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Post by Nobbygas on May 11, 2022 6:08:44 GMT
It's the annual screaming contest this Saturday. Ukraine will win. You heard it here first.
Following the UK's support for Ukraine expect to see the UK pick up more votes than they normally do.
The Germans love this contest. My wife usually invites a few friends round to watch it and they have a small party. I tend to sit on one side, dabbing my ears with cotton wool to soak up the blood coming out of my ears and doing my best Victor Meldrew impersonation.
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Post by lostinspace on May 11, 2022 7:16:32 GMT
It's the annual screaming contest this Saturday. Ukraine will win. You heard it here first. Following the UK's support for Ukraine expect to see the UK pick up more votes than they normally do. The Germans love this contest. My wife usually invites a few friends round to watch it and they have a small party. I tend to sit on one side, dabbing my ears with cotton wool to soak up the blood coming out of my ears and doing my best Victor Meldrew impersonation. And then watch it in private on " catch-up" 😊🎸🎸🎸 |
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Post by Nobbygas on May 11, 2022 8:33:57 GMT
It's the annual screaming contest this Saturday. Ukraine will win. You heard it here first. Following the UK's support for Ukraine expect to see the UK pick up more votes than they normally do. The Germans love this contest. My wife usually invites a few friends round to watch it and they have a small party. I tend to sit on one side, dabbing my ears with cotton wool to soak up the blood coming out of my ears and doing my best Victor Meldrew impersonation. And then watch it in private on " catch-up" 😊🎸🎸🎸 Listening to it is bad enough. If I had to watch it I'd probably start gouging my eyes out with the nearest rusty spoon I could find ! |
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Post by eppinggas on May 11, 2022 9:04:12 GMT
It's the annual screaming contest this Saturday. Ukraine will win. You heard it here first. Following the UK's support for Ukraine expect to see the UK pick up more votes than they normally do. The Germans love this contest. My wife usually invites a few friends round to watch it and they have a small party. I tend to sit on one side, dabbing my ears with cotton wool to soak up the blood coming out of my ears and doing my best Victor Meldrew impersonation. I'm a big fan of Eurovision - I know, it really really doesn't fit my profile. Watched the first semi-final last night. I liked Moldova - the slightly camp (it's almost mandatory) Eastern European equivalent of the Pogues. 200-1 to win (1/5 the odds for top 4), worth a quid. Ukraine are 4-7. Nailed on winners. My account has not been hacked. |
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Post by oldie on May 11, 2022 9:07:55 GMT
Banality
The final refuge for those in denial of the consequences of their previous choices.
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Post by Nobbygas on May 11, 2022 9:19:57 GMT
It's the annual screaming contest this Saturday. Ukraine will win. You heard it here first. Following the UK's support for Ukraine expect to see the UK pick up more votes than they normally do. The Germans love this contest. My wife usually invites a few friends round to watch it and they have a small party. I tend to sit on one side, dabbing my ears with cotton wool to soak up the blood coming out of my ears and doing my best Victor Meldrew impersonation. I'm a big fan of Eurovision - I know, it really really doesn't fit my profile. Watched the first semi-final last night. I liked Moldova - the slightly camp (it's almost mandatory) Eastern European equivalent of the Pogues. 200-1 to win (1/5 the odds for top 4), worth a quid. Ukraine are 4-7. Nailed on winners. My account has not been hacked. The Germs love it. My wife and son will be glued to it. Last week I discovered he also doesn't like BBQ Ribs. I think I may need him to take a DNA test. |
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Post by eppinggas on May 11, 2022 12:29:13 GMT
I'm a big fan of Eurovision - I know, it really really doesn't fit my profile. Watched the first semi-final last night. I liked Moldova - the slightly camp (it's almost mandatory) Eastern European equivalent of the Pogues. 200-1 to win (1/5 the odds for top 4), worth a quid. Ukraine are 4-7. Nailed on winners. My account has not been hacked. The Germs love it. My wife and son will be glued to it. Last week I discovered he also doesn't like BBQ Ribs. I think I may need him to take a DNA test. Very big in the UK despite the fact that Europeans don't like us and we invariably finish near the bottom. Though not this year, if the bookies are to be believed. The Terry Wogan commentary was brilliant. Unscripted genius. Graham Norton is also very good - though a bit marmitey for some. When Wogan handed over to Norton, his only advice was to not start drinking until song No. 9. For viewers - the beer/cider/wine/prosecco starts flowing considerably earlier. But the nation comes together at song No. 9 and raises a glass to Sir Terry. |
