# I burning Opal's dog **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [June 12, 2004, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burning-opals-dog/249937 "2004-06-12T04:12:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2004, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burning-opals-dog/249937/1 "2004-06-12T04:12:30Z")
So, I’ve run into the thread that spawned the whole death ray thing, but as relatively recent arrival, can anyone direct me towards the origins of the whole “Hi, Opal!” and “I burning your dog” jokes that show up so often? Oh, and “When come back, bring pie.” Or just, you know, relate the stories if you can’t find the original threads. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2004, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burning-opals-dog/249937/2 "2004-06-12T04:18:07Z")
If you run Weebl and Bob through a search engine, you’ll get some strange and disturbingly humorous flash animation…about pie. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2004, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burning-opals-dog/249937/3 "2004-06-12T04:27:45Z")
Our dear **OpalCat** is one of the pioneers of the SDMB. She also has a very impressive website. Webcams, t-shirts, BBQ gatherings, lacemaking, the whole twenty-seven feet. Once upon a time, I’m told, somebody made a list with only two items. Opal, I’m told, indignately pointed out that a _list_ must have at least _three items._ Soon after, every short list had, as item #3, “Hi, Opal!” The most charming traditions have the strangest origins. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2004, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burning-opals-dog/249937/4 "2004-06-12T04:31:06Z")
Indignantly, dang it. Indignantly. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2004, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burning-opals-dog/249937/5 "2004-06-12T04:39:04Z")
One of the loonies that blow through here every now and then started a thread called “I Burning Your Dog.” ThaiDog was his name, maybe? I forget. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2004, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burning-opals-dog/249937/6 "2004-06-12T05:05:36Z")
> [@AskNott](#): > > The most charming traditions have the strangest origins. Charming? I’d have said “grating” or perhaps “obnoxious” It was funny once, but after 27.9 gajillion repetions… ---
**Author:** ![Moe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moe/32/2972_2.png) [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2004, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burning-opals-dog/249937/7 "2004-06-12T05:22:45Z")
[weebl](http://www.weebl.jolt.co.uk/pie.htm) [I burning your dog](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=203185) Enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2004, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burning-opals-dog/249937/8 "2004-06-12T13:31:31Z")
> [@Q.E.D.](#): > > Charming? I’d have said “grating” or perhaps “obnoxious” It was funny once, but after 27.9 gajillion repetions… I dunno. I don’t do it, but it doesn’t bother me at all. It is uniquely ours and I find it harmless. Having said that, I guess I find “Batman, if prepared” annoying. And references to 1920 death rays. So I guess I take your point. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2004, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burning-opals-dog/249937/9 "2004-06-12T14:02:29Z")
Well, movies, too, can have “running gags” that get overused. Comic timing is a fine-tuned thing. ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2004, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burning-opals-dog/249937/10 "2004-06-12T14:32:25Z")
I’ve seen this one a couple of times recently and am hoping it will catch on: _Perview is your friend._ ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2004, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burning-opals-dog/249937/11 "2004-06-12T15:25:35Z")
> [@C K Dexter Haven](#): > > Well, movies, too, can have “running gags” that get overused. Comic timing is a fine-tuned thing. TIMING! _ah, shit…_ ---
**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2004, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burning-opals-dog/249937/12 "2004-06-12T15:55:26Z")
And a new one I particularly dete ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2004, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burning-opals-dog/249937/13 "2004-06-12T20:29:06Z")
> [@Shalmanese](#): > > And a new one I particularly dete Yes, I hate incomplete posts, too. They make me _crazy!!!_ So _crazy_ that I wanna take a 1920’s Style Death Rays and ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2004, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burning-opals-dog/249937/14 "2004-06-12T20:57:45Z")
> [@Khadaji](#): > > I dunno. I don’t do it, but it doesn’t bother me at all. It is uniquely ours and I find it harmless. > > Having said that, I guess I find “Batman, if prepared” annoying. And references to 1920 death rays. So I guess I take your point. Who is Batman and why is he prepared? ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2004, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burning-opals-dog/249937/15 "2004-06-12T22:03:22Z")
“How is the chicken prepared?” I asked, pointing to the menu. “Prepared?” said the waiter, “Well, we let him know he’s going to die.” ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2004, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burning-opals-dog/249937/16 "2004-06-12T22:24:57Z")
> [@AskNott](#): > > “How is the chicken prepared?” I asked, pointing to the menu. > “Prepared?” said the waiter, “Well, we let him know he’s going to die.” Does this mean that Bat-Chicken always wins, if he’s prepared? 😉😃 ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2004, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burning-opals-dog/249937/17 "2004-06-13T01:54:32Z")
> [@Really Not All That Bright](#): > > Who is Batman and why is he prepared? It stems from the fact that the 1960s style “Batman” didn’t have any super powers, but with a little preparation, he would always be able to beat his foe. So, of course, in any face off one could conceive, Batman will always win, if prepared. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2004, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burning-opals-dog/249937/18 "2004-06-14T08:25:46Z")
I think its genesis was in Frank Miller’s “The Dark Knight Returns” wherein he kicked Superman’s ass with his meticulous planning, not in the hokey 60s sitcom. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2004, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burning-opals-dog/249937/19 "2004-06-14T13:50:46Z")
1. When come back, burn dog. 2. Perview is your friend. 3. Hi Opal! ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burning-opals-dog/249937/20 "2004-06-15T02:07:18Z")
> [@Moe](#): > > [I burning your dog](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=203185) > > Enjoy! Quite possibly one of the greatest threads ever. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burning-opals-dog/249937.md?page=2)