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13205472, Oprah is selling mash potatoes
Posted by legsdiamond, Wed Oct-25-17 07:55 AM
...with a little cauliflower mixed in them.

I watch Queen Sugar and realized 80% of the commercials are Oprah products. She even has her own candy crush game.

What’s next? Paper towels?
13205475, Gza said it best:
Posted by BigJazz, Wed Oct-25-17 08:08 AM
https://youtu.be/z8Z6qWRugCY

13206060, LMAO.
Posted by Walk On, Thu Oct-26-17 02:03 PM
13205476, she owns the network...
Posted by Trinity444, Wed Oct-25-17 08:16 AM
**side eye** are you hatin?
13205478, Wait? She actually owns OWN?
Posted by legsdiamond, Wed Oct-25-17 08:24 AM
Nigga.

and nah, not hating at all. I wouldn’t watch the channel if I was hating. That shit is awesome.
13205499, Oprah Winfrey Network
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13205583, Please smell the sarcasm in my post
Posted by legsdiamond, Wed Oct-25-17 12:05 PM
13205600, *knock knock*
Posted by rhchick, Wed Oct-25-17 12:20 PM
Hello McFly!!!

He reeks of sarcasm all the time.
13205822, Well...he missed mine
Posted by legsdiamond, Thu Oct-26-17 08:22 AM

13205872, Well not completely lol
Posted by Boogie Stimuli, Thu Oct-26-17 09:51 AM
I'm only really making the distinction, b/c
most ppl I talk to don't realize...
It began as a 50/50 venture between Discovery
and Harpo (Oprah owning 90% of Harpo, her
partner and lawyer Jeff Jacobs owned 10%).

Discovery provides the bulk of the capital
and resources, while Harpo provides... Oprah's
name. Discovery paid out over 400 mil,
which only became profitable around 300 mil
after the Tyler Perry shows were added
(Jacobs' share decreased when Tyler's cut
was allotted).

Slick little system that works through debt
money being recycled, but it's kinda misleading
to say she "owns" OWN, b/c people think that
means something it doesn't.

I tend to think this is the reason behind some
of the questionable stuff I've seen on there
(gotta please the people putting up the funds
and resources), but maybe I'm giving Oprah too
much credit and she'd allow that questionable
content anyway. Props for the new "Black Love"
show tho.





13205888, I only tune in for QS and GL.. oh, and the wife does Ilyana
Posted by legsdiamond, Thu Oct-26-17 10:25 AM
I have the app on my phone or we use Kodi.

I def didn't think she owned all of it though but thanks for the specifics.

13205903, see..totally dependent
Posted by Trinity444, Thu Oct-26-17 10:41 AM
yeah...
13205969, Y’all old niggas gotta stop speaking in code
Posted by legsdiamond, Thu Oct-26-17 01:04 PM
What are you trying to say?
13205513, Real talk, I was just thinking recently how I wish there was a Nobel prize
Posted by kfine, Wed Oct-25-17 09:36 AM
category that she could qualify for.

Not that she needs it. But just some kind of world-respected "best human" award lol

The woman is just incredible.

She has reached a level of success/impact in media, business and philanthropy that should be studied for years to come.


edit: the ONLY thing I wish is that she expanded her academy for girls to have strategic locations in Western, Eastern, and Northern Africa, as well as the Americas. She says her dream is to train a girl that becomes a head of state. But, if she herself isn't ever interested in running for president of the US, it'd be cool as hell if she ended up educating more women of color who did lol.
13205830, did she catch some slack about the school?..
Posted by Trinity444, Thu Oct-26-17 08:30 AM
folks were mad she didn't build the schools in the USA. She came back and said she did it based on the need...who would benefit from it more.

13205846, she said kids in America weren't appreciating her gift of education
Posted by legsdiamond, Thu Oct-26-17 09:14 AM
also said they needed it more in S. Africa and she is prolly right.


13205855, Kids America got days where they intentionally skip school
Posted by Innocent Criminal, Thu Oct-26-17 09:30 AM
Kids overseas (girls especially) are getting killed because they want to go to school. Bad examples maybe, but I'm bored at work.
13205558, I tried the soup
Posted by rhchick, Wed Oct-25-17 11:06 AM
I think it was ehhh.

