Oprah's Favorite Things!

Some of the things everyone in the audience got:

These folks will have a very merry Christmas.


Flatscreen tv's from dell (30 inch) $2,200
Maytag washer & dryer (FREE installation) $2,198
Spa Resort (get to bring a friend!!) - free airfare
roadmap/direction guide for car $1,499
MP3 player $199
Pillows w/high thread count $745
blanket for bed ($195 or so)
winter jackets $300
lipsticks
sweatsuit (pants/jacket) $178
Lollia bubble bath $30
Champagne glasses
Gift certificate (I think it was for lotion?)
Dooney &burke bags $499
apple-bottom jeans
ribbon-watch (just under $1,000)
tea set
keylime cake
Office max gift certificate $500
Laptop computer $2000

Joahaeyo- Don't want to "rain on your parade", but did you know that those gifts are considered straight income at retail price for income tax purposes?

I know, 'cause I once won a bunch of stuff on a quiz show. I sold most of it!

I think I know what you're saying (not too hip w/that stuff since I've only had to deal with EZ forms), but I remember threads about that before but I think it falls under something else and/or Oprah works it out the best possible plan to make it easier for these folks.

I didn't really read what someone wrote about it, but I do remember someone saying regarding that. I have no idea though.



She also pays for all the shipping of the gifts.

those women that won the cars a while ago. Someone did a followup and found out that most of the women were devastated about having to pay tax and tags. A bunc sold theirs and still had tax on the dough.

I won a cake one time. Didn't have to pay any tax.

Just took it home and ate it.

I hate it when farmerman posts so close to me. He looks so much more distinguished. I think it might cause me to lose credibility.

Sorry to add another dark-mooded post, but what would get me a Christmassy feeling is if these people would simply get to be paid properly for the work they do.

What the hell are you talking about, nimh?

Teachers should be paid a fair wage comparable to the value of their work.

Oh. I see.

It's a pet peeve of mine when people define the value of something as what people are willing to pay for it.

In which sports stars are THE most important people.

If I were Zuess hisself, I would take money from athletes and pay it off to people that actually work for a living.

I'd be a RobinHood-like Zuess.

There's a term for that. Someone who knows the price of every thing and the value of nothing - or do I have it backwards..... hmm, well, never mind.

Hey, SCoates, I hear you were lookin' for me the other day.

What's on your mind, boy?

Oh, YEAH! I forgot.

Gus, I saw a friend of mine on some other forum, and his avatar was exactly the same as yours. I accused him of it, and told him the picture belonged to you, and he got real quite, and then suddenly became angry and deffensive as I pressed the issue.

I didn't know what to do, so I thought it best to inform you, and then you'd know how to handle it... or at least have some further instructions on what I should do.

?

More details, please.

get a rope

Ive been moisturizing

Find the servers and destroy them. Find the 'friend' and gently coax him into a trash-compactor.

Friends don't let other friends look like idiots on the Internet.

What if your friends already look like idiots?