# 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:** 9
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368/161 "2008-12-16T17:16:42Z")
> [@Larry\_Borgia](#): > > Link? I think you might be confusing her with **Indygrrl** Damn, you’re right. I’ve always confused the two of them and now it appears to have bitten me in the ass. ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368/162 "2008-12-16T17:20:05Z")
I think C K Dexter Haven’s moderation interjection in the original thread was weak! He said ‘cool it’. Has he always said ‘cool it’? What happened to ‘knock it off’? “Cool it” sounds like a punked out ‘knock it off’. ---
**Author:** ![Hamadryad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6de8d8/32.png) [@Hamadryad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamadryad)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368/163 "2008-12-16T17:21:46Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > Damn, you’re right. I’ve always confused the two of them and now it appears to have bitten me in the ass. Don’t you denigrate ass-biting, you sanctimonious son of a bitch! ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368/164 "2008-12-16T17:30:02Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > (skipping to the end of the thread) > > **Diogenes** , isn’t there a Republican acting idiotic someplace you can get all worked up over? This was stupid and unnecessary. > > Or maybe it’s just time for you to take a board vacation. Psychotic oversensitivity is a symptom. It’s easy: ask **Tubadiva** to suspend your posting privileges temporarily and she’ll be happy to do it. No public shame, either. You just can’t post. Well, that’s too heavy, but I read the first seven or eight posts in the buckeye thread and **Dio** was the first one who was an unmitigated asshole, there. Opal should have added a “thanks” to her initial response, but she was just being casual, not snotty. **Devilsknew** took it wrong, then took it wrong again. One important factor that’s not being emphasized: In the recipe Devilsknew linked to, the confectionary [buckeyes](http://familyfun.go.com/Resources/Cookbook/FeatureRecipeImages/50037.jpg) did look **more like eyes than like nuts**. Not incredibly realistic eyes, but the biological implication was pretty obvious. Big and round with pupils. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368/165 "2008-12-16T17:36:23Z")
> [@Malthus](#): > > This picture plays on that exact fear. It’s a famous photoshop fake - link is to the Snopes site - but it really, really squigs me out. > > If you are sensitive to such images, you probably don’t want to look. 😉 > > [Is This a Breast Rash Caused by South American Larvae? | Snopes.com](http://www.snopes.com/photos/medical/breastrash.asp) FUCK! FUCK! FUCK! WHY THE FUCK DID I LOOK?!? I literally had to walk away from my computer for several minutes after that. JESUS FUCK. OK. Now that I’ve calmed down a bit, I think I’m actually glad to find out that there are other people with this bizarre issue. (The first – and last – time I ever cut open a persimmon, I had to have MrWhatsit finish scooping out the seeds. Luckily, he is very tolerant of my bizarre little quirks.) I’m not sure that finding out I’m not alone was worth viewing the GOD AWFUL FUCKING PICTURE, though. ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368/166 "2008-12-16T17:41:03Z")
I just read the necklace thread. What the heck is supposed to be wrong with Opalcat’s posts in that thread? She started the thread to ask about ways to solve a particular problem she was having. Some helpful people offered advice. Their goal was to help her solve her problem. Then she explained why their ideas wouldn’t work for her particular situation. Since their goal was to help her solve her problem, I can not see what is at all wrong, not to mention “bitchy” (?!) about her giving her information relevant to that goal, namely, reasons why the ideas they gave wouldn’t in fact work to solve her particular problem. Can someone explain what was supposed to be wrong with that thread? The way I’ve seen it expressed here is “She shot down every suggestion.” Well—was she supposed to pretend every suggestion was the right one for her, when in fact it wasn’t? Obviously not. But what is the third way between accepting a suggestion and rejecting a suggestion? -FrL- ---
