# Hi Opal!
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal/154924
**Category:** The BBQ Pit
**Created:** [February 13, 2003, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal/154924 "2003-02-13T21:36:25Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2003, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal/154924/1 "2003-02-13T21:36:25Z")
[ol]
[li]passé[/li][li]wretched[/li][li]dull[/li][/ol]
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### Author:  [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2003, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal/154924/2 "2003-02-13T21:37:20Z")
1. I like it.
2. It’s cheerful.
3. Hi Opal!
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### Author:  [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2003, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal/154924/3 "2003-02-13T21:39:06Z")
Don’t mind it when it’s done properly.
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### Author:  [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2003, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal/154924/4 "2003-02-13T21:42:05Z")
I don’t mind it when [done correctly](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=162481).
When [done wrong](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=162871), it is indeed wretched.
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### Author:  [@Legomancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Legomancer)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2003, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal/154924/5 "2003-02-13T21:42:37Z")
A while back I was gonna do a thread called “Doper Jokes” in which traditional jokes were given a doper twist. But the only one I could think of to prime the pump was:
How many Dopers does it take to change a light bulb?
Three.
1. One to hold the ladder.
2. One to screw in the bulb.
3. One to say Hi to Opal.
As you can see, I foud this so inspiring, I never started the thread.
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### Author:  [@Darwins\_Finch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darwins_Finch)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2003, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal/154924/6 "2003-02-13T21:45:22Z")
1. Never used it.
2. Never will.
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### Author:  [@Juniper200](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juniper200)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2003, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal/154924/7 "2003-02-13T21:46:51Z")
Darwin’s Finch, you _bastard_!! 😃
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### Author:  [@samarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samarm)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2003, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal/154924/8 "2003-02-13T21:48:03Z")
Hi Opal can lick my… oh wait that doesn’t sound right.
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### Author:  [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2003, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal/154924/9 "2003-02-13T21:50:14Z")
The mere fact that it is so hated gives it a certain cachet.
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### Author:  [@Monkeypants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monkeypants)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2003, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal/154924/10 "2003-02-13T21:50:46Z")
No one liked mine in this thread:
[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=146837](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=146837)
☹
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### Author:  [@Ferrous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferrous)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2003, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal/154924/11 "2003-02-13T21:54:22Z")
Heartily concur with Uncle. Please let it die.
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### Author:  [@Washte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washte)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2003, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal/154924/12 "2003-02-13T21:55:02Z")
1. Started to use it a few times, but saw how ridiculous it looked.
2. Didn’t go there.
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### Author:  [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2003, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal/154924/13 "2003-02-13T21:56:08Z")
1. Was funny a couple times to the few people who happened read the thread were she complained about lists.
2. And that’s fucking it.
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### Author:  [@Mojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mojo)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2003, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal/154924/14 "2003-02-13T22:00:44Z")
For some reason this reminds me of an exchange on the message board of a site that was blatantly stealing content from SDMB:
> [@](#):
>
> Q: How do you do Hi Opal? Can someone explain what this means to me? must be my poor english?
>
> A: Your English is excellent. No one does a “Hi (hello) Opal” unless one knows a person named Opal.
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### Author:  [@Mojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mojo)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2003, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal/154924/15 "2003-02-13T22:07:16Z")
sorry- it got cut off. it continued:
> [@](#):
>
> Q: okay, now i am really not understanding.
>
> A: The other person that posted as “Guest” (the OP in that thread) is actually a member of a fanactical terrorist group and was actually inserting a “Secret Operations Message” to his followers.
>
> It is good of you to catch this. That person has been caught and his nefarious plans thwarted.
>
> Your Govt. will be in touch with you concerning the details of your reward. While the amount of the reward is small, it is a token of appreciation that recognises the great courage you exhibited in help us catch this evil find, thus protecting the unsuspecting common masses pf the world from great harm.
>
> I wish to be first in line to offer my sincere, heartfelt appreciation for your great service to the world.
Now you know the real meaning behind “Hi, Opal”. Please refrain from using it lest you give aid and comfort to our enemies.
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### Author:  [@Dragonblink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragonblink)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2003, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal/154924/16 "2003-02-13T22:14:09Z")
Once again I will champion the cause of “Axe-wielding baboon on the loose” for random insertion into lists.
(Or maybe it’s just the DayQuil talking)
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### Author:  [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2003, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal/154924/17 "2003-02-13T22:15:05Z")
I use “Hi, Opal!” but [not by itself](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=59070&perpage=50&highlight=dopefest&pagenumber=3).
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### Author:  [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2003, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal/154924/18 "2003-02-13T22:22:15Z")
1. Ugh let it die already.
2. Please
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### Author:  [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2003, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal/154924/19 "2003-02-13T22:29:05Z")
> [@](#):
>
> \*Originally posted by UncleBeer \*
> [ol]
> [li]passé[/li][li]wretched[/li][li]dull[/li][/ol]
[ol]
[li]what[/li][li]he[/li][li]said[/li][/ol]
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### Author:  [@Loopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopus)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2003, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal/154924/20 "2003-02-13T22:29:08Z")
For some reason, I found it hilarious until its origins were explained to me.
I never used it myself, though.
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