# 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:** 457
**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:** [October 22, 2023, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9131 "2023-10-22T02:53:12Z")
You had a cloakroom? Posh! ---
**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:** [October 22, 2023, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9132 "2023-10-22T02:58:43Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > You had a cloakroom? Posh! - At least you weren’t hung on hooks like my classmates and I were. ---
**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:** [October 22, 2023, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9133 "2023-10-22T03:00:24Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > You had a cloakroom? Posh! Where else would I put my cloak, the floor? What am I, a farmer? ---
**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:** [October 22, 2023, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9134 "2023-10-22T03:07:05Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > > [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > > > You had a cloakroom? Posh! > > Where else would I put my cloak, the floor? What am I, a farmer? - No, you’re Sir Walter Raleigh. ---
**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:** [October 22, 2023, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9135 "2023-10-22T03:13:16Z")
For reference: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/HTU6iQ0Rcyw/maxresdefault.jpg ""What Am I? A Farmer" | 30 Rock") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTU6iQ0Rcyw) ---
**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:** [October 22, 2023, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9136 "2023-10-22T03:18:18Z")
For reference: [![](https://www.onthisday.com/images/articles/walter-raleighs-cloak.jpg) ](https://www.onthisday.com/images/articles/walter-raleighs-cloak.jpg) 😉 ---
**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:** [October 22, 2023, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9137 "2023-10-22T08:24:51Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > At least you weren’t hung on hooks like my classmates and I were. My father hung me on a hook once. Once! ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9138 "2023-10-22T15:51:08Z")
LUX-ury! ---
**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:** [October 22, 2023, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9139 "2023-10-22T18:41:56Z")
After the Waukesha Christmas Parade attack, it’s amazing this guy didn’t get shot. > **[Dash cam video shows man driving through Portland parade](https://www.yahoo.com/news/dash-cam-video-shows-man-005056479.html)** > > Newly released dash cam video shows the moments of a road rage incident from inside a pickup truck when a man drove through a parade route in Portland, Oregon. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9140 "2023-10-22T19:40:30Z")
So do most dash cams point inside (as well, I presume, as pointing forwards)? I’ve never had one. eta: with sound? ---
**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:** [October 22, 2023, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9141 "2023-10-22T19:51:24Z")
Ah, football. Tailgaiting. Cheerleading. And a pre-game trivia quiz featuring [Hitler](https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/22/us/michigan-state-hitler-photo-football-game/index.html). > **Michigan State apologizes for displaying picture of Adolf Hitler on the videoboard before a football game** > > **(CNN) —** Michigan State University apologized for displaying a picture of Adolf Hitler on the videoboard during a trivia quiz before the school’s football game against in-state rivals the University of Michigan on Saturday. > > Photos began circulating on social media before kickoff of Hitler on the videoboard at Spartan Stadium with a trivia question asking where he was born. > > “MSU is aware that inappropriate content by a third-party source was displayed on the videoboard prior to the start of tonight’s football game,” Michigan State athletic director Matt Larson said in a [statement](https://msu.edu/issues-statements/2023-10-21-msu-athletics-statement-videoboard). “We are deeply sorry for the content that was displayed, as this is not representative of our institutional values.” And who is this mysterious third party? It’s a public channel on Youtube (same source as above). > The quiz was part of a video from a YouTube page called The Quiz Channel, the university said. Videos from the same YouTube page has been used all season before each home game, the school said. The channel creator had this to say: > Floris van Pallandt, the creator of The Quiz Channel, told CNN in an email the university’s use of his channel’s content was unauthorized. > > “I was completely unaware of this and only learned content created by me was being used due to this occurrence,” he wrote. “While I provide customised content packages for businesses, the utilisation of my publicly accessible YouTube content for stadium entertainment is highly questionable to say the least.” ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9142 "2023-10-22T19:56:59Z")
The one I had did (it got stolen). ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9143 "2023-10-22T20:16:14Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > So do most dash cams point inside (as well, I presume, as pointing forwards)? I’ve never had one. > > eta: with sound? Some do, some don’t. Basic ones are unidirectional. ---
**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:** [October 22, 2023, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9144 "2023-10-22T20:32:58Z")
I could see where having a dash cam that records both forward and back could be useful. ---
**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:** [October 22, 2023, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9145 "2023-10-22T20:36:11Z")
I believe it’s common for Uber/Lyft drivers to get one that points inside or get a second one to keep on the passengers. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9146 "2023-10-22T21:07:12Z")
I had bought my dash-cam for my cross-country drive. I wanted it for the scenery I would capture and for security - that’s where the interior camera comes in. You never know when an unscrupulous cop is going to make something up or some skeeve ends up skulking around the car while I’m taking a piss. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9147 "2023-10-22T21:12:44Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > I could see where having a dash cam that records both forward and back could be useful. I have a dash cam that has 2 cameras to point out the front and back windows. If I needed to I’m sure I could juryrig the back one to be turned 180 degrees. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9148 "2023-10-22T21:19:37Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > After the Waukesha Christmas Parade attack, it’s amazing this guy didn’t get shot. The story says suspended license, no insurance, in and out of prison since age 15 on sex-abuse charges. What a gem of a human being. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9149 "2023-10-23T02:02:45Z")
In another article concerning an earlier hearing, is attorney argued that he was simply “disoriented.” No. That degree of road rage in not simple disorientation. ---
**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:** [October 23, 2023, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9150 "2023-10-23T02:35:21Z")
> [@TokyoBayer](#): > > In another article concerning an earlier hearing, is attorney argued that he was simply “disoriented.” Disoriented as a skunk, perhaps. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=456) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=458)