# Omnibus Stupid MFers in the news thread (Part 1)

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> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#):
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> Florida Man tries to pawn a WWI anti-ship ordinance and the whole street gets shut down.

Emphasis added…

… ??? 🤔

💡 Ohhhhh!!

[“Ordnance”.](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ordnance)

I was thoroughly baffled for a bit there, wondering what was so disruptive about trying to pawn some old municipal regulation against ships.

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