Opera Doesn't Like April Fool's Day Because They Say It Makes Them Look Too Serious Posted: 3 years ago by indierockcafe
Browser-maker Opera decided not to have an April's Fool Day prank or hoax. But why?
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All the Net's April Fool's Posted: 3 years ago by TheStep
Just about every single April Fool put on the web today, for your amusement.

Also has April Fool's since 2004.
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Ann Coulter Fell For April Fool Story About Obama Posted: 8 months ago by 2manyusernames
Car & Driver magazine ran an april fool's article stating Obama was forcing Chevrolet & Dodge out of NASCAR as part of the requirement for bailout. Rush Limbaugh thought that no one would fall for such a story posted April 1. However Ann Coulter did and commented on in her latest article.
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Possible New Opera Feature Posted: 6 months ago by 2manyusernames
A lot of guessing on what new feature that Opera is working on that will "reinvent the web". One possibility would offer a wide range of possibilities.
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Museum of Hoaxes Posted: 3 years ago by indierockcafe
Blog and website featuring all types of hoaxes. Didn't see this anywhere on Plime using the search, so folks may want to check it out.
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Opera At The Movies? Posted: 3 years ago by musicgirldani
In order to bring opera into the mainstream, the Metropolitan Opera will broadcast live into your local theatres.
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The opera singer who grew an extra set of ribs Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
An opera singer unable to perform due to a rare condition which saw her grow an extra set of ribs is singing for joy after pioneering surgery saved her career. Talented Maria Field, 42, suffered from Cervical Rib, where an extra set of ribs forms above the normal first rib - an anatomical feature normally found in snakes.
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`Brokeback Mountain' to become opera Posted: 1 year ago by bevissimo
All I can say is, thank god Pavoratti is dead. Where will they find height/weight appropriate opera stars for the production?
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Royal Opera House withdraws naked billboard Posted: 2 years ago by topofall
The Royal Opera House has been forced to withdraw one of its posters after a performer who appears naked in the centre of the image claimed it had been unflatteringly distorted.

What, a couple of inches gone!
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The Top 10 Worst April Fool's Day Hoaxes Ever Posted: 3 years ago by Bornbad
"The Americans have accidentally fired a nuclear missile into British forces, killing seven."
(I know I'm jumping the gun but I couldn't resist)
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Ten of the best April Fool's Day hoaxes: US museum Posted: 3 years ago by smarty1052
From television revealing that spaghetti grows on trees to advertisements for the left-handed burger, the tradition of April Fool's Day stories in the media has a weird and wonderful history.
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Opera show cancelled due to possibly offending content. Posted: 3 years ago by XXXXXPP
A leading opera house in Germany has cancelled a production because a scene that might offend Muslims could create a security threat. The production of Idomeneo features a scene in which a character presents the severed heads of religious leaders including Buddha, Jesus and...
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Indonesian gas company funds 'mud volcano' soap opera Posted: 3 years ago by teaya21
The "mud volcano" which displaced more than 13,000 Indonesian's in East Java is being dramatised through a soap opera in one of the weirdest public relations exercise.
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Robert McFerrin Sr. dies at 85. Posted: 3 years ago by tomphoolry
Father of Bobby McFerrin (Don't Worry, Be Happy) was the first black man to sing solo at the Met.
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April fools (gone wrong) Posted: 3 years ago by camro77
Never say you have a bomb while on a plane. (+ more)
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New Opera Browser Released Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
Cool users use Opera Browsers. The latest version, 9.23 has just be released.
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50 glorious years of `kill da wabbit' Posted: 2 years ago by readingitall
"Let's steal time and funding from our other projects so we can go way over budget making a cartoon with no jokes, and no real gags. The score will be a German opera. Kids won't get it. Most adults won't get it, but I don't care because I think it's funny."

Video in comments.
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April Fool's Day, Russian style Posted: 2 years ago by topofall
...on April Fool's Day, Russians have the added complication of trying to distinguish humour from reality in a country where odd developments are often par for the course.
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Opera soprano sues over hotel bedbugs Posted: 3 years ago by Phildo
"She looks like a piece of wood that has been attacked by termites."
She woke up with blood on the sheets and still stayed 6 nights?
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April Fool's roundup Posted: 2 years ago by topofall
British newspapers have continued the tradition of inserting spoof stories into their pages to mark April Fool's Day. This year, readers were faced with a plethora of improbable tales, but some sounded more believable than others...
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Trapped in the Closet Posted: 2 years ago by DaftGretel
You may have seen the first twelve chapters of R. Kelly's serial music video/hilarious soap opera and wondered what happened next... well now you can find out! Every day, for the next ten days, a new chapter will be released.
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