# 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:** 44
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2021, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/866 "2021-07-03T22:23:09Z")
Some “we’re not sovereign citizens!” thought it would be a good idea to cluster on the shoulder of I-95 in Massachusetts to deal with one of their disabled vehicles while toting their long guns in plain sight. > **[11 heavily armed men on their way to Maine arrested after standoff with Mass....](https://www.bangordailynews.com/2021/07/03/news/new-england/heavily-armed-men-on-their-way-to-maine-standing-off-with-mass-police-on-i-95/)** > > The group was headed to Maine from Rhode Island for “training.” ---
**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 4, 2021, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/867 "2021-07-04T05:12:15Z")
> “As specified multiple times to the police that we are abiding by the peaceful journey laws of the United States.” They are sovereign citizens despite their protests. ---
**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:** [July 4, 2021, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/868 "2021-07-04T23:21:52Z")
Got a grudge against social media\*? Drive into a wall on government property! > **[New Jersey man charged with assault after crash into Washington Monument...](https://wtop.com/dc/2021/07/man-in-custody-after-crashing-car-into-washington-monument-barrier/)** > > A New Jersey man is in custody after allegedly driving his SUV toward a group of people at the Washington Monument Saturday night. \*My source for “grudge against social media” is the local 7 o’clock news. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2021, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/869 "2021-07-06T07:36:57Z")
The United States abandoned Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan in the middle of the night, turning off the power behind them. One small problem: They didn’t tell the incoming Afghani commander that they were leaving. This gave time for Afghani civilians to break in and ransack the base. > **[Bagram Airfield looted as US forces slip away in the night from Afghan base](https://nypost.com/2021/07/05/bagram-airfield-looted-as-us-forces-leave-afghan-base/)** > > American forces left Afghanistan’s Bagram Airfield over the weekend without notifying the new commander from the Kabul government — giving looters time to swipe anything that was not bo… ---
**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:** [July 7, 2021, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/870 "2021-07-07T21:38:21Z")
[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/police-chase-ends-at-mcdonalds-drive-thru-as-woman-ordered-food-in-middle-of-pursuit/ar-AALSryn?li=BBnb7Kz](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/police-chase-ends-at-mcdonalds-drive-thru-as-woman-ordered-food-in-middle-of-pursuit/ar-AALSryn?li=BBnb7Kz) The chase really took it out of her. ---
**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:** [July 8, 2021, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/871 "2021-07-08T03:17:50Z")
And I thought McDonald’s was _fast_ food ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/872 "2021-07-08T08:07:17Z")
> [@amarinth](#): > > > [@DavidNRockies](#): > > > > the man had far more methamphetamine than camera equipment > > That’s a really good line. sssssssssSSSSNNNNNUFFFFFFF!!! WOOOO!!! DAMN RIGHT IT IS!!! YESSSSS!!! ---
**Author:** ![excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e8c25b/32.png) [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/excavating_for_a_mind)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/873 "2021-07-15T15:21:00Z")
Of course, Florida man strikes again. [https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/crime/os-ne-mount-dora-man-shoots-down-sheriffs-drone-20210713-zgbbt7fd2zgjxdimjpzgylbodq-story.html](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/crime/os-ne-mount-dora-man-shoots-down-sheriffs-drone-20210713-zgbbt7fd2zgjxdimjpzgylbodq-story.html) And, just in case you doubt he really is Florida Man, I found a mugshot. [![](https://mugshotslakecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/WENDELL-GONEY-18000171-s3.jpg) ](https://mugshotslakecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/WENDELL-GONEY-18000171-s3.jpg) ---
**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:** [July 15, 2021, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/874 "2021-07-15T15:26:48Z")
> [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](#): > > Of course, Florida man strikes again. > > [Mount Dora man shot down sheriff’s office drone, agency says](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/crime/os-ne-mount-dora-man-shoots-down-sheriffs-drone-20210713-zgbbt7fd2zgjxdimjpzgylbodq-story.html) > > And, just in case you doubt he really is Florida Man, I found a mugshot. > > [https://mugshotslakecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/WENDELL-GONEY-18000171-s3.jpg](https://mugshotslakecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/WENDELL-GONEY-18000171-s3.jpg) Is that how they do mugshots in Florida? It’s posed like a high school yearbook phot-- okay, never mind. ---
**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 15, 2021, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/875 "2021-07-15T15:38:11Z")
> [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](#): > > And, just in case you doubt he really is Florida Man, I found a mugshot. Jeff Fahey? Is that you? [![](https://superstarsbio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Jeff-Fahey-age.jpg) ](https://superstarsbio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Jeff-Fahey-age.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/876 "2021-07-15T17:02:43Z")
I’m actually surprised paranoid nutjobs don’t shoot down drones more often. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/877 "2021-07-15T17:38:12Z")
Wait till ground based delivery bots start becoming more ubiquitous. Enraged vandalism will be the norm for a while. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/878 "2021-07-15T17:41:20Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Is that how they do mugshots in Florida? It’s posed like a high school yearbook phot-- okay, never mind. I don’t see a popped collar on that polo… ---
**Author:** ![Bonum\_Legatum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bonum_legatum/32/6183_2.png) [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/879 "2021-07-15T18:22:24Z")
> [@Red\_Wiggler](#): > > Wait till ground based delivery bots start becoming more ubiquitous. Enraged vandalism will be the norm for a while. Not to mention the delivery bots that will come back at the end of the day covered with graffiti – like railroad cars. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/880 "2021-07-15T18:56:44Z")
Sounds like a job for **[Mark Rober](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Rober)** – passive security features for delivery robots/drones 😉 ---
**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 15, 2021, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/881 "2021-07-15T18:58:16Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > I don’t see a popped collar on that polo… I think the humidity makes it wilt. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/882 "2021-07-15T19:47:29Z")
It wasn’t as humid in NY when Bannon had to get his mugshot: [![](https://melmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1SZXzOzohQIR_lNkt4Sb3PQ.jpeg) ](https://melmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1SZXzOzohQIR_lNkt4Sb3PQ.jpeg) ---
**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 15, 2021, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/883 "2021-07-15T19:48:03Z")
Ugliest flower EVER. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/884 "2021-07-15T19:50:13Z")
Gin blossoms are not known for their beauty. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/885 "2021-07-15T20:30:45Z")
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