Is it normal that OPs exist for the amusement of commenters?

Yeah, I see what you're saying. Sometimes I have to remind myself that the people behind the posts are the users we see on the comments section also. That they are among us, not some foreign contributor to the site. I sometimes keep my comments more in check when considering this. I may want to say "no you nasty fuck, mixing seafood and ice cream is not normal!" But then I realize that someone I might have some respect for or like may have written the post and say "doesn't seem like those flavors would compliment each other" or some such shit. Then a lot of times I forget and I'm a dick :( ha