# I Pit Her Grand and Glorious Majesty Oprah. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 2, 2009, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-her-grand-and-glorious-majesty-oprah/508636 "2009-09-02T14:33:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![wierdaaron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/eada6e/32.png) [@wierdaaron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wierdaaron)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2009, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-her-grand-and-glorious-majesty-oprah/508636/21 "2009-09-04T20:25:28Z")
**Raises wrist to mouth.** We’ve got another one. Caucasian male. Sunglasses. Straight Dope message board. **Disappears** ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2009, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-her-grand-and-glorious-majesty-oprah/508636/22 "2009-09-04T21:19:11Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > CASUAL CHAT?? Oprah talks about Deep Things and will Change Your Life. :rolleyes: I used to like her OK because her show was a step above other talk shows, but now she is so self-important. Her guest will say something and she’ll turn to the audience “Did y’all get that?” like the audience is a bunch of idiots. Her audience _isn’t_ a bunch of idiots? ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2009, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-her-grand-and-glorious-majesty-oprah/508636/23 "2009-09-06T21:48:13Z")
No, her audience isn’t a bunch of idiots, **Boyo**. Some are, some aren’t. You can tell by their names. Has anyone noticed how many times her name shows up during her show? Just do a count. And yes, Harpo Studios counts too! And wouldn’t you feel a little silly putting your own photo on the cover of your magazine every month? She has earned the right to sing her own praises though, and maybe she didn’t have anyone to give her the praise she needed when she was growing up. She’s strong and that’s good. And she’s helped others – especially women – to be stronger. She’s also taken the wrong direction a few times. We all have. We just don’t all affect zazillions of people when we mess up. ETA: I forgot to say that I knew her when she was in high school, but not well. Is there really an Adam’s Ribs on Michigan Avenue? ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2009, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-her-grand-and-glorious-majesty-oprah/508636/24 "2009-09-06T22:06:31Z")
> [@Zoe](#): > > And wouldn’t you feel a little silly putting your own photo on the cover of your magazine every month? That’s part of the marketing strategy thought. It’s not silly, it’s necessary. The entire schtick is that it’s Oprah, and Oprah is Oprah who is wonderful because she’s Oprah. If they let down on the Oprah-as-Goddess bit for an instant, the consumers might see there’s no particular reason to listen to what the woman has to say. In fact, it has to be constanty increased. An Oprah Network is likely not far away. > [@](#): > > And she’s helped others – especially women – to be stronger. She’s done nothing of the sort. Getting people to watch your show and believe your bullshit no more helps them than WalMart helps me by selling me toilet paper. It’s a service, you pay for it, you get what she’s selling, which is simply exposure to Oprah. She does charity work, big deal, so do all rich people. The differences between Oprah and other multimillionaires is that she tells everyone every day through a variety of media that she gives money to charity, whereas most multimillionaires don’t trumpet it so much. She’s to be commended for being a marketing genius of the first order. There’s no point in pretending it’s anything more than that. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2009, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-her-grand-and-glorious-majesty-oprah/508636/25 "2009-09-06T23:52:48Z")
Step back from the Kool Aid pitcher, Zoe. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tao\_s\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@The\_Tao\_s\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tao_s_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2009, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-her-grand-and-glorious-majesty-oprah/508636/26 "2009-09-07T01:21:56Z")
I heard the Bulls won the Indy 500! ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2009, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-her-grand-and-glorious-majesty-oprah/508636/27 "2009-09-07T01:31:24Z")
In case you hadn’t seen this: [Oprah’s Golden Sarcophagus](http://blogs.knoxnews.com/mason/Oprah1.jpg) (by funster/sculptor Daniel Edwards, of “[Britney Spears Giving Birth,](http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2006/03/30/britney_wideweb__470x294,0.jpg)” “[Paris Hilton Autopsy,](http://www.arthistoryarchive.com/arthistory/popart/images/DanielEdwards-Paris-Hilton-Autopsy-2007.jpg)” [etc.](http://regmedia.co.uk/2006/09/01/suri_cruise_poop.jpg) fame) ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2009, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-her-grand-and-glorious-majesty-oprah/508636/28 "2009-09-07T02:08:44Z")
I am completely screwed by this nonsense–thank you for Pitting her. I take the 151 north to get to work and then south to get the train home. The Metra train from Randolph St station. I work in north Lincoln Park–north of the zoo. How in FUCK am I supposed to get to and from work? Anybody got any ideas? I could wander over to LaSalle and take the 156, like everybody else… Just when does this start, anyway? I’ve heard Monday and I’ve heard Tuesday. Anybody? Bueller? ---
