# Omnibus Stupid MFers in the news thread (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 5, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657 "2024-01-05T16:15:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 101
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2001 "2024-07-29T15:45:46Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > To what is this a reference? A portion of the Olympic opening ceremonies, which depicted a festival for the Greek god Dionysus, but which some Christians interpreted as mocking the Last Supper: [![](https://i0.wp.com/www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/lastsupper.jpg?fit=990%2C557&ssl=1) ](https://i0.wp.com/www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/lastsupper.jpg?fit=990%2C557&ssl=1) > **[Olympics Last Supper controversy, explained: Why drag performance during 2024...](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/olympics/news/olympics-last-supper-controversy-explained-2024-opening-ceremony/cd6a1ccc666cc8c182ec6244)** > > A drag performance appearing to invoke Leonardo Da Vinci's "The Last Supper" mural had people talking after the Paris Olympics opening ceremony. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2002 "2024-07-29T15:47:16Z")
The Olympic thing. (linked to in my quote). Specifically, by the time this guy showed up: [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53889288418_46f0cf1d33_b.jpg "watching-the-olympics-opening-ceremony-and-this-guy-pops-up-v0-pyhkoi7xkxed1") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/68782016@N08/53889288418/) … and one is still mad about what “they” did to “Christianity”, I would suggest that one’s knowledge of Christianity ain’t shit. ---
**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:** [July 29, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2003 "2024-07-29T16:02:44Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > A portion of the Olympic opening ceremonies, which depicted a festival for the Greek god Dionysus, but which some Christians interpreted as mocking the Last Supper: How dare those ancient Greeks steal from the Bible and coopt the imagery of the Last Supper! Shame! Also, where is the trident that @JohnT was referencing? The trident would likely be a symbol of Poseidon, totally different god (and the uncle of Dionysus). There are other sea gods that it could represent, like Proteus or Triton, but Poseidon is the big one. But again, I don’t see the trident anywhere in any imagery. Unless maybe Dionysus was chewing Trident gum or something. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2004 "2024-07-29T16:04:52Z")
Eh, I thought I saw a trident in another photo. ---
**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:** [July 29, 2024, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2005 "2024-07-29T16:10:25Z")
Maybe it was the spiky hat behind that one lady causing confusion. That thing could put out someone’s eye! ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2006 "2024-07-29T19:30:54Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Eurosport announcer Bob Ballard said on air that > > > the women swimmers were “finishing up” and “you know what women are like… hanging around, doing their make-up.” Is Ballard the same idiot who kept referring to Czech swimmers as “from Chechnya”. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2007 "2024-07-29T21:14:55Z")
The 21-year-old spoiled rich brat who has spent much of the last year terrorizing downtown Seattle by driving a customized super-loud Dodge Charger late at night and at dangerously high speeds so he could post videos of it to Instagram, accruing $83,000 in fines in the process, has finally been taken into custody, banned from using social media, and is prohibited from driving his car on any public road in the state of Washington. [https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/belltown-hellcat-driver-custody/281-2dcdcce0-41e2-4135-8e24-da8038745c06](https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/belltown-hellcat-driver-custody/281-2dcdcce0-41e2-4135-8e24-da8038745c06) ---
**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:** [July 29, 2024, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2008 "2024-07-29T21:29:41Z")
He _did_ give the standard “IF anyone was offended…” non-apology. ---
**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:** [July 29, 2024, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2009 "2024-07-29T21:46:32Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > banned from using social media Banned from using the accounts where he posted the videos, as far as the article says. I hope that’s bad reporting, and that he is banned from posting anything anywhere (although that probably wouldn’t fly as a restriction). ---
**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:** [July 29, 2024, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2010 "2024-07-29T23:41:43Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > Is Ballard the same idiot who kept referring to Czech swimmers as “from Chechnya”. I didn’t watch the swimming, and not to defend the guy, but are you sure he said **Chechnya** and not **Czechia** , the officially recognized short form of [Czech Republic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Republic)? ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2011 "2024-07-29T23:46:48Z")
I’m pretty sure he said Chechnya and that’s what the closed captions said. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2024, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2012 "2024-07-30T00:34:49Z")
