# 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:** 92
**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 21, 2021, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1830 "2021-11-21T16:13:37Z")
We’re the Canadian press, with our new tagline: _We’re Too Busy Fighting for the Little Guy to Spend Thity Seconds Googling™._ ---
**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 21, 2021, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1831 "2021-11-21T19:14:54Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > … and thinking about what birds to put on their currency next … CBC News had a slideshow of troops rescuing a thousand chickens from a flooded farm in BC, so I think your question has been answered. ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@Bill\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Door)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2021, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1832 "2021-11-21T19:23:19Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > But, since they were Canadian, they immediately apologized for the fuss, and went back to listening to Celine Dion and thinking about what birds to put on their currency next. They call that Canadian one dollar coin a loonie, because there’s a loon on one side of it. There’s some kind of a bird on the other. ---
**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:** [November 21, 2021, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1833 "2021-11-21T19:49:41Z")
No there isn’t. That’s Queen Elizabeth! 😛 ---
**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 21, 2021, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1834 "2021-11-21T23:48:51Z")
> [@Bill\_Door](#): > > There’s some kind of a bird on the other. A Toon. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2021, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1835 "2021-11-22T00:43:37Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > A Toon.   That’s the bird on the $2 coin? ---
**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 22, 2021, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1836 "2021-11-22T00:59:43Z")
Of course! Why else would it be called a Toonie? ---
**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:** [November 22, 2021, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1837 "2021-11-22T01:05:36Z")
That ain’t no bird. [![](https://www.looper.com/img/gallery/who-actually-framed-roger-rabbit/l-intro-1630975740.jpg) ](https://www.looper.com/img/gallery/who-actually-framed-roger-rabbit/l-intro-1630975740.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2021, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1838 "2021-11-22T02:34:15Z")
No telling yet whether this is stupid or evil, but I’m leaning toward both. A car crashed through police barricades in Waukesha, WI and plowed into a Christmas parade. The “Dancing Grannies” were among the first hit. Fatalities are reported. > **[Police: 'Some' killed when SUV hits Christmas parade](https://apnews.com/article/suv-plows-into-parade-waukesha-wisconsin-injured-f8c6a9dcd420bc1f1a732afc7b10943a)** > > WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — An SUV sped through barricades and into a parade of Christmas marchers in suburban Milwaukee on Sunday, killing multiple people as it hit more than 20 adults and children in a horrifying scene captured by the city’s livestream... > **[At least 40 injured, 5 killed as SUV drives into holiday parade](https://www.wisn.com/article/suv-drives-into-crowd-at-waukesha-holiday-parade-multiple-people-injured/38313309)** > > A mass casualty incident has been declared in downtown Waukesha. ---
**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:** [November 22, 2021, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1839 "2021-11-22T04:49:32Z")
If it was a mass causality incident, then there must be a reason for it. On a more serious note: the vehicle was estimated at 40 mph when it hit the parade, it apparently swerved at least once to hit the marching band, the vehicle drove away without stopping, at least one shot was fired by law enforcement at the vehicle, the vehicle was later recovered, and the “person of interest” is in police custody. With the latter two facts, it shouldn’t be long before more is known about the reason for this occurrence. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2021, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1840 "2021-11-22T06:01:52Z")
Hey @GreysonCarlisle and @Roderick_Femm , there’s already a separate Breaking News thread over in MPSIMS for Waukesha Parade Crasher Guy. > [@Dozens injured in Waukesha, WI at Christmas parade: Nov 2021 \[update: 6 dead, over 40 injured\]\[update: trial\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dozens-injured-in-waukesha-wi-at-christmas-parade/954746): > > I’m hoping that this was the result of a medical incident, but I strongly suspect that it was not. At least 30 are known to be injured; no reports of fatalities yet. ---
**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 22, 2021, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1841 "2021-11-22T06:50:59Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > That’s the bird on the $2 coin? it is a great big fluffy white polar brrrrrrd ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2021, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1842 "2021-11-22T19:28:22Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > I see you weren’t around for the [don’t call them “buckeyes”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-recreate-an-old-recipe-for-peanut-butter-balls/477325) thread. I miss Opal. She was kinda nuts. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![lum\_s\_husband](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lum_s_husband/32/3698_2.png) [@lum\_s\_husband](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lum_s_husband)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2021, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1843 "2021-11-22T21:36:13Z")
But you are here for the farming is immoral thread. [https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-agricultural-revolution-a-mistake/](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-agricultural-revolution-a-mistake/) ---
**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:** [November 23, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1844 "2021-11-23T14:35:11Z")
My father said that coin showed The Queen with the bear (bare) behind! ---
**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:** [November 23, 2021, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1845 "2021-11-23T20:55:03Z")
Trump Jr tried to out-evil his father. [https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-jr-shares-meme-of-his-dad-awarding-presidential-medal-of-freedom-to-kyle-rittenhouse/ar-AAR2YaR?li=BBorjTa](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-jr-shares-meme-of-his-dad-awarding-presidential-medal-of-freedom-to-kyle-rittenhouse/ar-AAR2YaR?li=BBorjTa) Good luck with that. ---
**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:** [November 24, 2021, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1846 "2021-11-24T02:54:03Z")
Steve Burton, one of the stars of the soap General Hospital, has been relieved from the role after he refused to get vaccinated. Actor Ingo Rademacher had already been fired for refusing to get vaccinated. > **[Steve Burton Confirms He’s Been Fired From ‘General Hospital’ Over Refusal to...](https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/steve-burton-fired-general-hospital-vaccine-mandate-1235118393/)** > > On Tuesday, “General Hospital” star Steve Burton confirmed on Instagram the rampant rumors that he was fired from the long-running ABC soap opera because he would not get vaccinated aga… ---
**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:** [November 24, 2021, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1847 "2021-11-24T04:00:53Z")
I’m recalling a scene in _Tootsie_ where two actors on the set of the hospital soap are looking at an empty bed. “What happened to the violin player?” “He wanted a raise.” ---
**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:** [November 24, 2021, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1848 "2021-11-24T05:58:38Z")
Hope he’s got enough saved for retirement. Forget politics. No production company’s gonna take an insurance risk like that for an actor maybe 15 people in America under the age of 60 would even recognize. ---
**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:** [November 24, 2021, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/1849 "2021-11-24T15:09:42Z")
The story claims that he applied for “medical and religious” exemptions. Since they were denied, I’m guessing that the former were bogus woo rather than legitimate medical contraindications. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=91) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=93)