overheard: convincing argument

While I was in the dressing room, I heard the woman in the next dressing room trying on bras as well. The saleslady brought one in, and the woman wasn't sure about it. The saleslady has an "aha! moment:"

Saleslady: "It's the bra Oprah recommends!"
Shopper: "OK."

I laughed out loud. Apparently all you have to do these days to force something on someone is say "Oprah recommends it," or "Oprah uses it," or "It's on Oprah's Whatever List" ("Oprah's Book, Diet, DVD, Music, Recipe, Game, Exercise, Clothing, Makeup, Undergarment, and/or Sexual Position List.")

Now, I'm not dissin' the Oprah, I like the Oprah. But I didn't even know Oprah had a Bra List! (I also didn't know of the mesmerizing power of associating her name with a product. She's like Hypnotoad. And not in a bad, fat-joke way; I think she's beautiful and she's gotten in great shape. She's just all-knowing and all-powerful, and people exposed to her tend to bend to her will, in a drooly, mindless kind of way. You know — like with Hypnotoad!)

The whole point here is: Next time you're trying to get someone to do something they don't want to do, tell them, "Oprah likes it!" That should work. (And I think we all know what I'm talking about here...)