Out of curiosity, how do you know this shithead is rich? ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2024, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2013 "2024-07-30T00:50:10Z")
I’ve been following the story for months. His mother pays the rent for his ritzy condo in Belltown and is also the titled owner of his Hellcat, and he doesn’t appear to have a job other than posting videos of himself acting like a prick on Instagram and harassing/stalking/posting revenge porn of his ex-girlfriend (for which he’s also facing charges). It’s a classic case of affluenza. ---
**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:** [July 30, 2024, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2014 "2024-07-30T01:12:54Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > It’s a classic case of affluenza. At least they got to him before he killed a bunch of people, like that asshole in Fairwood. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2024, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2015 "2024-07-30T01:17:21Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > At least they got to him before he killed a bunch of people With as long as it took them, that’s luck more than anything. He was zipping around downtown Seattle at 3 AM doing 90 in 25 zones for close to a year before the court ordered him to stop. The Seattle subreddit was about ready to break out the torches and pitchforks. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2024, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2016 "2024-07-30T14:37:07Z")
Wonder what “necessary parts” this guy is supposedly getting to bring his car into compliance with noise restrictions. Assuming it’s the Dodge Challenger Hellcat we’re talking about, it’s apparently designed for maximal obnoxiousness from an auditory standpoint. According to _Car and Driver_: > [@](#): > > Every model had an insidious growl at startup that builds to a hellish howl under heavy throttle. As is the case with high-powered motorcycles, blasting the eardrums of the petty bourgeois is an essential element of their appeal. ---
**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:** [July 30, 2024, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2017 "2024-07-30T15:42:42Z")
Presenting 42-year-old Ronnie Stout: > **[Park Fire suspect charged with felony arson for allegedly igniting largest...](https://abcnews.go.com/US/park-fire-suspect-arraignment-charge/story?id=112371354)** > > A California man accused of deliberately starting what has become the largest active wildfire in the country was formally charged with felony arson, court records show. > **[Arson suspect claims massive California blaze was an accident](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/07/30/california-wildfire-park-fire-arson-charges-updates/74598770007/)** > > The Park Fire has forced more than 25,000 people in four counties from their homes. > **[DA: Arson suspect reportedly ‘heavily intoxicated’ before fire ignition](https://www.chicoer.com/2024/07/29/da-arson-suspect-reportedly-heavily-intoxicated-before-fire-ignition/)** > > Stout did not enter a plea during the hearing before Judge Kristen Lucena. The judge agreed to Ramsey’s request that the suspect be held without bail, and public defender Nicole Diamond was appoint… I can buy the notion that the initial grass fire was an accident but how did your mama’s car get 60 feet down an embankment without help? ---
**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:** [July 30, 2024, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2018 "2024-07-30T17:25:07Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > zipping around downtown Seattle at 3 AM doing 90 in 25 zones AIUI, in Washington, 2 times the limit is a felony, so his behavior, if there is proof, is clearly felonious. ---
**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:** [July 30, 2024, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2019 "2024-07-30T23:12:28Z")
Here’s a “win-win” in a road rage incident [both of them succeeded in killing the other guy]. **Deadly shootout in Southern California erupts with 2 young children in car** [https://ktla.com/news/local-news/gunfire-erupts-near-bar-and-lounge-in-southern-california-leaving-2-dead/](https://ktla.com/news/local-news/gunfire-erupts-near-bar-and-lounge-in-southern-california-leaving-2-dead/) ---
**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:** [July 30, 2024, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2020 "2024-07-30T23:46:14Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > Deadly shootout in Southern California erupts with 2 young children in car Who writes these damn headlines? That sounds like a stupid MFer. Whoever wrote this implies that 2 young children engaged in a deadly shootout in a car in Southern California. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657.md?page=100) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657.md?page=102)