# 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:** 28
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/541 "2015-03-12T00:14:29Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > The lot of you have behaved towards Opal (and none of you is as **useful** as Opal was) like a bunch of catty bitches. Wait…_useful_? That’s an odd compliment unless…I mean, unless…wait. You’re clearly Heroin Jack. I’ve got to say I’m impressed with whatever’s checking your spelling for you. Back sleeping in your van yet? The only law firm you belong to is Down, Bye, D’River. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/542 "2015-03-12T00:30:46Z")
> [@FXMastermind](#): > > I’m going to call that a failed prediction. Clearly, I did not take into account the shameless attention-whoring factor or the volatile solvent abuse factor. I never paid much attention to Opal’s posts. I can’t say I remember anything she ever posted. I don’t remember interacting with her, either, but if I did it did not leave a lasting impression on me. I thank her shade, though, for supplying the pretext for several folks to behave memorably and entertainingly badly. I do enjoy watching a well staged lunatic meltdown from a safe distance. ---
**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 12, 2015, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/543 "2015-03-12T00:44:31Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > I can’t count the times you’ve been called an asshole, a dick, a dumb-fuck and otherwise told to STFU in this thread. I’m pretty sure you’ve been keeping track, could you give me the current count please? Is it over 50 yet? Well, if the number of times you and your buddies have called me one or more names interests you, why don’t you go through the 11 pages of you guys denigrating Opal and count them up. I don’t care what the number is. If you do, you go count them. Are you contending that it is a vote whether I get to keep posting? Or are you under the misimpression that you are tough enough for force me to STFU? You aren’t. You may feel I’m stupid and an asshole, but you’re arguing with me. What does that make you? Your feelings and sensibilities mean nothing to me. You and your asshole buddy Monty started something you can’t finish. Now you beg for me to stop? I don’t think so. You and your Opal hating friends are pathetic losers, cowards and disgusting. As long as I can post in this thread, none of you loser basement dwellers will have the last word. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/544 "2015-03-12T01:00:07Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > Well, if the number of times you and your buddies have called me one or more names interests you, why don’t you go through the 11 pages of you guys denigrating Opal and count them up. I don’t care what the number is. If you do, you go count them. > > Are you contending that it is a vote whether I get to keep posting? Or are you under the misimpression that you are tough enough for force me to STFU? You aren’t. You may feel I’m stupid and an asshole, but you’re arguing with me. What does that make you? Your feelings and sensibilities mean nothing to me. You and your asshole buddy Monty started something you can’t finish. Now you beg for me to stop? I don’t think so. You and your Opal hating friends are pathetic losers, cowards and disgusting. As long as I can post in this thread, none of you loser basement dwellers will have the last word. Didn’t they teach you to control your rage in “law school?” ---
**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 12, 2015, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/545 "2015-03-12T01:17:21Z")
They did not teach message board anger management in law school. Why should I control my anger toward you here in the Pit? Are you some sort of precious snowflake? Are you unable to take what you dish out? If you don’t like it, maybe you should run away and hide. Like the coward you are. You sure were having fun when it was just a dead woman you were denigrating. Your writing style is very evocative, your prose suggests whimpering with snot coming out your nose. ---
**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 12, 2015, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/546 "2015-03-12T01:37:25Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > As long as I can post in this thread, none of you loser basement dwellers will have the last word. Are you saying that you will always endeavor to have the last post in this thread? Goodness, that’s going to be tiring for you. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Kumquat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gary\_Kumquat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Kumquat)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/547 "2015-03-12T01:41:15Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > They did not teach message board anger management in law school. But I know from personal experience significant time is spent teaching how not to lose your temper when arguing a point. You went to law school at around the same time I went to Mars. You’re a strange, angry little person who should probably say a prayer of thanks every morning that the internet was invented, as it gives you an environment where you can express your true nature without the inconvenience of people punching you or laughing at you. Monty might have been classless in mentioning a grudge against a dead poster, but you…you’re just fucked up. I’d tell you to seek help, but honestly I reckon your level of nuts probably enjoys itself, and