# 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:** 170
**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:** [January 1, 2025, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/3381 "2025-01-01T15:00:42Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Do ATMs have trackers installed? ‘Fortunately, the owner of the ATM had hidden an Apple AirTag in the machine.’ ---
**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:** [January 1, 2025, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/3382 "2025-01-01T16:26:51Z")
Well, nothing really bad happened to Helen Hayes (as Ada Quonsett) in _Airport_. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2025, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/3383 "2025-01-01T16:35:25Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Pretty clearly she’s a wacko. That’s not an excuse, but it does mean the authorities ought to understand that she’ll keep trying as long as she’s not in custody. > > Ordinary legal concepts like deterrence or fines simply don’t work on wackos. We have a similar person here in Chicago. She’s well-known to authorities and the TSA, but even so, she’s apparently managed to sneak onto over 20 flights (mostly at O’Hare) over the past 20-odd years. And, yes, she’s…odd. And has, in fact, drawn comparisons to the Helen Hayes character in _Airport_. > **[Serial Stowaway Marilyn Hartman Explains How She Repeatedly Got Past Airport...](https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/serial-stowaway-marilyn-hartman-explains-how-she-repeatedly-got-past-airport-security-the-story-is-crazy/)** > **[Marilyn Hartman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Hartman)** > > Marilyn Hartman (born 1951 or 1952), known as the Serial Stowaway, is an American woman known for stowing away on at least 22 commercial airline flights since 2014. She has been widely dubbed a "real-life Ada Quonsett" after the infamous "harmless little old lady and habitual stowaway" character, played by Helen Hayes, from the 1970 movie Airport. > Hartman's attorneys said in 2021 that she is mentally ill and that her stowaway conduct is a compulsive behavior. Hartman is homeless and believes a ... ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2025, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/3384 "2025-01-01T19:12:14Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Ordinary legal concepts I think you are on the right track. She doesn’t need a ticket because she’s not flying, she’s traveling. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2025, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/3385 "2025-01-01T19:18:57Z")
SovCits generally object to government, but accept the idea of paying commercial entities for their products. A SovCit-style argument (made of pure BS to be clear) can be advanced that TSA (or city-owned airport management) can’t keep her away from the gate. But she’d be hard-pressed to make a SovCit argument that ABC Airlines has an obligation to transport her to Boise just on her say-so, without the need to pay for a ticket. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2025, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/3386 "2025-01-01T19:25:27Z")
Ok, she’s a wacko. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2025, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/3387 "2025-01-02T01:09:48Z")
I’ll put this here, but it gets a cross-post to the Omnibus Evil thread too. This little girl was at home with her family. Mom, Dad, & sibling when this happened: > **[Girl, 10, killed by stray bullet on New Year’s Day in northwest Miami-Dade](https://www.local10.com/news/local/2025/01/01/girl-10-killed-by-stray-bullet-on-new-years-day-in-miami-dade/)** > > A 10-year-old girl celebrating New Year’s Day with her family in southwest Miami-Dade was killed by a stray bullet, police confirmed. My GF is a nurse in the trauma OR at the regional level 1 trauma center in downtown Miami. They pick up the problems all the other hospitals can’t handle. She has seen some shit. Often. Like most nights. She and several other highly skilled experts spent the first 5 hours of 2025 elbow deep in what was left of that child’s brain trying to keep her alive. They failed. The girl is dead. Her family is distraught, devastated, and will never be the same. And despite a carefully cultivated very thick skin, my GF is a mess. Which means I am too. Fuck you you stupid careless negligent unthinking POS. You’ll never know you did this, so even if you grow a conscience at some future date, it will be untroubled by the murder you committed. Damn you to hell you bastard. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2025, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/3388 "2025-01-02T02:05:39Z")
@LSLGuy 's GF: Thank you for trying. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/3389 "2025-01-02T02:20:20Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Fuck you you stupid careless negligent unthinking POS. Don’t try that shit in Missouri. Celebratory gunfire is illegal as of TODAY. Do we really need a fucking law for this shit? [https://www.kctv5.com/2025/01/01/blairs-law-full-effect-this-new-years-family-has-message-dont-do-it/](https://www.kctv5.com/2025/01/01/blairs-law-full-effect-this-new-years-family-has-message-dont-do-it/) ---
**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:** [January 2, 2025, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/3390 "2025-01-02T02:49:11Z")
People being hit with falling bullets was a gag in _Zombie! vs. Mardi Gras_ (1999). ---
