# 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:** 425
**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 8, 2023, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8491 "2023-08-08T20:37:41Z")
My first thought was a “Walking The Dog down the duodenum” line… ---
**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 9, 2023, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8492 "2023-08-09T01:02:17Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > > [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > > > I don’t get it, either. People who do stupid stuff to get noticed are like ads. I sort of see them, but forget them immediately. > > > > Say I read about “some clodhopper down in Griffith, Indiana” who swallowed a yo-yo, and I go “that’s dumb” and immediately move on. Nice effort, though, whoever you were, clodhopper. > > Swallowing it is easy. The hard part is keeping it down. I laughed. ---
**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:** [August 9, 2023, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8493 "2023-08-09T03:15:29Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > > [@Joey\_P](#): > > > > Also, my WAG is that Judy ratted them out to the state. > > That WAG is justified. I’ve seen at least one episode in which unrelated criminal acts came to light in her court and she announced that she would pass the information along to the relevant authorities. She’s both a lawyer and an actual judge, isn’t she? Doesn’t that make her an _officer of the court_? I’d think that means that she’s required to do that, especially if it was presented to her on nationwide TV. Am I mistaken? ---
**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 9, 2023, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8494 "2023-08-09T08:55:26Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > She’s both a lawyer and an actual judge, isn’t she? No, she was a prosecutor turned family law judge, but she retired from the legal field in 1996 in order to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. So, not for almost 30 years. ---
**Author:** ![Tatterdemalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2023, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8495 "2023-08-09T22:00:36Z")
Here’s a good one: > Defendant maintains that she “used her spiritual brain, intuition, spiritual practice, and investigative skills to uncover the truth regarding the murder of the four University of Idaho students; and published her findings on her TikTok social media platform.” > **[Alleged "Psychic Intuition" Isn't Enough to Make a Federal Claim "Plausible"...](https://reason.com/volokh/2023/08/09/alleged-psychic-intuition-isnt-enough-to-make-a-federal-claim-plausible-enough-to-withstand-dismissal/)** > > From yesterday's decision in Scofield v. Guillard, written by Chief Magistrate Judge Raymond E. Patricco (D. Idaho); see here for... The stupidity is deep in this 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 9, 2023, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8496 "2023-08-09T22:57:47Z")
I’ve heard people are really passionate about soccer, but maybe celebrate indoors if you’re on the run: [Italian mob suspect on the run for 11 years captured after being spotted celebrating soccer team's win - CBS News](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/vincenzo-la-porta-fugitive-mob-suspect-caught-greece-spotted-celebrating-soccer-team/?intcid=CNI-00-10aaa3b) ---
**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:** [August 12, 2023, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8497 "2023-08-12T03:20:40Z")
[UNILAD](https://www.unilad.com/) posted a compilation of controlled demolition footage on Facebook last week and a bunch of 9/11 twoofers came out of the woodwork to comment. ---
**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 12, 2023, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8498 "2023-08-12T20:27:33Z")
[Star Magazine/In Touch Weekly claims Sandra Bullock and her partner Bryan Randall “had a messy split” just days after he died of ALS.](https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/sandra-bullock-bryan-randall-star-magazine-b2391605.html) They couldn’t change the headline or something on their site? ---
**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:** [August 16, 2023, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8499 "2023-08-16T15:02:15Z")
The intention was to turn the guy into a ‘human birthday cake’, covering him with eggs and flour, and using a flare for a candle. Unfortunately, nobody considered that airborne flour is explosive. > **[Fiery birthday prank nearly puts the "deadly" in 'Deadliest Catch'](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/fiery-birthday-prank-deadliest-catch-050953558.html/)** > > A birthday prank went terribly wrong on 'Deadliest Catch.' ---
**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:** [August 16, 2023, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8500 "2023-08-16T15:40:42Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > The intention was to turn the guy into a ‘human birthday cake’, covering him with eggs and flour, and using a flare for a candle. > > Unfortunately, nobody considered that airborne flour is explosive. > > [Fiery birthday prank nearly puts the 'deadly' in 'Deadliest Catch'](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/fiery-birthday-prank-deadliest-catch-050953558.html/) - Will The Human Torch sue for copyright infringement? ---
**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 16, 2023, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8501 "2023-08-16T15:42:39Z")
Cake Man sounds like a Mega Man baddie. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2023, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8502 "2023-08-16T15:54:59Z")
Eh, it was Freddie. His superpower is that he’s indestructible while on the high seas. ---
**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 16, 2023, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8503 "2023-08-16T16:35:40Z")
He’d shoot blobs of frosting that explode into confetti. ---
**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 16, 2023, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8504 "2023-08-16T17:04:38Z")
I didn’t know flour was explosive. Glad I didn’t learn the hard way. And this guy’s all, “I’m not fussed.” Hardcore. ---
**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 16, 2023, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8505 "2023-08-16T17:19:13Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > And this guy’s all, “I’m not fussed.” Hardcore. It was probably refreshing to be warm for a bit. ---
**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:** [August 16, 2023, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8506 "2023-08-16T17:19:32Z")
Airborne flour and sawdust are very explosive. Luckily, they don’t burn for long. ---
**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:** [August 16, 2023, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8507 "2023-08-16T17:20:02Z")
I just saw an ad on MSNBC: ‘Cheap places to stay in Maui’. 🤦‍♂️ > [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > I didn’t know flour was explosive. Glad I didn’t learn the hard way. > **[Why Do Flour Mills Explode? (Mr. Wizard)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t5iTunRkO4%2F)** > > Mr. Wizard demonstrates the science behind flour mill explosions. Subscribe now for more science, nature and technology clips from the 1980's Nickelodeon sho... > **[1lb of flour dust explosion in two story building | By Holyoke Fire Department...](https://www.facebook.com/100064254776895/videos/2155293731436269/)** > > 1lb of flour dust explosion in two story building > **[Flour Fireball](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nwRxFYG17Y%2F)** > > All purpose flour is spread out over several birthday candles. Since the flour particles are spread out, they have enough oxygen gas molecules to react with... ---
**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:** [August 16, 2023, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8508 "2023-08-16T17:24:27Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/XJ48tjrz7JQ/maxresdefault.jpg "The Equalizer 2: The Bakery HD CLIP") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJ48tjrz7JQ) ---
**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:** [August 16, 2023, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8509 "2023-08-16T17:24:56Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Luckily, they don’t burn for long. Yeah, explosions don’t tend to last very long. They’re sort of “blink and you missed it” types of events. ---
**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:** [August 16, 2023, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8510 "2023-08-16T17:28:59Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > Yeah, explosions don’t tend to last very long. They’re sort of “blink and you missed it” types of events. - That’s what shockwaves are for. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=424) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=426)