# "Hi Opal!"? Guh?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal-guh/61382>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [April 9, 2001, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal-guh/61382 "2001-04-09T18:47:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Gundhilde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecc23a/32.png) [@Gundhilde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gundhilde)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2001, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal-guh/61382/1 "2001-04-09T18:47:30Z")

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OK, I guess maybe I missed it. Or maybe there wasn’t any particular “it.” But for the past few months, every time someone makes a list in a post, one of the list items (usually #3) is “Hi Opal!” When did this start and why? Fill me in, please!

Yes, of course I know who Opal is. Don’t be silly! I’m just curious as to why she is greeted in every list lately. It appears to be one of those inside jokes understood by everyone but me.

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**Author:** ![Ma\_Parrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dec6dc/32.png) [@Ma\_Parrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ma_Parrot)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2001, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal-guh/61382/2 "2001-04-09T19:27:36Z")

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This seems to come up a lot lately.

[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=51051](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=51051) Straight Dope Message Board \> About This Message Board \> Hi Opal!

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**Author:** ![Ma\_Parrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dec6dc/32.png) [@Ma\_Parrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ma_Parrot)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2001, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal-guh/61382/3 "2001-04-09T19:32:53Z")

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This seems to come up a lot lately.

[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=51051](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=51051) Straight Dope Message Board \> About This Message Board \> Hi Opal!

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**Author:** ![Gundhilde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecc23a/32.png) [@Gundhilde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gundhilde)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2001, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal-guh/61382/4 "2001-04-09T19:58:59Z")

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I’m sorry. I should have searched before I posted. Thank you, Ma Parrot

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**Author:** ![you\_da\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ac8455/32.png) [@you\_da\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/you_da_man)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2001, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal-guh/61382/5 "2001-04-09T20:20:13Z")

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Hmm… AOL Instant Messenger Handle: Alphagene22  
Isn’t the 22nd letter Chi, as in “X”, the X-gene? 😃

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**Author:** ![you\_da\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ac8455/32.png) [@you\_da\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/you_da_man)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2001, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal-guh/61382/6 "2001-04-09T20:24:19Z")

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[Darn slow board! I lose track of which window is ready. The last was supposed to go on a different thread.]