# 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:** 39
**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:** [April 9, 2024, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/761 "2024-04-09T00:28:24Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > TIL about the existence of Zardoz. The 70s were a very weird place. ‘The gun is good! The penis is bad!’ > [@Atamasama](#): > > That movie came about because they wanted to adapt the Lord of the Rings to film, but the studio thought it was too expensive. So the filmmaker who still had the creative urge thought, fuck it, I’ll just make up my own fantasy realm. I recall reading in _Starlog_ magazine (in an article about space ships) that the flying head in _Zardoz_ was built for the unmade _The Lord Of The Rings_ movie as one of the heads on the Argonath. Since already they had it, they decided to use it as the ship in _Zardoz_. Say what you will about the movie, but we got to see Charlotte Rampling naked. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/762 "2024-04-09T00:42:25Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > ‘The gun is good! The penis is bad!’ nitpick: “is evil.” Which to be honest I always thought would be a rockin’ slogan for an all-lesbian NRA/Gun Owners of America chapter. ---
**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:** [April 9, 2024, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/763 "2024-04-09T00:52:00Z")
It’s been a while since I’ve seen it. I don’t think my wife would like it. Favourite dialogue: **Friend:** Arthur! We’ve all been used… **Arthur Frayn:** And reused! **Friend:** And abused! **Arthur Frayn:** And amused! [laughs] ---
**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:** [April 9, 2024, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/764 "2024-04-09T01:18:21Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > I shudder to think what Peter Jackson would have done in those circumstances. Woulda been good if he had done _The Hobbit_, though. I might have watched that. ---
**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:** [April 9, 2024, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/765 "2024-04-09T01:21:20Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Woulda been good if he had done _The Hobbit_, though. I might have watched that. Burn. 😬 ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/766 "2024-04-09T04:04:04Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > That said, I just call him “Trump”… It’s really a much greater insult than any of the “clever” nicknames. ---
**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:** [April 9, 2024, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/767 "2024-04-09T06:24:53Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > … Favourite dialogue: > > **Friend:** Arthur! We’ve all been used… > > **Arthur Frayn:** And reused! > > **Friend:** And abused! > > **Arthur Frayn:** And amused! [laughs] My favorite dialogue — okay, monologue — was Zed telling his fellow Exterminators how to break into the Vortex. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/768 "2024-04-09T14:15:51Z")
Mine was the goofy “Renegade!” scene. That’s awesome this has turned into a _Zardoz_ thread. Excellent. ---
**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:** [April 9, 2024, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/769 "2024-04-09T15:12:37Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > That’s awesome this has turned into a _Zardoz_ thread. And it’s only off-topic because it’s not “news”, otherwise it’s totally fitting with the thread theme. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/770 "2024-04-09T16:16:18Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > And it’s only off-topic because it’s not “news”, otherwise it’s totally fitting with the thread theme. 🙂 It would also fit well in the “What were you thinking?” thread. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2024, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/771 "2024-04-10T13:34:00Z")
NPR has a liberal bias, news at 11! I mean, it’s not a secret. > **[NPR journalist blows whistle on network's obsession with woke policies](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13287837/NPR-journalist-uri-berliner.html)** > > Uri Berliner has offered a glimpse into how he believes NPR has gone from a respected information source to one that can't be trusted to honestly cover the news. ---
**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:** [April 10, 2024, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/772 "2024-04-10T15:28:05Z")
So who’s the stupid MFer in this story? For the sake of balance, here is an article from the NPR website, with their reaction to the above essay: > **[NPR defends its journalism after senior editor says it has lost the public's...](https://www.npr.org/2024/04/09/1243755769/npr-journalist-uri-berliner-trust-diversity)** > > A veteran NPR editor publicly questions whether the public radio network has, in its push for greater diversity and representation, overlooked conservative viewpoints. I would also like to remind anyone who isn’t already aware, NPR is publicly funded by donations from individuals and corporations, program fees for programs it produces and provides to public radio stations, some other smaller sources such as return on investments, and 7% “other revenue” which may include government funding. ---
**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:** [April 10, 2024, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/773 "2024-04-10T17:19:33Z")
Oh no! A Murdoch publication thinks NPR is biased. ---
**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:** [April 10, 2024, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/774 "2024-04-10T17:26:10Z")
Meanwhile, I remember complaints that NPR is biased towards the government, big business and other large institutions because those are the types of people who get invited to appear. ---
**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:** [April 10, 2024, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/775 "2024-04-10T20:59:10Z")
Some people in Brazil accept a “let’s get frostbite on our feet” challenge, get frostbite on their feet. It is okay, though, because a firefighter was supervising. > **[Doctor 'warns influencer of toes amputation' after online 'challenge'](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13292367/amp/Doctor-warns-influencer-friends-toes-amputated-standing-bucket-ice-salt-online-challenge.html)** > > The trio had kept their feet immersed in a bucket of ice and coarse salt which resulted in their toes turning black as they were reduced to tears from the pain. ---
**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:** [April 10, 2024, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/776 "2024-04-10T22:38:29Z")
Goddamn, people are fucked up in the head. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2024, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/777 "2024-04-10T22:47:07Z")
In the head, or in the feet? ---
**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:** [April 10, 2024, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/778 "2024-04-10T22:59:41Z")
Pain is nature’s way of saying “Stop doing that!” ---
**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:** [April 11, 2024, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/779 "2024-04-11T01:31:20Z")
> **[A young Colorado skier dies attempting to jump highway](https://www.yahoo.com/news/young-colorado-skier-attempted-jump-233139375.html)** > > A 21-year-old skier died in Colorado after attempting a "high-risk" stunt by jumping a highway, authorities said. Spoiler: He didn’t make it. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/780 "2024-04-11T02:04:49Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > Pain is nature’s way of saying “Stop doing that! And death or maiming is her way to _make_ you stop. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657.md?page=38) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657.md?page=40)