# Anyone watching Eurovision? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 29, 2010, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-eurovision/541214 "2010-05-29T19:29:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2010, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-eurovision/541214/1 "2010-05-29T19:29:48Z")
Eurodopers, if you’re out there watching the greatest annual celebration of kitsch in the world, let’s hear from you. If you’re not watching, Azerbaijan has kicked off with a power ballad, Spain not only went with dancers dressed like toys but got stage-crashed by a man in a funny hat, Norway’s singer was awful and Moldova’s act was stuck in 1985. Cyprus on now, with a bunch of performers swiped from the UK. It’s okay. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2010, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-eurovision/541214/2 "2010-05-29T19:32:27Z")
Oh God - never watch Eurovision with the lyrics on. Bosnia-Herzegovina: “This is the time to melt the ice off our lips” “If we start breathing together we can bring the rain down” “Thunder and lightning holding hands” ---
**Author:** ![Saitou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Saitou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saitou)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2010, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-eurovision/541214/3 "2010-05-29T19:35:25Z")
Yes but i wish I wasn’t ---
**Author:** ![Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cc9497/32.png) [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2010, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-eurovision/541214/4 "2010-05-29T19:40:19Z")
I saw Moldova’s entry and the beginning of the Cyprus set. There’s not even enough comedy value any more, with Terry Wogan quitting the commentary, to bother sitting through such dreck. ---
**Author:** ![Saitou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Saitou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saitou)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2010, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-eurovision/541214/5 "2010-05-29T19:40:35Z")
Serbia: Ah finally some honest to god Eurovision weirdness. Liked Belgium’s James van de Blunt ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2010, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-eurovision/541214/6 "2010-05-29T19:42:27Z")
> [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](#): > > I saw Moldova’s entry and the beginning of the Cyprus set. There’s not even enough comedy value any more, with Terry Wogan quitting the commentary, to bother sitting through such dreck. Yeah, Graham Norton’s alright but it’s a pity that Harry Hill is contractually tied to ITV - he’d be hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2010, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-eurovision/541214/7 "2010-05-29T19:42:28Z")
Serbia won once with a woman who looked like a man. This time they decided to send a man who looks like a woman. A whole evening of weirdness in three minutes :eek: ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-eurovision/541214/8 "2010-05-29T19:44:14Z")
I have a friend who tapes this for me and sends the DVD from Germany. Can’t wait - biggest kitschfest on earth! Please, everyone - don’t do any spoiler threads with titles like “Damn, Greece won Eurovision…” or whatever! I won’t get the DVD for about a week or so. So have fun watching - and I WON’T be coming back to this thread until I have a chance to watch the drama unfold from the beginning! ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-eurovision/541214/9 "2010-05-29T19:44:30Z")
Ooooh, you can watch it online at [eurovision.tv](http://eurovision.tv)! YAY! I fucking love eurovision. It’s so bad it’s…well, it’s bad. But it’s also hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![Saitou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Saitou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saitou)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2010, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-eurovision/541214/10 "2010-05-29T19:45:28Z")
Belarus: and we have the first official ‘bucks-fizz’ moment of the evening ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2010, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-eurovision/541214/11 "2010-05-29T19:45:49Z")
Whoa - either I got some bad acid or they just sprouted wings. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2010, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-eurovision/541214/12 "2010-05-29T19:49:01Z")
God, this song is boring. I hope there are some strangely dressed dancers or something at some point. ---
**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2010, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-eurovision/541214/13 "2010-05-29T19:49:33Z")
…I kinda want Ms Ireland’s gown. She can keep the wind machine, though. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2010, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-eurovision/541214/14 "2010-05-29T19:50:37Z")
Are _all_ Eurovision songs just random vaguely sentimental nonsense phrases? Ireland doesn’t even try these days. Greece: Opa! ---
**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2010, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-eurovision/541214/15 "2010-05-29T19:51:01Z")
I suppose the floating yellow cloud graphics are supposed to be clever, but it’s not a very nice thing to do to the viewers in the middle of pollen season. ---
**Author:** ![Saitou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Saitou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saitou)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2010, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-eurovision/541214/16 "2010-05-29T19:51:52Z")
Greece is going to throw plates any second now …and what’s with the long johns ---
**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2010, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-eurovision/541214/17 "2010-05-29T19:52:05Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Greece: Opa! They’ve got the Y down pretty good, I’m waiting for the M, the C, and the A. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2010, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-eurovision/541214/18 "2010-05-29T19:52:18Z")
All right! Greece understands what Eurovision is about. Opa! (I have Balkan loyalty, you understand.) ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2010, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-eurovision/541214/19 "2010-05-29T19:55:29Z")
Because nothing says “love between nations” like the Balkans. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2010, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-eurovision/541214/20 "2010-05-29T19:56:17Z")
Oh yay - a Stock/Waterman song. Aaaaaaaaaaaaand there’s that beat. It’s like watching Rick Astley’s kid brother. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-eurovision/541214.md?page=2)