Sometimes fake sites that “borrow” from real articles just crack me up. Really.

I was checking out #operaplot news, and of course I’d already read the LA Times article that begins this way:

Long-winded opera and terse Twitter make for an odd couple, but online classical-music fans have shown that a harmonious duet is possible, especially when the two are mixed with the right amount of irreverent humor.

But THIS … this is even better! If you don’t laugh out loud you are nothing at all like me:

opera and curt Chirrup piddle for an odd duet, but on-line classical-music fans get shown that a symmetrical distich is potential, specially when the two are sundry with the rightfulness measure of saucy humour.

The LA Times writes this:

Concision is a must in the Operaplot game, but cleverness is usually what wins the day. Among the victorious tweets of the past are:

And the fake site features this:

Concision is a mustiness in the Operaplot punt, but ingenuity is normally what wins the day. Among the triumphant tweets of the preceding are:

I mean … which of those is more creative, if less understandable, hmmm?