# 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:** 60
**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:** [May 11, 2024, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/1181 "2024-05-11T21:46:03Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > > [@Atamasama](#): > > > > Since I usually sleep on flights I like to be able to lean against the fuselage, that’s why I prefer window seats > > In that situation all I’d be able to think about is all the previous passengers who leaned there previously. Eeeeewww. That’s why you always carry disinfectant wipes with you (if you don’t have a neck pillow). Rule #2 of public travel. I’m not going to mention rule #1 here, even in the pit it would get me in trouble. ---
**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:** [May 11, 2024, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/1182 "2024-05-11T21:59:28Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > And as for couples who pick the aisle and window seat, frankly I hate you. Is chivalry dead? Let your spouse have the window seat, and you take the middle one, to act as a buffer between your loved one and the born-again insurance salesman with a wide smile and wider hips. In defense of egalitarianism, you can reverse roles on the return flight. ---
**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:** [May 11, 2024, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/1183 "2024-05-11T23:59:31Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > > [@kayaker](#): > > > > Cut my fare in half and I’ll stand. No seat, no seatbelt, not pretzels, stand the entire trip. > > The airlines have thought about it. > > [https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/standing-up-airplane-seat-testing/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/standing-up-airplane-seat-testing/index.html) That is the stupidest possible concept for a standing berth. The sensible approach would be like a vertical hammock, inclined to about 15° from straight up, using a weave of thickly-padded cords to provide body support. It would certainly be more comfortable than that ridiculous saddle concept, and probably lighter. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2024, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/1184 "2024-05-12T01:33:50Z")
Hell, I’d be happy standing, holding onto an overhead loop, like you have on a bus, for enough reduction in fare. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2024, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/1185 "2024-05-12T01:54:55Z")
For how long…and what do you do when the “Please Fasten Seatbelt” sign comes on? ---
**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:** [May 12, 2024, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/1186 "2024-05-12T01:58:29Z")
Everyone who believes Eric “The Dumb One” Trump has ever set foot in a CVS raise your hand. (no hands go up) > ---
**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:** [May 12, 2024, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/1187 "2024-05-12T02:14:16Z")
That’s when you attach the tether to your harness. ---
**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:** [May 12, 2024, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/1188 "2024-05-12T02:28:12Z")
The local CVS does have merchandise behind plexiglass doors — which are usually unlocked and standing open. ---
**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:** [May 12, 2024, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/1189 "2024-05-12T02:35:29Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Hell, I’d be happy standing, holding onto an overhead loop, like you have on a bus, for enough reduction in fare. Bob Newhart turns out to have been prescient. Presenting the [Grace L. Ferguson Airline (And Storm Door Co.)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ojgXwj40lo): (Sorry, Discourse is being picky about embedding.) An excerpt from the captain’s “Welcome aboard” speech: > … Incidentally, I want to apologize for you having to stand all the way. If I can give you a little tip there, every, oh, half hour or so you want to alternate your arms through those straps above your head. You folks flying tourist, you don’t have any straps, so don’t, uh, don’t bother looking for 'em. … ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2024, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/1190 "2024-05-12T02:35:57Z")
Yeah, but that only started after Biden . . . oh wait, it’s decades old. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2024, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/1191 "2024-05-12T02:50:32Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > That’s why you always carry disinfectant wipes with you (if you don’t have a neck pillow). Rule #2 of public travel. I’m not going to mention rule #1 here, even in the pit it would get me in trouble Don’t buy the coffee in Kansas City Terminal C, right? I mean, yuck. ---
**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:** [May 12, 2024, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/1192 "2024-05-12T02:57:46Z")
Two inferences might be drawn here: Eric’s situation is so dire since dad moved to Florida that he has to live in a neighborhood so rough that CVS has to lock up all their merchandise; and, he can no longer afford to have someone else go get his stuff for him. And he is a fucking idiot – three, three inferences. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2024, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/1193 "2024-05-12T03:26:46Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > – three, three inferences. And he just lies all the time. FOUR! Four inferences! ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2024, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/1194 "2024-05-12T05:41:36Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > And he just lies all the time. FOUR! Four inferences! And nice red hats! Oh, damn. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2024, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/1195 "2024-05-12T11:24:07Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > For how long…and what do you do when the “Please Fasten Seatbelt” sign comes on? Well, if you are a savvy extreme economy flyer, you’ll carry a small rosin bag in your pocket. Turbulence or the seatbelt sign are when you dust up your hands and secure your grip. ---
**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:** [May 12, 2024, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/1196 "2024-05-12T15:59:50Z")
Sure, that’s been some of the fastest scrolling I’ve done in sometime. Jeez-_ASS_ - did anyone actually check how much of a deluded, delusional douchebag this dunderhead is, in this article? > [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Another Uber driver comes close to being murdered by a moron with a gun. > > [Florida Man Whines About His Ruined Reputation After Pulling Gun On Uber Driver](https://jalopnik.com/florida-man-whines-about-his-ruined-reputation-after-pu-1851469570) meh, figured I’d ETA with a _bon mot_ or two: > [@](#): > > “That vehicle was completely unmarked. In my mind this was not good, right?” [fuckhead] told WEAR News. “And everybody knows what’s going on in this country with fentanyl and child trafficking and rape. Terrible stuff.” He also really wants people to know he’s a veteran, saying, “I served 31 years, I was an Army doctor, I trained as a Navy flight surgeon, I served with the 7th Special Forces Group, I served with the 160th. I served six tours.” That, of course, only makes things worse since he’s not some yokel who’s never been taught the rules of firearm safety or when it’s appropriate to pull a gun on someone. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2024, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/1197 "2024-05-12T16:12:56Z")
If he’s such hot shit (and retired on a colonel’s pension) what the fuck is he doing living in a run-down mobile home in Florida? I hope he does some serious time, convicted by 12 mothers and fathers. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2024, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/1198 "2024-05-12T16:17:43Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > If he’s such hot shit (and retired on a colonel’s pension) what the fuck is he doing living in a run-down mobile home in Florida? I’m guessing two ex-wives worth of alimony would just about do it. And really, who could blame them? ---
**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:** [May 12, 2024, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/1199 "2024-05-12T16:32:55Z")
Well, Eric Trump has one thing right: Nobody believes that the Democrats are going after Donald. About the guy who shot the Uber driver, he does realize that abduction is when someone takes the kid away, not when they deliver them back home, right? ---
**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:** [May 12, 2024, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/1200 "2024-05-12T16:40:54Z")
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