# Hi Opal! - Eh?!
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal-eh/211202
**Category:** About This Message Board
**Created:** [November 3, 2003, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal-eh/211202 "2003-11-03T19:43:41Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@silverfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silverfish)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2003, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal-eh/211202/1 "2003-11-03T19:43:41Z")
People sometimes include ‘Hi Opal!’ in lists (I think it’s usually item 3, but I could be wrong). Basically, I want to know why, how did this come about?
Thanks
Silverfish
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### Author:  [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2003, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal-eh/211202/2 "2003-11-03T19:59:37Z")
[Explanation of Hi Opal!](http://fff.fathom.org/forums/showthread.php?threadid=285&highlight=opal+list+sdmb)
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### Author:  [@silverfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silverfish)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2003, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal-eh/211202/3 "2003-11-03T20:25:11Z")
Thanks for that Jeff.
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### Author:  [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2003, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal-eh/211202/4 "2003-11-03T20:57:54Z")
Moved to ATMB.
- **xash**
General Questions Moderator
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### Author:  [@Mort\_Furd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mort_Furd)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2003, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal-eh/211202/5 "2003-11-03T21:04:58Z")
Keerist.
Is that still going on?