**Author:** ![Hi\_Neighbor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hi_neighbor/32/494_2.png) [@Hi\_Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Neighbor)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368/167 "2008-12-16T17:43:19Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > FUCK! FUCK! FUCK! WHY THE FUCK DID I LOOK?!? > > I literally had to walk away from my computer for several minutes after that. JESUS FUCK. I love how embedded in this thread are people’s reactions to that picture, spaced out intermittently. Also, I really can’t stand the word “embedded” right now, thanks to that picture. ---
**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, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368/168 "2008-12-16T17:54:28Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > (skipping to the end of the thread) > > **Diogenes** , isn’t there a Republican acting idiotic someplace you can get all worked up over? This was stupid and unnecessary. > > Or maybe it’s just time for you to take a board vacation. Psychotic oversensitivity is a symptom. It’s easy: ask **Tubadiva** to suspend your posting privileges temporarily and she’ll be happy to do it. No public shame, either. You just can’t post. Psychotic oversensitivity is what’s being pitted here, moron. Well, that and insufferable ingratitude, self-absorbtion and rudeness. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368/169 "2008-12-16T17:57:12Z")
[Lotus pod](http://www.flickr.com/photos/pictureinfocus/476777170/) ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368/170 "2008-12-16T18:00:28Z")
> [@Frylock](#): > > I just read the necklace thread. > > What the heck is supposed to be wrong with Opalcat’s posts in that thread?.. Perhaps such a creative, sensitive artiste should have been able to solve the problem herself? I’m not supplying a link to the thread where she asked how to remove a facial scar without surgery; she was concerned about looking good in her wedding photos. Photoshopping was suggested but rejected because it would be dishonest… (And I didn’t post in the candy thread to register my outrage at including a synonym for “testicles” in the name of a tasty treat. Which she might even have offered to children!) ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368/171 "2008-12-16T18:02:15Z")
> [@Frylock](#): > > I just read the necklace thread. > > What the heck is supposed to be wrong with Opalcat’s posts in that thread? > > She started the thread to ask about ways to solve a particular problem she was having. Some helpful people offered advice. Their goal was to help her solve her problem. Then she explained why their ideas wouldn’t work for her particular situation. > > Since their goal was to help her solve her problem, I can not see what is at all wrong, not to mention “bitchy” (?!) about her giving her information relevant to that goal, namely, reasons why the ideas they gave wouldn’t in fact work to solve her particular problem. > > Can someone explain what was supposed to be wrong with that thread? The way I’ve seen it expressed here is “She shot down every suggestion.” Well—was she supposed to pretend every suggestion was the right one for her, when in fact it wasn’t? Obviously not. But what is the third way between accepting a suggestion and rejecting a suggestion?-FrL- Can’t really put my finger on it, but each rejection seemed really condescending and she didn’t even seem to appreciate the effort of the input. Also, it wouldn’t have seemed as bad if she had waited awhile, read all of the posts, then said something like. "Hey thanks for all of the great suggestions. I’ll give 'em a try. Why is it remotely necessary to even admit that you’re not going to try someone’s suggestion. Just give a blanket “thanks” or ignore them and just move on. Most people don’t actually expect a direct response to every post they make. Anyway, I was bummed to see that Opal wasn’t planning on reading this thread. Kinda takes the piss out of it all. On the other hand, gimme a break! Who among us actually has the power to resist. She may not make any more comments, but I highly doubt that she’ll be able to help herself from checking this out. If she can, she’s got more willpower than I do. ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368/172 "2008-12-16T18:03:21Z")
> [@Bridget\_Burke](#): > > I’m not supplying a link to the thread where she asked how to remove a facial scar without surgery; she was concerned about looking good in her wedding photos. Photoshopping was suggested but rejected because it would be dishonest… Yeah, that one was bizarre. It’s dishonest to photoshop/touch up the photos, but it’s totally A-OK to spackle stuff on your face to hide the scar. Hoooookay, then. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368/173 "2008-12-16T18:04:02Z")
