It's that time again - Eurovision song contest

[BeBMan]

Did I mention that I hate it?

Still no reason not to babble about it

Who's going to win this time? I heard rumours of a vast Eastern European conspiracy ...

some article:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6648093.stm

[LordShiva]

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[Kuken]

no monsters this year?

[Tattila the Hun]

Well, the finnish contestant sings like one...

[Kuken]

Belarus

One of the favourites

Hilarious if the contest is hosted in Lukashenkoland next year

[BlackCat]

You Sir, should be forced to review every single ESC that has been made including the national for reminding us of this

[Emetri]

What is the transvestites to sweaty moustached Mediterranian females ratio this time around?

[Wernazuma III]

Boycott the Eastivision Incest-Contest.

From all the semi final contestants who made it to the final, all are east of Slovenia...

There need to be regional prelimninaries, so only a certain number of East European nations go to the final.

[Kuken]

Yes, let's get that iron curtain back

[Eli]

Great. No one to embarrass Israel this time.

[MightyTiny]

Eurovision always seems to be 99% horrible auditory torture, with a handful of songs (at most) that don't make your ears bleed.

Still, for some inexplicable reason, I always seem to endure this formidable test of manhood in front of the TV, though I have to admit to cheating through the most gruesome tortures by channel surfing, or distracting myself on YouTube.

[C0ckney]

it's nice to see our entry is, in the best traditions of eurovision, both;

extremely camp; and
extremely bad

[Combat Ingrid]

My observations so far (I didn't see all participants yet):

*Ukraine has understood the spirit of the competition and will do well, perhaps even win.

*Georgia, the newcomer, goes against the spirit of the competition by not being completely ridiculous and/or crappy but will nevertheless do fairly well.

*UK will get about 4 points (1 from Norway, 3 from Ireland); France, Germany and Spain will do slightly better.

*Sweden will end up in around 8th position and whine about The Great East European Conspiracy Against Glorious Scandinavian Schlager.

*Moldova will get the pimply geek/polytubby votes.

*Russia will be the main competitor for those votes.

*Greece will get the teen girl votes.

[Combat Ingrid]

Originally posted by Combat Ingrid
*UK will get about 4 points (1 from Norway, 3 from Ireland); France, Germany and Spain will do slightly better.

Scratch that, the French song sucks more than this family site will allow me to describe

[Nikolai]

I went in and listened to the replay during the voting. Norway's song was crap. Norway's song was among the best. Norway didn't make it to the final. Eurovision is doomed.