# 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:** 271
**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:** [August 28, 2025, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5401 "2025-08-28T21:35:41Z")
Sociopaths. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2025, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5402 "2025-08-29T00:31:44Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > Who starts these dumbass “challenges”? Who DOES these dumbass challenges? [The original is supposedly this.](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/angel-of-death-challenge) Sounds FUN! > The earliest known example of the challenge was uploaded on March 26th, 2021 by Instagram[1] user @kabartangsel, who uploaded a video of young people jumping in front of a moving dump truck on purpose in the hopes the truck will stop right in front of them. Instead, they are hit by the passing truck because it didn’t brake in time. ---
**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:** [August 29, 2025, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5403 "2025-08-29T01:27:08Z")
Russian bots? ---
**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:** [August 29, 2025, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5404 "2025-08-29T01:48:02Z")
> [@dougrb](#): > > Who DOES these dumbass challenges? Almost nobody. IIRC, there were only seven people who took the infamous Tide Pod Challenge. But they’re really easy for a “reporter” to do a story on. ---
**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:** [August 29, 2025, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5405 "2025-08-29T01:48:29Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > Who starts these dumbass “challenges”? A tuxedo cat. > **[Oh Long Johnsoning](https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Oh_Long_Johnsoning)** > > Oh Long Johnsoning is a viral trend that involves an individual placing themselves in a dangerous situation, repeating the line "Oh Long Johnson" as many times as possible before getting out of the way. This meme is notable for being the only... ---
**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:** [August 29, 2025, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5406 "2025-08-29T02:20:08Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > Who starts these dumbass “challenges”? Kids in our neighborhood were doing the “door kick” challenge. > **[Breaking down the ‘Door Kick Challenge’: A viral trend with real-world risks](https://www.police1.com/social-media/breaking-down-the-door-kick-challenge-a-viral-trend-with-real-world-risks)** > > The viral TikTok trend has led to felony charges, property damage and close calls with armed homeowners across the U.S. Thank God they didn’t ever go after our door. I’m sure it’s the same dumbass kids who play basketball in a busy street and barely move out of the way for cars. **Maybe** they’ll kearn after one of them gets killed. ---
**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:** [August 29, 2025, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5407 "2025-08-29T13:43:58Z")
In the 20/21 school year there were several incidents of kids vandalizing the restrooms at the local Middle and High Schools for some Tic Toc “challenge”. Since they were posting these acts to Tic Toc, they were providing the evidence themselves. ---
**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:** [August 30, 2025, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5408 "2025-08-30T06:56:41Z")
Is that some off-brand copy of TikTok? ---
**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:** [August 30, 2025, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5409 "2025-08-30T09:12:28Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > off-brand copy of TikTok It’s mint flavored. ---
**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:** [August 30, 2025, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5410 "2025-08-30T10:18:07Z")
If there isn’t a foot fetish video streaming area called TikTok Toes, that’s a wasted opportunity. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5411 "2025-08-30T18:27:37Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > It’s mint flavored. A video of a lecture explaining the machinery to make candy mints would be a TicTac tech TED talk TikTok. ---
**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:** [August 30, 2025, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5412 "2025-08-30T20:26:22Z")
If I was a urologist I would bill myself as: _TikTok Dick Doc: Streaming about Streaming_ ---
**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:** [August 30, 2025, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5413 "2025-08-30T22:33:04Z")
**No** person randomly poisoned Halloween candy - but there are probably still newspaper stories about it ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2025, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5414 "2025-09-01T20:29:55Z")
It was only a matter of time. The guy is probably going to be charged with murder, but that doesn’t make the kid any less stupid or any less dead [https://www.chron.com/news/article/ding-dong-ditch-prank-houston-child-killed-21025459.php](https://www.chron.com/news/article/ding-dong-ditch-prank-houston-child-killed-21025459.php) ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5415 "2025-09-02T11:54:31Z")
Well, the home owner chased the kid down, so it would be neat if he were charged with something, but it is Texas. I hope my daughter will make sure my 11 year old grandson hears about this story. I think. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5416 "2025-09-02T12:25:50Z")
Looks like the [Ding-Dong Ditch Shooter might be charged with murder](https://lite.cnn.com/2025/09/02/us/houston-ding-dong-ditch-shooting-arrest) despite living in Texas. Wow, that must have been egregious. Either that, or, going by the ethnicity implied by the last name, he’s brown. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2025, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5417 "2025-09-02T13:35:32Z")
Remember people: An armed society is a ~~polite~~ deadly society. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2025, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5418 "2025-09-02T14:54:44Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Thank God they didn’t ever go after our door. > [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > The guy is probably going to be charged with murder, but that doesn’t make the kid any less stupid or any less dead Was that your house? ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5419 "2025-09-02T16:11:51Z")
> The shooting did not seem to involve self-defense because the shooting “wasn’t close to the house,” Houston police homicide Sgt. Michael Cass said, according to CNN affiliate KHOU. Since when is that the fucking standard for ‘’‘self defense’‘’ in fucking Texas??? ---
**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:** [September 2, 2025, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5420 "2025-09-02T18:02:58Z")
If the 11-y/o had _tresspassed_ on a White man’s property and been shot in the back for doing so, in Texas it would be called “another Saturday” and we would have _nothing-to-see-here_ moved on by now. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657.md?page=270) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657.md?page=272)