# 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:** 460
**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:** [November 3, 2023, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9191 "2023-11-03T00:32:11Z")
What does he mean by, “I really didn’t expect for it to go so left”? ---
**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:** [November 3, 2023, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9192 "2023-11-03T00:40:53Z")
He didn’t believe he’d get caught. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9193 "2023-11-03T00:46:48Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > What does he mean by, “I really didn’t expect for it to go so left”? I think it derives from “out of left field”. To him this outcome was completely unexpected. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2023, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9194 "2023-11-03T00:58:39Z")
Confused that with “things going south”? ---
**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:** [November 3, 2023, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9195 "2023-11-03T01:01:04Z")
And here I was thinking that “getting punished for random assault” was now considered a woke socialist thing. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2023, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9196 "2023-11-03T01:37:02Z")
There is an old expression of something “taking a left turn”, which means to dramatically change (usually for the worst). [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/left\_turn](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/left_turn) Note that “left” is traditionally considered “bad”. Going back to Roman times, the term “sinister” means both “left” and “evil” or at least “bad luck”. > **[Definition of SINISTER](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sinister)** > > singularly evil or productive of evil; accompanied by or leading to disaster; presaging ill fortune or trouble… See the full definition ---
**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:** [November 3, 2023, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9197 "2023-11-03T01:39:13Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > There is an old expression of something “taking a left turn”, which means to dramatically change (usually for the worst). “Left turn” or “left field” I’m familiar with but not the way this kid phrased it. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2023, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9198 "2023-11-03T01:40:45Z")
Hey, going by his amazing life choices, I’d have to say he’s not really a model of proper use of, well, damn near anything. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9199 "2023-11-03T01:42:38Z")
OH FUCK THE FUCK OFF STAFF OF THE ECONOMIST > ---
**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:** [November 3, 2023, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9200 "2023-11-03T01:43:41Z")
Haven’t clicked that, but… They do at least think it would be bad, right? ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9201 "2023-11-03T01:46:06Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > They do at least think it would be bad, right? Obviously it would be _terrible_, because the stock market would go down. Defense stocks could be a bright spot. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9202 "2023-11-03T01:53:09Z")
The gist seems to be “Invest in whoever you think is gonna win the war and sell your assets in their enemies”, which is an awfully optimistic outlook at a war that would probably end with things like “stocks” and “bonds” and “sovereign wealth funds” and “currency” no longer existing as stores of value. Put everything into canned tuna and Geiger counters, maybe? ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9203 "2023-11-03T10:09:17Z")
The [archetype](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_bites_dog) for a news report! > **[Man bites dog during arrest in rural Nebraska cornfield, sheriff's office says](https://www.klkntv.com/man-bites-dog-during-arrest-in-rural-nebraska-cornfield-sheriffs-office-says/)** > > "The best biter prevailed and the suspect was handcuffed and arrested," the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office said in a press release. “The best biter prevailed” is brilliant - a direct quote from the sherrif’s office. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2023, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9204 "2023-11-03T11:10:35Z")
“The _better_ biter prevailed.” ---
**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:** [November 3, 2023, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9205 "2023-11-03T11:47:10Z")
Is the better biter bitter towards the lesser better biter? ---
**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:** [November 3, 2023, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9206 "2023-11-03T13:07:43Z")
> [@Riemann](#): > > > [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > > > What does he mean by, “I really didn’t expect for it to go so left”? > > I think it derives from “out of left field”. To him this outcome was completely unexpected. Let’s see if I have his business model right: Step 1 - Assault random people in a park. Step 2 - Film yourself doing Step 1. Step 3 - Post Step 2 on Tik Tok. Step 4 - Be surprised when the cops show up due to Step 3. Step 5 - ??? Step 6 - Profit!! It reminds me of the idiot kids a couple years ago who were filming themselves tearing up school restrooms, then being surprised they were getting suspended from school. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2023, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9207 "2023-11-03T13:41:06Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > It reminds me of the idiot kids a couple years ago who were filming themselves tearing up school restrooms, then being surprised they were getting suspended from school. I think when you reach a certain degree of popularity or wealth, it rots your brain. You start to think you cannot fail at anything, even if what you’re doing is illegal. I can think of countless examples, from Trump to Sam Bankman-Fried. ---
**Author:** ![SingleMalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/singlemalt/32/3961_2.png) [@SingleMalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SingleMalt)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9208 "2023-11-03T13:58:19Z")
The better biter bit a bit of bitter butter. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2023, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9209 "2023-11-03T14:01:57Z")
Challenges @SingleMalt to a tweetle beetle battle. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2023, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9210 "2023-11-03T14:52:01Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Let’s see if I have his business model right: > Step 1 - Assault random people in a park. > Step 2 - Film yourself doing Step 1. > Step 3 - Post Step 2 on Tik Tok. > Step 4 - Be surprised when the cops show up due to Step 3. > Step 5 - ??? > Step 6 - Profit!! > > It reminds me of the idiot kids a couple years ago who were filming themselves tearing up school restrooms, then being surprised they were getting suspended from school. He seems to have thought that hitting random people was perfectly OK if he just shook their hands afterward. Why he would have thought that is utterly unclear to me. Maybe it works with his friends group, all of whom he expects would find this whole thing funny, and he’s unable to understand that there might be a difference between slapping a close friend on the shoulder and hitting a total stranger in the head? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=459) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=461)