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Post by lostinspace on May 11, 2022 12:35:41 GMT
Graham Norton is a big no for me, I used to line him when he first appeared on the airwaves, fresh and quite funny, but I find him rather irritating now ,as ( imo) he hits on a theme and grinds it out with dumb innuendos and schoolboy s******** , also I tend to lose interest after about 7/8 attempts of entertainment
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Post by eppinggas on May 11, 2022 15:37:02 GMT
Graham Norton is a big no for me, I used to line him when he first appeared on the airwaves, fresh and quite funny, but I find him rather irritating now ,as ( imo) he hits on a theme and grinds it out with dumb innuendos and schoolboy s******** , also I tend to lose interest after about 7/8 attempts of entertainment His chat show is a sh*t show. Live and unscripted I still think he's very good. And re-runs of Father Ted as Father Noel. |
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Post by eppinggas on May 11, 2022 15:45:29 GMT
Another fun fact about Sir Terry. He hosted the Children in Need telethon for over 30 years. Dermot O'Leary took over from Terry. Dermot rocked up at the TV studio a few days before transmission and asked to go through the rehearsal process. To which the reply was (I paraphrase) "Oh, we don't do rehearsals, Terry just turns up 30 mins before we go on air, goes into make-up and then goes live, just an auto-cue and ad-libs at the ready".
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Post by bluetornados on Jul 25, 2022 21:12:48 GMT
Whoopee - UK to host next year's Eurovision Song Contest.
The UK will host the Eurovision Song Contest next year after organisers decided it could not be held in winning country Ukraine due to the ongoing war.
Oleh Psiuk, the lead singer of 2022 winners Kalush Orchestra, expressed his gratitude to the UK for holding the event "in support of our country".
The UK, which has hosted Eurovision eight times, was chosen after Sam Ryder came second in this year's contest.
Several UK cities have already expressed interest in hosting.
The country which wins usually stages the following year's competition. But show organisers the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) opened talks with the BBC last month after assessing the situation following Russia's invasion.
Psiuk said he was "very sad" that Ukraine could not host the contest but he hoped it would "celebrate our beautiful, unique culture".
"We, in turn, will make all efforts to help Ukraine win next year as well, so that Eurovision 2024 can take place in a peaceful country", he added.
Officials have called for the singing competition to reflect and celebrate Ukrainian culture.
Hosting Eurovision can be an expensive business. Azerbaijan reportedly spent £48 million on hosting the event in 2012.
Ukraine will automatically qualify for the Grand Final, as is usual for the winner, along with the so-called Big Five - which includes the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. They each go straight through to the final because of their financial contributions to the event.
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Post by Nobbygas on Jul 26, 2022 6:21:59 GMT
Watch out for an explosion of Monkeypox !
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Post by bluetornados on Oct 17, 2022 16:19:02 GMT
Eurovision: Montenegro and North Macedonia pull out of Liverpool contest, will there be enough countries left to have a contest next year ?
Montenegro and North Macedonia will not compete in next year's Eurovision Song Contest because of how much it will cost them to enter.
Broadcasters pay a fee to take part in the competition but the amount differs depending on the size of the country.
BBC News understands some countries have been asked to pay more after Russia was banned from the contest.
Russia, a large financial contributor, was expelled from this year's competition after it invaded Ukraine.
"In addition to the significant costs of registration fees, as well as the cost of staying in Great Britain - we also faced a lack of interest from sponsors, so we decided to direct existing resources to the financing of current and planned national projects," Montenegro's public service broadcaster RTCG said.
