# 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:** 143
**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:** [November 11, 2024, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2841 "2024-11-11T22:18:00Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > An ambulance hit a 71-year-old bicyclist in Oregon, then took him to the hospital and billed him $1700. This actually doesn’t bother me all that much. Since the ambulance company is at fault, and will surely be obligated to pay his bills, they will just pay themselves. The bill just sounds like meaningless paperwork in the end. (Still funny from an ironic sense though.) ---
**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:** [November 12, 2024, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2842 "2024-11-12T15:26:33Z")
How hard is it to check if your email is going to everybody? Or even just to not send the email, you arrogant twit? > **[Biglaw Partner Drops Slur In Dustup With Neighbors - Above the Law](https://abovethelaw.com/2024/11/biglaw-partner-drops-slur-in-dustup-with-neighbors/)** > > Not a good look for the partner. ---
**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:** [November 12, 2024, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2843 "2024-11-12T17:13:30Z")
I recall a roster of humorous units of measure. One was the “ohnosecond”. Defined as the interval between when you send something you really shouldn’t have, and when you notice the recipient list is a LOT bigger (or wronger) than you meant. Texting is the same way. Once in awhile we all have two active convos going at once and send a message to party A meant for party B. I swear it’s a computer malfunction, not an operator goof, but I can’t actually prove that. Be real careful when holding two convos that should not mix replies. e.g. spouse and BF/GF would be bad. Actually, depending in how steamy your BF/GF convo is, a simultaneous convo w almost anyone else would be bad. Do not cross the streams. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/9wrEEd1ajz4/hqdefault.jpg "Ghostbusters : Crossing The Streams") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wrEEd1ajz4) ---
**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:** [November 12, 2024, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2844 "2024-11-12T18:15:46Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > I recall a roster of humorous units of measure. My favorite is the Poronkusema. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2024, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2845 "2024-11-12T22:41:13Z")
@LSLGuy “do not cross the streams” I should probably get this tattooed (in a sophisticated, tasteful font of course) on the dorsal side of my right forefinger (the one that pushes “send”. ---
**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:** [November 12, 2024, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2846 "2024-11-12T22:58:38Z")
Thank you. An excellent unit. ---
**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:** [November 13, 2024, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2847 "2024-11-13T03:43:28Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > My favorite is the Poronkusema. But is that a bull or a cow? ---
**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:** [November 14, 2024, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2848 "2024-11-14T15:44:03Z")
And here we have a mass stupid MFers moment – apparently there are people who don’t know that butter comes from milk: > **[Costco is recalling almost 80,000 pounds of butter because apparently people...](https://qz.com/costco-butter-recall-allergy-milk-dairy-label-1851695833)** > > Costco voluntarily recalled some of its butter products because they were missing a "contains milk" label ---
**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:** [November 14, 2024, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2849 "2024-11-14T15:44:44Z")
“I Can’t Believe It’s Butter!” ---
**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:** [November 14, 2024, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2850 "2024-11-14T15:46:54Z")
Heh. Well, to be marginally fair, to someone or other, the article does point out that “contains milk” is required by law or regulation, whatever, and that may have been left off labels, so the packing plant might be the stupid ones, but seriously, folks! ---
**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 14, 2024, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2851 "2024-11-14T15:52:31Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > to be marginally fair ISWYDT ---
**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:** [November 14, 2024, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2852 "2024-11-14T16:14:04Z")
[looks quizzically] [looks more closely] Ha! That must have been subconscious, because it wasn’t intentional, so I can’t claim credit for it. Maybe my subconsious can, though. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2853 "2024-11-14T16:27:42Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > to be marginally fair, Took my brain a while to get it but 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2854 "2024-11-14T17:39:01Z")
Ghee, that’s funny. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2855 "2024-11-14T17:55:08Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > And here we have a mass stupid MFers moment – apparently there are people who don’t know that butter comes from milk: > > [Costco recalls 80,000 pounds of butter over missing 'contains milk' label](https://qz.com/costco-butter-recall-allergy-milk-dairy-label-1851695833) Which totally sucks, because Butter is on tonight’s grocery list. ---
**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:** [November 14, 2024, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2856 "2024-11-14T17:58:22Z")
Although reading the article, it’s only the Kirkland brand of butter that’s being recalled. I’m pretty sure they also sell name-brand butter. I think it’s Kerrygold. (And if it helps, the New York Times Wirecutter product review site recently rated Kerrygold the best tasting butter.) ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2857 "2024-11-14T18:01:24Z")
Its easier and safer just to enforce the labeling laws across the board instead of carving out exceptions for “obvious” foods. ---
**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:** [November 14, 2024, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2858 "2024-11-14T18:06:04Z")
Another obvious reason for the recall is to avoid a lawsuit from someone claiming damages from consuming butter not labeled as containing milk. ---
**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:** [November 14, 2024, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2859 "2024-11-14T18:13:12Z")
I’m often astounded by how little people understand the constituents of food. My lovely wife can’t eat gluten. We’ve gone to the houses of people with advanced degrees who very carefully checked for wheat in the ingredients of their main dish, then served, for example, a salad with crumbled ramen noodles on top. Because they’re “noodles.” Even though the first ingredient is “wheat flour.” ---
**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:** [November 14, 2024, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/2860 "2024-11-14T18:15:49Z")
It’s not that people don’t understand it, it’s that people with no dietary or cultural restrictions don’t really think about what’s in the food. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657.md?page=142) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657.md?page=144)