# 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:** 202
**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:** [March 5, 2025, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4021 "2025-03-05T18:18:22Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Don’t get me wrong, I think we’d be a lot better off with some serious gun control laws. But that doesn’t absolve ignorance on the part of reporters. My take as well. At the very least, maybe we could see fewer news reports fulminating about sEmi AUtoMaTic HaNDgunS!, as though that category only applies to a special minority of dangerous weapons. It helps to know just what it is that you want to restrict. ---
**Author:** ![Norse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a9adbd/32.png) [@Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norse)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2025, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4022 "2025-03-05T19:00:07Z")
I’ve got a CZ452. Nice, affordable, sturdy, and .22LR makes plinking and volume training affordable. I really like that gun. The trigger pull of the CZ sucks donkey balls, though. I’d love to get my hands on a Sako .22, but they don’t grow on trees (to put it mildly) ---
**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:** [March 5, 2025, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4023 "2025-03-05T19:07:11Z")
I’m sure that all of this firearms-related discussion is fascinating but is it relevant? ---
**Author:** ![Norse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a9adbd/32.png) [@Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norse)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2025, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4024 "2025-03-05T19:11:25Z")
Most probably not, but since we’re in the Pit the TOS allows us to go OT ---
**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:** [March 5, 2025, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4025 "2025-03-05T19:32:28Z")
“Allow” is not a synonym for “encourage”. ---
**Author:** ![Norse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a9adbd/32.png) [@Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norse)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2025, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4026 "2025-03-05T20:22:47Z")
Well, we on the right side of the pond are getting pretty exhausted by your Prez. So we try to think of - and talk about- something else. And since guns - at least when used sensibly - are fun, I’d rather think and talk about that than about your Prez. Or anything else insane over at your place. ---
**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:** [March 5, 2025, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4027 "2025-03-05T21:13:51Z")
The funny thing is guns are one of the most long lasting insane things about the USA. And I live here & used to own & carry a bunch of 'em. And yes, most of us here on the left side of the pond are also pretty well exhausted by our prez too. ---
**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:** [March 6, 2025, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4028 "2025-03-06T15:49:13Z")
An arsonist in Corona, CA lit a car on fire. He also set himself on fire. Apparently he didn’t realise how volatile gasoline is. > **[Arsonist catches fire while setting car ablaze in Corona](https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/video/arsonist-catches-fire-while-setting-car-ablaze-in-corona/)** > > Mike Rogers takes a look at video released by the Corona Fire Department as they search for the alleged arsonist who caught fire while setting ablaze. ---
**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:** [March 6, 2025, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4029 "2025-03-06T16:01:43Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > He also set himself on fire. I’m sorry. I laughed! Stop, drop and roll, buddy! ---
**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:** [March 6, 2025, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4030 "2025-03-06T16:06:35Z")
It’s not that unusual for careless arsonists to get burned by the fires they set. There was a Forensic Files episode about a guy who murdered two women and set a fire in their apartment to try to eliminate evidence. The flash of combustion hit him in the face and caused his glasses to fall off. They were recovered as evidence and used to track him down. ---
**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:** [March 6, 2025, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4031 "2025-03-06T16:13:09Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > He also set himself on fire. > [@Jackmannii](#): > > It’s not that unusual for careless arsonists to get burned by the fires they set. Appropriately, this is The BBQ Pit. 🔥 ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4032 "2025-03-06T16:13:50Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > An arsonist in Corona, CA lit a car on fire. He also set himself on fire. Apparently he didn’t realise how volatile gasoline is. That was Bob Wick, John’s less successful brother. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4033 "2025-03-06T16:14:44Z")
Now, _that_ made me laugh. ---
**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:** [March 6, 2025, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4034 "2025-03-06T16:16:57Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > > [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > > > He also set himself on fire. > > > [@Jackmannii](#): > > > > It’s not that unusual for careless arsonists to get burned by the fires they set. > > Appropriately, this is The BBQ Pit. 🔥 That sets up [another category of dumb](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUtk1B119-0). ---
**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:** [March 6, 2025, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4035 "2025-03-06T16:20:11Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > That was Bob Wick, John’s less successful brother. Bob probably killed his _own_ dog. ---
**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:** [March 6, 2025, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4036 "2025-03-06T17:49:19Z")
Coulda been worse. Might’ve been John’s idiot cousin Cotton. 😉 ---
**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:** [March 6, 2025, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4037 "2025-03-06T19:32:54Z")
It was halfway through the film _Wicked_ that I realized it wasn’t part of the John Wick universe. ---
**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:** [March 6, 2025, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4038 "2025-03-06T19:37:48Z")
I hear his niece Candle is hot. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4039 "2025-03-06T19:50:40Z")
> [@Maus\_Magill](#): > > I hear his niece Candle is hot. - That was the name of an old flame of mine. ---
**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:** [March 6, 2025, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4040 "2025-03-06T20:00:19Z")
Ten Congressional Democrats voted to censure Al Green for not showing “proper decorum” in the presence of a traitorous fascist. > **[Ten Democrats join Republicans to vote to censure Al Green over Trump speech](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/06/al-green-censure-house-trump-speech-democrats)** > > House votes to censure Texas congressman for ‘breach of proper conduct’ for disrupting president’s address > [@](#): > > The 10 House Democrats who joined Republicans to vote for Green’s censure were California Representative Ami Bera, Hawaii Representative Ed Case, California Representative Jim Costa, New York Representative Laura Gillen, Connecticut Representative Jim Himes, Pennsylvania Representative Chrissy Houlahan, Ohio Representative Marcy Kaptur, Florida Representative Jared Moskowitz, Washington Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and New York Representative Tom Suozzi. If one of these is yours, please primary them. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657.md?page=201) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657.md?page=203)