The total cost for all broadcasters involved to enter normally adds up to around £5m, but exactly how much each participant pays isn't made public.
It is also understood some other countries considered withdrawing as a result of the additional cost.
Between £8m and £17m is expected to be paid by the BBC to stage the event, on behalf of Ukraine, in Liverpool in May 2023.
The two broadcasters which have pulled out - RTCG and MRT - both failed to make it past the semi-final stages of this year's contest in Turin, Italy.
MRT said in a statement "the increased registration fee for the participation", as well as the energy crisis in North Macedonia, forced them to make the decision.
Song contest organisers - the EBU - said it is "committed to keeping the costs of taking part as affordable as possible" and its fees are "calculated based on the number of countries competing" while taking into account "the member's relative size and financial status".
A full list of countries heading to Merseyside in 2023 is expected to be confirmed later this week.
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Post by oldie on Oct 17, 2022 19:47:30 GMT
Eurovision: Montenegro and North Macedonia pull out of Liverpool contest, will there be enough countries left to have a contest next year ?Montenegro and North Macedonia will not compete in next year's Eurovision Song Contest because of how much it will cost them to enter. Broadcasters pay a fee to take part in the competition but the amount differs depending on the size of the country. BBC News understands some countries have been asked to pay more after Russia was banned from the contest. Russia, a large financial contributor, was expelled from this year's competition after it invaded Ukraine. "In addition to the significant costs of registration fees, as well as the cost of staying in Great Britain - we also faced a lack of interest from sponsors, so we decided to direct existing resources to the financing of current and planned national projects," Montenegro's public service broadcaster RTCG said. The total cost for all broadcasters involved to enter normally adds up to around £5m, but exactly how much each participant pays isn't made public. It is also understood some other countries considered withdrawing as a result of the additional cost. Between £8m and £17m is expected to be paid by the BBC to stage the event, on behalf of Ukraine, in Liverpool in May 2023. The two broadcasters which have pulled out - RTCG and MRT - both failed to make it past the semi-final stages of this year's contest in Turin, Italy. MRT said in a statement "the increased registration fee for the participation", as well as the energy crisis in North Macedonia, forced them to make the decision. Song contest organisers - the EBU - said it is "committed to keeping the costs of taking part as affordable as possible" and its fees are "calculated based on the number of countries competing" while taking into account "the member's relative size and financial status". A full list of countries heading to Merseyside in 2023 is expected to be confirmed later this week. Fabulous Meanwhile, in the real world... |
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Post by bluetornados on Oct 20, 2022 11:15:41 GMT
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Post by eppinggas on Oct 20, 2022 11:19:24 GMT
Still enough countries to make a decent semi-final and final!
Eurovision. It's just a bit of fun. You don't have to watch...
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Post by oldie on Oct 20, 2022 12:45:56 GMT
Still enough countries to make a decent semi-final and final! Eurovision. It's just a bit of fun. You don't have to watch... Allegedly it's mandatory for Tory Party members. |
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Post by bluetornados on Oct 20, 2022 13:46:08 GMT
Still enough countries to make a decent semi-final and final! Eurovision. It's just a bit of fun. You don't have to watch...Exactly... |
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Post by Nobbygas on Oct 21, 2022 6:09:46 GMT
Still enough countries to make a decent semi-final and final! Eurovision. It's just a bit of fun. You don't have to watch... Allegedly it's mandatory for Tory Party members. Why do you have so much nastiness inside you? People on here are saying that they find it fun, it makes them laugh and smile. Is that not allowed in your world? |
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Post by oldie on Oct 21, 2022 7:03:06 GMT
Allegedly it's mandatory for Tory Party members. Why do you have so much nastiness inside you? People on here are saying that they find it fun, it makes them laugh and smile. Is that not allowed in your world? All together now.....aaaahhhh. Actually I look on at this shambles of a Tory government and laugh quite a lot. I laugh at their supporters trying to justify their policies and methods. But of course it's not funny. After 12 years, look at the State were in. |
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