November 16, 2005     

The Top 7 Ways to Make a
Night at the Opera More Exciting

7> It’s not over until the fat lady has a wardrobe malfunction.

6> Someone dies of consumption? Do a shot!

5> Bring a big bag of salted peanuts. Wait for the big solo
numbers. Play “Diva Aria Basketball.”

4> Remake the movie with reanimated Marx Brothers corpses.

3> Replace the chorus with the “Soul Train” dance line.

2> Put a hit on one of the sopranos.

and the Number 1 Way to Make a Night at the Opera More
Exciting…

1> The first 5,000 fans get a free Placido Domingo bobblehead!

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Credits:

Selected from 34 submissions from 12 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:

Whit Watson, Winter Park, FL — 1 17th #1!
Allan Rousselle, Redmond, WA — 2
Bill Livingston, Decatur, AL — 3, 5
Slick Sharkey, Miami, FL — 4, 7
G. Griebenow, Johannesburg, S. Africa — 5
Jeff Rabinowitz, Wilkes-Barre, PA — 6
Jane McCabe, Laguna Hills, CA — 6
Kim Walker-Daniels, Sun Prairie, WI — 6
Bill Martin, Los Angeles, CA — 6
Eric Landrieu, Burlington, NJ — Topic
Marty Cole, Fayetteville, NY — Banner tag
Matt Kall, Cleveland Heights, OH — Backup Singer