# 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:** 85
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2021, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1690 "2021-11-15T21:10:53Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Huh. I thought wasabi was basically just flavored horseradish. I guess what I have had is, but not true wasabi The real thing starts to lose its flavor in only a few minutes. > **[Think You've Been Eating Wasabi All This Time? Think Again.](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fake-wasabi-horseradish_n_561bd666e4b0082030a33959)** > > Bamboozled. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2021, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1691 "2021-11-15T21:13:49Z")
Also, Froot Loops don’t contain real froot, nor does Chrunchberry cereal contain real crunchberries. > **[Fruitless Froot Loops and other lawsuits that leave a sour taste in the mouth...](https://www.boydbuckingham.com/2019/07/fruitless-froot-loops-and-other-lawsuits-that-leave-a-sour-taste-in-the-mouth/)** > > Consumer protections exist so that customers get what they pay for with their hard-earned money and are not harmed by the consumption or intended use of their purchases. However, as much as corporations can abuse their power over their customers,... ---
**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:** [November 15, 2021, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1692 "2021-11-15T21:24:47Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > This class-action version of the ambulance chaser Instead of paying him to make the lawsuits go away, they should pay a couple of knee breakers to make him go away. > [@enipla](#): > > I thought wasabi was basically just flavored horseradish Technically, what we know as wasabi is dyed horseradish. ---
**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:** [November 15, 2021, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1693 "2021-11-15T21:24:49Z")
And I used that baby oil … but I still had a squeaky baby. You mean that can of Crisco which shows a picture of delicious fried chicken on it DOESN’T have to contain any chicken? ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2021, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1694 "2021-11-15T21:36:02Z")
Speaking of that… I’m amazed at all the packaging that has that note: “SERVING SUGGESTION”. Sure, if a cereal box shows a bowlful of SnappyPuffs with fresh peaches and bananas on it, maybe the maker is scared that some idiot will sue because they expected big chunks of fresh fruit in the box (how exactly would that work?). But I saw a cereal box that just showed the product in a bowl in a breakfast setting… and “SERVING SUGGESTION”. Ok, so they were thinking someone would yell “Hey, there’s no placemat or coffee cup or napkin in this box! And where’s my European-styled spoon?” ---
**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:** [November 15, 2021, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1695 "2021-11-15T21:42:24Z")
> [@digs](#): > > But I saw a cereal box that just showed the product in a bowl in a breakfast setting… and “SERVING SUGGESTION”. It could be based on the (possibly apocryphal) story of Campbell’s (? some soup company) having to add back the direction to heat the product after they had removed them and got numerous complaints on their customer service line. “Hey, Sally, how does this cereal stuff work? Do I put it on a plate, pour milk in the box, or what?” ---
**Author:** ![omenran](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omenran/32/3318_2.png) [@omenran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omenran)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2021, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1696 "2021-11-15T23:35:42Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > But it is certainly affordable in Japan, I wonder if the cost here is due to some kind of import duties lobbied for by Big Horseradish. I heard once that the import laws prohibited wasabi for what ever reason. Much like how a lot of cheese and dairy from Europe isn’t allowed in. But I have no cite, so… ---
**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:** [November 15, 2021, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1697 "2021-11-15T23:55:19Z")
> [@Bonum\_Legatum](#): > > And I used that baby oil … but I still had a squeaky baby. I sued them because no babies were harmed in the manufacturing process. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2021, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1698 "2021-11-16T00:03:47Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > The stupid isn’t that the 7-11 items aren’t mislabeled, it’s that anyone would expect real wasabi in something found on a store shelf. The stupid is also that 7-11 didn’t do anything wrong, shouldn’t be punished, and the litigant should have to pay out of his own pocket for this naked cash grab over a transparently trumped up complaint. It is o.k. to outright lie because everybody does it. Got it. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2021, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1699 "2021-11-16T00:05:47Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Also, Froot Loops don’t contain real froot, nor does Chrunchberry cereal contain real crunchberries. So, “wasabi” is just a made-up word and not a real world product? ---
**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 16, 2021, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1700 "2021-11-16T00:14:52Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > It is o.k. to outright lie because everybody does it. No, wasabi just has a different meaning in the US. Order a biscuit in the US and you get a thick baked good similar to a scone. Order one in the UK and you get what the US calls a cookie. When everyone sells dyed horseradish and calls it “wasabi” they aren’t all lying. They’re changing the meaning of the word. That’s part of what the court declared in that older case I cited in this thread. Next you will gripe about how buffalo wings have no actual buffalo meat… ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2021, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1701 "2021-11-16T00:15:47Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > This class-action version of the ambulance chaser is the attorney of record: I would sentence this doofus of a lawyer to eat one pound of real wasabi (at his cost), followed by one pound of fake wasabi, and then challenge him to tell me the difference. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2021, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1702 "2021-11-16T00:17:36Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > All horseradish is flavored horseradish. > > It’s all horseradish-flavored. 🙃 I"m going to sue, because it’s not made out of real horses. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2021, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1703 "2021-11-16T00:18:48Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Next you will gripe about how buffalo wings have no actual buffalo meat… No, I was “griping” about comparing a real word that refers to a real object to fake words that refer to imaginary objects. Neither “froot” nor “crunchberry” are real items elsewhere that now refer to other items here in the U.S. ---
**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:** [November 16, 2021, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1704 "2021-11-16T00:35:11Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Order a biscuit in the US and you get a thick baked good similar to a scone. Order one in the UK and you get what the US calls a cookie. Never mind the pudding. ---
**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:** [November 16, 2021, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1705 "2021-11-16T00:38:37Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Order a biscuit in the US and you get a thick baked good similar to a scone. Order one in the UK and you get what the US calls a cookie. Off-topic, but what do you get if you order a cookie in the UK? ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2021, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1706 "2021-11-16T00:40:03Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Never mind the pudding. “ If you don’t eat your meat, you can’t have any pudding! How can you have any pudding if you don’t eat your meat!” ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2021, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1707 "2021-11-16T00:40:28Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > > [@Czarcasm](#): > > > > It is o.k. to outright lie because everybody does it. > > No, wasabi just has a different meaning in the US. Right. Like you can still buy a bottle of California-made sparkling wine labeled “champagne” in the US, although it doesn’t meet the criteria for champagne labeling according to international law and trade agreements. The “California champagne” bottlers are not “outright lying”, and neither are the sellers of American “wasabi”. There are many food-related loanwords worldwide that in their adopted cultures basically just mean “this food we’ve got that we think tastes quite a bit like this other exotic foreign food”. See also: “English muffins”. ---
**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 16, 2021, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1708 "2021-11-16T00:43:43Z")
Maybe in your second post, which wasn’t what I quoted. You said that 7-11 was lying when it sold a product that didn’t have actual Japanese wasabi in it. Which I objected to, because the term is used more often to describe horseradish that imitates the original wasabi than the actual Japanese root. Food evolves. Pizza bears no resemblance to its original form, which was like a thick dense sweet pancake flavored with rose water and sugar. But Domino’s isn’t lying when they sell you a pizza with pepperoni, mushrooms, and extra cheese, because that’s what a pizza is now. Again, there’s a reason why the exact same lawsuit failed when tried in California. It has no merit. ---
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