Almost sounds like he is lying about not liking the name. But we know Opie doesn’t lie. He is “above all else, real.”

He's real of pontificating proportions

There's literally no reason to hate it. I think he just thinks it's cool to be above his own existence.

WTF? No reason to hate a nickname like Opie? Don't worry, after you finally get the opportunity to have a group of friends, you too can get a nickname as cool as Opie, all for yourself, but you really shouldn't, and nicknames are gay.

they used to call me ichabod crane

I honestly love it.

I dream of having a nickname as cool as Opie.

He lied a lot. As much as it pisses me off that I didn't notice what a fag he was.... it bothers me even more that ant had to get fired and then ignored before he confessed to the fact that EVERYONE hated fat tits mcgilicuddy

yeah it’s not like he had a multiple opportunities to change his nickname or go by his actual name when he went off to college or started broadcasting. imagine hating your childhood nickname but continually introducing yourself with it whenever you meet new people.

“hi nice to meet you i’m opie... d’oh!”

Do we have any proof it was actually his childhood nickname?

Remember when the Stangels quit and he whined and moaned about it because they helped him reinvent himself professionally? Why didn’t they start with the name? 3 guys working on reinventing one guy’s image and no one takes a stand on the name? Opie’s the IG Farben of radio.