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To: Zakrosian who wrote (67)	1/9/2000 11:20:00 PM
From: Nittany Lion	Respond to of 429

Zak, At one time (maybe still), they played Kate's "GBA" after every Philadelphia Flyers home game - hence, "It ain't over till the fat lady sings". ;) Gary

To: Zakrosian who wrote (67)	1/9/2000 11:25:00 PM
From: AugustWest	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 429

American Pie Anyone mention that one here yet? How many here can recite it word for word in their heads right now.

To: Zakrosian who wrote (67)	1/10/2000 8:08:00 PM
From: Nittany Lion	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 429

Zak, In reference to your question last night: Which Berraism was that - I found the following rather vague explanation - really doesn't clear it up much, does it? Q. Do you know the origin of the expression It's not over until the fat lady sings? I believe that it's a reference to opera. My friend Paul credits this saying to Yogi Berra in reference to a baseball game. Who is right? A. It's usually taken to be a reference to opera, so many performances of which seem to end with a set-piece aria by a well-built soprano, but its associations are mainly with sport. Commentators say it to remind people that it's the final result that matters, often in a spirit of reassurance to the supporters of the losing team. The phrase turns up in several forms, with "It ain't over till the fat lady sings" probably the most common. But where it comes from, we're not sure. It's an American expression, which seems to date from the 1970s and which may have come from sports reporting. (It has been suggested that it was the brainchild of the San Antonio TV sports editor Dan Cook.) But it's probably not one of Yogi Berra's phrases, though it has the same meaning and much of the style of his "It ain't over till it's over", which he is said to have coined in 1973. On the other hand, some commentators have argued that it may be a variant form of a traditional Southern proverbial saying: "Church ain't out till the fat lady sings". Gary