Oprah Winfrey: We will miss you

May 25, 2011 · by Espen André Øverdahl

Today is the last Oprah show in the history of television. To us in Opera this is really sad news. This show has brought us great joy throughout the years. We've been receiving lots of mail from Oprah fans, asking us questions, complaining or simply just opening up, telling us about their lives. We've tried to answer these emails the best we can.

As a tribute to Oprah and her fans, we've been digging in our mailbox in order to give you Opera's 'Best of Oprah mails to Opera" best of.

Enjoy!

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NorthgroveWednesday, May 25, 2011 9:57:59 AM
Haha, funny conversations.

I wish Oprah the best in her forthcoming endeavours. Thanks for all your shows. I may not have watched any single one in full, but I know you have done a lot for people sitting in their sofas in their search for depth in their lives.
born2c0deWednesday, May 25, 2011 10:00:00 AM
haha, never thought you'd be on the receiving end of such emails.
Dark FurieWednesday, May 25, 2011 10:01:05 AM
You guys could have had a load of free publicity for the cost of four Hannah Montana tickets. Mean browser company turning the kid down.

Although you did probably save them from being cooked and eaten by Billy Ray Cyrus...

In other mildly related news, I've got a TV show starting up in the fall. It's called "Hunt, Kill and Skin Billy Ray Cyrus". If it works out well I'll be back next summer with "Hunt, Kill and Skin The Cheeky Girls".
Balázs BodóWednesday, May 25, 2011 10:10:05 AM
I like the last one!
but I'd be curious how did these people mistake the addresses?
Michael TaWednesday, May 25, 2011 10:12:51 AM
lol xD i like the $20,000,000 US and the Hanna

also i love your responses to those xD very creative
Enoch Appiah JuniorWednesday, May 25, 2011 10:15:27 AM
we gonna miss you Oprah...i remember how most of my friends used to confuse Oprah with Opera wen i try to tell em bout Opera...we gonna miss u..(its bout time though.. :lol )
zbzmWednesday, May 25, 2011 10:17:37 AM
sleepyheadWednesday, May 25, 2011 10:25:34 AM
Proposing NOFX to the kid? PERFECT!
PlutoPWednesday, May 25, 2011 10:27:21 AM
Very nice responses

Though I think anyone would have a hard time tracing those millions of dutch Mark, specially since it does not and never did exist.
Michael TaWednesday, May 25, 2011 10:36:14 AM
i don't know is it because the name opera sound bad, or others browsers, companies jealous with opera, but on many website that have flash, some says this browser is not compatible, the recommended browsers are firefox, chrome, safari and ie...

I hate it!!! why opera is not on the list? it's a brilliant browser!!! far more effective than chrome, far more less resource than IE, safari and firefox, fastest browser in my opinion!!!

Shame on those websites!!!

<3 opera 4life!!!
JenniferWednesday, May 25, 2011 10:36:57 AM
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Henrik SteenWednesday, May 25, 2011 10:37:50 AM
NOFX is great and all, but a 9-year-old shouldn't be on Facebook...
Daniel HendrycksWednesday, May 25, 2011 10:52:04 AM
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TamilWednesday, May 25, 2011 11:01:18 AM
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Espen André ØverdahlWednesday, May 25, 2011 11:39:53 AM
Originally posted by Furie:

In other mildly related news, I've got a TV show starting up in the fall. It's called "Hunt, Kill and Skin Billy Ray Cyrus". If it works out well I'll be back next summer with "Hunt, Kill and Skin The Cheeky Girls".
Keep us in the loop. We're interested in sponsoring this.
Victor PencakWednesday, May 25, 2011 11:55:18 AM
hahahaha great
ozguroWednesday, May 25, 2011 12:02:33 PM
Hi!

Isn't it illegal, to publicly share mail that was not intended for you? Without the consent of the sender, I mean. Which I believe is the case here.
Espen André ØverdahlWednesday, May 25, 2011 12:09:48 PM
Originally posted by ozguro:

Isn't it illegal, to publicly share mail that was not intended for you? Without the consent of the sender, I mean. Which I believe is the case here.
Of course we have the consent to publish any material here.
Alexodius PrimeWednesday, May 25, 2011 12:48:50 PM
YOU GUYS ARE HILARIOUS!
praetor87Wednesday, May 25, 2011 12:57:52 PM
I have long hair and 20 million dollar, so i want go to Opera show, to meet with my beloved Hannah Montana and talk about digits.
Charles SchlossWednesday, May 25, 2011 1:59:24 PM
HugoWednesday, May 25, 2011 2:55:00 PM
lol it was fun that kid's letter asking fr tickets.
He/she really needs to keep up with school, saying so many times "and-and-and" is insane xD
Shirish KamathWednesday, May 25, 2011 4:03:27 PM
9 year olds on Facebook. hmmmm....
DanielWednesday, May 25, 2011 4:09:48 PM
111... a magic number?
SuntanaWednesday, May 25, 2011 4:11:25 PM
I can't stand Oprah, but those are hilarious.
Artur „Jurgi” JurgawkaWednesday, May 25, 2011 4:11:51 PM
I'm lolled almost to death.
Cristian N. MORMOLOCWednesday, May 25, 2011 4:34:16 PM
Deeeeeewd!!!! Can't believe that somebody actually tried a Nigerian scam on you, guys!!

