# 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:** 413
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8241 "2026-08-28T18:54:10Z")
The only time I ran into an unafraid creature in the backcountry that interacted toward me was indeed a marmot. When hiking Longs Peak it peeked into the shelter I was resting in and looked at me intensely and wouldn’t leave when I tried to shoo it away. Thankfully it never crossed the threshold or I would have been afraid of being bitten. (Then there were the one or two times where I saw a skunk in the open. Thankfully they didn’t move toward me in search of a handout. But they were more unafraid of me than any other animal of any size was in the wild, other than the marmot. They eventually did leave the trail, but took their sweet time about it, seemingly ignoring me.) ---
**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 28, 2026, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8242 "2026-08-28T18:57:34Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > That said, I have to acknowledge that this particular influencer seems to have handled the consequent dustup and his partial responsibility for it gracefully and ethically. I don’t feel too sorry for him getting hit with a fine for this minor infraction: Minor infraction???! They called his Mom! Yes, the fine is pretty minimal, but they called his Mom. That guy just lost all respect from his peer group, and probably got a lot of shit from his Mom. His friends and anyone who knows or meets him is going to find out that he was reported to his Mom like a naughty schoolboy. If he planned to be an “influencer” he is going to crash and burn in the shame, plus the unforgetting internet. I’m tempted to visit his Instagram page and troll with questions about his mom and her dissatisfaction with his behaviour. ---
**Author:** ![Common\_Tater](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/common_tater/32/13846_2.png) [@Common\_Tater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Common_Tater)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8243 "2026-08-28T19:01:31Z")
> [@scudsucker](#): > > Yes, the fine is pretty minimal, but they called his Mom Worst of all, adding insult to injury, he undoubtedly received a Lecture! ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8244 "2026-08-28T19:15:40Z")
> [@scudsucker](#): > > Minor infraction???! They called his Mom! > > Yes, the fine is pretty minimal, but they called his Mom. The “minor infraction” that he got fined for was petting the marmot. I agree that a park ranger or anybody else in an LEO capacity calling an adult’s parents to complain about his legal violations is way out of line. > [@scudsucker](#): > > That guy just lost all respect from his peer group, and probably got a lot of shit from his Mom. His friends and anyone who knows or meets him is going to find out that he was reported to his Mom like a naughty schoolboy. If he planned to be an “influencer” he is going to crash and burn in the shame, plus the unforgetting internet. I think you maybe have a different picture of internet life from how it is in some digital habitats. This guy appears to be an established influencer and musician at age 23 with well over a third of a million followers and various brand partnership deals. I don’t get the impression that many, if any, of his followers are going to lose respect for him just because he got familystalked by an overzealous park ranger for illegally petting a cute critter in a park. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8245 "2026-08-28T20:57:09Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > Then there were the one or two times where I saw a skunk in the open. Thankfully they didn’t move toward me in search of a handout. But they were more unafraid of me than any other animal of any size was in the wild, other than the marmot. They eventually did leave the trail, but took their sweet time about it, seemingly ignoring me.) That’s entirely normal behavior for a skunk. The general attitude of a skunk is “I am a skunk. You will get out of my way.” They’re usually right. They certainly are if I’m the other one concerned. ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8246 "2026-08-28T21:08:41Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > The only time I ran into an unafraid creature in the backcountry > > … > > (Then there were the one or two times where I saw a skunk in the open. This summer I was at Philmont Scout Camp, one of the sites had an entire family of skunks who were completely unafraid of humans, happily checking out tents, climbing into packs, without a care in the world. They’d begrudgingly wander off a bit if you kicked dirt at them. That was some memorable evening. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8247 "2026-08-28T21:37:21Z")
We were having dinner at our campsite at Point Reyes and a skunk wandered underneath our table. My girlfriend nearly had a panic attack but I told her to just relax and it would move on. Sure enough it waddled away and went to visit the next campsite. But the people there did not relax…there was shouting and yelling and people running away. I don’t know if anyone got sprayed but my girlfriend and I got a chuckle out of seeing the chaos. ---
**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 28, 2026, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8248 "2026-08-28T21:42:27Z")
Thirty years ago I was visiting Half Moon Bay, California with my brother and his older child, then two years old. There, we met a [California ground squirrel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_ground_squirrel) at his burrow overlooking the coast. He was remarkably comfortable around us humans, though he did not appreciate the peach pit I dropped down his burrow. He was _pissed_. I will not repeat the language he used, though it was quite colorful. ---
