# Hey Monty, what's the deal about Opal stabbing people in the back IRL? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 2, 2015, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034 "2015-03-02T19:14:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/261 "2015-03-06T00:05:18Z")
It’s lacking material. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/262 "2015-03-06T00:11:15Z")
I’m seeing a pattern here. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/263 "2015-03-06T00:23:43Z")
Stop needling him, guys. ---
**Author:** ![sich\_hinaufwinden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@sich\_hinaufwinden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sich_hinaufwinden)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/264 "2015-03-06T00:32:10Z")
Sew we’re back to the puns I see. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/265 "2015-03-06T00:44:13Z")
> [@sich\_hinaufwinden](#): > > Sew we’re back to the puns I see. Would you like a hamburger with those puns? ---
**Author:** ![sich\_hinaufwinden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@sich\_hinaufwinden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sich_hinaufwinden)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/266 "2015-03-06T00:52:08Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Would you like a hamburger with those puns? Nope - we’re doing thread puns now, darn it! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/267 "2015-03-06T01:00:20Z")
> [@sich\_hinaufwinden](#): > > Nope - we’re doing thread puns now, darn it! As ye sew, so shall ye reap. (Where did you think the flour for those puns comes from?) ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/268 "2015-03-06T01:05:03Z")
> [@sich\_hinaufwinden](#): > > Nope - we’re doing thread puns now, darn it! And soon we’ll know who’s the biggest knit wit. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/269 "2015-03-06T01:58:51Z")
> [@bucketybuck](#): > > Anybody want to explain what the hell this second stone guy is going on about? He appears to be completely devoid of rationality, is he always like this? Pretty much. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/270 "2015-03-06T02:05:09Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Pretty much. There there. There there. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/271 "2015-03-06T02:28:46Z")
> [@EmilyG](#): > > You have me in stitches. 🙂 You’re just going to keep stringing this along, aren’t you? ---
**Author:** ![FXMastermind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fxmastermind/32/7289_2.png) [@FXMastermind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FXMastermind)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/272 "2015-03-06T02:35:36Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > You’re just going to keep stringing this along, aren’t you? I’m a [frayed knot](http://jokes.cc.com/funny-walks-into-a-bar/1c4g75/walks-into-a-bar----string-style). For the poor hapless fool wandering in, this thread started off as to not sidetrack the other thread, which was about jokes (and puns) that need to die. Now this is ironic high comedy folks. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/273 "2015-03-06T02:37:48Z")
Are these puns any good? I’m hemming and hawing over the answer… ---
**Author:** ![sich\_hinaufwinden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@sich\_hinaufwinden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sich_hinaufwinden)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/274 "2015-03-06T02:44:37Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > As ye sew, so shall ye reap. (Where did you think the flour for those puns comes from?) Where we get the pun flour is something wheat like to keep secret, if you don’t mind. > [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > And soon we’ll know who’s the biggest knit wit. I think weave known who that is all along. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/275 "2015-03-06T02:54:31Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Is this where the dance-off is? I was told there would be a dance-off. You heard wrong. They were saying that **The Second Stone** is a jerkoff, not that he was doing The Jerk at a Dance-off. ---
**Author:** ![sich\_hinaufwinden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@sich\_hinaufwinden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sich_hinaufwinden)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/276 "2015-03-06T02:56:34Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#): > > Are these puns any good? I’m hemming and hawing over the answer… I don’t mind the hemming so much but if you’re gonna haw about it then you should keep your paws off of this thread! : ) ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/277 "2015-03-06T03:45:00Z")
Second stone, did you have something going on with Opal? Cause the level of your offense seems way out of proportion for someone who just shares a message board with someone else. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/278 "2015-03-06T03:45:59Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > You heard wrong. They were saying that **The Second Stone** is a jerkoff, not that he was doing The Jerk at a Dance-off. Steve Martin suddenly finds himself very relieved, without knowing why. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/279 "2015-03-06T04:06:12Z")
> [@Oredigger77](#): > > Second stone, did you have something going on with Opal? \*\*Cause the level of your offense seems way out of proportion \*\*for someone who just shares a message board with someone else. (my bold) That’s his thing, apparently. ---
**Author:** ![Your\_Great\_Darsh\_Face](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ac8455/32.png) [@Your\_Great\_Darsh\_Face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Your_Great_Darsh_Face)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/280 "2015-03-06T06:31:20Z")
> [@sich\_hinaufwinden](#): > > Where we get the pun flour is something wheat like to keep secret, if you don’t mind. > > I think weave known who that is all along. The answer’s looming over us. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034.md?page=15)