She attempted to take the hidden veggie route, but it doesn't necessarily work.

While trying to make it kinda healthy-ish it lacks flavor. I would compare it to some of the stuff at Trader Joes.
13205810, What if it comes out that Oprah has been sexually harassing folks.
Posted by FLUIDJ, Thu Oct-26-17 07:57 AM
13205811, Nigga
Posted by legsdiamond, Thu Oct-26-17 08:04 AM
13205819, Ever wonder why folks stopped taking jabs at her somewhere in the 90's
Posted by FLUIDJ, Thu Oct-26-17 08:15 AM
and shortly thereafter her stock skyrocketed??
She got people...but what if she IS people??
Iyanla even said she had her shook....
Steadman.
I'm just saying....

"Get ready....for your blessing....."
13205827, She took Ilyana’s cookies???
Posted by legsdiamond, Thu Oct-26-17 08:26 AM
Funny story. My boy saw Ilyana at the airport and asked for her autograph. She was like “nah, if I give one to you then everyone will notice me.. love me, buh bye”

My boy said “the bish looks like my auntie. No one noticed her ass EXCEPT me... that broad actually said LOVE ME and blew a kiss”

He was mad as shit.
13205832, stop talking crazy...
Posted by Trinity444, Thu Oct-26-17 08:34 AM
that's power

Monique and her just finished a beef. Monique hasn't worked since. personally, I don't think its Oprah who blacklisted her, more so the people who like her...
13205843, I think it was Tyler Perry and the Empire creator
Posted by legsdiamond, Thu Oct-26-17 09:11 AM

13206186, *finger gunz*
Posted by SoWhat, Thu Oct-26-17 04:33 PM
13205916, hopfeully as good as they say Patti pies are
Posted by rdhull, Thu Oct-26-17 11:11 AM
13205920, Thanks for the reminder
Posted by rhchick, Thu Oct-26-17 11:20 AM
gotta go get my pies before the holiday madness
13205922, lol
Posted by Trinity444, Thu Oct-26-17 11:26 AM
13205924, Girrrrrl
Posted by rhchick, Thu Oct-26-17 11:30 AM
last year I literally stood around the store waiting for them to bring out more pies.

I went to like 4 different stores to find a damn pie.
13205926, lol @ standing around
Posted by Trinity444, Thu Oct-26-17 11:37 AM
I'll have to check them out.

13205958, you haven't had one?!?
Posted by rhchick, Thu Oct-26-17 12:45 PM
This vid is the truth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQRwFn7WPk8
13206083, I dont recall
Posted by Trinity444, Thu Oct-26-17 02:23 PM
13205968, It’s a damn good pie for the price. My coworkers were hatin
Posted by legsdiamond, Thu Oct-26-17 01:02 PM
“Oh, you ain’t had my daddy’s sweet potato pie... “

Of course I haven’t. Why would you say some shit like that? Bring in a damn pie or stfu.
13205970, It gluttonous worthy
Posted by rhchick, Thu Oct-26-17 01:06 PM
Over the holiday hubby and I spent one day snacking on a pie and watching movies.

We killed some ice cream and whipped cream.
13206063, I stopped on the way to Thanksgiving to pick up 3 or 4
Posted by legsdiamond, Thu Oct-26-17 02:06 PM
13206094, or soul bowls. i swear no one else remembers these.
Posted by double negative, Thu Oct-26-17 02:33 PM
Smokey Robinson's short lived brand of gumbo

http://ww1.prweb.com/prfiles/2005/04/14/229173/B7D2N0081.jpg
13206098, his photo is creepy as hell on the packaging
Posted by legsdiamond, Thu Oct-26-17 02:35 PM
http://ww1.prweb.com/prfiles/2005/03/30/223775/SmokeyBoxwithwhitetrim2.jpg
13206192, right? its mad....I dunno. It looks into your soul
Posted by double negative, Thu Oct-26-17 04:44 PM