# 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:** 231
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2025, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4601 "2025-05-12T17:19:13Z")
I, too, believe in the efficacy of retrophrenology. ---
**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:** [May 14, 2025, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4602 "2025-05-14T19:37:59Z")
Here’s a shiny new example of stupid by somebody who ought to know about keeping his stupid yap (and keyboard) shut. > **[Panthers minority owner Doug Cifu suspended by NHL over 'unacceptable and...](https://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/article/panthers-minority-owner-doug-cifu-suspended-by-nhl-over-unacceptable-and-inappropriate-comments-on-social-media-194726511.html)** > > Doug Cifu will need to meet with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman before being reinstated. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4603 "2025-05-16T14:42:53Z")
Illinois woman lost an argument with her housemates so she decided to try burning the house down. > **[Kankakee woman arrested for alleged attempted arson](https://wivr1017.com/2025/05/16/kankakee-woman-arrested-for-alleged-attempted-arson/)** > > Kankakee City Police report an arrest after a woman allegedly tried to light a house on fire. According to rep... > Reports say Rogers had already had already poured gasoline on the floor of the living room and had threatened the others living there. She was arrested by City Police for attempted arson among other charges. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4604 "2025-05-16T20:11:51Z")
[Rocks in the head: I almost burning our house.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rock-in-the-box-i-burning-your-dog/193808) Prolly woulda set fire to herself as well if she had managed to light the gasoline. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4605 "2025-05-16T22:25:00Z")
Is the thinking here… “Maybe they won’t notice”? > **[Over 40 pounds of marijuana found at St. Louis Lambert International Airport](https://www.firstalert4.com/2025/05/15/over-40-pounds-marijuana-found-st-louis-lambert-international-airport/)** > > U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at St. Louis Lambert International Airport found over 40 pounds of marijuana on May 14. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4606 "2025-05-16T23:21:20Z")
The genuinely stupid part is _cannabis is illegal_. Come on, when will we finally be able to admit, the war on drugs is over, drugs won? This shit has to end. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2025, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4607 "2025-05-16T23:22:02Z")
> [@dougrb](#): > > Is the thinking here… “Maybe they won’t notice”? > > [Over 40 pounds of marijuana found at St. Louis Lambert International Airport](https://www.firstalert4.com/2025/05/15/over-40-pounds-marijuana-found-st-louis-lambert-international-airport/) Thinking? We ain’t got no thinking. We don’t need no thinking. I don’t have to show you no stinkin’ thinking! ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4608 "2025-05-16T23:58:57Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > stupid part is _cannabis is illegal_ To their credit it IS legal in St. Louis. Just not 40 lbs on an airplane going overseas. Who knew? ---
**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:** [May 17, 2025, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4609 "2025-05-17T00:05:03Z")
> [@dougrb](#): > > To their credit it IS legal in St. Louis. Legalized in Missouri, but still illegal at the federal level, of course. ---
**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:** [May 17, 2025, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4610 "2025-05-17T16:23:10Z")
A way to get out of jury duty, a clever defense strategy or a misunderstanding? > **[Jury dismissed in Canadian sexual assault case](https://www.espn.com/olympics/hockey/story/_/id/45181380/judge-dismisses-jury-canadian-sexual-assault-case)** > > The judge handling the trial of five Canadian hockey players accused of sexual assault dismissed the jury Friday after a complaint that defense attorneys were laughing at some of the jurors. ---
**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:** [May 17, 2025, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4611 "2025-05-17T17:01:47Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > A way to get out of jury duty, a clever defense strategy or a misunderstanding? Going by both Hanlon’s and Occam’s Razors, I’d say it’s a simple explanation of unprofessional lawyers whose client is completely in the hands of a judge who is probably getting fed up with the defense at this point. ---
**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:** [May 18, 2025, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4612 "2025-05-18T20:35:52Z")
[![](https://i.imgur.com/KfgpAS6.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/KfgpAS6.jpeg) I mean, I can see how you’d miss it, and if you’re under 40, you may well have never seen it to begin with, but it’s still funny. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2025, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4613 "2025-05-18T20:42:40Z")
It took me a few moments… As a hint, the car in the foreground is a Bronco. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2025, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4614 "2025-05-18T20:51:29Z")
Not to mention that’s pretty sparse traffic for LA if you’re trying to make a point of how bad it’s going to be. ---
**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:** [May 18, 2025, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4615 "2025-05-18T20:54:07Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > As a hint, the car in the foreground is a Bronco. Thanks. I was trying to read the graffiti on the overpass. ETA: and, in the process, also missed all those police lights blazing on top of the following cars. ---
**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:** [May 18, 2025, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4616 "2025-05-18T21:52:31Z")
> [@dougrb](#): > > Not to mention that’s pretty sparse traffic for LA That CBS affiliate is in Cedar Rapids, IA. ---
**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:** [May 18, 2025, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4617 "2025-05-18T22:07:46Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > I mean, I can see how you’d miss it, and if you’re under 40, you may well have never seen it to begin with, but it’s still funny. I am over 40 and the phrase “white Ford Bronco” will always only mean one thing to me. ---
**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:** [May 18, 2025, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4618 "2025-05-18T22:33:53Z")
The murders happened on my birthday. How cool is that? ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2025, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4619 "2025-05-18T22:41:06Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > I mean, I can see how you’d miss it, and if you’re under 40, you may well have never seen it to begin with, but it’s still funny. I’m over 40, but all I could think was, “Wait - that’s not the Bluesmobile!” ---
**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:** [May 18, 2025, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4620 "2025-05-18T22:56:26Z")
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