# 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:** 407
**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 18, 2026, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8121 "2026-08-18T10:37:56Z")
Agreed. Pretty much limit case high effort low reward. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2026, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8122 "2026-08-18T10:51:18Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ylMfRLfrhqE/maxresdefault.jpg "Key and Peele Plan a Bank Heist #keyandpeele #shorts #viral #funny #comedy") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylMfRLfrhqE) ---
**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:** [August 18, 2026, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8123 "2026-08-18T11:22:32Z")
Brilliant ! ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2026, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8124 "2026-08-19T01:31:19Z")
Just when you think things couldn’t get worse… > **[2.1M views · 34K reactions | On July 30th around 6am, deputies responded to...](https://www.facebook.com/reel/2121507678254859/)** > > On July 30th around 6am, deputies responded to the Pho and Teriyaki in University Place for a vehicle that had crashed into the business, causing significant damage to the entrance. The vehicle was... ---
**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:** [August 19, 2026, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8125 "2026-08-19T01:35:36Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Just when you think things couldn’t get worse… …you got served a facebook video without any explanation you can’t watch because you’re not on fucking facebook. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2026, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8126 "2026-08-19T01:39:02Z")
Sorry about that - how about a Youtube link? This is video footage of how not to tow a car: > **[How NOT to Tow a Car](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exRJKRslgiY%2F)** > > On July 30th around 6am, deputies responded to the Pho and Teriyaki in University Place for a vehicle that had crashed into the business, causing significant... ---
**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:** [August 19, 2026, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8127 "2026-08-19T01:40:28Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > …you got served a facebook video without any explanation you can’t watch because you’re not on fucking facebook. This appears to be a non-paywalled news site carrying the story. Short version of what actually happened: in Seattle, a private individual attempted to tow a disabled car from a parking lot (using a dolly attached to his SUV), and a comedy of errors led to (I think) the disabled car crashing into the same restaurant twice in rapid succession. Edit: I don’t understand why people like to post links to stories which clearly interest them, but don’t care to spend a moment to briefly explain the link to the rest of us. _shrug_ > **[Car crashes into University Place restaurant twice in failed towing attempt](https://komonews.com/news/local/car-crashes-into-university-place-restaurant-twice-in-failed-towing-attempt-traffic-seattle-commute-washington-university-school-college-witness-food-pho-teriyaki-investigation-witness)** > > UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — A bizarre series of events unfolded early on July 30 when a car crashed into the UP Pho and Teriyaki restaurant twice in quick success ---
**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:** [August 19, 2026, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8128 "2026-08-19T01:44:10Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Edit: I don’t understand why people like to post links to stories which clearly interest them, but don’t care to spend a moment to briefly explain the link to the rest of us. There ought to be a rule about bare links like that. ---
**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:** [August 19, 2026, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8129 "2026-08-19T01:46:56Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > There ought to be a rule about bare links like that In this case, it wasn’t technically a bare link, but what was written by the poster was, in essence, a clickbait headline, IMO. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2026, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8130 "2026-08-19T02:05:15Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Seattle, a private individual attempted to tow a disabled car from a parking lot (using a dolly attached to his SUV), and a comedy of errors led to (I think) the disabled car crashing into the same restaurant twice in rapid succession. Nitpick: He was technically using a tow strap, which appears to fail or come undone twice. It looks like he was originally trying to pull the car to a place where he could put the tow dolly under the front wheels correctly, at least that’s what I would have done. If nothing else, if he had put the tow dolly in front of the vehicle, it wouldn’t have been able to run into the restaurant so easily. BTW: it does appear that the story is more than a year old. Wonder if they ever tracked the Pilot driver down. ---
**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 19, 2026, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8131 "2026-08-19T02:14:56Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Most crooks are very work-shy. They are also a cowardly and superstitious lot. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2026, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8132 "2026-08-19T02:16:12Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > There ought to be a rule about bare links like that. Because I’m on FB, it didn’t look like a bare link to me. There’s a thumbnail and a detailed caption when I view that post. My apologies, I’ll make sure not to use Facebook Reels links. ---
**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:** [August 19, 2026, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8133 "2026-08-19T02:18:41Z")
Thank you. Remember that some percentage of us don’t have Facebook accounts. ---
**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 19, 2026, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8134 "2026-08-19T02:20:58Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > There’s a thumbnail and a detailed caption when I view that post. It is like that for everyone, on Facebook or not. At least, I still see the information when I open it in an incognito tab. The link also opens fine into Facebook even without being signed into Facebook. ---
**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:** [August 19, 2026, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8135 "2026-08-19T02:40:27Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > There’s a thumbnail and a detailed caption when I view that post. Yes, but the detailed caption didn’t say a whole lot (at least, not in my browser window), and didn’t describe why you thought it was a worthwhile story to share – it sounds like a report of a relatively routine traffic incident. This is what it says in my browser: > [@](#): > > On July 30th around 6am, deputies responded to the Pho and Teriyaki in University Place for a vehicle that had crashed into the business, causing significant damage to the entrance. The vehicle was… At least to me, the issue isn’t whether it’s a link to Facebook; it’s that what you wrote above it also didn’t really describe it, other than as a teaser. ---
**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:** [August 20, 2026, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8136 "2026-08-20T00:35:03Z")
Not really “in the news” so much as “on tiktok”, but some moron wearing pervert glasses hit on Cunk during a shoot. https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7644307297182764302 ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2026, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8137 "2026-08-20T01:25:07Z")
Can you translate to 50+year old? “Rizzing up on Cunk?” Who is who in that shot? ---
**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:** [August 20, 2026, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8138 "2026-08-20T01:55:10Z")
The woman in the clip is actress/comedian Diane Morgan, who portrays a character named [Philomena Cunk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Morgan#Philomena_Cunk) on various English TV shows. Cunk is, as Wikipedia describes her, an “earnest but stupid interviewer and commentator on history, culture, and current affairs.” I’ve seen a number of clips of the Cunk character on Instagram; she is not entirely unlike the character which Stephen Colbert played on _The Colbert Report_. ---
**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 20, 2026, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8139 "2026-08-20T02:18:26Z")
OK, so attractive female celebrity is out in public, and guy tries to chat her up. This… does not seem newsworthy. ---
**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2026, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8140 "2026-08-20T06:51:21Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > ..and guy tries to chat her up. This… does not seem newsworthy. Fans of Ms. Cunk would disagree. Ms. Morgan’s portrayal is very British humour, and Philomena’s character is “unchatupable” - her persona is such that she’d not realise at all. It is funny news, not serious news. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657.md?page=406) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657.md?page=408)