# 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:** 138
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2741 "2024-10-17T03:06:05Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > > [@Johanna](#): > > > > But I never ever believed for a second in homeopathy. That shit is obvious bollocks. > > Homeopathic remedies may have 0.01% truth behind them. Which makes them extremely potent. Ha! That’s a good one. On the other hand (or hoof) I met a veterinarian – fully trained and accredited – who’d gone over to the homeopathy dark side. She also did [therapeutic massage](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equine_massage) (which is legit for horses, by the way), [chiropractic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veterinary_chiropractic) (the senior vet in the practice I used studied it and had some success with treatments, but it’s more controversial) and [acupuncture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veterinary_acupuncture) (which has doubtful efficacy). But observing her describe “[succussion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeopathic_dilutions)” – well, come on, now! ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2742 "2024-10-17T16:34:45Z")
blowing smoke… [When Doctors Literally “Blew Smoke Up Your Arse” (todayifoundout.com)](https://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2014/05/origin-expression-blow-smoke-ass/) here is a handy rhyme: Tobacco glyster (enema), breathe and bleed. Keep warm and rub till you succeed. And spare no pains for what you do; May one day be repaid to you. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2743 "2024-10-17T17:14:16Z")
TikTok-er streams herself being ignorant (THAT is a headline that can be published a hundred times a day) Learn your flags of the world, kids… [https://greekcitytimes.com/2024/10/17/tiktokker-mistakenly-tears-down-greek-flags-faces-backlash/](https://greekcitytimes.com/2024/10/17/tiktokker-mistakenly-tears-down-greek-flags-faces-backlash/) > TikTokker Mistakenly Tears Down Greek Flags, Faces Backlash > > A woman has sparked outrage after mistakenly removing Greek flags from outside a restaurant in New Jersey, believing them to be Israeli. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2744 "2024-10-17T20:32:40Z")
Well in her defense, they _are_ blue and white. And rectangular. Don’t forget the rectangular. Frickin Moron! ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2745 "2024-10-17T20:50:50Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > A woman has sparked outrage after mistakenly removing Greek flags from outside a restaurant in New Jersey, believing them to be Israeli. That is, admittedly, remarkably stupid; but if they were Israeli, that wouldn’t make it right. There are Israelis trying to stop the shit that’s going on now. ---
**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:** [October 17, 2024, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2746 "2024-10-17T21:16:06Z")
It’s easy to make that mistake; the Greek flags have the classic symbol of Judaism, a cross, up in the corner. Anyone might be confused. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2747 "2024-10-17T21:28:35Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > but if they were Israeli, that wouldn’t make it right. > > There are Israelis trying to stop the shit that’s going on now. Agreed that tearing down anyone’s flags is wrong and counterproductive. Your serious comment is well-taken. But … Arguably, tearing down Israeli flags belongs in the companion Evil MFers thread. _This_ door is for the stupid MFers. Tearing down flags has a long history within political protest. Tearing down the wrong countries’ flags is just … well … stupid. ---
**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:** [October 17, 2024, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2748 "2024-10-17T21:43:45Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Arguably, tearing down Israeli flags belongs in the companion Evil MFers thread. _This_ door is for the stupid MFers. Yeah, it’s like if a serial rapist has been stalking a woman and knows that she’ll be alone at home, so he creeps into her backyard on a moonless night to get into a rear window while nobody can see him, and falls into an empty pool and badly breaks both legs. That’s an evil MFer who becomes a stupid MFer due to ineptitude. ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2749 "2024-10-17T21:55:08Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > TikTok-er streams herself being ignorant (THAT is a headline that can be published a hundred times a day) > > Learn your flags of the world, kids… > > [https://greekcitytimes.com/2024/10/17/tiktokker-mistakenly-tears-down-greek-flags-faces-backlash/](https://greekcitytimes.com/2024/10/17/tiktokker-mistakenly-tears-down-greek-flags-faces-backlash/) > > > TikTokker Mistakenly Tears Down Greek Flags, Faces Backlash > > > > A woman has sparked outrage after mistakenly removing Greek flags from outside a restaurant in New Jersey, believing them to be Israeli. Outraged at their treatment of ouzo? ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2750 "2024-10-17T23:46:53Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Tearing down flags has a long history within political protest. Tearing down the wrong countries’ flags is just … well … stupid. That’s fair. ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2751 "2024-10-18T11:00:11Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Arguably, tearing down Israeli flags belongs in the companion Evil MFers thread. _This_ door is for the stupid MFers. > > Tearing down flags has a long history within political protest. Tearing down the wrong countries’ flags is just … well … stupid. Membership in one group should not preclude membership in the other. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2752 "2024-10-18T11:31:03Z")
It sure doesn’t preclude as far as I’m concerned. Lots of evil is actively stupid and a decent fraction of stupid amounts to evil by mental negligence. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2753 "2024-10-18T23:39:22Z")
Here’s what should be a gift link to the WashPost story about the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services’ decision to hold an active shooter drill at a state-run pediatric psychiatric hospital – without alerting the staff that it was just a drill. [https://wapo.st/3NwSg70](https://wapo.st/3NwSg70) That appears to open at the article, although there’s no preview. Also, [here’s a link to the plaintiff’s announcement](https://www.pittlawpc.com/in-the-news/final-approval-granted-in-class-action-settlement-against-michigan-department-of-health-and-human-services-for-unannounced-active-shooter-drill-at-state-run-pediatric-psychiatric-hospital) of the $13 million settlement to compensate (to some degree) the patients and staff traumatized. The settlement announcement includes a full description of what happened, including the name of the dipshit who ordered the unannounced drill. ---
**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 19, 2024, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2754 "2024-10-19T00:01:26Z")
Just so we’re clear, Derek Leppek is the name of the asshole who thought it was a good idea to traumatize minor psychiatric patients. And a newspaper article on the story says that he was the “safety coordinator” at the hospital in question. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2024, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2755 "2024-10-19T00:03:25Z")
Yup. And the staff, from the administrator through the care staff right down to the janitors were traumatized. Some of them have quit and are still fucked up from it. ---
**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:** [October 19, 2024, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2756 "2024-10-19T01:14:04Z")
I suppose some will say this was a **MIRACLE** --coming back from the dead, not medical stupidity. > **[Kentucky man declared brain dead wakes up during organ harvesting](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/18/kentucky-man-wakes-up-organ-harvesting)** > > Case of Anthony Thomas ‘TJ’ Hoover II is under investigation by state and federal government officials ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2024, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2757 "2024-10-19T01:29:55Z")
I _hate_ it when that happens. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2024, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2758 "2024-10-19T02:21:42Z")
Better than sleeping through it. ---
**Author:** ![Jihi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jihi/32/17768_2.png) [@Jihi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jihi)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2024, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2759 "2024-10-19T05:32:47Z")
Meh. Wasn’t using it anyway. … I’m going to hell aren’t I? ---
**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 23, 2024, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2760 "2024-10-23T10:24:19Z")
I don’t approve of the government snooping in people’s online business, but I feel like this combination of searches should send up at least one red flag. Not that they helped him get away with his crime anyway. [The 25-year-old’s alleged actions in the days after the attack suggest he was not exactly a criminal mastermind. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Council conducted a series of suspicious internet searches, for phrases like “SECGOV hack,” “telegram swap,” “how can I know for sure if I am being investigated by the FBI,” and “What are the signs you are under investigation by law enforcement or the FBI even if you have not been contacted by them.”](https://gizmodo.com/fbi-arrests-man-who-searched-how-can-i-know-for-sure-if-i-am-being-investigated-by-the-fbi-2000513216/) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657.md?page=137) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657.md?page=139)