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| Would you buy a book with Oprah's Book Club logo on its cover? |
| Yes. Oprah is teh suck, but a good book is a good book. |
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27% |
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| Yes. I think Ope is dope. |
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| No. Boycott Oprah Winfrey! She's contaminating literature. |
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| No. I don't read books. |
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| No. I don't know how to read. |
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| Sparkles huffs gas. |
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riley
Joined: 08 Feb 2003
Location: where creditors can find me
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I would steer clear of anything that Oprah pushe, simply because I have no interest in helping her media empire expand. Honestly, it seems like she has more power than the Pope! Speaking of Il Papa I'd like her to become the Anti-Pope (without the satanic image), "support gay marriage! Sex before marriage is great and condoms are wonderful! Smoke a big bowl everyday!"
Sigh
I voted that Tibby huffs gas. |
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Paji eh Wong
Joined: 03 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 10:20 pm Post subject: |
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Does she put her logo on it or do the publishers?
Seriously dude. Its a book. Who cares? |
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Tiberious aka Sparkles
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 10:28 pm Post subject: |
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| riley wrote: |
| I voted that Tibby huffs gas. |
You and 7 others. I'm in the lead now!
Truly an honor.
Sparkles*_* |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 11:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Paji eh Wong wrote: |
Does she put her logo on it or do the publishers?
Seriously dude. Its a book. Who cares? |
I've come to live with the Oprah book list. The early days were rather uninspired... like all these Bill Cosby books... and Toni Morrison is a little over represented I think, but she arguably has a nice selection and a nice range. Personally, I can't see many people who watch Oprah reading or groking One Hundred Years of Solitude and part of me feels having the Oprah logo on the book is like watching Citizen Kane colorized .
All 'n' all, more power to the Oprah book list if she picks just good modern lit. She COULD load it up with "Ramtha Revealed", "Who Moved My Cheese", "Being Uri Geller" or whatever. That she doesn't, really, I gotta give her a shout out.
I wish these polls could have a default option like "Meh, could be worse." |
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periwinkle
Joined: 08 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 11:35 pm Post subject: |
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I like her selections, in general. The only book I was ever really interested in (as a book club selection) was when she denounced James Frey's A Million Little Pieces. I just had to know what could piss off the benevolent Ms. Winfrey so much that she had to publicly castigate some poor writer (ok, I'm being strong, but she caused the poor guy way too much grief, IMO, even if it did drive up his sales).
Great, great book, btw. Not worthy of condemnation whether he stretched the truth or not. Lily killed herself, pure and simple. It doesn't matter when and how she did it. Just my 10 won... |
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Tiberious aka Sparkles
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 12:38 am Post subject: |
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OK, fess up; who's the funnyman who voted I don't know how to read?
Sparkles*_* |
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babtangee
Joined: 18 Dec 2004
Location: OMG! Charlie has me surrounded!
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| Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 2:54 am Post subject: |
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| Tiberious aka Sparkles wrote: |
OK, fess up; who's the funnyman who voted I don't know how to read?
Sparkles*_* |
Well, obviously I was just guessin'. Glad I hit the right option though. |
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Satori
Joined: 09 Dec 2005
Location: Above it all
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| Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 2:57 am Post subject: |
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| I, proudly, and happily, dont watch tv, at all, except international sport once in a blue moon. Apart from being very popular and having a lot of influence, can people tell me what irks them so much about Oprah? She seems to invoke a very fierce response in those who are anti... |
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