**Author:** ![Common\_Tater](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/common_tater/32/13846_2.png) [@Common\_Tater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Common_Tater)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8249 "2026-08-28T21:56:50Z")
Ringtails are kind of like that, too. They sort of look like a mutant or albino raccoon. One campout s I was falling asleep late at night I heard the distinctive “clink” of the lid of the crockpot being removed. He didn’t care in the slightest about me, my flashlight, or anything. I do make a pretty good chicken and rice, I gotta say. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8250 "2026-08-28T23:22:49Z")
I like how the Stupid MFers in the News thread is taking a refreshing little break as the Cheeky Critters in the Wild thread. 😊 ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2026, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8251 "2026-08-29T00:53:52Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > An interesting and perhaps ominous development is that fully 40% of all golf participants in 2025 play only on simulators A commercial for [Uneekor](https://uneekor.com/) just started popping up on the local Kansas City station. > Ref: DDG AI > Complete simulator packages—including enclosure, projector, mat, and accessories—typically run from about $4,500 to $30,000, depending on the monitor and setup. Software may cost extra; GSPro is approximately $250/year, while Uneekor Pro software is around $199/year. ---
**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, 2026, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8252 "2026-08-29T01:12:58Z")
So, what are you supposed to do if a marmot comes up to you and hugs your leg? ---
**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:** [August 29, 2026, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8253 "2026-08-29T01:36:14Z")
Separate it from you with a spatula. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2026, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8254 "2026-08-29T01:50:40Z")
Call the police, turn yourself in. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2026, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8255 "2026-08-29T02:04:05Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > So, what are you supposed to do if a marmot comes up to you and hugs your leg? Just imagine that it might bite you or have rabies and act accordingly. ---
**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, 2026, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8256 "2026-08-29T02:15:45Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > > [@Chronos](#): > > > > Just imagine that it might bite you or have rabies and act accordingly. Without touching it? ---
**Author:** ![Galactus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galactus/32/3581_2.png) [@Galactus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galactus)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2026, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8257 "2026-08-29T03:04:50Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > and act accordingly Don’t leave us hanging ---
**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, 2026, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8258 "2026-08-29T03:14:52Z")
Cut its head off and send it to a lab, obviously. ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2026, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8259 "2026-08-29T03:20:50Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > So, what are you supposed to do if a marmot comes up to you and hugs your leg? Call its mom. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2026, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8260 "2026-08-29T04:46:48Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > The LDS Church has a big presence. Had. The LDS church abandoned the Boy Scout program on December 31, 2019. They never had an official relationship with Girl Scouts. > [@Chronos](#): > > So, what are you supposed to do if a marmot comes up to you and hugs your leg? Hope your dog doesn’t get jealous. _I had no idea where to put the following, but it’s not reasonable so the schadenfreude thread was out._ [Netherlands issues red alert over Trump pills!](https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/dutch-institute-issues-red-alert-160313284.html) > [@](#): > > THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch drug addiction and mental health institute warned users on Friday about potentially lethal ecstasy pills shaped to look like the head of U.S. President Donald Trump. > > The respected Trimbos Institute said that several of the pills have been handed in recently at a network of centers that test drugs for users before they take them. > > “Absolutely do not use these pills,” the institute warned. > > It released a photo of the pills that have a depiction of Trump’s head on one side and on the other side “NL” and “Trump” stamped into the surface either side of a vertical line. One of the pills has a green face and another is yellow. > > The institute warned in a " [Red Alert](https://www.instagram.com/p/DclGOhODJpb/) " published on its website and social media that they contain a high concentration of a chemical called PMMA, or para-methoxymethamfetamine, that is similar to MDMA, the active ingredient in ecstasy pills. > > However, PMMA is slower working than MDMA and that could lead users to take more because they think that the first pill didn’t work, leading to a risk of overdosing, the institute said, adding that use of the pills “can lead to overheating with possibly deadly consequences.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657.md?page=412) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657.md?page=414)