# 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:** 363
**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:** [May 1, 2023, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/7251 "2023-05-01T14:52:05Z")
I love this song! It’s so acerbic. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/7252 "2023-05-01T19:37:02Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > [Czech teacher arrested for spreading Russian misinformation.](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65413458) I thought “Soros as a boogeyman” was a uniquely American idea. Apparently not. It absolutely isn’t, in fact I’ve always thought it was very telling that the American conservative movement adopted Putin’s archenemy as their very own. Not to mention that Soros’s pet cause is the promotion of worldwide democracy, with a concentration on encouraging Eastern European countries to reject Russian influence in favor of the Western liberal democracy model. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/7253 "2023-05-02T05:59:23Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > > [@kayaker](#): > > > > Heh. Living in the country means that xmas morning people are out shooting their gift-guns. > > First ghost guns, now gift guns! Where will it end? Gold guns? /s “_He went to Jared’s!_” ---
**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:** [May 2, 2023, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/7254 "2023-05-02T07:59:02Z")
[Local weatherman claims small girl who rang his doorbell because she was looking for her kitten could have been shot.](https://twitter.com/willmenaker/status/1653112108056207363) Gets seriously dragged on Twitter. [![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FvDGadRWcAExBFt?format=jpg&name=900x900) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FvDGadRWcAExBFt?format=jpg&name=900x900) He subsequently edited his post to something…better? [![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FvD7qKgWYAwDmul?format=jpg&name=small) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FvD7qKgWYAwDmul?format=jpg&name=small) Guns don’t kill people; doorbells do. I guess. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2023, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/7255 "2023-05-02T11:08:32Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Guns don’t kill people; doorbells do. I guess. And somehow kid’s deaths are blamed on doors again. Too many or not enough or something. ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/7256 "2023-05-02T12:27:06Z")
Clearly, the only answer is to be sure little girls are properly armed before they go look for their lost pets. ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/7257 "2023-05-02T16:57:04Z")
Why the hell do these people even HAVE doorbells? Go live in a compound in the country surrounded by barbed wire if you’re so afraid of the world that a child ringing the bell sets you off. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/7258 "2023-05-02T18:07:29Z")
That would deny them the confrontation they’re seeking. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2023, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/7259 "2023-05-02T18:12:15Z")
Yeah, his OP (both original and edited) somehow makes the central message be “don’t ring doorbells in 2023”??? The F? ---
**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:** [May 2, 2023, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/7260 "2023-05-02T18:21:16Z")
Halloween must be a hoot in his neighborhood. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2023, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/7261 "2023-05-02T18:22:21Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > Yeah, his OP (both original and edited) somehow makes the central message be “don’t ring doorbells in 2023”??? I don’t read it that way. I see it as a public service message; beware of me because I’m armed and have dangerous mental issues. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2023, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/7262 "2023-05-02T18:22:32Z")
It must be horrible to live your life in fear like that. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/7263 "2023-05-02T18:32:26Z")
A lot more horrible for everyone in that person’s orbit. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/7264 "2023-05-02T18:49:39Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > Clearly, the only answer is to be sure little girls are properly armed before they go look for their lost pets. Yep. Instead of ringing the doorbell, the little girl should have just assumed that the homeowner had stolen her kitten, and gone in guns blazing, shooting every person in the house. Perfectly justified. If you don’t want to get shot in your home, then don’t be the kind of person who probably would steal a kitten. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2023, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/7265 "2023-05-02T18:54:47Z")
I wonder if threatening to kill children is the sort of thing that would have the police come ring his doorbell. ---
**Author:** ![Dandan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@Dandan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dandan)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/7266 "2023-05-02T21:08:50Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > It must be horrible to live your life in fear like that Might be pretty relaxing - you don’t have the whiplash effect of wondering “this one?” “maybe this one?” Because it’s everyone. [ > [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > A lot more horrible for everyone in that person’s orbit. Should be relaxing for everyone in range, too. “Remember to cross the street and RUN, Susie, when you go to play with Mary.” Any idea what might be wrong with the other people on the block, of this guy’s co-workers, that no-one has noticed his little quirks? Dan ---
**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:** [May 2, 2023, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/7267 "2023-05-02T21:34:55Z")
> [@Dandan](#): > > Any idea what might be wrong with the other people on the block, of this guy’s co-workers, that no-one has noticed his little quirks? This guy’s in Texas. He’s probably the local equivalent of a gun control advocate. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/7268 "2023-05-03T01:33:49Z")
> [@Dandan](#): > > “Remember to cross the street and RUN, Susie, when you go to play with Mary.” “And always remember to stop, drop, roll, squeeze off a round, and zig-zag!” ---
**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:** [May 3, 2023, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/7269 "2023-05-03T02:33:12Z")
> [@Dandan](#): > > Remember to cross the street and RUN, Susie, when you go to play with Mary.” Serpentine! Serpentine! ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/7270 "2023-05-03T02:35:14Z")
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