# 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:** 496
**Author:** ![abcdefghij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/43a26b/32.png) [@abcdefghij](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abcdefghij)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2024, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9911 "2024-01-02T17:14:12Z")
He was just trying to gain access to Blofeld’s geothermal lair ---
**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:** [January 2, 2024, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9912 "2024-01-02T17:15:27Z")
“Now, 007, the previous agent in your post managed to retire but still did not come to a pleasant end…” “I have heard, he was rather steamed about it.” ---
**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:** [January 2, 2024, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9913 "2024-01-02T20:36:19Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > … a college economics major at Loyola University in Chicago who does an armed robbery getting $110 … That should earn him a bundle of Fs. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2024, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9914 "2024-01-02T20:40:31Z")
> During a court hearing to decide Brown’s bond, his defense attorney told Judge Maryam Ahmad that the teen committed the crime because he was hungry and needed to eat before class. However, this excuse didn’t work on the judge, who jokes that she was once a hungry student but had never resorted to violence in order to finance a snack, [CWB Chicago reported](https://cwbchicago.com/2022/02/loyola-student-robbed-metra-conductor-at-gunpoint-to-get-lunch-money-defense-attorney-says.html). As such, Brown’s request for bail was denied. I was going to say the same thing, but not as a joke. I remember being extremely poor and hungry and actually going for a day or two without eating. Never was I tempted to steal, even without violence. This wasn’t hunger, this was greed. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2024, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9915 "2024-01-02T21:01:00Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > That should earn him a bundle of Fs. With more than 56 days of pretrial detention as a legally still-innocent person it’s a pretty good bet his non-attendance alone earned him a set of Fs. But yeah, the economics alone of an unplanned street robbery are pretty poor on a cost/benefit basis. Which suggests plenty of economic ignorance on display. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2024, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9916 "2024-01-02T21:04:06Z")
You think he’d know better after filming _Dante’s Peak_. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2024, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9917 "2024-01-02T21:28:52Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Which suggests plenty of economic ignorance on display. Well, that’s why he needs an education. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2024, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9918 "2024-01-02T21:42:19Z")
I think anyone involved with the film or who watched it was left dumber for the experience. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2024, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9919 "2024-01-02T22:20:02Z")
The protagonist survived an eruption for gosh sakes. What’s a mere walking off the marked trail gonna do to him now? Which raises an interesting / funny side question: For actors who often play impossibly heroic tough guys/gals, does some of that seep into their real life, rendering them swaggering goofs prone to unwitting risky behavior from a misplaced sense of invincibility? ---
**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:** [January 2, 2024, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9920 "2024-01-02T22:58:21Z")
nevermind ---
**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:** [January 2, 2024, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9921 "2024-01-02T23:07:08Z")
'Member her? > **[Former KY official who denied gay couples marriage licenses faces $360,000...](https://www.kentucky.com/news/state/kentucky/article283727788.html)** > > A federal judge rejected arguments by attorneys for former Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis but the decision is likely to be appealed. She refused to just bite her tongue and sign the certificate so now she has to pony up, what I assume is going to be, a life-altering amount of money. Also, she lost her re-election. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2024, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9922 "2024-01-02T23:31:36Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > For actors who often play impossibly heroic tough guys/gals, does some of that seep into their real life, rendering them swaggering goofs prone to unwitting risky behavior from a misplaced sense of invincibility? > **[Police: Carradine's Death Likely Sex Accident](https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=7763422&page=1)** > > David Carradine, 72, star of Kung Fu, was found hanged, naked and dead in Bangkok hotel room. I mean, probably not really in this case, but maybe. Also see: Steven Seagal’s life. > **[Actor Steven Seagal made special US-Russia envoy](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45074380)** > > The action film star, who was granted Russian citizenship in 2016, is to improve ties with the US. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2024, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9923 "2024-01-03T01:26:34Z")
Yay! Fuck Kim Davis. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2024, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9924 "2024-01-03T02:02:55Z")
No thanks. Now please pass the brain bleach. ---
**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:** [January 3, 2024, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9925 "2024-01-03T05:02:59Z")
[**More than a third of US adults say Biden’s 2020 victory was not legitimate**](https://www.aol.com/news/more-third-us-adults-biden-190855039.html) > More than a third of US adults believe Joe Biden was not legitimately elected president in 2020, according to [a new poll](https://www.washingtonpost.com/tablet/2024/01/01/dec-14-18-2023-washington-post-university-maryland-poll/). > > According to [the Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/01/02/jan-6-poll-post-trump/) and the University of Maryland, 62% of American adults say they believe Biden’s win was legitimate – down from 69% in the same poll in December 2021. > > Thirty-six per cent say they do not accept Biden’s win. Let’s be clear. If you’re part of that 36%, then you are a stupid MFer. ---
**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:** [January 3, 2024, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9926 "2024-01-03T10:35:00Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > For actors who often play impossibly heroic tough guys/gals, does some of that seep into their real life, rendering them swaggering goofs prone to unwitting risky behavior from a misplaced sense of invincibility? Let me tell you about a fellow named Mark Wahlberg… > **[Mark Wahlberg Is Pretty Sure He Could Have Stopped 9/11 \[Updated\]](https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2012/01/mark-wahlberg-thinks-he-could-have-stopped-911.html)** > > We're pretty sure he couldn't have. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2024, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9927 "2024-01-03T11:05:34Z")
My conservative boss has disallowed our conversations about trump since trump was charged by the DOJ. He did tell me the other day that he has no doubt that if trump is reelected, he will end the war in both Ukraine and in Israel on day one. It’s obnoxious and nauseating how much some people worship this man who could not be more unworthy. ---
**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:** [January 3, 2024, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9928 "2024-01-03T11:10:38Z")
Your boss is _NOT_ conservative. He’s radical, probably reactionary, and possibly hates America as much as the America-hating fuckstick. Keep your head down and keep drawing that paycheck. ---
**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:** [January 3, 2024, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9929 "2024-01-03T12:57:40Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > More than a third of US adults say Biden’s 2020 victory was not legitimate Here’s that survey question, along with some follow up questions. It would appear that a third of the people thinking any given election wasn’t legitimately won is pretty normal. [![](https://i.imgur.com/BJydgPZ.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/BJydgPZ.jpg) [Here’s the rest of the survey](https://www.washingtonpost.com/documents/1f428bba-56ee-4800-b00d-7fd1b0004627.pdf?itid=lk_inline_manual_2). ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2024, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9930 "2024-01-03T14:35:44Z")
The Barack Obama is the only one which can be considered normal as Obama won both the electoral and popular vote–and his is considered legitimate by 85%. For both Bush and Trump, they won the electoral vote but lost the popular vote–that is why they are not considered by many to be legitimately elected. But Biden won both the electoral and popular vote. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=495) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=497)