**Author:** ![Rascal\_s\_Mom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a698b9/32.png) [@Rascal\_s\_Mom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rascal_s_Mom)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2009, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-her-grand-and-glorious-majesty-oprah/508636/29 "2009-09-07T16:40:47Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > An Oprah Network is likely not far away. You aren’t serious. Are you? ---
**Author:** ![StuffLikeThatThere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc8723/32.png) [@StuffLikeThatThere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StuffLikeThatThere)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2009, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-her-grand-and-glorious-majesty-oprah/508636/30 "2009-09-07T21:28:11Z")
> [@buttonjockey308](#): > > Well, it’s the 24th anniversary of her “show” … Serious? For the 24th anniversary? What in heaven’s name will she do next year? ---
**Author:** ![5que](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/3bc359/32.png) [@5que](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5que)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2009, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-her-grand-and-glorious-majesty-oprah/508636/31 "2009-09-07T22:08:27Z")
You can follow the action on Michigan Avenue as the Oprah-One prepares to bring THE TRUTH to the masses! [http://www.wgnradio.com/gentv/news/oprah/](http://www.wgnradio.com/gentv/news/oprah/) ---
**Author:** ![5que](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/3bc359/32.png) [@5que](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5que)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2009, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-her-grand-and-glorious-majesty-oprah/508636/32 "2009-09-07T22:11:02Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > An Oprah Network is likely not far away. I think it is already here – isn’t that the Oxygen Network?? ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2009, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-her-grand-and-glorious-majesty-oprah/508636/33 "2009-09-08T00:02:48Z")
> [@Rascal\_s\_Mom](#): > > You aren’t serious. > > Are you? Has it actually happened? Not that I’m aware. Do I seriously think it will? Absolutely. ---
**Author:** ![Erdosain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/erdosain/32/7284_2.png) [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2009, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-her-grand-and-glorious-majesty-oprah/508636/34 "2009-09-08T00:11:33Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > An Oprah Network is likely not far away. You guys are way behind the times. They already announced a year and a half ago that Oprah was buying the Discovery Health Network and turning it into the Oprah Winfrey Network or OWN. I remember only because a lot of people were pissed that they couldn’t watch all those surgery shows and “I’m My Own Twin” programming that is currently on Discovery Health. Here is the press release, if you’re interested: [http://www.oprah.com/article/pressroom/pressrelease/about\_events\_announcement](http://www.oprah.com/article/pressroom/pressrelease/about_events_announcement) ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2009, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-her-grand-and-glorious-majesty-oprah/508636/35 "2009-09-08T01:28:32Z")
Well, for me at least, it turned out to be a great big nothing. I got off the 151 one block before the detour and then walked to the train station. I hear it’s supposed to be all over by Wednesday AM, so my commute is not messed with anymore. I will say that everyone out there today (rehearsals?) and the (small) crowd watching all looked like they were having fun and not minding the re-routing of traffic etc. Then again, today was a holiday… ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2009, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-her-grand-and-glorious-majesty-oprah/508636/36 "2009-09-08T14:26:57Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Her audience _isn’t_ a bunch of idiots? I knew someone would say that, and no. They handle themselves a lot better than most talk show audiences. ---
**Author:** ![Jettboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/85e7bf/32.png) [@Jettboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jettboy)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2009, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-her-grand-and-glorious-majesty-oprah/508636/37 "2009-09-08T14:49:22Z")
Blasphemer! You’ll be smoking a turd in Hell after Oprah finds out about your rant. And she _WILL_ find out… ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2009, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-her-grand-and-glorious-majesty-oprah/508636/38 "2009-09-08T16:38:19Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > I’d have to think about it, but the Cubs winning the pennant might be sufficient evidence to prove to me that god exists. Satan, actually. ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2009, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-her-grand-and-glorious-majesty-oprah/508636/39 "2009-09-09T08:45:58Z")
> [@Slithy\_Tove](#): > > In case you hadn’t seen this: > > [Oprah’s Golden Sarcophagus](http://blogs.knoxnews.com/mason/Oprah1.jpg) I think I need that for my living room. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-her-grand-and-glorious-majesty-oprah/508636.md?page=1)