who am I to take the fun out of being inflicted. ---
**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 12, 2015, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/548 "2015-03-12T01:54:41Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#): > > Are you saying that you will always endeavor to have the last post in this thread? Goodness, that’s going to be tiring for you. Not necessarily. If someone wants to end the thread on a happy note, I’m fine with that. But I’m not going to let a goon like Gary Kumquat get in the last dig. Hey, Gary, go bugger yourself. And welcome aboard. ---
**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 12, 2015, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/549 "2015-03-12T01:55:57Z")
> [@Gary\_Kumquat](#): > > You’re a strange, angry little person who should probably say a prayer of thanks every morning that the internet was invented, as it gives you an environment where you can express your true nature without the inconvenience of people punching you or laughing at you… Pot\>kettle\>black ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Kumquat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gary\_Kumquat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Kumquat)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/550 "2015-03-12T01:58:01Z")
> [@FXMastermind](#): > > Pot\>kettle\>black Try a rebuttal with a bit more substance than “I am rubber”, there’s a chap. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Kumquat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gary\_Kumquat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Kumquat)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/551 "2015-03-12T02:03:38Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > Hey, Gary, go bugger yourself. It’s an option, but reckon I’ll pass. Out of interest, does one voice in your head read this stuff to the others, or do they all get shared use of your eyes? ---
**Author:** ![Emiliana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@Emiliana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emiliana)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/552 "2015-03-12T02:06:42Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > As long as I can post in this thread, none of you loser basement dwellers will have the last word. It’s good to have life goals. And I wish to assure you that you sound _nothing_ like a loser basement dweller yourself. ---
**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 12, 2015, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/553 "2015-03-12T02:29:13Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > Not necessarily. If someone wants to end the thread on a happy note, I’m fine with that. Good news, everyone! I just heard The Second Stone left the internet and has dedicated his life to [putting hats on owls](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJFm4CVEdBo)! ---
**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 12, 2015, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/554 "2015-03-12T02:50:40Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > The lot of you have behaved towards Opal (and none of you is as useful as Opal was) like a bunch of catty bitches. Opal may not have been useless, but you sure as hell are. I’d rather be a catty bitch than a foaming at the mouth white-knight, who, in his quest to protect the memory of a dead poster, drags in WMDs, global warming, and the Cosby rape accusations. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/555 "2015-03-12T03:00:00Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Opal may not have been useless, but you sure as hell are. > > I’d rather be a catty bitch than a foaming at the mouth white-knight, who, in his quest to protect the memory of a dead poster, drags in WMDs, global warming, and the Cosby rape accusations. Ohh, good one! Zing! Actually, I kinda liked Opal, but I admit I didnt have much interaction with her. ---
**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 12, 2015, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/556 "2015-03-12T03:07:56Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Opal may not have been useless, but you sure as hell are. > > I’d rather be a catty bitch than a foaming at the mouth white-knight,… Well, you’ve achieved you life’s ambitions then. May we all be as successful in meeting our goals. ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/557 "2015-03-12T03:32:25Z")
You’re a jerk, **TSS**. A complete kneebiter. ---
**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 12, 2015, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/558 "2015-03-12T04:15:56Z")
> [@andros](#): > > You’re a jerk, **TSS**. A complete kneebiter. Thank you. I’ve never notice you before. ---
**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 12, 2015, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/559 "2015-03-12T04:45:13Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > Good news, everyone! I just heard The Second Stone left the internet and has dedicated his life to [putting hats on owls](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJFm4CVEdBo)! On a less felicitous note, that youtube video only has 36 views. It deserves more! ---
**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 12, 2015, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/560 "2015-03-12T05:06:32Z")
That is a cool video. Thanks for posting it Carol. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034.md?page=27) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034.md?page=29)