# 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:** 75
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2021, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1490 "2021-10-14T15:29:33Z")
I was expecting this to actually be her medical insurance company trying to recoup expenses from Geico, but, nope, it seems to be coming from the individual. From the article, > [@](#): > > M.O., who was diagnosed with anogenital HPV in 2018, sent a demand letter to GEICO seeking $1 million in February, triggering a declaratory judgment from the company. GEICO alleges its policies do not cover M.O.’s injuries because they have no connection to the “ownership, maintenance or covered use” of the car. > > M.B. was covered by a Geico auto policy and an umbrella policy that only applies if the auto policy provides coverage. OK, I’m with them so far. BTW - elsewhere in the article, MO admits that the two of them also had sex in other places than the car, so I’m agreeing with Geico that it ain’t their problem. Later on,… > [@](#): > > In March, M.O. and M.B. entered into an agreement in Jackson County, Mo. Circuit Court awarding M.O. $5.2m but limiting M.B.’s liability to M.O., leaving the latter free to pursue recovery from GEICO. > > GEICO said it was unaware of this agreement until afterwards and has filed motions to amend and vacate the $5.2m judgment, which it argues was the result of a “collusive and non-adversarial arbitration proceeding.” GEICO has moved for a new trial and appealed the judgment. Here’s where I’m losing the thread of argument. So the dude gives her HPV; she sues him, the court says she deserves $5.2m, but says it’s not all from the guy? How does that make it Geico’s problem? ---
**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:** [October 14, 2021, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1491 "2021-10-14T15:32:24Z")
> [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](#): > > How does that make it Geico’s problem? One presumes that the only reason they’re included is their deep pockets. Never sue anyone who doesn’t have money. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2021, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1492 "2021-10-14T15:37:41Z")
Indeed, how many of us could stand up to a negative judgement of multiple millions of dollars? That’s why we buy insurance. It is natural to expect the insurance to cover loss. So, spinning this into “she’s sueing GEICO because she caught STD in car sex” is deliberately misleading. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2021, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1493 "2021-10-14T15:50:19Z")
> [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](#): > > she sues him, the court says she deserves $5.2m, but says it’s not all from the guy? I’m not sure the court said she deserved $5.2m - it sounds like they got together and agreed on a (really high) number, and the court said “sure, if both parties agree”. And now they/she is going after Geico and the umbrella policy. The cynic in me thinks that the woman in this story promised the dude in this story some portion of whatever she recovers (and it sounds like Geico is alleging that also). ---
**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:** [October 14, 2021, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1494 "2021-10-14T18:10:26Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Plenty of Brazilians are white; Wikipedia says about 48% are white. > [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > No, not white, ‘white Everyone knows white people don’t speak Spanish. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2021, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1495 "2021-10-14T18:25:00Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Everyone knows white people don’t speak Spanish. Neither do Brazilians. Official language is Portuguese. ---
**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:** [October 14, 2021, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1496 "2021-10-14T18:44:06Z")
I vaguely remember, perhaps from high school Spanish classes, that in Central and South America, there is or was quite a bit of attention paid to whether one’s ancestors were entirely European, native American or descendants of the African slaves. Basically how white one is. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2021, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1497 "2021-10-14T19:45:54Z")
Well, sure, but what does that have to do with how ‘white’ they’re perceived as in the US? Anybody could consider themselves as white as the driven snow but that’s not going to make any difference to the reprobates we have running around here. ---
**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:** [October 14, 2021, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1498 "2021-10-14T22:16:11Z")
The problem with a text only format is that I cannot give you a steely gaze while my lip curls in a slight smirk. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2021, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1499 "2021-10-14T22:32:32Z")
> **[Marine officer pleads guilty to disrespecting senior officials, says his life...](https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/stuart-scheller-pleads-guility/2021/10/14/448777e0-2d11-11ec-92bd-d2ffe8570c7d_story.html)** > > Under an agreement between the Marine Corps and Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller, the combat veteran will be sentenced to no more than a letter of reprimand and a loss of pay. > A Marine officer pleaded guilty on Thursday to several criminal charges in connection with viral videos he posted criticizing senior officials during the messy U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, saying that he knew he was being disrespectful and wanted to call out what he perceived as “incompetence.” > > Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller, a combat veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, testified that he knew he was defying orders and that his life began “spiraling” after he posted his first video in August. He said his wife left him, fellow Marine officers turned their backs on him and the Marine Corps opened an investigation into his actions… Just to show how far downhill he’s spiraled: > Among the witnesses called by Scheller’s defense team were Rep. Louie Gohmert (R.-Tex.) and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), two of the most controversial members of Congress. I guess “controversial” is the new euphemism for “stupid”. 🙄 ---
**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:** [October 14, 2021, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1500 "2021-10-14T22:53:21Z")
Texas school superintendent says that the schools in her district should teach the opposing view to the Holocaust. > **[Books on Holocaust should be balanced with 'opposing' views, school leader...](https://www.yahoo.com/news/southlake-school-leader-tells-teachers-190009419.html)** > > A top administrator with the Carroll Independent School District in Southlake, Texas, warned teachers about having one-sided books about the Holocaust in their classrooms. ---
**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 14, 2021, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1501 "2021-10-14T23:01:25Z")
Is Gucci still a pricey brand? ---
**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 14, 2021, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1502 "2021-10-14T23:05:16Z")
I’m slightly amused at the last line of that article and its seeming lack of humility: Another replied: “They don’t understand what they have done. And they are going to lose incredible teachers, myself potentially being with them.” ---
**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:** [October 14, 2021, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1503 "2021-10-14T23:05:33Z")
[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/capitol-rioter-represents-himself-accidentally-admits-to-more-crimes/vi-AAPunX6](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/capitol-rioter-represents-himself-accidentally-admits-to-more-crimes/vi-AAPunX6) ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2021, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1504 "2021-10-14T23:06:46Z")
Gasden flag (supposedly) on an Alaskan Airlines plane in Anchorage. Twitter link to a conservative. > ---
**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:** [October 14, 2021, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1505 "2021-10-14T23:49:27Z")
Someone doesn’t seem to quite understand what “contemporaries” means. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2021, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1506 "2021-10-15T00:02:20Z")
I find very little evidence of the actual existence of this flag business online (for either Alaska or Southwest). ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2021, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1507 "2021-10-15T01:38:26Z")
The photo looks like some ramp-rat stuck it to the door while the plane was on the ramp getting serviced. I doubt anybody but the person who did it even saw it. ---
**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:** [October 15, 2021, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1508 "2021-10-15T11:22:49Z")
He got off way too easy. [If he wasn’t at his command post on 1/6, he likely would have been at the Capitol.](https://taskandpurpose.com/news/marine-corps-lt-col-stuart-scheller-court-martial/) ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2021, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1509 "2021-10-15T13:25:37Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Texas school superintendent says that the schools in her district should teach the opposing view to the Holocaust. > > [Books on Holocaust should be balanced with 'opposing' views, school leader tells teachers](https://www.yahoo.com/news/southlake-school-leader-tells-teachers-190009419.html) Yeah, that was on NBC national news broadcast yesterday. The admin says “If you have a book on a subject that might be controversial, you should have one with an opposing viewpoint.” OK to this point, then she says “Let’s say you have a book on the Holocaust”, and you heard this GASP from the assembled teachers, then one of them breaks in “The Holocaust? Who opposes the holocaust?” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=74) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=76)