# 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:** 412
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8231 "2023-07-26T18:05:48Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > I’m sure some people in Zimbabwe are willing to deal with gold but greenbacks (or euros or such) are preferred, even now. If the US (and the Euro Zone and South Africa and others) ceased to exist, maybe they switch to gold as a primary medium of exchange. But in a truly apocalyptic scenario like that, all bets are truly off. Maybe cigarettes. In post-war Germany’s economy, cigarettes and coffee were the most valuable currencies (black market of course). ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8232 "2023-07-26T18:08:54Z")
Nah, literally US dollars. Zimbabwe wants to get back to the point the Zimbabwe dollar is preferentially used over the US dollar (maybe even to the point it can be the official currency again) but they’re a long way from that. > **[Zimbabwe announces new measures to aid ailing local currency](https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/zimbabwe-announces-new-measures-aid-ailing-local-currency-2023-05-30/)** > > Zimbabwe's treasury has announced measures to encourage the use of the local dollar as opposed to the U.S. dollar, in a bid to boost the local unit and tame rising consumer inflation. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8233 "2023-07-26T18:10:41Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > Nah, literally US dollars. I didn’t mean now, but in an apocalyptic scenario. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8234 "2023-07-26T18:13:20Z")
Ah, yes. In such a scenario I can see chocolate or coffee worth more than their weight in gold, especially since they’re perishable. But getting back to the main point, it just goes to show that people are dumb when it comes to gold. They’re not even buying actual physical gold but shares in mines or certificates, most of which is recorded electronically. And in the real world, when the shit actually hits the fan (hyperinflation or war-time shortages or whatever), people don’t jump straight to hoarding gold. They set up black markets for stable currencies and luxury items paid in barter or whatever stable tender they have on hand. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8235 "2023-07-26T18:30:58Z")
I’ve heard of hyperinflationary economies where bus tokens became the de facto currency. ---
**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:** [July 26, 2023, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8236 "2023-07-26T18:39:54Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > I’m sure some people in Zimbabwe are willing to deal with gold but greenbacks (or euros or such) are preferred, even now. Gold is way too expensive to be practical for everyday expenses. One cup of coffee? That’ll be 50 miligrams of gold, please. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8237 "2023-07-26T18:47:00Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Gold is way too expensive to be practical for everyday expenses. One cup of coffee? That’ll e 50 miligrams of gold, please. Maybe precision scales will be THE hot item in the Apocalypse… ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8238 "2023-07-26T18:51:39Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > I’ve heard of hyperinflationary economies where bus tokens became the de facto currency. People in hyperinflationary economies usually prefer to take taxis. That’s because you pay for a taxi after you get to your destination. By that time the money you pay is worth much less. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8239 "2023-07-26T22:06:05Z")
A Georgia mom was asked to stop breastfeeding her son on the Lazy River ride, because “No food or drinks in the water.” > **[Mom is 'upset and appalled' after water park told her to stop breastfeeding...](https://www.today.com/parents/moms/breastfeeding-pool-water-park-rcna96001)** > > "I was absolutely horrified." ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8240 "2023-07-26T22:43:34Z")
There are no words, only laughter. No food or drink… the south never fails to amaze. ---
**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:** [July 26, 2023, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8241 "2023-07-26T22:52:00Z")
On the one hand, I very much want to support breastfeeding. On the other hand, you’re on a ride. No food on the ride, means no food on the ride, whether it’s in a bottle or a breast. Find a place to sit and breastfeed just like the parents who are bottle feeding are asked to do. I’m not going to ask you to sit in a dirty toilet stall, just be in a place where food and drink are allowed for everyone. Like a place where your kid’s spitup can be cleaned effectively, rather than the middle of a water ride. Breastfeeding should be destigmatized, normalized, not turned into a crazy free for all. ---
**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:** [July 26, 2023, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8242 "2023-07-26T23:09:30Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > No food on the ride, means no food on the ride, whether it’s in a bottle or a breast. Agreed, I don’t see why it would be okay to say no if you’re putting a bottle of formula in a baby’s mouth, but suddenly if it’s a boob the rules shouldn’t apply. ---
**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:** [July 26, 2023, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8243 "2023-07-26T23:28:34Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Agreed, I don’t see why it would be okay to say no if you’re putting a bottle of formula in a baby’s mouth, but suddenly if it’s a boob the rules shouldn’t apply. - While I agree rules apply, you can’t spill a boob into the boat or the water. ---
**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:** [July 26, 2023, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8244 "2023-07-26T23:35:47Z")
The mother could get a painful injury if the boat stops suddenly. ---
**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:** [July 26, 2023, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8245 "2023-07-26T23:35:54Z")
I’m with the waterpark on this one; if food and drink are not allowed on the lazy river, she should not be breastfeeding there either. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8246 "2023-07-26T23:37:12Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > you can’t spill a boob into the boat or the water Your kid can spit up everywhere. Trust me on this. ---
**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:** [July 26, 2023, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8247 "2023-07-26T23:39:44Z")
> [@squeegee](#): > > > [@running\_coach](#): > > > > you can’t spill a boob into the boat or the water > > Your kid can spit up everywhere. Trust me on this. - Good point. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8248 "2023-07-26T23:50:11Z")
Your response and username work well on this one! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8249 "2023-07-26T23:52:33Z")
i think the meme “lighten up francis” applies here > **[Does the ‘Barbenheimer’ joke-a-thon make fun of one of humanity’s darkest hours?](https://www.standard.co.uk/insider/barbenheimer-bad-taste-atomic-bomb-offensive-b1096816.html)** > > He was the ‘father of the atomic bomb’, she is a plastic doll. The Barbie v Oppenheimer marketing marathon has gone too far, says Melanie McDonagh ---
**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:** [July 26, 2023, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8250 "2023-07-26T23:54:59Z")
> [@Locrian](#): > > Your response and username work well on this one! 🙂 - Even better. @Mops [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=411) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=413)