> [@DWMarch](#): > > Shouldn’t this be: > > 1. Dog intestines > 2. Moose Brains > 3. Hi Opal! > 4. Goat cock > > ??? No. Not trying to be a dick, but **Opal** originally opined that two items do not make a “list” so a list of three things does not need a Hi Opal! inserted in the #3 spot. Also… > [@CairoCarol](#): > > > [@Duke](#): > > > > 1. The person has severe problems with relating to people and doesn’t understand what he or she is doing. > > 2. The person is a complete self-absorbed asshole. > > Must…not…type… > > 1. Hi, Opal … is not needed either because **Duke** specified that he was referring to two things and did not refer to them as a list. Sorry, just had to get that off of my chest. ---
**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368/174 "2008-12-16T18:06:50Z")
\*\*CairoCarol’s \*\*post is gold because it’s implying \*\*Opal \*\*is 1 & 2. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368/175 "2008-12-16T18:07:29Z")
I don’t get why the thread wasn’t closed when requested. Though she seemed to react all out of proportion to the situation, I notice the refusal of most of posters in this thread to acknowledge that buckeye could cause somebody to think of an eyeball and deride her as having a mental defect in even having that thought. ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368/176 "2008-12-16T18:11:58Z")
> [@Duke](#): > > Well, maybe. I used to be in a forum with a person who had some empathy issues. When someone else in the forum had a health problem or was dealing with bad times or the like this person would ignore it or post something weird like “I’d sympathize with you but I’m not good at doing that so I won’t.” Normally, who cares. But this same person would also post these long sad diatribes about minor things in their life, then get pissy when nobody posted a “there, there” in response. Do you think that’s an accurate characterization? ---
**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, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368/177 "2008-12-16T18:19:57Z")
> [@Harmonious\_Discord](#): > > I don’t get why the thread wasn’t closed when requested. > > Though she seemed to react all out of proportion to the situation, I notice the refusal of most of posters in this thread to acknowledge that buckeye could cause somebody to think of an eyeball and deride her as having a mental defect in even having that thought. I can’t think of any reason _other_ than a mental defect that someone (especially someone who lives in OHIO) would think that a buckeye is a “dead deer’s eye.” Even if she really thought that, it was no excuse to crap all over the answer to her question and she should really learn that she doesn’t have to share every inane thought that flits through her addled little mind. Even I don’t post the really, REALLY stupid shit I think about sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368/178 "2008-12-16T18:24:43Z")
> [@Una\_Persson](#): > > Do you think that’s an accurate characterization? I suppose. I don’t play WoW any more, so I’m not on that forum…I suppose I could go back and ask everyone else who’s still there. ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368/179 "2008-12-16T18:25:19Z")
> [@Harmonious\_Discord](#): > > I don’t get why the thread wasn’t closed when requested. > > Though she seemed to react all out of proportion to the situation, I notice the refusal of most of posters in this thread to acknowledge that buckeye could cause somebody to think of an eyeball and deride her as having a mental defect in even having that thought. I think that it was mostly a response to the “dead eye” thing. I’ve heard “buck-eye” for so long in relation to the candy or Ohio that it’s pretty much meaningless. Until today, I have never even dreamed that it might be the eye of a dead deer. Who thinks like this? Does she think that a “Ditch Witch” can actually cast an evil spell? That “Lady Fingers” are dead ladies’ fingers? That a cheese ball is actually some poor dead guy’s balls? Just seems odd that her mind would automatically go to dead things. Seems like she may have other issues! ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368/180 "2008-12-16T18:28:01Z")
> [@Baal\_Houtham](#): > > One important factor that’s not being emphasized: In the recipe Devilsknew linked to, the confectionary [buckeyes](http://familyfun.go.com/Resources/Cookbook/FeatureRecipeImages/50037.jpg) did look **more like eyes than like nuts**. > > Not incredibly realistic eyes, but the biological implication was pretty obvious. Big and round with pupils. No, they look more like the actual [buckeye nut](http://www.ohio-nature.com/buckeye-tree.html) than they do like an actual eyeball. Specifically, an actual eyeball generally has a white sclera with a darker colored cornea. While both the confection and the nut have a dark brown sclera and a lighter colored cornea. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368.md?page=10)