# 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:** 419
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8361 "2026-09-08T03:25:44Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I’m inclined to believe that flight crews stock it. Agreed. As well as zip ties. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8362 "2026-09-08T03:29:33Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Pretty sure I remember reading of other incidents where duct tape was deployed as a restraint. I’m inclined to believe that flight crews stock it. - I would think there’d be less potential liability if they had actual restraints on hand. Duct tape comes across as improvisation. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2026, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8363 "2026-09-08T03:47:47Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Agreed. As well as zip ties. I, for one, would feel much better if the airline had the zip ties and duct tape rather than a passenger. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8364 "2026-09-08T11:44:23Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Pretty sure I remember reading of other incidents where duct tape was deployed as a restraint. I’m inclined to believe that flight crews stock it. Restraint? Heck, I wouldn’t be surprised if they kept it for running repairs. What else are you gonna use if the landing gear won’t stay retracted? Oh, yeah – zip ties. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2026, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8365 "2026-09-08T13:33:47Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I’m inclined to believe that flight crews stock it. I’m sure it’s stocked. Grey tape is incredibly useful - and not just for racist restraint. They took grey tape to the moon. If it’s good enough for NASA, it should be good enough for Delta. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8366 "2026-09-08T15:56:10Z")
[quote=“Jackmannii, post:8355, topic:995657”] HBOT remains the cure for what ails you - [this joint](https://cincinnatihyperbarics.com/) claims it treats (in addition to autism) a whole range of disorders including cancer, cerebral palsy and MS. New business idea - get your chiropractic therapy while inside a hyperbaric chamber. The diseases will go away twice as fast! two times zero still being zero ---
**Author:** ![abcdefghij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/43a26b/32.png) [@abcdefghij](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abcdefghij)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8367 "2026-09-08T16:25:25Z")
I think you’d need repeated dilutions of the hyperbaric oxygen for that to work ---
**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 8, 2026, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8368 "2026-09-08T16:40:07Z")
Turn down the pressure a bit and the oxygen concentration. Works a treat. I do that every day ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8369 "2026-09-08T17:04:18Z")
> [@susan](#): > > I’ll be interested to hear if this was due to intoxication, a neurological event, or a psychiatric event. An unfortunate interaction between prescription medications, perhaps? 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8370 "2026-09-08T17:55:21Z")
Could be. I weary of the internets “Hurr, hurr, dumb MAGA FAFO,” but then, I should know better. ---
**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 8, 2026, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8371 "2026-09-08T17:58:57Z")
The article notes he had at least one drink people are aware of. Not that it eliminates other possibilities but it can’t have helped, either. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2026, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8372 "2026-09-08T21:49:48Z")
Tucker Carlson nods along as guest explains that algebra is a Jewish plot. https://embed.reddit.com/r/thebulwark/comments/1wawlk1/tucker_carlson_hosts_guest_that_says_if_you_know/?embed=true&ref_source=embed&ref=share ---
**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:** [September 8, 2026, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8373 "2026-09-08T21:50:43Z")
> [@susan](#): > > I’ll be interested to hear if this was due to intoxication, a neurological event, or a psychiatric event. I’m curious, too. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2026, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8374 "2026-09-08T21:53:53Z")
> [@Andy\_L](#): > > Tucker Carlson nods along as guest explains that algebra is a Jewish plot. Nobody tell Tucker that algebra, as we know it, is generally believed to have been developed by a [Persian Muslim](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Khwarizmi). ---
**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 8, 2026, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8375 "2026-09-08T21:56:42Z")
Hell, nobody tell Tucker about Arabic numerals ---
**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:** [September 8, 2026, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8376 "2026-09-08T21:56:46Z")
You’d be surprised at how many nutbars combine anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim beliefs into a writhing snake of hatred. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8377 "2026-09-08T21:59:50Z")
> [@Jackmanii](#): > > An unfortunate interaction between prescription medications, perhaps? 🤔 > [@susan](#): > > Could be. I weary of the internets “Hurr, hurr, dumb MAGA FAFO,” but then, I should know better. I was speculating on such an excuse being forthcoming, more than floating it as a likely possibility. “Big Pharma made me/them do it” has gotten more popular in recent years. ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8378 "2026-09-08T22:01:53Z")
I would, in fact, not be surprised by this. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2026, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8379 "2026-09-08T22:02:50Z")
I see you’ve met the Internet. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/8380 "2026-09-08T22:39:51Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > Hell, nobody tell Tucker about Arabic numerals Tucker Carlson, a grown-ass adult who asked in all seriousness _“why does algebra put letters into numbers?”_, graduated from an elite private boarding school in Rhode Island nearly forty years ago, and from a selective private liberal arts college in Connecticut five years later (it took him an extra year to get his GPA up to graduation level, apparently). Never forget this when conservatives start whining that education “nowadays” has catastrophically deteriorated because of all the “woke” “DEI” initiatives “lowering standards” for “those people”. There were plenty of rich white guys like Tucker Carlson in elite schools decades ago not learning jack-shit. It’s just that their inadequate education back then isn’t as evident now, because some of them like Carlson have learned to fake their way around having no rational-thinking knowledge or skills, and the rest have sifted down into dysfunctional obscurity where their stupidity isn’t on public display. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657.md?page=418) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657.md?page=420)