# 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:** 41
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/805 "2021-06-11T03:46:04Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Shots fired at Mammoth Cave National Park after a Bigfoot sighting. WTF? > Disclaimer: This story was originally posted July 31, 2019 by our sister station, WKRN. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/806 "2021-06-11T03:49:52Z")
I was going to point out this has happened a couple of times before, but this is one of the couple: > [@What if somebody DID shoot Bigfoot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-somebody-did-shoot-bigfoot/678708/114): > > Well, [it has happened again](https://www.wspa.com/news/gunshot-fired-at-mammoth-cave-campsite-following-alleged-bigfoot-sighting/). (I’m not giving the side-eye to Rick\_Kitchen, but to the news site for recycling a 2 year old story.) ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2021, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/807 "2021-06-15T16:48:21Z")
[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/man-suspected-of-murdering-girlfriend-allegedly-tried-to-sell-car-with-her-dead-body-in-it/ar-AAL48zm](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/man-suspected-of-murdering-girlfriend-allegedly-tried-to-sell-car-with-her-dead-body-in-it/ar-AAL48zm) Tries to sell a car…with his murdered girlfriend’s body still in the backseat??? ---
**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:** [June 15, 2021, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/808 "2021-06-15T16:53:53Z")
Hey, it was sold “as is”. ---
**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:** [June 15, 2021, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/809 "2021-06-15T18:00:16Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > [MSN](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/man-suspected-of-murdering-girlfriend-allegedly-tried-to-sell-car-with-her-dead-body-in-it/ar-AAL48zm) > > Tries to sell a car…with his murdered girlfriend’s body still in the backseat??? - Carpool lane ready. ---
**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:** [June 15, 2021, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/810 "2021-06-15T19:23:22Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > Tries to sell a car…with his murdered girlfriend’s body still in the backseat??? A piercing scream followed by Mr. Johnson slapping his forehead. “I knew I forgot **something**.” ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2021, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/811 "2021-06-15T19:33:55Z")
Nashville in mid June. Probably a tad bit hot & sticky. I’m trying to make a “Comes with a warm Happy Meal” joke here but it’s not quite working. ---
**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:** [June 15, 2021, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/812 "2021-06-15T19:36:43Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > Tries to sell a car…with his murdered girlfriend’s body still in the backseat??? Not so loud! Everybody will want one. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2021, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/813 "2021-06-15T20:03:01Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > Tries to sell a car…with his murdered girlfriend’s body still in the backseat??? Sorry, all the cars we sell come from the factory like that. It’s a mandatory option. ---
**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:** [June 16, 2021, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/814 "2021-06-16T01:57:53Z")
“I mean, sure, if you really want… what, zero bodies? Is _zero_ really the only number that’ll work for you? Anyhow, we’d have to call around and see if we can find one like that. But I gotta be honest with ya here, you’ll end up waiting a month for one from some place like California, and it’ll have a premium package of expensive options. But hey, you want what you want…” ---
**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:** [June 16, 2021, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/815 "2021-06-16T02:44:27Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > a mandatory option of course ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2021, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/816 "2021-06-16T04:11:44Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > mandatory option Is this an oxymoron? ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2021, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/817 "2021-06-16T04:15:51Z")
In the context of car dealerships, it’s just a conventional moron-ism. No oxy- required. 😉 ---
**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:** [June 16, 2021, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/818 "2021-06-16T04:28:55Z")
That is all just as clear as a borosillycat. ---
**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:** [June 16, 2021, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/819 "2021-06-16T04:35:31Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > Is this an oxymoron? It’s the proverbial offer you can’t refuse. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2021, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/820 "2021-06-16T12:33:28Z")
I recently bought a sporty-ish car. I wanted mine in any one of the more interesting colors. Not black, white, silver/gray, nor tan/beige. Within dealer inventory in the entire sporty / flashy state of Florida, that filter eliminated about 95% of the inventory. Yup, _de facto_, the cars are only available in those 4 colors despite the factory have several much more interesting colors. A “mandatory option” indeed. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2021, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/821 "2021-06-16T13:24:12Z")
Mandatory options are a real thing. All Subarus shipped to New England dealers used to come with the Winter Package (heated seats, heated side mirrors, electrically heated front window). If you didn’t want that option you’d have to special order a car and wait for a while. I’m not sure if that specific setup is still in place as many of those features are now standard on all models. ---
**Author:** ![Saintly\_Loser](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saintly_loser/32/4045_2.png) [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2021, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/822 "2021-06-18T23:27:09Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Mandatory options are a real thing. All Subarus shipped to New England dealers used to come with the Winter Package (heated seats, heated side mirrors, electrically heated front window). Do they come with block heaters? Every car seems to come with them in Canada, even where my in-laws live, which really doesn’t get that much colder than where I live, in NYC. And nobody here ever heard of a block heater. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2021, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/823 "2021-06-18T23:45:43Z")
Sadly, no. Luckily I can garage mine, so I’m generally good. And this winter it wasn’t an issue at all. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2021, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/824 "2021-06-19T03:17:51Z")
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