**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:** [April 27, 2023, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/7223 "2023-04-27T20:56:57Z")
Somebody misspelled the name of the accused. “Lacchei” here: > **[Man charged with shooting, killing next-door neighbor in unincorporated Antioch](https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/man-charged-shooting-killing-neighbor-unincorporated-antioch/)** > > Authorities said it all stemmed from a quarrel about a noisy leaf blower. > “We understand from interviewing witnesses that this neighbor had confrontations with many different neighbors that live up and down that street,” said Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy Chief Chris Covelli. “This wasn’t the first time that he was seen with a firearm.” ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2023, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/7224 "2023-04-27T21:24:44Z")
> [@](#): > > confirmed to local media that the two men had a history of conflict, including a previous instance in which Lacchei had pulled a gun on Martys. Shouldn’t this be enough to have his guns taken away? ---
**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:** [April 27, 2023, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/7225 "2023-04-27T22:43:41Z")
> [@Tatterdemalion](#): > > Ok, I just saw the gift link. Does this work? Yes it does, and you rock. 🤘 ---
**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:** [April 27, 2023, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/7226 "2023-04-27T23:40:09Z")
Please - I never want to see that devil horns thingie ever again. ---
**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:** [April 27, 2023, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/7227 "2023-04-27T23:54:00Z")
Embrace the metal! 😈 ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2023, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/7228 "2023-04-27T23:55:40Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > Please - I never want to see that devil horns thingie ever again. You mean Floppy the Banjo Clown? ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2023, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/7229 "2023-04-28T13:35:28Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > Please - I never want to see that devil horns thingie ever again. Am I gonna be That Guy? (sigh) - Yes, I’m gonna be That Guy. [Nasally Nerdy Voice] Actually, that sign is a ward for the Evil Eye. I don’t remember the full story, but Ronnie James Dio learned it from his (Roma?) grandmother.[/NNV] ---
**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:** [April 28, 2023, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/7230 "2023-04-28T17:45:17Z")
Plenty of stupidity to go around over the past 18 years here: > **[Chicago family pays $65K to keep Lawndale home accidentally built on wrong...](https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-houses-lawndale-cook-county-assessors-office-property-tax/13190352/)** > > A Chicago family was almost kicked out of their dream home after a decade of living in it because, in a bizarre twist, it was built on the wrong lot. > In 2005, they bought a three-story home and started their family in the city’s Lawndale neighborhood. Then, in 2019, they were told their property was sold for delinquent taxes. The Millers had been paying a property tax bill, but the bills they received were for a different lot; the lot next door. > All of the Millers’ paperwork - the plat of survey, the deed, the building permit, their mortgage and title insurance - had the correct lot listed, LOT 39. The Miller’s thought their home was _on_ LOT 39. But the builder, now out of business, built it on LOT 38. > For eleven years, the Millers received tax bills for LOT 39, the vacant lot where their house was supposed to be. The Cook County Assessor mistakenly assessed the lot as if there was a house on it. In 2017, the Assessor corrected the problem, but didn’t alert the Millers. > The Millers believe they are due a refund since they paid for taxes on a vacant lot as if it had a house on it. But, the Assessor’s Office said it cannot refund the Millers due to Illinois’ statute of limitations. > > Meanwhile, when they were paying those bills on the vacant lot, the taxes for the lot with Miller’s house on it went unpaid and defaulted. That’s when a private firm bought those taxes and told the Millers they had to move. > To keep their home, the Miller’s reached a settlement with the private firm that bought the delinquent taxes. It cost the couple $43,000, plus attorneys’ fees. Maybe the Millers could get Dan Aykroyd to put on a benefit concert? 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=360) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=362)