...perhaps if the email would have reached Oprah, the sending this email would have gotten her $20,000,000!
Dj Alex DubcheckWednesday, May 25, 2011 5:14:23 PM
Originally posted by ozguro:

Hi!

Isn't it illegal, to publicly share mail that was not intended for you? Without the consent of the sender, I mean. Which I believe is the case here.

No, it isn't.
I know many bloggers that publish dumb e-mails written to them regularly;
netiquette usually requires to hide addresses,
unless you really hate the sender:
in that case they leave name, surname and mail address.
No legal action can be taken, on the basis that you (the sender)
write at your own risk to certain people.
Dj Alex DubcheckWednesday, May 25, 2011 5:17:08 PM
Those mails show the high writing/reading skills
and the good taste of the Oprah Show audience.
A great proof-reading
SuntanaWednesday, May 25, 2011 6:57:32 PM
Hmmm ... I just realized I spoke too hastily in my previous comment.
As I used the word "conniption" in a comment elsewhere, it quickly came to mind that I learned that word many years ago from ... Uhhh, from Oprah. OMG! Oprah taught me a word. I guess she did serve a purpose after all those years.
easteinsteinWednesday, May 25, 2011 8:23:10 PM
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Pablo MendozaWednesday, May 25, 2011 9:55:56 PM
IvanWednesday, May 25, 2011 10:46:27 PM
Hahahaha! Amazing! At first, i was confused, because in Brazil, some of us are used to pronounce the "O" of "Opera" just like "Oslo", not like "Ozzy" e.g. Then i realized that "Opera" and "Oprah" has almost the same pronounce in english! In portuguese, "Opera" may signify a verb in the 3rd person of singular, of Present-Time. It also means a "concert" in which are played classic music (Opera, just like the english meaning)
MioThursday, May 26, 2011 1:46:42 AM
Oprah Software!
Kathy BrownThursday, May 26, 2011 3:23:39 AM
We all really really going to miss you so much.may God keep on blessing you like he always do. KATHY 5-25-11
nbisbyThursday, May 26, 2011 3:53:24 AM
Consider your age is 2011 - yearborn, and then you add yearborn - 1900 (to get the last 2 digits, assuming you were born in the 1900s). What you get is:
(2011 - yearborn) + (yearborn - 1900)
The year you were born cancels out:
2011-1900=111.
Nothing magic there, and probably not a "coincidence."

Makes more sense when you think of it in smaller numbers (AKA after 2000). If you were born in 2004, that was 7 years ago. The year 2000 was 4 years before that. 7+4 = 11, the number of years its been now since 2000 (hence why the year is currently 2011). The "Pre Y2K" formula calculates the number of years since 1900.

Long story short, I'm bored and like math.

edit: oh yeah, and best of luck to Opera and Oprah in the future!
luckymuttThursday, May 26, 2011 4:50:43 AM
We should all send Oprah emails and tell her how AWESOME her web browser is!
luckymuttThursday, May 26, 2011 4:55:56 AM
BTW (and I SWEAR I am not trolling) but when I middle click to scroll down this page (using Oprah browser) the cork-board image background disappears/turns white. (and yes, in ie and ff, the cork-board background remains and scrolls properly)
sorry...oh, I am using Opera 11.11 on XP x64
digitalinksmudgeThursday, May 26, 2011 7:48:21 AM
Too funny!

Cheers!
Terje KristensenThursday, May 26, 2011 8:32:02 AM
There used to be a guestbook at the opera.com site, way back when, and there was a lot of messages there for people thinking they were at the oprah.com site. I wonder if those messages are still around somewhere
ssainThursday, May 26, 2011 9:29:54 AM
I am shocked and dismayed.
...
How come you didn't recommend TNT to the 9-year old? :U

And yes, I wonder too if this mistaken identity works both ways..
frogittsThursday, May 26, 2011 11:15:15 AM
OPERA SINCE YOU ARE A MAN OF GOD I NEED YOUR HELP

...wait, have I been missing something?
Nyain SweThursday, May 26, 2011 12:44:08 PM
love the responses. never heard of Opera browser until now but your responses to the wrong emails have won me over. I'm using it now - yay.
Edy's Event TicketsThursday, May 26, 2011 6:43:16 PM
This is great!
I can't wait to see what Oprah does on her O.W.N.
Alexodius PrimeThursday, May 26, 2011 6:53:33 PM
I just heard about this on the local radio station! Glad to see that Opera is getting more and more exposure in the US
Alvaro BretelThursday, May 26, 2011 7:19:40 PM
About the email from the 9 year old. It’s such a nice marketing action from Opera, creating an emotional relationship with that kid. I’m sure, when he grows older, he’ll remember the browser name and download it, just based on the response he got. However, I believe that they could give the kid tickets for the concert. Imagine a kid going to a Hannah Montana’s concert for free thanks to Opera.
Dustin WilsonThursday, May 26, 2011 9:20:27 PM
Yeah. CNN's reported on this as well.
Alexodius PrimeThursday, May 26, 2011 9:38:56 PM
Here is one from NPR
Sharru KinuFriday, May 27, 2011 3:04:11 AM
I've been telling people over and over, for years: Oprah is the best web browser in the world. Integrated email client, bittorrent client, and countless other features -- including Dr. Phil.