# 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:** 422
**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:** [August 4, 2023, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8431 "2023-08-04T14:40:20Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Richie Cunningham would no longer be able to recognize Waukesha. That’s why we keep the Bronze Fonz in Milwaukee. [![](https://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/images/wi/WIMILfonz_clarkw.jpg) ](https://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/images/wi/WIMILfonz_clarkw.jpg) (I know, it’s unsettling) ---
**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:** [August 4, 2023, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8432 "2023-08-04T14:49:23Z")
it is indeed… ---
**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:** [August 4, 2023, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8433 "2023-08-04T15:17:47Z")
Damn. I will be in Milwaukee in a couple days, only a few blocks from there, but I do not think I will get a chance to go see him, because, reasons. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2023, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8434 "2023-08-04T15:23:52Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > > [@74westy](#): > > > > Not to victim blame but these things don’t happen in a vacuum. > > I mean, they can. Are you suggesting the victim provoked it? It’s not like unprovoked attacks don’t happen. It would also take a hell of a provocation to make that a reasonable response. Admittedly, the story doesn’t give enough info to tell whether there may have been two (or more) SMFers involved. But I wouldn’t automatically conclude that the victim was one. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2023, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8435 "2023-08-04T15:30:24Z")
“In a previous life, you were someone named….Phineas Gage? Ooo, unfortunate.” ---
**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:** [August 4, 2023, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8436 "2023-08-04T16:42:21Z")
Back in the 90’s, my brother, who was probably 10 years old at the time, was walking (in a ‘good’ neighborhood) to his piano teacher’s house. Someone (high school aged) that he’d never met asked him what school he went to, my brother told him, and the kid pepper sprayed him. ---
**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:** [August 4, 2023, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8437 "2023-08-04T17:18:16Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > “In a previous life, you were someone named….Phineas Gage? Ooo, unfortunate.” Seriously, though, that sounds like a really similar injury. From Phineas Gage wiki: > Rocketed from the hole, the tamping iron‍—‌1+1⁄4 inches (3.2 cm) in diameter, three feet seven inches (1.1 m) long, and weighing 13+1⁄4 pounds (6.0 kg)‍—‌entered the left side of Gage’s face in an upward direction, just forward of the angle of the [lower jaw](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandible). Continuing upward outside the [upper jaw](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxilla) and possibly fracturing the [cheekbone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zygomatic_arch), it passed behind the left eye, through the left side of the brain, then completely out the top of the skull through the [frontal bone] Compare with this poor guy: > “The pole entered the victim’s head beneath his jaw and exited the other side of his head near his right temple area,” police said. I hope he doesn’t suffer like Gage did. I once did a deep dive on that story and while the idea of total personality change is in dispute, he did go into a sharp decline and eventually died due to his injury. ---
**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:** [August 4, 2023, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8438 "2023-08-04T17:40:50Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > I hope he doesn’t suffer like Gage did. I once did a deep dive on that story and while the idea of total personality change is in dispute, he did go into a sharp decline and eventually died due to his injury. I’ve seen his skull. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2023, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8439 "2023-08-04T17:44:55Z")
The description i’ve heard of his injury and the “medical care” he received was nauseating. The term “pus volcano” was used at one point. ---
