# Opal, what the fuck is your problem? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 16, 2008, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368 "2008-12-16T06:10:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![AllWalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@AllWalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllWalker)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368/21 "2008-12-16T06:40:34Z")
The thread linked in the OP was just… strange to read. **Opal** ’s reaction to the name was a bit strange, but was that so far from the norm that it warrented derailing the thread then dragging the conversation into the Pit? And with such a vicious OP, too. There are probably a lot of food names that are unappealing to all of us. I hope when mine comes up I don’t get ridiculed for ignorance, psychological problems and drug issues. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368/22 "2008-12-16T06:42:49Z")
> [@AllWalker](#): > > The thread linked in the OP was just… strange to read. **Opal** ’s reaction to the name was a bit strange, but was that so far from the norm that it warrented derailing the thread then dragging the conversation into the Pit? And with such a vicious OP, too. > > There are probably a lot of food names that are unappealing to all of us. I hope when mine comes up I don’t get ridiculed for ignorance, psychological problems and drug issues. I don’t think it was far from the norm at all, and she was the one who derailed her own thread. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368/23 "2008-12-16T06:43:42Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > No, this was a justified reaction to Opal’s gratuitously pissy response to getting a perfectly polite and accurate answer to her question. Her personal opinion of the name of the confection was neither solicited, nor informed, nor particularly rational. It wasn’t pissy, it was smalltalk of the kind we’ve always engaged in on these boards. It’s topic drift. It’s completely normal. **devilsknew** was the one who got pissy. ---
**Author:** ![atomicbadgerrace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@atomicbadgerrace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atomicbadgerrace)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368/24 "2008-12-16T06:43:54Z")
> [@AllWalker](#): > > but was that so far from the norm that it warrented derailing the thread then dragging the conversation into the Pit? And with such a vicious OP, too. As **Sleeps With Butterflies** pointed out upthread, it seems to be BAU for Opal. I agreed that it was pretty damn weird–derail your own thread, act pissy, then ask for it to be closed? ---
**Author:** ![Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heffalump_and_roo/32/7691_2.png) [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368/25 "2008-12-16T06:47:05Z")
> [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](#): > > Isn’t this typically her MO? I’ve seen a dozen posts by her where she is asking for something only to shit all over every single response with reasons far and wide why the suggestions won’t work. Oh yeah, now that you mention it. I posted in a thread where she was asking for something–see-through plastic bags, I think. Several people posted things which she barely acknowledged or maybe briefly acknowledged, but when I mentioned something she wouldn’t consider, she seemed to make it a point to say why my suggestion wasn’t what she wanted. I’m glad you mentioned this because I remember feeling like I wasted my time posting. At least she didn’t go off on me. I guess I should be grateful. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brown_eyed_girl/32/3574_2.png) [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368/26 "2008-12-16T06:54:53Z")
> [@bbs2k](#): > > From henceforth I declare that Lady Fingers should be renamed Cookie Biscuit Thingys, so no one confuses me with a cannibal. And make sure you check food labels to insure that your Freedom Fries were made in America. This cannot pass unmentioned. Bravo! Hello, people! The point is up here! Buckeyes are what they are called, although they are not quite what \*\*Opal \*\*was describing. Regardless, it’s the appropriate name for that type of candy considering the fact that they are SUPPOSED TO RESEMBLE THE TREE NUT OF THE SAME NAME. The name is not arbitrary. ---
**Author:** ![Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brown_eyed_girl/32/3574_2.png) [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368/27 "2008-12-16T06:57:46Z")
> [@Isamu](#): > > Your name also causes me great offence. You see I abstain from anal sex, and I … oh, no, this isn’t going to work. 😉 I am offended that you are offended by my name which has nothing to do with anal sex and I’m offended that you would think so. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368/28 "2008-12-16T07:00:16Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > Who gives a fuck where she’s coming from? She asked a question, she got a polite answer. There was no reason for her to get pissy about it. She can keep her personal hangups to herself. > > Monkey spleen. Monkey spleens?!? Those are great! We got a tin of those last Christmas from my sister, who likes to give home-made treats instead of store-bought things, and they were out of this world! Her secret is that she gets her husband to visit the local pick-your-own peaches orchard like on the very last weekend of the season, when the fruit is so ripe it actually leaks juice when you put your hand on it. ---
