# 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:** 140
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2781 "2024-10-24T23:14:16Z")
What if it was full of shaving foam, though? Like that rollercoaster in that shaving ad from bygone days? ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2782 "2024-10-24T23:16:14Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > A full pool would cushion the entry. Sure, but splashing around in a pool with a running lawn mower is not a particularly healthy situation to put yourself in. In the very best case, the lawn mower is trashed. Not _as_ stupid as driving into an empty pool, but not smart. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2783 "2024-10-24T23:17:47Z")
What if there was a shark in the pool? Would you choose the shark or the submerged battery? No one ever thinks about this. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2024, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2784 "2024-10-25T00:04:59Z")
Shouldn’t there have been a fence around the pool? I had two friends in elementary school who had backyard pools, and neither one of them had mowable areas anywhere near the pool. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2024, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2785 "2024-10-25T00:46:07Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Sure, but splashing around in a pool with a running lawn mower is not a particularly healthy situation to put yourself in. If the water doesn’t put enough drag on the blade(s) to stall the engine, it’s not going to run long once the air intake is submerged. > [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > Shouldn’t there have been a fence around the pool? The fence laws, I imagine, are going to vary from state to state. In general, however, I believe you just have to have _a_ fence, not that it has to be next to the pool, just that you have to pass through it to get from the public area (ie sidewalk) to the pool itself. As long as it meets the rest of the requirements, I believe it can just be a normal fence surrounding your backyard/property. Also, required or otherwise, it doesn’t mean everyone is in compliance. And that seems to be close to what I’m finding online… > **[When do Private Swimming Pools Need a Fence?](https://www.rocketlawyer.com/real-estate/landlords/legal-guide/when-do-private-swimming-pools-need-a-fence)** > > Whether you live in a home with a pool or rent that home to others, learn about making your pool and property safer and minimizing your potential liability. > Swimming pools do not necessarily need a barrier close to the water. If your pool is located in a fenced backyard, or other large fenced area, and that fence meets the legal requirements, you might not need an additional barrier closer to the pool. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2024, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2786 "2024-10-25T01:05:33Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > What if it was full of shaving foam, though? Lawmaker drives into a dry pool You’d think that his head would be split But good luck was with him that morning He fell in a big pile of SHAVING CREAM Be nice and clean Shave every day and you’ll always look keen ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2024, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2787 "2024-10-25T01:11:32Z")
I’m gonna guess that he was making a turn near the empty pool and didn’t realize how close he actually was. One wheel caught the edge and flipped the mower into the deep end with him underneath it. That would be an 8-foot drop onto concrete head first, with a couple of hundred pounds of mower on top of you. Or maybe he accidentally reversed when he wanted to go forward. Not a fun way to go, in either event. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2024, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2788 "2024-10-25T01:37:50Z")
A late entry wins Post of the Day! 😄 ---
**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:** [October 25, 2024, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2789 "2024-10-25T03:23:59Z")
> [@digs](#): > > (aren’t most mowers two-stroke?) Not these days - four-stroke engines mostly. So, even more stroking. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2024, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2790 "2024-10-25T22:53:48Z")
You dig a 10’ deep grave site with a shovel and forget to bury the body. > **[Independence golf course offering reward leading to vandal who dug hole in green](https://www.kctv5.com/2024/10/25/independence-golf-course-offering-reward-leading-vandal-who-dug-hole-green/)** > > One of the greens at an Independence golf course is unplayable after a vandal dug a hole Thursday night. ---
**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 25, 2024, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2791 "2024-10-25T23:05:26Z")
I bet that wasn’t vandalism, it was war! [![](https://external-preview.redd.it/1aZfAVKa0SjLFYEW0Jka2bRifE5i3f5oB4glTvUji0E.jpg?auto=webp&s=be6dfa58396cde69e71b3c97d8a05984f7d0ab48) ](https://external-preview.redd.it/1aZfAVKa0SjLFYEW0Jka2bRifE5i3f5oB4glTvUji0E.jpg?auto=webp&s=be6dfa58396cde69e71b3c97d8a05984f7d0ab48) ---
**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:** [October 26, 2024, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2792 "2024-10-26T01:31:42Z")
A Texas man is being charged with assault after punching a 69-year-old election worker who told him he couldn’t wear his Trump hat in the polling place. > **[Irate MAGA hat-wearer punches elderly poll worker after refusing to remove...](https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-2669484976/)** > > A Donald Trump supporter in Texas is facing an assault charge after he was accused of punching an election clerk who was escorting him out of a polling site for refusing to take his red “Make America Great Again” cap off.The violent incident occurred... ---
**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 26, 2024, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2793 "2024-10-26T01:55:35Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > A Texas man is being charged with assault after punching a 69-year-old election worker who told him he couldn’t wear his Trump hat in the polling place. While it was an asshole thing to do, this isn’t a case of a young thug beating up an old man. They are only 6 years apart in age. So I’m not sure why the election worker’s age is relevant. I’ll note that among the charges was “injury to an elderly person”, but that’s like charging a 13-year-old for sex with a minor. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2024, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2794 "2024-10-26T02:06:16Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > So I’m not sure why the election worker’s age is relevant. Because in Texas that’s a specific offense, > Texas Penal Code - PENAL § 22.04. Injury to a Child, Elderly Individual, or Disabled Individual > [https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/penal-code/penal-sect-22-04/](https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/penal-code/penal-sect-22-04/) ---
**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 26, 2024, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2795 "2024-10-26T02:12:00Z")
> [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > Because in Texas that’s a specific offense, Which seems silly because the guy is 2 years below being “elderly” himself per their laws. Not sure how much the difference between 63 and 65 matters when it comes to physical violence. It’s one elderly person hitting another one (by any reasonable standard). ---
**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:** [October 26, 2024, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2796 "2024-10-26T02:42:14Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > that’s like charging a 13-year-old for sex with a minor. No, you’ve got it the wrong way round. It’s like charging a 19-year-old for sex with an underage person. The difference in years is not large, but it’s crucial. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2024, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2797 "2024-10-26T03:06:31Z")
The victim’s age puts him in a protected category. The age of the person who assaulted him doesn’t matter. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2024, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2798 "2024-10-26T03:07:30Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > No, you’ve got it the wrong way round. It’s like charging a 19-year-old for sex with an underage person. The difference in years is not large, but it’s crucial. In general yes, although it can depend some on the person. As someone in my early 60s, I work with an American who is 67 and in much better shape than me. He plays tennis daily, lifts weight and does other exercises. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2024, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2799 "2024-10-26T08:12:50Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > A Texas man is being charged with assault after punching a 69-year-old election worker who told him he couldn’t wear his Trump hat in the polling place. Too bad the trial won’t be finished before the election. Sweet JusticeTM would have him ineligible to vote because of this and thus his vote cast out. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2024, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2800 "2024-10-26T10:36:38Z")
Found another stupid MFer in the news! What? You think Chess is a sedate pastime? [You have another think coming.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/teen-chess-master-charged-assault-191903909.html) (The link goes to Yahoo.) > A 17-year-old chess grandmaster was charged with assault and expelled from a championship tournament after he hit a woman when he lost a match in St. Louis last week, officials said. > > Christopher Yoo “crumpled his scoresheet, stormed out of the tournament hall and struck a videographer from behind” after he lost a U.S. Chess Championship match at the Saint Louis Chess Club last Wednesday, the club said in a statement on X. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657.md?page=139) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657.md?page=141)