Oprah recently did a show on the Amazon Kindle reading device. Oprah clamied the device was "life-changing for me". The Big O (sorry Oscar) raved and raved about the Kindle and then announced a $50 coupon code to take the price from $359 to $309 (note: the Kindle is now backordered for 11-13 weeks, coincidence?).
Anyways, my mother-in-law LOVES Oprah. She watches it all the time. She took great interest in the show about the Kindle. It would read to her! She could listen to MP3's! What a great device! So, she bought one. It arrived a week later and she showed it off to me and my wife.
So, Duke, what's the point of the story? Yeah, your mother-in-law watches Oprah and bought a Kindle based on her recommendation. You know, I wonder if Oprah told every woman to jump off a bridge, would they? I'm not sure but it could be a fun experiment. Would they all jump off the same bridge? Would you have to take a number to jump? Would Oprah go first? Oh, sorry, back to the story.
Yada yada yada my mother-in-law got a Kindle. Big deal you say? Well, my mother-in-law has MS. She cannot use her hands at all. In order to use a Kindle you have to use, you guessed it, your hands to change the pages, adjust volume, etc... So Oprah, the P.T. Barnum of the 21st Century, managed to talk my mother-in-law, who has MS, into buying something that she cannot use at all. Nice.
Oprah, if you read this (heck, does anyone read this), please send my mother-in-law $309. And while you're at it, send me a Kindle, they look cool!
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