# 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:** 388
**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 9, 2026, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/7741 "2026-07-09T00:24:51Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > > [@Atamasama](#): > > > > to leave a health care or educational facility without permission or authorization > > Right, although the linked Wiki article didn’t say that Neves left the hospital without permission, just that As for that, some tellings of the story do suggest that he left against medical advice. > Meanwhile, it was decided that he should spend the night in a nearby hospital under observation. He remained overnight, then exited the hospital through a window in his hospital gown the next morning and hailed a cab back to the racetrack ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2026, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/7742 "2026-07-09T00:25:26Z")
Whoever it is, they’ll soon be sacked. ---
**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 9, 2026, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/7743 "2026-07-09T00:33:35Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Am I hearing an echo? Just reinforcement. And I also appreciate the education. ---
**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 9, 2026, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/7744 "2026-07-09T00:37:02Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > Already has its own MPSIMS thread (minus the Spiderman element): Other than the thread literally being started by Spiderman. ---
**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:** [July 9, 2026, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/7745 "2026-07-09T02:17:50Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > In case anyone is not aware, one meaning of elope is “to leave a health care or educational facility without permission or authorization.” Indeed. It’s the term which is used in senior living facilities, particularly those dealing with residents who may have cognitive issues, for when someone goes on walkabout. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2026, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/7746 "2026-07-09T02:28:49Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > > [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > > > In case anyone is not aware, one meaning of elope is “to leave a health care or educational facility without permission or authorization.” > > I did not know that. Ignorance fought. Yeah, I learned that from a friend who’s an elementary school teacher. She has to write up kids when they elope from their classroom. ---
**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:** [July 9, 2026, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/7747 "2026-07-09T09:07:43Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > He eloped from there, hailed a cab, went back to the track and demanded to be able to run the remaining races. That was at Bay Meadows. To amplify, they wouldn’t let him ride any more that day but he rode several more races the next day, the last day of the meet. Bing Crosby was offering a gold watch and $500 to the leading jockey for the meet and he was the leader going into that day. He didn’t win any more races but came in high enough to maintain his lead. He raced for nineteen more years before retiring, He must have really wanted that watch. ---
**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 9, 2026, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/7748 "2026-07-09T12:35:12Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Am I hearing an echo? Nonsense. Horses’ hoofbeats don’t echo. Nobody knows why. 😁 As to the more expanded use of “elope”, I learned about it here in the context of a Doper with an autistic child who likes to run away from overstimulating environments at daycare or school. Or just run away from their backyard for the hell of it, like the senile folks mentioned by @kenobi_65. Of course the classic “eloping” as in running away to get married has the same origin. The woman’s parents are in effect holdin her prisoner / hostage, unwilling to let her marry That Guy. And then the man frees her to clandestinely run away so they can get married, or at least shack up. With part of the moral of the story being that she shouldn’t do that if she knew what’s good for her. Just like the little kids and the seniors. ---
**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 9, 2026, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/7749 "2026-07-09T13:01:36Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > Yeah, I learned that from a friend who’s an elementary school teacher. She has to write up kids when they elope from their classroom. I’ve written up kids for that, too, but I never knew that word for it. ---
**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 9, 2026, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/7750 "2026-07-09T14:44:19Z")
Employee tells customers if they don’t think America is the best country in the world they can leave, business fires him, he sets up GoFundMe for his unjust termination. > **[Tennessee conductor fired after telling July 4 passengers America is greatest...](https://www.foxnews.com/media/tennessee-conductor-fired-after-telling-july-4-passengers-america-greatest-country-critics-should-leave)** > > Video captures a conductor's statement, praising America and telling critics to "leave," on Independence Day before CARTA fired him from the Chattanooga Incline Railway. ---
