# 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:** 252
**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:** [July 22, 2025, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5021 "2025-07-22T00:53:50Z")
I’m surprised I can’t find a single picture of the aftermath. ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5022 "2025-07-22T01:08:00Z")
I believe the legal term for that is “vandalism”. ---
**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:** [July 22, 2025, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5023 "2025-07-22T01:11:55Z")
And, probably some type of misuse of city resources violation as well. > **[Report Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in County Government Activities- Office of...](https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/oig/hotline.html)** > > The Montgomery County Maryland Office of the Inspector General serves as a public watchdog to detect and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse in government activities; to propose ways to increase the legal, fiscal, and ethical accountability of County... > The careless expenditure of county funds or resources above and beyond the level that is reasonably required to meet the needs of the county, or the consumption or use of county resources that is not authorized > The improper use of county resources in a manner contrary to law, policy or rules, or the improper use of one’s position for private gain or advantage for himself or herself or any other person. ---
**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:** [July 22, 2025, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5024 "2025-07-22T01:27:48Z")
Yeah, what would have happened if there was a fire during that stupid little stunt, and they needed the pumper truck there for it? ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5025 "2025-07-22T17:09:55Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > The Dogshit of the Century award could have been made [in this case](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Glendale_train_crash). I remember the incident, but I didn’t remember the man who wrote a “farewell message” to his wife and kids in his blood. He survived. ---
**Author:** ![ByuBilly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ab097/32.png) [@ByuBilly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ByuBilly)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5026 "2025-07-22T20:56:34Z")
The horrifying but also sweet part seems to be he had enough of his consciousness left to reach out and squeeze her hand and say goodbye to his wife and tell her he loved her before he went unconscious. So heartbreaking. (after they had failed while trying to pry him loose). I keep seeing it in my head. It’s a fear of mine (MRI machines). ---
**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:** [July 22, 2025, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5027 "2025-07-22T20:58:53Z")
Yes the MRI technician was absolutely at fault but that guy should have seen multiple signs warning of the danger of the magnets. ---
**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:** [July 22, 2025, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5028 "2025-07-22T21:42:01Z")
Perhaps the sensible approach for MRI machines is to install a metal detector at the far end of the corridor approaching the room and not allow anyone through until all the metal objects they have on them have been checked at the hazardous objects desk. For that one woman who was injured by the metal-bearing butt plug, it would have been an awkward moment. ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5029 "2025-07-22T21:42:55Z")
I’ve had several MRIs and as I recall there were numerous signs and floor markings pointing out the dangers having any metal as you approached the MRI room. ---
**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:** [July 22, 2025, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5030 "2025-07-22T21:52:37Z")
Exactly. The guy wearing the twenty pound chain wax partially at fault. ---
**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:** [July 22, 2025, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5031 "2025-07-22T22:14:51Z")
> [@](#): > > “Our top priority remains public safety, and we are committed to maintaining open and transparent communication as we work through the facts,” said (the Fire and Rescue Service). “We deeply value our relationship with the community and are taking steps to ensure this matter is thoroughly reviewed and that future disruptions are prevented.” The non-apology apology of the year. ---
**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 22, 2025, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5032 "2025-07-22T22:20:33Z")
Again, can his ass, give restitution to the school. That will help maintain your “relationship with the community” and would ensure “that future disruptions are prevented”. ---
**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:** [July 23, 2025, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5033 "2025-07-23T17:44:14Z")
Should we have a hybrid Deranged/Evil/Stupid thread? [https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2025-07-23/surgeon-who-had-legs-amputated-accused-of-falsely-claiming-he-had-sepsis](https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2025-07-23/surgeon-who-had-legs-amputated-accused-of-falsely-claiming-he-had-sepsis) > [@](#): > > He has also been charged with encouraging someone else to remove the body parts of others. ---
**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 23, 2025, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5034 "2025-07-23T18:10:41Z")
never mind ---
**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 23, 2025, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5035 "2025-07-23T18:53:00Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Should we have a hybrid Deranged/Evil/Stupid thread? Just when we think the world can’t top [this particular] craziness, the world says “Here, hold my beer. Hey y’all! Watch this!” ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5036 "2025-07-24T18:13:14Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > [Anti-Woke Dad Who Fled With Family to Russia Sent to War Zone](https://www.thedailybeast.com/texan-moved-fam-to-russia-to-flee-wokenow-hes-headed-to-ukraine-front-line/) > > At least he had a chance to shop in those fabulous Moscow supermarkets that Tucker Carlson told us about. > > Best American in Russia story since Lee Harvey Oswald. May or may not be dead. > **[UPDATED: Wife of Texas man serving in Russian Army denies he was killed in...](https://themalteseherald.com/2025/07/23/derek-huffman-confirmed-killed-with-drone/)** > > Update 15:01 24/07/2025: The wife of Derek Huffman, Deanna Huffman, has denied that her husband has been killed in action and claims to have also spoken with him. Another source that is unrelated to us, had also received the same information. We have... ---
**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:** [July 24, 2025, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5037 "2025-07-24T18:53:55Z")
I’m waiting for confirmation from the _Maldives Press-Citizen_ and _The Onion_. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2025, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5038 "2025-07-25T18:53:10Z")
About the MRI guy: The “People” magazine article indicated the woman asked the tech to retrieve her husband to help move her. Looking at the [facebook](https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=106546694590329&set=a.106546721256993) pics (BLM shirt), it does appear she might have been rather large. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2025, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5039 "2025-07-27T18:09:41Z")
Guy who fired teachers for providing a link to the Brooklyn Library watches porn in his office > **[Oklahoma school official under investigation after naked women seen on his TV](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/oklahoma-porn-investigation-school-bibles-b2796857.html)** > > ‘This is a bizarre and troubling situation,’ the state’s senate president said ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2025, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5040 "2025-07-27T18:46:38Z")
There’s something about Oklahoma: > **[GOP Sen. Refuses to Admit Bush, Not Obama, Was President During Epstein's...](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/markwayne-mullin-bush-obama-epstein-plea-deal-1235394775/)** > > Sen. Markwayne Mullin repeatedly blamed Obama for the sweetheart plea deal Jeffrey Epstein got in 2008, when George W. Bush was president. > “Remember there was a plea deal that was struck in 2009, way before I was in office, way before Trump was even considering it to be in office, way before Pam Bondi was office, way before Kash Patel was director,” Mullin said. “2009, there was a sweetheart plea deal that was made underneath the Obama administration with Epstein, and that sweetheart has not been exposed.” > > “No, that’s not right,” Tapper said. > > “It’s not? Well, when was the case heard?” Mullin asked. > > “It was 2008… The U.S. attorney at the time was a guy named Alex Acosta,” Tapper said. “He was a Bush appointee. He went on to become President Trump’s secretary of labor. It all took place in 2008.” > > “Who was in office at the time?” Mullin asked. > > “2008, George W. Bush,” Tapper said, reciting a well-known fact. > > But Mullin continued to insist on incorrect information. > > “No, 2009 is when the case came out, and it was — and Obama was in office at the time,” Mullin said. > > “It’s not true. It’s not true,” Tapper said. > > Mullin doubled down later in the interview. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657.md?page=251) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657.md?page=253)