# 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:** 247
**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:** [July 2, 2025, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4921 "2025-07-02T01:00:33Z")
I knew a guy who was a bottomologist, but the less said of him the better. ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2025, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4922 "2025-07-02T01:05:32Z")
The less smelt of him as well. ---
**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:** [July 2, 2025, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4923 "2025-07-02T01:10:25Z")
That’s kinda fishy. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2025, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4924 "2025-07-02T01:14:33Z")
“Candiru?” “Gesundheit.” ---
**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:** [July 2, 2025, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4925 "2025-07-02T01:16:21Z")
> [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](#): > > “Candiru?” You mention candiru without linking [the column](https://www.straightdope.com/21343673/can-the-candiru-fish-swim-upstream-into-your-urethra)? ---
**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:** [July 2, 2025, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4926 "2025-07-02T01:18:09Z")
He was too busy trying to swim away. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2025, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4927 "2025-07-02T01:21:28Z")
Well, wouldn’t you be swimming away just as fast as you could…? ---
**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:** [July 2, 2025, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4928 "2025-07-02T01:26:22Z")
I wouldn’t get in the river to pee. ---
**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:** [July 2, 2025, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4929 "2025-07-02T01:30:54Z")
Would you get out of the river to urinate? ---
**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:** [July 2, 2025, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4930 "2025-07-02T01:32:34Z")
Hell, yes!!! ---
**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:** [July 2, 2025, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4931 "2025-07-02T01:33:13Z")
> [@Topologist](#): > > > [@Broomstick](#): > > > > My area recently solved a problem like that by keeping the tracks at the same level and building an _underpass_ for the cars, which took up a lot less room and was probably significantly cheaper (although still taking substantial money) > > They did the same thing recently to quite a few grade crossings on Long Island (NY) The commuter rail lines north of Boston have a lot of at-grade crossings but in several areas the tracks are elevated on an embankment or viaduct which bridges the level crossing for the cars below. On one line in my former home town, the embankment bridge is high enough at one spot for the road below to be level, but the embankment gradually diminishes in height for an upcoming at-grade crossing. There’s another street crossing midway in that stretch where there’s a below-grade underpass running under the embankment bridge, so both solutions in one package. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2025, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4932 "2025-07-02T01:37:18Z")
I wouldn’t get in that river even if they were throwing lit M-80s into it. Still, can you imagine one of those ‘live game’ food shows featuring ‘native and sustainable’ Candiru appetizers? “Tastes like fish sticks.” “Mind the spikes…” ---
**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:** [July 2, 2025, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4933 "2025-07-02T01:41:28Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > I knew a guy who was a bottomologist, but the less said of him the better. Reminds me of that old Tom Lehrer song. About Harold who was majoring in Animal Husbandry. Until they caught him at it one day. Oops. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2025, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4934 "2025-07-02T04:48:18Z")
I thought his name was Hen3ry (the 3 being silent). ---
**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:** [July 2, 2025, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4935 "2025-07-02T09:45:49Z")
Without trying to look it up, I think you’re right. “Harold” didn’t quite ring true for me either. If not that song, Hen3ry is definitely a character in one of his songs. ---
**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:** [July 2, 2025, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4936 "2025-07-02T09:56:08Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Reminds me of that old Tom Lehrer song. About Harold who was majoring in Animal Husbandry. Until they caught him at it one day. Never heard of this, so > [@LSLGuy](#): > > Without trying to look it up I looked it up. Turns out this description was of Dr. Samuel Gall, inventor of the gall bladder. [Tom Lehrer – In Old Mexico Lyrics | Genius Lyrics](https://genius.com/Tom-lehrer-in-old-mexico-lyrics) ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2025, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4937 "2025-07-03T13:57:42Z")
Thanks for the correction/clarification. Hen3ry was mentioned in the setup for _We’ll All Go Together When We Go_. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2025, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4938 "2025-07-05T20:53:56Z")
Had to come straight to this thread. > **[Passenger misinterprets seat neighbor's ‘RIP’ text, forcing flight to divert](https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2025/07/03/american-airlines-text-message-bomb-threat/84461447007/)** > > An American Airlines flight was forced to return to San Juan after a nosy passenger reported another traveler's text. ---
**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:** [July 5, 2025, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4939 "2025-07-05T21:09:10Z")
Lotta stupidity there. Especially among the crew. “See something? Say something.” doesn’t mean that what’s seen or said is necessarily a problem. It’s the crew’s job, literally, to evaluate this stuff. Not kneejerk it. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2025, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4940 "2025-07-06T13:01:41Z")
From r/multiplesclerosis (reddit) > # Don’t care about politics! This Bill will screw All of Us!!! > > 31F, 11 yrs diagnosed. This has nothing to do with political parties! I’m on Medicaid, MS medications cost Enormous amounts of money! This bill hurts all of Us! What are we gonna do!!! 😪😪😪😪😪😪 Now I don’t know if she voted for the LEF party, otherwise i’d have put it in that thread. She has been educated. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657.md?page=246) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657.md?page=248)