A Rant About Oprah's Favorite Things 2007

Yesterday I listened to a rant from my good friend Legal Eagle about Oprah's "favorite things" show.

She was royally pissed because she's been trying for ages to get any ticket to an Oprah show much less for the favorite things show.

As Oprah says---with only a hint of exaggeration---it's the "hottest ticket in television."

Oprah took this year's show to Macon, Georgia as a thank you to her viewers there.  According to Oprah, when her show is on in Macon, a whooping 45% of televisions are tuned in.

Eagle's like, "I'd like to go to the Oprah favorite things show.  I'd like to go to any Oprah show!  You know how many times I've been online trying to get tickets?  It's impossible!  I need an LG refrigerator with an HDTV in the door!  I need an HD video camcorder and a pretty little Kitchenaid Mixer!"

When I pointed out that Eagle sounded just a little bit bitter, the rant continued, "And where does she go?  Macon, Georgia!  Those women down there are a bunch of housewives who have all the time in the world to sit around and watch "Oprah."  I'd like to be home at four o'clock everyday to sit down and watch "Oprah.""

When I made the mistake of pointing out that she was making an unfair generalization about the good women of Macon, Georgia, she wasn't having it.

"It's the South, everything's slower there.  Even at work, they probably get breaks at four o'clock so they can watch "Oprah."  I'd like a chance to go to the favorite things show, but that's never gonna happen 'cause the tickets are too hard to get.

Now Eagle is right, you have a greater chance of hitting the $100 million dollar Powerball Lottery than you do of getting a ticket to the favorite things show.

"And now Oprah just hand picks who she wants.  Like those teachers a couple years ago.  They didn't need all that stuff!" 

When I once again said that Eagle was making a gross exaggeration about the needs or lack thereof of those wonderful teachers, she would not be assauged.

"I'd like the United Artists 90th Anniversary Movie Collection.  God knows I could use a Clarisonic Skin Care System.  I'm just sick of it!  I can not watch that show!"

Personally I always get a big kick out of the favorite things show.  It's like watching "The Price Is Right" and seeing someone win both showcases.  It's vicarious fun.  And besides you get to see pretty presents that you'll never buy, but that you can fantasize about buying.

But for those of you who feel the way Legal Eagle does, I wanted to make sure you were represented.