sarcasm Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...2/cx10109131600 CHICAGO - Oprah Winfrey celebrated the premiere of her 19th season by surprising each of her 276 audience members with a new car. Photo AP Photo Reuters Photo Reuters Slideshow Slideshow: Oprah Winfrey "We're calling this our wildest dream season, because this year on the Oprah show, no dream is too wild, no surprise too impossible to pull off," Winfrey said on the show that aired Monday. Winfrey said the audience members were chosen because their friends or family had written about their need for a new car. One woman's young son said she drove a car that "looks like she got into a gunfight"; another couple had almost 400,000 miles on their two vehicles. Making sure the audience was kept in suspense, Winfrey opened the show by calling 11 people onto the stage. She gave each of them a car — a Pontiac G6. She then had gift boxes distributed to the rest of the audience and said one of the boxes contained keys to a 12th car. But when everyone opened the boxes, each had a set of keys. "Everybody gets a car! Everybody gets a car! Everybody gets a car!" Winfrey yelled as she jumped up and down on the stage. The audience screamed, cried and hugged each other — then followed Winfrey out to the parking lot of her Harpo Studios to see their Pontiacs, all decorated with giant red bows. The cars, which retail for $28,000, were donated by Pontiac. "A little idea grew into a big idea," Mary Henige of Pontiac told The Associated Press. She added that Pontiac will pay for the taxes and the customizing of the cars. In other segments on the show, taped Thursday, Winfrey surprised a 20-year-old girl who had spent years in foster care and homeless shelters with a four-year college scholarship, a makeover and $10,000 in clothes. And a family with eight foster children who were going to be kicked out of their house were given $130,000 to buy and repair the home. "The Oprah Winfrey Show," which debuted in 1986, is syndicated to 212 domestic markets and 109 countries. i dont' care what ya'll think, i gotta find my way to chicago, and get my ass into the audience of the oprah show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fermentor666 Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 They were talking about this on sports radio today, of all places. I went to the dentists right when it was airing and the hygeinists were trying to figure out what the surprise was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 blaazed Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 wow...that amazing...shes always been known for hooking her audience up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omar Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 anyone ever see the SNL about the Opera show when they were giving away shit man was it funny, best thing since naked girls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekro Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 Damn, go Oprah. Oprah for president in '08! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
23578 Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 That was fucking aweful, 150 screaming middle aged women (it just happened to be on;) ). I thought it was pretty cool what she did for that girl though, she looked pretty hot too afterward, like i'da wish she'd come to my school. well, i'd have to have a school for that but. . .I 'd vote for you O if you'd give me a car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAustin Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 thats pretty fucking cool...but I hafta say...I don't think you'd see a car company that could actually sell its cars donating them. http://www.autosite.com/images/edphotos/previews/fullsize/2005-pontiac-g6-front.jpg'> I'm not really a fan of Pontiacs. the concept version looked cooler. I hate that standard Pontiac grille. http://www.gmcanada.com/english/gminnovation/ca/pont_g6_main_bg.jpg'> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earmuffs Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 damn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunm Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 :D nice....really decent of Oprah to hook it up like that. She's super rich from what i understand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GamblersGrin Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 she didnt give the cars away. the car company did. she didnt hook anyone up. then maury is a great man for running dna tests on 12 men to find out who is taquishas babys daddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunm Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 Originally posted by GamblersGrin she didnt give the cars away. the car company did. she didnt hook anyone up. oh... welll.... Oprah is a cunt then:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fermentor666 Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 I wonder who is going to pay the taxes on the cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarcasm Posted September 14, 2004 Author Share Posted September 14, 2004 Originally posted by fermentor666 I wonder who is going to pay the taxes on the cars. i think they said the Pontiac dealer/Oprah or whoever would pay all the taxes and even customize them for each person......... dude, i thought it was tight that she gave everybody in the audience apple computers before... but dude, cars.... i want a car from oprah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
»§ÜGÅR« Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 :( dammit. I wish i had known about this. oprah really is a generous person tho. I like oprah. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarzAbove Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 lucky ass people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telo Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 The only thing i find incredibly awesome about this is the fact that pontiac donated 200 cars.. you dont find that type of generosity in the big 3 nowadays.. Oh wait, they can lay-off a few thousand workers so that they starve but they can just happen to donate a few million dollars in cars to bump their image.. /ramble due to alcohol.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InDY_500 Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 Man Chicago radio is total bullshit.. They said this morning that she only gave nine audience members cars.... Now its 200+... lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Æ° Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 Oprah for president! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUDONO? Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 "Oprah winfrey negro woman from the south" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Dazzle Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 I watched this at work today. God how bored was I? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr430n5_666 Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 http://www.kak.ru/images/archive/17/harkov/F11.jpg'> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiffer Jet Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 I don't care for her, but what she did was very nice. I mean shit, $10,000 worth of new clothes is an insane amount... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S@T@N Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 Originally posted by »§ÜGÅR« oprah really is a generous person tho. I like oprah. :) You have a vagina. It's mandatory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClueTwo Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 Thank GOD this thread has nothing to do with Dr. Phil..That guy is a quack case... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_gooch Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 Originally posted by GamblersGrin she didnt give the cars away. the car company did. she didnt hook anyone up. then maury is a great man for running dna tests on 12 men to find out who is taquishas babys daddy. exactly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unionLabor Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 she really didnt give that shit away yall are right shes a glory hog, on the worlds biggest, most self righteous ego trip EVER! she brainwashes feeble minded housewives (and the unemployed) into thinking she's a saint, she is the DEVIL... she's from south chicago, not the dirty south, although she was a homeless prostitute once upon a time. and i just shudder to think what all those stretch marks must look like... rock on maury povitch you crazy diamond rock on..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 455 Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 that's fuckin' dope......I watched a segment awhile back where this one guy has always wanted a Porsche.....and at the end of show Oprah presented the guy with a set keys and gave him a new Boxster.....what a lucky bastard....my car looks like it went through World War 9... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarcasm Posted September 16, 2004 Author Share Posted September 16, 2004 Originally posted by GamblersGrin she didnt give the cars away. the car company did. she didnt hook anyone up. then maury is a great man for running dna tests on 12 men to find out who is taquishas babys daddy. she maybe didn't give away the cars all by herself (and her own money) but she sure does have the connects to hook it up though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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