**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 9, 2026, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/7751 "2026-07-09T16:56:37Z")
I checked the GoFundMe, and it’s over halfway to its target. And it was only created 2 days ago. I’m a little surprised that he hasn’t exceeded it already, given that Fox News is advertising a link to its racist followers. At the moment it only has one comment, and it’s just what you’d expect: > I’m sorry CARTA fired you for expressing patriotism and greetings to passengers on our 250th Independence Day Anniversary. > > I hope you will go after the man who accused you of being a Xenophob and Racist for damages associated with your job loss in civil court. 🙏🏻 for you to secure new employment with a real American company who doesn’t hate patriots. Glossing over the fact that he acted in direct contradiction to his job duties, claiming he is being persecuted for patriotism, religious virtue signaling, calls to sue people, it has almost everything you’d expect in it. ---
**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 9, 2026, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/7752 "2026-07-09T17:42:58Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > In case anyone is not aware, one meaning of elope is “to leave a health care or educational facility without permission or authorization.” It’s also used to describe autistic kids running away, which is a common problem and the cause of many drownings. Many kids unlock doors and take off without their parents’ awareness. If you hear about a kid drowning, the odds are better than not that he’s autistic. My kid eloped once the first week of school and had to be chased around the building. Fortunately it’s not a recurring issue with him. But it’s one big reason we are teaching him how to swim. Even though it’s taking years. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/7753 "2026-07-10T07:40:06Z")
Damn, I wish I knew that word back in my drinking days so I could add one more story to my routine. Yeah, I eloped when I was in elementary school once . . . ---
**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:** [July 11, 2026, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/7754 "2026-07-11T03:01:46Z")
Country singer Charley Crockett booked Twin Temple, a “Satanic doo-wop” band whose members are practicing Satanists, as the opening act for his tour without looking into who they were or listening to any of their music, then took them off the tour upon finding out. > **[Twin Temple Get Offer From Major Rock Act After Being Booted From Country...](https://loudwire.com/jack-white-twin-temple-offer/)** > > The Satanic duo is now set to open a show at a much larger venue than they would have touring with country artist Charley Crockett. ---
**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 11, 2026, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/7755 "2026-07-11T04:46:59Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > There’s the [story](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Neves) from ninety years ago, of a jockey at a California horse racing track who was thrown from a horse and pronounced dead. A shot of adrenaline was administered at the track infirmary and he was transferred to a local hospital. He eloped from there, hailed a cab, went back to the track and demanded to be able to run the remaining races. And then there was the jockey who died halfway through a race, didn’t fall off, and won the race, on a long shot, no less: > **[Frank Hayes (jockey)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Hayes_(jockey))** > > Frank Hayes (1901 – 4 June 1923) was an Irish horse trainer, stableman and jockey who, on 4 June 1923, at Belmont Park racetrack in Elmont, New York, won a steeplechase despite suffering a fatal heart attack in the latter part of the race. Hayes was 22 at the time of his death. He had never won a race before, as by profession he was not a jockey but a horse trainer and stableman. The horse, a 20:1 outsider called Sweet Kiss, was owned by Miss A. M. Frayling. Hayes died in the latter part of the ... ---
**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:** [July 11, 2026, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/7756 "2026-07-11T12:27:35Z")
That’s a hell of a good luck ritual. ---
**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 11, 2026, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/7757 "2026-07-11T12:32:24Z")
If the dude on my back just died, I’d run like Hell, too. ---
**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:** [July 11, 2026, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/7758 "2026-07-11T20:55:33Z")
It also shows how necessary jockeys really are. ---
**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:** [July 11, 2026, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/7759 "2026-07-11T23:23:51Z")
Ahem. Back in 2000 at Prescott Downs a horse slipped on a sloppy track and lost its rider, did a 180 then ran head-on into the oncoming pack in the far turn. It was foggy so no one saw it coming until it was too late. Both horses were destroyed and the [jockey was in a coma for 23 days and was permanently disabled](https://www.espn.com/horse/news/2003/0715/1580892.html). ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2026, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/7760 "2026-07-12T00:04:27Z")
That headline made me think of _The Crazy World of Arthur Brown_ for some reason [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657.md?page=387) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657.md?page=389)