# 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:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**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 15, 2004, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burning-opals-dog/249937/21 "2004-06-15T18:47:45Z")
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > Quite possibly one of the greatest threads ever. Agreed!! I’m appreciative everytime some newb comes in asking about it so I’m reminded to read it again. Cracks me up every single time. ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burning-opals-dog/249937/22 "2004-06-15T19:32:57Z")
> [@lainaf](#): > > I’ve seen this one a couple of times recently and am hoping it will catch on: > _Perview is your friend._ Perv! > [@Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor](#): > > Does this mean that Bat-Chicken always wins, if he’s prepared? > 😉😃 Actually, I believe it means precisely the _opposite_. ---
**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burning-opals-dog/249937/23 "2004-06-15T22:26:41Z")
> [@Excalibre](#): > > 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. This post has been Graped by the Grapist ---
**Author:** ![Althea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eada6e/32.png) [@Althea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Althea)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burning-opals-dog/249937/24 "2004-06-15T23:06:57Z")
Strangely, I am familiar with the origins of all of these EXCEPT the 1920s style death ray. Can someone help me out on this? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Asbestos_Mango)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burning-opals-dog/249937/25 "2004-06-16T05:23:30Z")
Ya know, I somehow never got around to opening the “All your base are belong to us” thread. How’d that turn out? ---
**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 19, 2004, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burning-opals-dog/249937/26 "2004-06-19T18:40:38Z")
Recently, I entered a favorite recipe contest. My horseradish meatloaf lost narrowly to Bobby’s Rack of Lamb. Somehow the tag got misspelled as **Rack of Lab.** As Bobby collected his plaque, skillet, and toque, he thanked everyone, “especially my neighbor’s dog.” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2004, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burning-opals-dog/249937/27 "2004-06-21T07:38:22Z")
> [@AskNott](#): > > Recently, I entered a favorite recipe contest. My horseradish meatloaf lost narrowly to Bobby’s Rack of Lamb. Somehow the tag got misspelled as **Rack of Lab.** As Bobby collected his plaque, skillet, and toque, he thanked everyone, “especially my neighbor’s dog.” 🙂 Reminds me of the time a couple of weeks ago when the gang and I went out to eat at a Hong Kong-style café. Among the items on the menu: **Stir Fried Bean Spouse & Shrimp with Sambal Sauce Special Lamp in Hot Pot Condensed Mike & Peanut Butter Toast Beed Fried Rice Noodle** All right, so those were typos (we hoped…), but still funny all the same. (we should have submitted them to [Engrish.com](http://Engrish.com), and I might well do just that now!) ---
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2004, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burning-opals-dog/249937/28 "2004-06-25T05:18:24Z")
Excuse me? I quite enjoy Condensed Mike, although I prefer him on a nice kaiser roll to peanut butter toast. Don’t insult my eating habits. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-burning-opals-dog/249937.md?page=1)