# What is "Hi Opal, I burn your dog, 1920'S style death rays? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 17, 2003, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-hi-opal-i-burn-your-dog-1920s-style-death-rays/219501 "2003-12-17T08:35:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-hi-opal-i-burn-your-dog-1920s-style-death-rays/219501/21 "2003-12-17T20:20:42Z")
We need a new catch phrase, I humbly submit: **I moved your cheese!** any takers…? anyone? hello? ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-hi-opal-i-burn-your-dog-1920s-style-death-rays/219501/22 "2003-12-17T20:27:17Z")
Missing the IPU, Gaudere’s Law… ---
**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:** [December 17, 2003, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-hi-opal-i-burn-your-dog-1920s-style-death-rays/219501/23 "2003-12-17T20:35:31Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by paulberserker_ > **whats an admin?** Are you being serious here, or funny? I can’t tell… blame everything on the paint fumes! 😉 > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Spectre of Pithecanthropus_ > **There is a Doper with the name 1920s Style Death Ray.** [Indeed there is.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php?s=&action=getinfo&userid=16959) > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dragwyr \* > \*\*\*\* Flamsterette\_X \*\*, > I believe you meant to put your 3 links in the following order: > > 1. [1920’s style death rays.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=202225) > 2. [I burning your dog.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=216311&highlight=burning+your) > 3. [Hi Opal.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=117735&highlight=opal+list) \*\* I posted them in the order they were asked in the thread title. I’m a detail lunatic like that. 😉 F\_X ---
**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:** [December 17, 2003, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-hi-opal-i-burn-your-dog-1920s-style-death-rays/219501/24 "2003-12-17T21:24:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dangerosa \* > \*\*Missing the IPU, Gaudere’s Law… \*\* [Here’s one for the Invisible Pink Unicorn.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3990187&highlight=invisible+pink+unicorn#post3990187) [Here’s one for Gaudere’s Law.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3764243&highlight=Gauderes+grammar#post3764243) ---
**Author:** ![TaxGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@TaxGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TaxGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-hi-opal-i-burn-your-dog-1920s-style-death-rays/219501/25 "2003-12-17T22:02:10Z")
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: the “I burning your dog” OP is one of the finest pieces of prose ever seen on the SDMB. I laughed, I cried, I wondered what kind of drugs the author had taken too much of. ---
**Author:** ![DreadCthulhu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@DreadCthulhu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DreadCthulhu)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-hi-opal-i-burn-your-dog-1920s-style-death-rays/219501/26 "2003-12-17T22:46:19Z")
Ah, they’re 1920’s style “Death Rays.” ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-hi-opal-i-burn-your-dog-1920s-style-death-rays/219501/27 "2003-12-17T22:48:53Z")
When come back, bring pie! > [@](#): > > Ah, they’re 1920’s style “Death Rays.” This post has been graped by the grapist! ---
**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:** [December 17, 2003, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-hi-opal-i-burn-your-dog-1920s-style-death-rays/219501/28 "2003-12-17T22:58:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jimpatro \* > **Just for the record**"Gotcha" \*\* doesn’t require a \*\*“ya” \*\* at the end.😃 \*\* The **hell** it doesn’t! 😃 “Rock in the box, I burning your dog.” God, that just _flows_ so well, you know? ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-hi-opal-i-burn-your-dog-1920s-style-death-rays/219501/29 "2003-12-17T23:05:03Z")
I think **TaxGuy** nailed it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![vl\_mungo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@vl\_mungo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vl_mungo)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-hi-opal-i-burn-your-dog-1920s-style-death-rays/219501/30 "2003-12-17T23:23:25Z")
\ ---
**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-hi-opal-i-burn-your-dog-1920s-style-death-rays/219501/31 "2003-12-18T00:12:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jimpatro \* > **Just for the record**"Gotcha" \*\* doesn’t require a \*\*“ya” \*\* at the end.😃 \*\* Ah…you innocent child. You do not know what you missed. Well, if you did you probably would be just as happy you missed it. Hopefully no one will mention the “Great darkening” of 2002. TV ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-hi-opal-i-burn-your-dog-1920s-style-death-rays/219501/32 "2003-12-18T04:27:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TaxGuy \* > **I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: the “I burning your dog” OP is one of the finest pieces of prose ever seen on the SDMB.** I think **Homer** ’s infamous “Shoehorn Butterhorse” shroom rant/reply to his own [OP](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=38764) should be close to the top of any Doper’s classic SDMB prose list. “Okay I’m okay it’s just I don’t controll my breathing anymore. My body subcontracted it to this guy in pittsburg and he breathes for me because it’s too weak where I’m at to work.” 😃 _snerk splort_ 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-hi-opal-i-burn-your-dog-1920s-style-death-rays/219501/33 "2003-12-18T04:35:15Z")
That. Was _Seriously_. FUCKED\> UP??? ---
**Author:** ![umop\_ap\_sdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/dbc845/32.png) [@umop\_ap\_sdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/umop_ap_sdn)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-hi-opal-i-burn-your-dog-1920s-style-death-rays/219501/34 "2003-12-18T07:38:11Z")
I wanted to cite the **TaxGuy** thread but won’t out of respect for **reeder**. Somebody else probably will though (hint: searchid=1062676 that way you won’t overload the hamsters ;)). Don’t forget [fecetious](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=4349216#post4349216). ---
**Author:** ![paulberserker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@paulberserker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulberserker)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-hi-opal-i-burn-your-dog-1920s-style-death-rays/219501/35 "2003-12-18T12:54:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Flamsterette\_X \* > \*\*Are you being serious here, or funny? I can’t tell… blame everything on the paint fumes! 😉 > > F\_X \*\* whats a flamsterette? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Dragwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dragwyr/32/2855_2.png) [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-hi-opal-i-burn-your-dog-1920s-style-death-rays/219501/36 "2003-12-18T14:41:14Z")
No problem, **Flamsterette\_X** , and BTW, thanks for the great links. ---
**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:** [December 22, 2003, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-hi-opal-i-burn-your-dog-1920s-style-death-rays/219501/37 "2003-12-22T00:07:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by paulberserker \* > \*\*whats a flamsterette? > 😃 \*\* [Right here.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=105572&highlight=brief+explanation+handle) ---
**Author:** ![missing\_link](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@missing\_link](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missing_link)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2003, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-hi-opal-i-burn-your-dog-1920s-style-death-rays/219501/38 "2003-12-22T00:27:32Z")
Nah, **BMalion** , that’s no good, it must be: **I moving your cheese** ---
**Author:** ![BoringDad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ad7895/32.png) [@BoringDad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoringDad)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2003, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-hi-opal-i-burn-your-dog-1920s-style-death-rays/219501/39 "2003-12-22T01:10:47Z")
**TV Time** , I must disagree. **Wildest Bill** provided much entertainment. I was but a simple lurker back then, but snorted much nose water on my keyboard reading many of those threads. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2003, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-hi-opal-i-burn-your-dog-1920s-style-death-rays/219501/40 "2003-12-22T13:11:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by missing\_link \* > \*\*Nah, **BMalion** , that’s no good, it must be: > > **I moving your cheese** \*\* I beg to differ, explain [this,](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=230067&perpage=50&pagenumber=1) if you please. Ha! Already a thread! I have influence! Power! the world is mine! Bwahahahahaha! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-hi-opal-i-burn-your-dog-1920s-style-death-rays/219501.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-hi-opal-i-burn-your-dog-1920s-style-death-rays/219501.md?page=3)