**Author:** ![Tabby\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368/29 "2008-12-16T07:02:42Z")
> [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](#): > > This cannot pass unmentioned. Bravo! > > Hello, people! The point is up here! > > Buckeyes are what they are called, although they are not quite what \*\*Opal \*\*was describing. Regardless, it’s the appropriate name for that type of candy considering the fact that they are SUPPOSED TO RESEMBLE THE TREE NUT OF THE SAME NAME. The name is not arbitrary. Is a recipe thread the appropriate venue to bang on for dozens of posts about it, though? If you want to call it okra in a gumbo thread, fine. There’s absolutely no need to go “They’re called _lady’s fingers_, mmmmkaaaaaaaaaay? _sniff_” Whatever. [OMG, someone’s WRONG on the Internet!](http://xkcd.com/386/) ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368/30 "2008-12-16T07:10:21Z")
But are Girl Scout cookies made with _real_ Girl Scouts? ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368/31 "2008-12-16T07:12:29Z")
> [@](#): > > **Scissorjack** : No-eye deer. **Awk!** I’m going to be sick when I stop laughing! ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368/32 "2008-12-16T07:19:40Z")
> [@Tabby\_Cat](#): > > Is a recipe thread the appropriate venue to bang on for dozens of posts about it, though? If you want to call it okra in a gumbo thread, fine. There’s absolutely no need to go “They’re called _lady’s fingers_, mmmmkaaaaaaaaaay? _sniff_” > Whatever. [OMG, someone’s WRONG on the Internet!](http://xkcd.com/386/) Opal is the one who decided to get all pissy about what to call them. There was no thank you in her response to **Devilsknew’s** answer. No acknowledgement that her question had been answered. Just “EWWW I will never call it THAT.” Who gives a FUCK, Opal? Just say thank you and move on. At least say thank you and THEN give your dumbass, uninformed opinion about what the recipe is called. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368/33 "2008-12-16T07:22:07Z")
**Opal’s** response did seem to be very patronizing. As much as I hate smilies; I think they do come in handy from time to time. Prehaps one of these 😉 at the end of her 2nd post could have helped the derailment. I think this may be a case where two people just got their wires crossed. Strange indeed but I can’t hold anybody in contempt for this. This disregarding comments that **Opal** has a history of doing this. I’ve been reading her posts for years and have no memory of her doing so. ---
**Author:** ![Mesquite-oh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@Mesquite-oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mesquite-oh)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368/34 "2008-12-16T07:29:41Z")
Is this the first recipe thread that ever lead to a pitting? F bombs to all you bitches who use tomato sauce rather than tomato paste and 4 ounces of water. While you’re at it, all those a-holes who use cornmeal instead of flour or who use the optional 1 or 2 tablespoons of whole milk to make their recipes more creamy can line up and suck my @#$@. ---
**Author:** ![spinky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@spinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spinky)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368/35 "2008-12-16T07:40:28Z")
Personally, I think post 6 should have been: > [@](#): > > Listen, is it the right fucking recipe or not? Nobody gives a shit if you don’t like the name of it. Does it answer the question or doesn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368/36 "2008-12-16T07:46:24Z")
Yeah, right. Personally, I kinda like **devilsknew** ’s post [#21](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=10577087&postcount=21) I find myself hoping **Opal** does, too. She’s a good lady. I think she will. ---
**Author:** ![Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brown_eyed_girl/32/3574_2.png) [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368/37 "2008-12-16T07:47:17Z")
> [@Tabby\_Cat](#): > > Is a recipe thread the appropriate venue to bang on for dozens of posts about it, though? If you want to call it okra in a gumbo thread, fine. There’s absolutely no need to go “They’re called _lady’s fingers_, mmmmkaaaaaaaaaay? _sniff_” Well, you would think it goes without saying that ladyfingers are not actually some dead lady’s fingers, but then again, hey maybe it doesn’t. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368/38 "2008-12-16T08:37:59Z")
> [@ntucker](#): > > Personally, I think post 6 should have been: > > > [@](#): > > > > Listen, is it the right fucking recipe or not? Nobody gives a shit if you don’t like the name of it. Does it answer the question or doesn’t it? Agreed. What really gets me is post #7: > [@need to recreate an old recipe for peanut butter balls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-recreate-an-old-recipe-for-peanut-butter-balls/477325/7): > > Honestly… why do you care? I am just looking for a recipe. If you’d bothered to click on the link provided in post #2, you stupid bint, you would have gotten your fucking recipe. > [@need to recreate an old recipe for peanut butter balls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-recreate-an-old-recipe-for-peanut-butter-balls/477325/7): > > Mods, can you close this thread? this is fucking absurd at this point. On that, at least, we can agree. **mhendo** - vegetarian who isn’t so retarded as to be offended by a sweet treat named after a nut. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368/39 "2008-12-16T09:08:10Z")
And what about corn? It grows high as an elephant’s eye, don’cha know? ---
**Author:** ![Uvula\_Donor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e19adc/32.png) [@Uvula\_Donor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uvula_Donor)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368/40 "2008-12-16T09:21:33Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > And what about corn? It grows high as an elephant’s eye, don’cha know? Eww. I hate corn. Who the fuck wants to eat anything named after the growths on people’s skeevy old _feet?_ Fucking disgusting. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368.md?page=3)