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Tue Aug-31-10 08:26 PM
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| Why are posters called "OP" and what does it mean? Thank you. nt |
| NoPasaran
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Tue Aug-31-10 08:27 PM
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| It's a tribute to Opie from the Andy Griffith Show |
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Old message board tradition that goes back to the Usenet days.
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| MiddleFingerMom
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Tue Aug-31-10 08:27 PM
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| 1. "OP" stands for "Original Post"... |
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...and welcome to DU!!!!
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| soleiri
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Tue Aug-31-10 08:51 PM
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stood for Ocean Pacific.
and you guys just liked your surfer wear exclusively from Walmart.
Learn something new every day.
Thanks.
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| LeftyFingerPop
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Tue Aug-31-10 08:28 PM
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OP = original post or original poster. It refers to the top post in a thread. Welcome to DU. :hi:
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| MiddleFingerMom
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Tue Aug-31-10 08:35 PM
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| 4. OP is also a mispelled acronym for "Ignore Pop"... |
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...in other words, never EVER listen to that LeftyFingerPop guy.
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He not only never knows what he's talking about, he'll drag you
down in a guilt-by-association way.
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Just kidding, in case you haven't recognized the high level of facetiousness that abounds here.
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(but don't listen to him anyway... just to be safe)
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| pgodbold
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Tue Aug-31-10 08:38 PM
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| 5. Thank you... this goes into the kindness of strangers column. nt |
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Tue Aug-31-10 08:43 PM
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| 7. She's right...I'm always bullshitting...for example... |
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Edited on Tue Aug-31-10 08:44 PM by LeftyFingerPop
MiddleFingerMom is actually a man.
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Tue Aug-31-10 10:16 PM
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Preposterous!!!!
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Not by the hair on my chinny-chin-chin!!!!
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Tue Aug-31-10 08:31 PM
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| 3. Strangely, I am very inconsistent on this. |
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The OP can be both the thread or 'Original Post'
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OP can be the 'Original Poster' or DUer.
I am guilty of using them interchangeably.
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Tue Aug-31-10 08:39 PM
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| 6. i have always understood it to mean "original poster" when it |
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refers to the person who started the thread. I have also seen it used to refer to the post itself, the post which starts a thread, and in that case I assume it to stand for "original post".
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Tue Aug-31-10 08:48 PM
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| 8. Thank you all for tips and info! .. OP |
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Tue Aug-31-10 08:57 PM
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| 10. Now has anybody filled you in on OPP? |
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Tue Aug-31-10 10:18 PM
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My best laugh of the day so far.
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Tue Aug-31-10 08:58 PM
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| 11. Locking. OP is no longer with us. |
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