A heartfelt plea from Australia to America

[Lem0nade Inlay]

I'm with you bro!

Except, why would anyone on this forum watch/listen to the words of Oprah? It's not as if the gaming community make up a large part of Oprah's fans.

 

[GrizzlerBorno]

Preaching to the choir, mate.

 

[Spoonius]

Please, God, let her get bitten by something venomous...

So, statistically, if she gets bitten by what ... three(?) different animals that are currently within a 100 metre radius of her, that would meet your requirements?

Well, assuming she's staying within a top-class hotel, there should be at least three different species of spider within her room. One will be the Daddy Long-Legs (so no hope there), but we can pray that at least one of the two remaining species is venomous (or at least big enough to give her a heart attack).

Assuming this hotel also has outdoor facilities (preferably grassed), there should be several snakes in the vicinity (it's almost guaranteed that said snakes will be lethal). No further comment needed.

Should she decide to visit the ocean... well, let's just hope she decides to visit the ocean. Box Jellyfish, Stonefish, Blue-Ringed Octopus, possibly even a shark (although I wouldn't count on it).

Come on Australia... we can do it! We can kill Oprah!

 

[SirBrad]

I believe it was an Australian show, The War On Everything, that mocked Westboro Baptist Church the best way I'd seen until they protested Comic-Con. I think I'll resist the non-existent urge to watch Oprah to repay them for making Westboro uncomfortable, unless of course, it was a show from another country, then I request a Koala in exchange for my cooperation.

 

[Darkauthor81]

industry

Please, amid all this hubbub concerning R18+ games, cultural divides, and killer fluffy things, people can sometimes forget that Australians are people too. In an effort to promote understanding amongst Americans on the nuances of Australian culture, you have dispatched some kind of emissary to study us and compile a report on us.

This is a plea from me to you: For the next 2-3 weeks, just IGNORE EVERYTHING OPRAH WINFREY SAYS ABOUT AUSTRALIA, AND ANYTHING THAT MAY BE SAID ABOUT AUSTRALIA WITHIN PROXIMITY OF OPRAH WINFREY.

McDonalds never was, nor ever will be a hip popular hangout.

*pantpant*

Actually Oprah's been my hero ever since she spoke out against the meat industry. I'll explain why.

I don't know if this is the case in Australia, but here in America the food industry has vast amounts of power. They make huge donations to politicians and heavily infiltrated the government organization set into place to enforce food safety. In several states they are pushing to make it illegal to photograph the farms our food is raised on. Because seeing cows knee deep in their own dung or chickens packed like sardines into cages their whole lives might deter us from buying meat from them. I live in the country side so I can buy my meat from real farmers who treat their animals with some scrap of respect. Plus the meat has a much lower bacteria count since the animal wasn't covered in its own crap when it was skinned and processed.

During one of our mass meat recalls (because some of that dung the animal is covered in eventually gets into the processing machines) Oprah spoke out against the meat industry because... well... they're monsters. They responded the way they always do. They sued. They have enough money for a group of high priced lawyers to drag this case out for years until you run out of money and just give in. That's the way our legal system works here. You don't have to be right as long as you have enough money.

But Oprah had the will, and the money, for a per-longed and expensive court battle. She won and humiliated the people coming after her. She's my hero.

 

[Haydyn]

Damn. You know you have a cult when someone has to go to a country to inform millions of people what it is like. I have two friends in Australia. Like my friend in Singapore, my friends down under go through some of the same challenges; college, looking for work, but also has a lot of the same interests like video games and anime. It's another part of the almighty British Empire to me.

 

[DELETE THIS ACCOUNT 12412412434]

She's my hero.

How ironic. She s sponsored by McDonalds. http://www.throng.com.au/oprah/mcdonalds-teaches-oprah-viewers-bit-australian

 

[Naheal]

Isn't she retiring?

 

[s0m3th1ng]

Affirmative ghost rider, I will stereotype to the best of my ability no matter what this she-cow says.

And silly Aussies...

Opra cannot be killed. No matter how many brain-meltingly poisonous creatures you toss at her. IT JUST MAKES HER STRONGER.

My suggestion? Welcome her with open arms....maybe you'll all get free Utes.

 

[Darkauthor81]

She's my hero.

How ironic. She s sponsored by McDonalds. http://www.throng.com.au/oprah/mcdonalds-teaches-oprah-viewers-bit-australian

Still my hero.

 

[Zaik]

Nobody intelligent listens to anything Oprah has to say to begin with.

How in the world can you take someone seriously who actually said this on TV?

 

[JemothSkarii]

Luckily she won't come anywhere near my town, if she did, all she would be treated to is a statue of Ned Kelly and a small, very angry mob.

But anyways: Oprah Winfrey here? Bulldust *wink*

 

[AK47Marine]

Dear residents of the land of Oz,

You lot have an entire continent and ocean filled with the world's widest variety of deadly plants, animals and god only knows what else.

Just throwing that out there.

 

[Miles000]

There has to be a thousand things that could kill her down here. Snakes, spiders, marine life or maybe even the vicious drop-bear or hoop-snake.

Maybe she can spread the word about the dangerous drop-bear for us. People need to know!!!

 

[Dwarfman]

Wh-what are you saying?

Americans and everyone else listen to Oprah and come and spend your glorious tourist dollars. especially after How many mil we just wasted on trying to get the world-cup.

OT: I doubt Oprah is gonna say anything about video games in Oz.

What this guy just said. Tourism Australia is hoping and praying that this little trip will get some drive back into an industry that alas is sying in the arse! So please all you kind foriegn types out there, listen to Winfrey and come visit OZ.

 

[DevilWolf47]

Your request is acknowledged, and i deeply apologize for my countries exports of shitty fast food and annoying celebrities. Please know that not all Americans are as annoying as Oprah Winfry and so retarded in the taste buds that they view McDonalds as anything more than greased shit.
...just most of them...

 

[Nunny]

Dear residents of the land of Oz,

You lot have an entire continent and ocean filled with the world's widest variety of deadly plants, animals and god only knows what else.

Just throwing that out there.

Lucky for us, there isnt a land based creature that cant be defeated by a shoe or shovel.

 

[Miles000]

Dear residents of the land of Oz,

You lot have an entire continent and ocean filled with the world's widest variety of deadly plants, animals and god only knows what else.

Just throwing that out there.

Lucky for us, there isnt a land based creature that cant be defeated by a shoe or shovel.

Or a golf club, axe or whipper snipper.

Yea our dangerous animals are a bit of a push over head on. Just make sure you check your shoes in the morning. Seen some pretty scary things in my shoes.....

 

[Miles000]

Sorry.

triple post

My net does that some times

 

[Miles000]

Dear residents of the land of Oz,

You lot have an entire continent and ocean filled with the world's widest variety of deadly plants, animals and god only knows what else.

Just throwing that out there.

Lucky for us, there isnt a land based creature that cant be defeated by a shoe or shovel.

Or a golf club, axe or whipper snipper.

Yea our dangerous animals are a bit of a push over head on. Just make sure you check your shoes in the morning. Seen some pretty scary things in my shoes.....