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[Alexandra]

I heard this with my own ears.  I am not making it up. An opera company nearby Washington was advertising its season opener.  It's exciting, it's wonderful, it's etc etc.  All perfectly acceptable.  And then they ended with this line?

"Opera.....it's better than you think!"

Should ballet be left out?  Along these lines, I came up with

"Ballet....almost as fun as curling!!"

I'm sure someone can top that.

[Manhattnik]

Shot of a gravestone, with the epitaph: ""All things considered, I'd rather be at the ballet."

(Apologies to WC Fields.)

[piccolo]

Argh! I work for an opera company and that makes me cringe. Right along the lines of, "Trust me, honey, creamed spinach is really good!"

[Farrell Fan]

Ballet -- not effete, not elite, just really neat.

Ballet -- it's like baseball without the spitting.

Ballet -- forget the fairy dust; these are fairies that sweat.

[mbjerk]

With apologies to Chicagoans and Saturday Night Live

da bears

da bulls

da ballet!!!!

[Treefrog]

"Ballet -- we're not what you think we are"

"Ballet -- Tights! Music! Action!"

[Manhattnik]

"Ballet -- it's better than Opera!"

(Running and hiding.....)

[Alexandra]

Oh, Manhattnik. You insist on thinking postiively!

I'll amend that to:

Ballet -- it's not as bad as opera!



Thanks for all the suggestions so far.  I see a lot of material for bumper stickers here!

[Farrell Fan]

Men in tights. Women in tutus. Audiences in tears.

[Calliope]

Cost of tickets...$100
Bribe to get your teenager to go ...$20

Seeing a Balanchine ballet....priceless

[BalletNut]

Ballet: Why should little old ladies have all the fun?

Ballet: More fun than a Turkish prison.

Ballet: After dragging the little wifey to all those ball games, it's only fair...

[Leigh Witchel]

Ballet:  Your friends won't humiliate you, they'll just deny they know you.

[Amy Reusch]

"Da Ballet" :  ages ago (1991? 1992?)  Ballet Chicago did do that one... with a billboard.  I thought it worked, but then the company did just keep shrinking & shrinking... so maybe not.

[ronny]

Dear Leigh, that one really hit home!!!   I had to laugh out loud!

Here is mine:

Thrills, Chills and Goose Bumps... enjoy the Ballet.

Embarrass your children... go to the Ballet.
They did it to you first!!

[Mel Johnson]

The few, the proud, the ballet dancers?!!?