# 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:** 31
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/601 "2015-03-13T02:39:09Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > Why would that be insulting? It is just a comment. > > Oh, 336 views. Are you going to message the owl guy so he knows this thread is to thank for the extra 300 views? ---
**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 13, 2015, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/602 "2015-03-13T03:37:16Z")
I assumed it was the person who linked to it. So she would already know. 466 views. ---
**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 13, 2015, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/603 "2015-03-13T03:49:36Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > I assumed it was the person who linked to it. So she would already know. > > 466 views. It’s not my video. ---
**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 13, 2015, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/604 "2015-03-13T03:56:35Z")
Letting the days go by Water flowing underground ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/605 "2015-03-13T04:04:04Z")
So. Opal died, huh? I’ll be damned. ---
**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 13, 2015, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/606 "2015-03-13T04:04:08Z")
same as it ever was same as it ever was ---
**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 13, 2015, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/607 "2015-03-13T04:05:16Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > So. Opal died, huh? > > I’ll be damned. Hang around long enough and we’ll all be dead. same as it ever was ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/608 "2015-03-13T04:05:33Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > I assumed it was the person who linked to it. So she would already know. > > 466 views. That is a really stupid assumption. Btw, every time you check you’re probably adding a view. So minus a hundred or so for accuracy. ---
**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 13, 2015, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/609 "2015-03-13T08:06:37Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > A paper towel dampened with Haterade. Thanks! Brought it up a treat. Now can you tell **The Second Stone** how to wipe the stupid off his keyboard? ---
**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 13, 2015, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/610 "2015-03-13T13:05:29Z")
627 views ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/611 "2015-03-13T13:47:15Z")
You know what’s bizarre? Second Stone apparently never interacted with Opalcat on these boards as far as I can tell. He just seemed to like that Hi, Opal gag. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/612 "2015-03-13T14:05:37Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > 627 views Who cares? ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/613 "2015-03-13T14:47:59Z")
> [@CarnalK](#): > > You know what’s bizarre? Second Stone apparently never interacted with Opalcat on these boards as far as I can tell. He just seemed to like that Hi, Opal gag. That would make sense, as Opal was barely a presence here by '08. Even I missed the vast majority of her “glory days.” The ridiculous buckeye meltdown was the only thing I remember seeing unfold in real time. ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/614 "2015-03-13T15:27:29Z")
> [@CarnalK](#): > > You know what’s bizarre? Second Stone apparently never interacted with Opalcat on these boards as far as I can tell. He just seemed to like that Hi, Opal gag. Which makes his behavior all the more bizarre and frustrating to those of us who actually _did_ know her. Whether we liked her or not. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/615 "2015-03-13T15:55:27Z")
> [@Your\_Great\_Darsh\_Face](#): > > Thanks! Brought it up a treat. > > Now can you tell **The Second Stone** how to wipe the stupid off his keyboard? User CP / Your Control Panel / Your Profile / Edit Your Details / Be a constant Douche - toggle it to **OFF**. Which was the default I thought. While you’re at it, toggle the “I want to pretend to be an Attorney” to OFF too. No one bought it. ---
**Author:** ![Calatin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/439d5e/32.png) [@Calatin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calatin)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/616 "2015-03-13T16:59:04Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > While you’re at it, toggle the “I want to pretend to be an Attorney” to OFF too. No one bought it. Hate to admit it, but I can see him being an attorney, albeit probably Personal Injury or something like that. Back when I litigated, my boss exhibited similar traits - picking a molehill and trying to make it into a mountain (see: bag of tits = misogynistic cannibal). PI attorneys are the worst. ---
**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 13, 2015, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/617 "2015-03-13T17:11:08Z")
> [@Calatin](#): > > Hate to admit it, but I can see him being an attorney, I don’t have any trouble imagining him as an attorney. ---
**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 13, 2015, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/618 "2015-03-13T17:11:51Z")
You know who else was an attorney? Nixon ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/619 "2015-03-13T18:23:21Z")
Nixon and Opal have a connection in a way. Nixon should have burned the tapes and Opal probably should have blogged a little less. Maybe that’s not a very strong connectikn but still… lessons there to be learned. ---
**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 13, 2015, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/620 "2015-03-13T18:32:21Z")
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