# Haha- fuck you Oafrah! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 30, 2007, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haha-fuck-you-oafrah/424606 "2007-10-30T18:25:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haha-fuck-you-oafrah/424606/181 "2007-10-31T00:29:44Z")
[QUOTE=5-4-Fighting] I think this is what _he’s_ saying his problem with Oprah’s lavish gift is. [/QUOTE] Oh and earlier, I meant when you went from outhouse to regular old American Standard toilet, you were quite happy with a regular old toilet right? If your dorm or whatever had one of them fancy Japan models, that would be a bit much and unnecessary right? And I’m glad to see someone can disagree without resorting to petty namecalling. ---
**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haha-fuck-you-oafrah/424606/182 "2007-10-31T00:34:51Z")
come on **miller** , don’t be gutless- you’ve responded all afternoon, now I ask you to address something directly instead of going off on some bullshit tangent and you’re conveniently AWOL- “man up” as you say. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haha-fuck-you-oafrah/424606/183 "2007-10-31T00:35:25Z")
[QUOTE=Wee Bairn] We can’t all be **VCO3**. [/QUOTE] [Agreed](http://www.lds.org/churchmusic/detailmusicPlayer/index.html?searchlanguage=1&searchcollection=1&searchseqstart=241&searchsubseqstart=%20&searchseqend=241&searchsubseqend=ZZZ). ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haha-fuck-you-oafrah/424606/184 "2007-10-31T00:36:44Z")
[QUOTE=Wee Bairn] Oh and earlier, I meant when you went from outhouse to regular old American Standard toilet, you were quite happy with a regular old toilet right? If your dorm or whatever had one of them fancy Japan models, that would be a bit much and unnecessary right? And I’m glad to see someone can disagree without resorting to petty namecalling. [/QUOTE] I am glad that we can be civil (I actually sorta like you for some strange reason) but _you’re dead wrong here_. I quoted you because your quote about was severely misquided. Also, even if my school had turned out to have gold-plated Japanese models and all of the students there on scholarship to a _private school_ and from houses with no indoor plumbing, I could see no reason Oprah is a private citizen and, as a philanthropist, her largesse can take any form she wants it to take. Further, until I’ve donated _at least_ $45 million to a developing country, I’d keep my mouth shut about anything to do with someone else’s gift. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haha-fuck-you-oafrah/424606/185 "2007-10-31T00:41:40Z")
[QUOTE=Wee Bairn] And I’m glad to see someone can disagree without resorting to petty namecalling. [/QUOTE] Oafrah Oafrah Oafrah Oafrah Oafrah You tell 'em, big guy! :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haha-fuck-you-oafrah/424606/186 "2007-10-31T00:38:59Z")
[QUOTE=Wee Bairn] Oh and earlier, I meant when you went from outhouse to regular old American Standard toilet, you were quite happy with a regular old toilet right? If your dorm or whatever had one of them fancy Japan models, that would be a bit much and unnecessary right? And I’m glad to see someone can disagree without resorting to petty namecalling. [/QUOTE] I am glad that we can be civil (I actually sorta like you for some strange reason) but _you’re dead wrong here_. I quoted you because your quote about this: [QUOTE=5-4-Fighting] I think this is what _he’s_ saying his problem with Oprah’s lavish gift is. [/QUOTE] was severely misquided. Also, even if my school had turned out to have gold-plated Japanese models and _all_ of the students there on scholarship to a _private school with privately funded scholarships_ and from houses with no indoor plumbing, I could see no reason to criticize the accomodations. Oprah is a private citizen and, as a philanthropist, her largesse can take any form she wants it to take. Further, until I’ve donated _at least_ $45 million to a developing country, I’d keep my mouth shut about anything to do with someone else’s gift. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haha-fuck-you-oafrah/424606/187 "2007-10-31T00:43:58Z")
[QUOTE=Wee Bairn] I shamefully admit I didn’t get the Algonquin reference though 🙂 [/QUOTE] That would figure. I mean, it’s only been around since Eve. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haha-fuck-you-oafrah/424606/188 "2007-10-31T00:43:59Z")
[QUOTE=Wee Bairn] I set em up, you knock em down. [/QUOTE] That’s the second time you got whooshed in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haha-fuck-you-oafrah/424606/189 "2007-10-31T00:44:09Z")
