I always thought Debra Wilson from MadTV did a wonderful job of imitating the Oprah yell.
Also, the amount of hairstyles she's had is astounding. Recently I had someone ask me why I can wear my hair in like, 4 different styles in a single week and I just said, there's a lot of versatility with "black" hair. Oprah is evidence of that.
I totally bit Oprah's style and whenever I run into friends or they call me on the phone, I'll be like, "OH MY GOD, IT'S JAAAAAAAANEE DOOOOOOOOOOEEEE! AND JOOOOOHNNN SMIIIIIIIITH!!"
Awesome compilation!
Though, wifers and I were watching the Palin episode last night and I noted how her intro was not anything like above.. it was the most anticlimactic intro she's ever done save for the James Frey schooling...
Oh man, my super secret daydream of one day doing something really remarkable and getting invited on Oprah and introduced in that long, drawn-out-vowels way while a bunch of well-dressed middle class Americans smile and clap is fading away. This hurts.
@yvanehtnioj: I personally daydream of Oprah interrupting me during my story of how I lost my prosthetic limb in a fire that erupted at the orphanage I grew up in to tell the audience about that one time her dog Gracie started a fire and how darned adorable it was.
Woody Harrelson, you're an actor. You're paid to speak lines written by others. I don't need to hear your, or any other actor's, thoughts on politics ever again. Even if I happen to agree with them. #dinalohan
@ihateyourescalade: Why? He's as much of a citizen as you or I, and his views are actually well-thought out. He's allowed to have an opinion about deeper things than the label on his clothes or the latest celebutard antics. I understand getting annoyed when people spout off ignorantly, but I don't get the mindset that being an actor means you don't get to talk about anything serious. #dinalohan
@Hooplehead is hamthrax's bitch: Of course he's a citizen, and of course he's allowed to have an opinion. But I don't like that celebrities routinely use their fame to sound off on important topics, when regular citizens (like you, for instance) don't get the same bully pulpit. It often seems the only qualification for being an "expert" in anything--whether politics, the economy, global hunger, cures for cancer, or anything else important--is that you appear on "The Hills" or whatever. Yes, Harrelson is more thoughtful and better-informed than most celebutards, but any random Jezebel commentator is probably even more thoughtful and better-informed than he is. And we get bupkus. #dinalohan
@ihateyourescalade: Well of course everyone should listen to us 24/7.
That goes without saying. But we, unfortunately, don't have movies to promote.
I disagree that they are all lauded as experts, though. They have a pulpit, but not necessarily the credibility to back it up. (Looking at you, Jenny McCarthy!) In Woody's case, I'm less annoyed than I'd be if say, Sean Penn were spouting off. About anything, however worthy. Woody's always been a crunchy hippie kind of guy, so him being into politics doesn't surprise me.
As long as they're well informed about their issues and not sanctimonious twits, trotting off to co-sign leaders and situations whose implications they don't seem to entirely understand, I'm OK with slebs sounding off on what interests them. It brings visibility, and often donations, to issues that might not be brought to people's notice otherwise. But I could see how that would bug you.
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Also, the amount of hairstyles she's had is astounding. Recently I had someone ask me why I can wear my hair in like, 4 different styles in a single week and I just said, there's a lot of versatility with "black" hair. Oprah is evidence of that.
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Yeah, I loved it.
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Though, wifers and I were watching the Palin episode last night and I noted how her intro was not anything like above.. it was the most anticlimactic intro she's ever done save for the James Frey schooling...
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That goes without saying. But we, unfortunately, don't have movies to promote.
I disagree that they are all lauded as experts, though. They have a pulpit, but not necessarily the credibility to back it up. (Looking at you, Jenny McCarthy!) In Woody's case, I'm less annoyed than I'd be if say, Sean Penn were spouting off. About anything, however worthy. Woody's always been a crunchy hippie kind of guy, so him being into politics doesn't surprise me.
As long as they're well informed about their issues and not sanctimonious twits, trotting off to co-sign leaders and situations whose implications they don't seem to entirely understand, I'm OK with slebs sounding off on what interests them. It brings visibility, and often donations, to issues that might not be brought to people's notice otherwise. But I could see how that would bug you.