# 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:** 6
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2015, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/101 "2015-03-03T18:44:37Z")
> [@xenophon41](#): > > “Not universally beloved” is a label that can be applied to approximately everyone ever. Hey, speak for yourself, everybody loves me, just in differing amounts. Also I had no idea that people on the SDSAB staff have human flaws, I thought they were always cool-headed, fair, and neutral. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2015, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/102 "2015-03-03T18:50:48Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > Monty just appears to be human. He’s into defending rapists. And smearing the name of the dead without any evidence. > > I hope you never forget what a huge rape defending dick you are. Long after you are dead and gone, I’ll be pointing out your defense of Bill Cosby and attacks on OpalCat without specifics.\* > > \*Hey everyone, is it just me, or does Monty malign Opal without any evidence at all, having previously claimed that the women (now 37, six more than Baskin-Robins flavors on sale at any one time) who expose themselves to ridicule by coming forwards and accusing of rape aren’t “evidence”? It’s hardly being “rape defender” when one asks for some solid evidence or perhaps this thing we Americans like to call a “trial” . Note that more that 200 people came forth to accuse others of witchcraft during the Salem Trials. How many of the accused were actually witches? Mind you, Cosby was obviously a scummy horndog, but I’d like to think that in this country we dont call people “rapists” until they have been tried and convicted. ---
**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:** [March 3, 2015, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/103 "2015-03-03T18:59:11Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > I’ll be the first to admit I’m a terrible person, but I fuckin’ love this thread so far. > [@OneCentStamp](#): > > Is there room in that handbasket? Scoot over. 😃 > [@Sarahfeena](#): > > Lemme in…I’m skinny and can scootch into the corner. > > Carry on, y’all. Umm . . . this handbasket y’all are in is an unlicensed uberbasket. Careful, **Smapti** will turn you in! ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2015, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/104 "2015-03-03T19:10:55Z")
\*Rubber ducky, you’re the one… \* ---
**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 3, 2015, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/105 "2015-03-03T19:11:08Z")
I thought it was ironic, that a dead person, someone not actually still alive, was still able to tell the person speaking ill of her, to shut the fuck up. How often does that happen? ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2015, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/106 "2015-03-03T19:59:20Z")
> [@GrandWino](#): > > \*Rubber ducky, you’re the one… \* So Monty thinks Opal stabbed him in the back. You think the ducky stabbed him in the back. I’m starting to think Jack stabbed Monty in the back. ---
**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 3, 2015, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/107 "2015-03-03T20:00:31Z")
Pics or it didn’t happen ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2015, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/108 "2015-03-03T20:01:21Z")
> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > Yep, that was me. You think so? I’m kind of reluctant to bother a mod or admin with something this minor. Do 99ers get a tee shirt or something? A Charter Membership? > [@Miller](#): > > [Moderating] > Mostly, they get not banned for having two accounts. > > Don’t worry, I’ll pass the word up the food chain and have the two accounts merged. I take it you’d prefer to stick with **Ranger Jeff**? > [/Moderating] Thanks for not smiting me and passing the word up for me. And yes, please, I’d prefer **Ranger Jeff**. When I returned, I figured: 1. I wasn’t on the SD staff anymore so that old username was inappropriate B. I couldn’t remember that old username’s password III. It was a long dormant, anything but active account, I didn’t resurrect it and use the new one as a sock puppet to support arguments the old account might be making or to troll people. Nevertheless, mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2015, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/109 "2015-03-03T20:51:59Z")
> [@FXMastermind](#): > > Pics or it didn’t happen The rubber ducky pics are partially how we got here. ---
**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 3, 2015, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/110 "2015-03-03T20:53:37Z")
Which is exactly the sort of juicy details the internet wants ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2015, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/111 "2015-03-03T20:59:06Z")
Nay (or neigh as Trigger would say) needs. ---
**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 3, 2015, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/112 "2015-03-03T21:22:11Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > You think the ducky stabbed him in the back. I suspect fowl play. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2015, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/113 "2015-03-03T21:42:24Z")
> [@FXMastermind](#): > > Which is exactly the sort of juicy details the internet wants You’ve missed several periods. Is there anything you’d like to announce? ---
**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 3, 2015, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/114 "2015-03-03T22:05:48Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Mind you, Cosby was obviously a scummy horndog, but I’d like to think that in this country we dont call people “rapists” until they have been tried and convicted. The account of a victim is solid evidence, you choose not to believe it because it comes from 37 people who happen to be women. Scummy horndogs should not be compared to Cosby. Rapists actually hurt people (by raping them), witches in the “burn them at the stake” sense of the word witches never hurt people with “witchcraft”. Cosby’s a rapist and his defenders, including you, are enablers. ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2015, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/115 "2015-03-03T22:10:02Z")
> [@AncientHumanoid](#): > > She turned me into a newt! She turned me into a Pithecanthropus. ---
**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 3, 2015, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/116 "2015-03-03T22:14:39Z")
Lets not hijack this with Cosby. He also used drugs to rape. Why no defense of that part? ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2015, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/117 "2015-03-03T22:21:41Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > Doubt you’ll get much of a response from **Monty** , or anybody else old enough in board years to have known **Opal** IRL. This is more the type of thing that gets discussed at those boards dedicated to trash talking about the goings on at this board. I never met her, and didn’t interact with her enough here to have much of an opinion about her at all. I think I was here during these incidents, whatever they were, but I didn’t pay attention. ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2015, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/118 "2015-03-03T22:23:58Z")
> [@Sinaptics](#): > > Assuming facts not in evidence; he never stated that it was with a knife. What else could it be but a knife or other sharp pointed weapon? I mean, you can’t stab someone with a bowling pin can 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 3, 2015, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/119 "2015-03-03T22:28:25Z")
“Oh no, it wasn’t the airplanes. It was beauty killed the beast.” ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2015, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034/120 "2015-03-03T22:30:07Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Mind you, Cosby was obviously a scummy horndog, but I’d like to think that in this country we dont call people “rapists” until they have been tried and convicted. Nonsense. We can call Bill Cosby a rapist. We’re not a jury. Innocence until proven guilty only applies to his legal rights not to his public image. It’s telling how many people would rather call thirty women liars rather than call one man a rapist. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034.md?page=7)