[QUOTE=Wee Bairn] I say either she knew what was going and did nothing (0.00001% percent chance) or she did \*\*not \*\* know what was going on and is a big phony by claiming over and over she was on top of the daily events. No one says she should have this knowledge, no one fucking expects her to. She makes the claim. I watch the goddamn show every fucking day, I hear it over and over. I’ll try to sort throught my bound volumes of Oafrah transcripts to get you the specific cite, like that’ll fucking matter. Now instead of abstract dismissals, please address what you feel the problem to be with the above. that and my opinion that the money could have been better spent on a less opulent school for more kids are the claims I have made. For a minute drop the grandstanding and address, por favor. [/QUOTE] My problem, as I’ve stated repeatedly, is that you’re an idiot. As an idiot, you can not be trusted to reliably convey what Oprah did, or did not, actually say on her show. So when you say, “Oprah says she’s involved in the daily events of the school,” my first reaction is, “Bullshit. She never said anything like that. You’re either totally misunderstanding something else she said, or deliberately making shit up because you’ve got some bizarre grudge against the woman.” But you know what? You’re right. It won’t fucking matter. Because even if you do somehow find a quote where Oprah claims that she, personally, teaches every lesson in the school, cooks all the meals, and wipes the asses of every single one of her students, the _fact_ of the matter is that she’s still done more to make a positive change in these girls life than you have ever done for anyone, anywhere, under any circumstance, and your constant harping on her for _building a fucking school with her own money_, as if that’s some sort of fucking _character flaw_, reveals you to be a petty, bitter little shit who wouldn’t know a decent act if it pushed you in front of an oncoming train. The absolute _worst_ thing you can pin on Oprah Winfrey here is engaging in hyperbole, and you’ve managed to transform that into a four page embarassment for yourself. Congratulations, dickhead. You’re a real winner. ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haha-fuck-you-oafrah/424606/190 "2007-10-31T00:44:36Z")
[QUOTE=Wee Bairn] Oh and earlier, I meant when you went from outhouse to regular old American Standard toilet, you were quite happy with a regular old toilet right? If your dorm or whatever had one of them fancy Japan models, that would be a bit much and unnecessary right? And I’m glad to see someone can disagree without resorting to petty namecalling. [/QUOTE] I am glad that we can be civil (I actually sorta like you for some strange reason) but _you’re dead wrong here_. I quoted you because your quote about this: Originally Posted by Wee Bairn Yes, I don’t have marble tile, why should these poor South African girls have it, i’m a white 'merican? No. was severely misquided. Also, even if my school had turned out to have gold-plated Japanese models and _all_ of the students there on scholarship to a _private school with privately funded scholarships_ and from houses with no indoor plumbing, I could see no reason to criticize the accomodations. Oprah is a private citizen and, as a philanthropist, her largesse can take any form she wants it to take. Further, until I’ve donated _at least_ $45 million to a developing country, I’d keep my mouth shut about anything to do with someone else’s gift. ---
**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haha-fuck-you-oafrah/424606/191 "2007-10-31T00:44:47Z")
[QUOTE=EddyTeddyFreddy] Oafrah Oafrah Oafrah Oafrah Oafrah You tell 'em, big guy! :rolleyes: [/QUOTE] Yes, many have said my doing this is wrong, if I didn’t listen to them I’m not gonna listen to you. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haha-fuck-you-oafrah/424606/192 "2007-10-31T00:47:26Z")
[QUOTE=Wee Bairn] I watch the goddamn show every fucking day, I hear it over and over. I’ll try to sort throught my bound volumes of Oafrah transcripts… [/QUOTE] Obsess, much? ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haha-fuck-you-oafrah/424606/193 "2007-10-31T00:48:47Z")
[QUOTE=Wee Bairn] We can’t all be **VCO3**. [/QUOTE] Well, no, but most of us don’t fall _short_ of that standard. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haha-fuck-you-oafrah/424606/194 "2007-10-31T00:56:56Z")
[QUOTE=Miller] a petty, bitter little shit who wouldn’t know a decent act if it pushed you in front of an oncoming train. . [/QUOTE] 😃 Thank you, **Miller** – I physically needed a thorough-going belly laugh tonight. And **Weirddave** – good one too. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haha-fuck-you-oafrah/424606/195 "2007-10-31T00:59:31Z")
[QUOTE=Wee Bairn] Yes, many have said my doing this is wrong, if I didn’t listen to them I’m not gonna listen to you. [/QUOTE] That says a lot about you as a person. Very little, if any, of it good. ---
