It's not over til the fat lady sings? why?

Question

It's not over until i say so and i ain't fat lol.

Why do people say this?

Answer 1

opera, generaly the last note in an opera would be held for a long time, and the body type of those opera singers would be slightly large

Answer 2

It is a common expression in the theatre of North American sports. Attributed to writer/broadcaster Dan Cook, his original line was "The opera ain't over until the fat lady sings." This occurred in April 1978, when he coined the phrase after the first basketball game between the San Antonio Spurs and the Washington Bullets (now the Washington Wizards) during the 1977-78 National Basketball Association playoffs, to illustrate that while the Spurs had won once, the series was not over yet. This refers to the impression that at the end of every opera an aria is sung by a heavy-set woman dressed like a valkyrie.

Answer 3

in music hall days the closing act in british shows was traditionally a fat lady(opera singers usually are fat)singing Jerusalem
End of.

Answer 4

I think its tradition that a fat lady sings at the end of an opero! hence the phrase!

Answer 5

Cuz fat ladies rule.

Answer 6

Because that it what usually happens at the end of an opera.

Answer 7

It's an opera term. And fat girls rule, so you better start eating, you bulimic twig.

Answer 8

Hey I wouldnt go up against the fat lady !!!! she scares the CR*P out of me !!!! lmao xxx

Answer 9

i hate people that give such accurate answers to this type of question as far as i am concerned it ends when you say so love

Answer 10

its a cliche, a metaphor, an expression

just like that avatar is a metaphor of beauty-duh!