# Hi Opal!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal/55477>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 22, 2001, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal/55477 "2001-02-22T15:35:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![cheepdogg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ed8c4c/32.png) [@cheepdogg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheepdogg)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2001, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal/55477/1 "2001-02-22T15:35:33Z")

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What the hell is this “Hi Opal!” stuff I keep seeing on alot of the threads. Is this some kind of a Straight-Dope inside joke of some kind that I’m not getting, or is it something that is completely over my head?  
Excuse my ignorance, but I must know what this means or I’m gonna go crazy the next time I see another one of these!

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**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2001, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal/55477/2 "2001-02-22T15:36:50Z")

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