**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:** [January 2, 2025, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/3391 "2025-01-02T02:52:24Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > my GF is a mess. Which means I am too. > > Fuck you you stupid careless negligent unthinking POS To your GF, from one nurse to another, one who has BTDT, **{{{{{{{{ LSL and GF }}}}}}}}** ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/3392 "2025-01-02T04:36:18Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > @LSLGuy 's GF: Thank you for trying. As a former EMT, I fully support this sentiment. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2025, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/3393 "2025-01-02T11:40:13Z")
> [@dougrb](#): > > Don’t try that shit in Missouri. Celebratory gunfire is illegal as of TODAY. Do we really need a fucking law for this shit? It’s illegal almost everywhere. Including Miami. And has been for decades. Missouri is not a leader here but (as usual) a laggard. The problem is catching anyone doing it. And for folks who cause injury or death, tying their specific random gunfire to a random victim blocks or miles away. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2025, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/3394 "2025-01-02T22:34:05Z")
The former UK Home Secretary says that Italy has built a wall along its border with Turkey. > **[Suella Braverman bizarrely claims there's a land border between Italy and Turkey](https://metro.co.uk/2025/01/02/suella-braverman-bizarrely-claims-a-land-border-italy-turkey-22284132/)** > > Former Home Secretary Suella Braverman has raised eyebrows by claiming Italy and Turkey share a land border in a radio appearance. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2025, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/3395 "2025-01-02T23:20:35Z")
As Mrs. Olson _almost_ said … > Imaginary border walls; they’re the cheepest kind! More seriously Ms Braverman gives MTG a run for her money in the “Most Ignorant, Evil, _and_ Stupid MF in Politics, female division”. “Best in show, planet wide” is a high honor. Unless the show in question is a shitshow. ---
**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:** [January 3, 2025, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/3396 "2025-01-03T00:16:40Z")
You’d think this guy was parked there and a sinkhole opened up under his car, right? It’s not that uncommon. [![](https://www.jsonline.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2025/01/02/PMJS/77405427007-img-2621.jpg?width=1320&height=1320&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp) ](https://www.jsonline.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2025/01/02/PMJS/77405427007-img-2621.jpg?width=1320&height=1320&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp) Nope. Broken water main. The sinkhole had already started sinking when he drove around the barricades. The weight of the car did the rest of the work. I’m sure his neighbors were thrilled to be without water for even longer now. ---
**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:** [January 3, 2025, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/3397 "2025-01-03T00:25:01Z")
I just _love_ IRL pix that look improbable enough to be CGI / AI generated. Oops dude; you flunked driving ---
**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:** [January 3, 2025, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/3398 "2025-01-03T00:39:00Z")
Heh, caught this out in the wild a few blocks from me two days ago. [[Album] imgur.com ![](https://i.imgur.com/9ECHFfz.jpeg?fb "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/a/RomwgT1) ---
**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:** [January 3, 2025, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/3399 "2025-01-03T00:52:32Z")
[![](https://milwaukeerecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sinkhole.jpg) ](https://milwaukeerecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sinkhole.jpg) This one was a while back. It was still in gear and running when it happened. The city wanted to send someone down to turn it off, but he declined since he knew that as soon as the car shifted, the spinning wheel might get some traction…then what? There’s no where to move to get out of the way. Instead, the whole city stayed glued to the news to see when it would run out of gas. IIRC it was a day or so. It got so much publicity that a local Cadillac dealership gave him a new one. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/VJpaNN4n9wQ/hqdefault.jpg "Raw Video: Escalade Still Running After 24 Hours In Sinkhole") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJpaNN4n9wQ&t=1) Just about a mile or so from that first sinkhole picture with the car sticking out of it, there’s 70 foot sinkhole, about a block from my parents house. But that’s due to a broken storm drain that takes water to the bottom of a bluff to dump it in the lake. [![](https://ktvz.b-cdn.net/2024/06/wdjtsinkhole61024-300.jpg) ](https://ktvz.b-cdn.net/2024/06/wdjtsinkhole61024-300.jpg) ---
**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:** [January 3, 2025, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/3400 "2025-01-03T01:03:55Z")
If ypu don’t mind telling @Joey_P , where roughly is that? I lurves me some sinkhole tourism. :leer: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657.md?page=169) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657.md?page=171)