**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:** [August 4, 2023, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8440 "2023-08-04T18:52:57Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > > [@muldoonthief](#): > > > > We don’t know if it was radioactive, genetically altered, on psychoactive medications, or simply a Lovecraftian eldritch horror. > > No, I don’t think it was ever stated explicitly. But it’s only logical to assume that it was a radioactive spider since that is such an iconic part of the canon and legend of the character. And my friend Bud insists that he heard Spidey’s got radioactive blood. Where’d that come from, if not the spider? ---
**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:** [August 4, 2023, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8441 "2023-08-04T18:53:29Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Damn. I will be in Milwaukee in a couple days, only a few blocks from there Some great places to eat near that Fonz statue (you can walk on the opposite shore of the Riverwalk to avoid it, like I always do). Oh, and do stop by [International Exports Ltd.](https://www.google.com/maps/uv?pb=!1s0x8805190a150c378b%3A0x676021f9a6243e92!3m1!7e115!4s%2Fmaps%2Fplace%2Fthe%2Bsafe%2Bhouse%2Bmilwaukee%2F%4043.0407213%2C-87.9102063%2C3a%2C75y%2C214.8h%2C90t%2Fdata%3D*213m4*211e1*213m2*211sMIs9xyslAanoYPtuHwguPg*212e0*214m2*213m1*211s0x8805190a150c378b%3A0x676021f9a6243e92%3Fsa%3DX%26ved%3D2ahUKEwjDivPN1MOAAxXcj4kEHZOrCT4Qpx96BAhbEAA!5sthe%20safe%20house%20milwaukee%20-%20Google%20Search!15sCgIgAQ&imagekey=!1e10!2sAF1QipNKbmHGw-IolnmSnkf6I56tKLFh7rN5-QlOmpmF&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjDivPN1MOAAxXcj4kEHZOrCT4Qpx96BAhtEAw) I did, with a friend (I had to “drop something off on the way to dinner”. He was totally fooled, then charmed, then proclaimed we’d stay for a drink. Another drink. And appetizers. Then dinner. ---
**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:** [August 4, 2023, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8442 "2023-08-04T18:56:36Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > > [@eschereal](#): > > > > Richie Cunningham would no longer be able to recognize Waukesha. > > That’s why we keep the Bronze Fonz in Milwaukee. > [https://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/images/wi/WIMILfonz\_clarkw.jpg](https://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/images/wi/WIMILfonz_clarkw.jpg) > (I know, it’s unsettling) I know _I’d_ think twice about moving there, if frequent sightings of that were likely. ---
**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:** [August 4, 2023, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8443 "2023-08-04T18:59:43Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I know _I’d_ think twice about moving there, if frequent sightings of that were likely. I’ve actually never seen it. I know vaguely where it is (on the riverwalk), but other than restaurants that have seating out there, I haven’t spent all that much time in the riverwalk area. ---
**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:** [August 4, 2023, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8444 "2023-08-04T19:04:57Z")
I guess maybe the _un_-settling gag was a bit of a reach… ---
**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:** [August 4, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8445 "2023-08-04T20:24:35Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > The description i’ve heard of his injury and the “medical care” he received was nauseating. The term “pus volcano” was used at one point. Yeah… He was leaking brain matter for a while there. It sounds like his personality changed considerably in the immediate aftermath of the injury but after he recovered he seemed to do well… Until he didn’t. I’ve read that the doctor taking care of him probably did save his life. He didn’t have the knowledge of modern medicine but he was skilled for his time. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2023, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8446 "2023-08-04T21:04:47Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > And my friend Bud insists that he heard Spidey’s got radioactive blood. Where’d that come from, if not the spider? That IS an insidiously ear-wormy song. It’s hard to argue with. Although the comics never claimed that Spiderman’s blood was radioactive. ---
**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:** [August 4, 2023, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8447 "2023-08-04T22:03:09Z")
> [@Yllaria](#): > > Although the comics never claimed that Spiderman’s blood was radioactive. In _Amazing Spider-Man #31_, Peter gives Aunt May a blood transfusion, and in the next issue he learns that she got sick from radiation. > **[Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 32](https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Amazing_Spider-Man_Vol_1_32)** > > Featured Characters: Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (See chronology) Supporting Characters: Daily Bugle Staff ⏴ J. Jonah Jameson ⏵ ⏴ Betty Brant ⏵ ⏴ Ned Leeds ⏵ ⏴ Frederick Foswell ⏵ ⏴ Aunt May ⏵... ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2023, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8448 "2023-08-04T22:24:20Z")
Amazing! That was back in the sixties, wasn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2023, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8449 "2023-08-04T22:38:41Z")
There’s another series in the comics where he unknowingly gives Mary Jane cancer through radioactive lovemaking . Not the most inspired storyline IMHO. ---
**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:** [August 4, 2023, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8450 "2023-08-04T22:49:27Z")
‘Hey! Even with the cancer and the radiation poisoning I’m still a safer lay than Superman!’ ~ Pete [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=421) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=423)