**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haha-fuck-you-oafrah/424606/196 "2007-10-31T00:59:40Z")
[QUOTE=Miller] My problem, as I’ve stated repeatedly, is that you’re an idiot. As an idiot, you can not be trusted to reliably convey what Oprah did, or did not, actually say on her show. So when you say, “Oprah says she’s involved in the daily events of the school,” my first reaction is, “Bullshit. She never said anything like that. You’re either totally misunderstanding something else she said, or deliberately making shit up because you’ve got some bizarre grudge against the woman.” But you know what? You’re right. It won’t fucking matter. Because even if you do somehow find a quote where Oprah claims that she, personally, teaches every lesson in the school, cooks all the meals, and wipes the asses of every single one of her students, the _fact_ of the matter is that she’s still done more to make a positive change in these girls life than you have ever done for anyone, anywhere, under any circumstance, and your constant harping on her for _building a fucking school with her own money_, as if that’s some sort of fucking _character flaw_, reveals you to be a petty, bitter little shit who wouldn’t know a decent act if it pushed you in front of an oncoming train. The absolute _worst_ thing you can pin on Oprah Winfrey here is engaging in hyperbole, and you’ve managed to transform that into a four page embarassment for yourself. Congratulations, dickhead. You’re a real winner. [/QUOTE] So I’m lying or making shit up, and even if I’m not, it doesn’t matter anyway becasue my OP is petty. That, my friend, I cannot argue with (the arguement is petty part). That is a valid cogent rebuttal to what \*I’ll admit \* is a petty rant. But that’s not what you’ve been arguing the past four pages. If you had said what you just said in your initial post, I’d have said you’re right, its petty, but tis my feelings on the subject. Its you’re right to call me a petty fucking bastard just as its mine to post a petty rant- no problem there. You and many others don’t agree and think I’m an idiot, etc. fine. My whole impetus for the post was “she talks all that shit like she’s up on what’s going on, but she is lying to make herself look good, when its totally unnecssary. No one expects her to know shit about the school, so why does she act like she does?” That’s all. I know mods don’t close threads for one to avoid taking shit, but if a mod wants to close after anyone else gets their opinion in, please do. If not no problem, I’ll respond to anyone who wants me to address anything they post. ---
**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haha-fuck-you-oafrah/424606/197 "2007-10-31T01:02:15Z")
[QUOTE=Q.E.D.] That says a lot about you as a person. Very little, if any, of it good. [/QUOTE] So what would you say of one who caved in to peer pressure on a message board? Why does me calling someone known to no one here a childish name bother you anyway? ---
**Author:** ![shamrock227](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@shamrock227](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shamrock227)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haha-fuck-you-oafrah/424606/198 "2007-10-31T01:04:03Z")
[QUOTE=Wee Bairn] I say either she knew what was going and did nothing (0.00001% percent chance) or she did not know what was going on and is a big phony by claiming over and over she was on top of the **daily events**. [/QUOTE] (bolding mine) I can see it now. The Headmaster of the school calls Oprah. Headmaster: “So, this week we’ve arranged for a trip to the Museum for the underclassmen, the senior’s midterms were an average score of 85.5, the toilet in the third floor girl’s room is stopped up and the plummer can’t get here until Tuesday, we abused three girls, and the meatloaf went over well for lunch”. Oprah: “Great. Keep up the good work”. How in the world would you categorize abuse under “daily event”? Usually, abuse is kept a secret. If other people who live right there in the school didn’t know about it, how the hell would Oprah? ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haha-fuck-you-oafrah/424606/199 "2007-10-31T01:04:15Z")
[QUOTE=Wee Bairn] And I’m glad to see someone can disagree without resorting to petty namecalling. [/QUOTE] You know who’s terrible about being a petty namecaller? Oafrah. ---
**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haha-fuck-you-oafrah/424606/200 "2007-10-31T01:04:21Z")
[QUOTE=Frank] Obsess, much? [/QUOTE] not by choice, obviously I thought. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haha-fuck-you-oafrah/424606.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haha-fuck-you-oafrah/424606.md?page=11)