# Anyone watching Eurovision? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 14, 2011, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-eurovision/581918 "2011-05-14T19:16:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-eurovision/581918/21 "2011-05-14T19:58:07Z")
Really Russia?? I’m comin to get you I’m running I’m gunning for you I know you You want me to Not at all creepy. France have gone for a dread-locked hippie singing opera in military uniform… in Corsican. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Butterfly\_s\_Ghost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_butterfly_s_ghost/32/3462_2.png) [@The\_Butterfly\_s\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Butterfly_s_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-eurovision/581918/22 "2011-05-14T20:00:23Z")
I like the italian song but I doubt it’s what the average Eurovision voter goes for. ---
**Author:** ![Saitou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Saitou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saitou)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-eurovision/581918/23 "2011-05-14T20:01:30Z")
I think i actually like the Italian entry. Welcome back Italy ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-eurovision/581918/24 "2011-05-14T20:02:01Z")
Irishfella- " Is this the best Italy can do? It’s like shit Bublé" ---
**Author:** ![BDoors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@BDoors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BDoors)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-eurovision/581918/25 "2011-05-14T20:03:38Z")
Italy have been out of Eurovision for a while, due to an outbreak of good taste that has finally been stamped out. Not going to win with that entry, but nice to have them back, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Galwegian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galwegian/32/3426_2.png) [@Galwegian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galwegian)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-eurovision/581918/26 "2011-05-14T20:06:38Z")
That Swiss singer’s voice is way too strong for that song. It’s like Aretha Franklin doing “Twinkle twinkle” ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-eurovision/581918/27 "2011-05-14T20:12:55Z")
Huh. Brit dude-band. Could they possibly get a point this year? Ooookaayy… here’s the Moldovan interpretation of Devo… Strike that, this is the most fun so far today! ---
**Author:** ![Saitou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Saitou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saitou)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-eurovision/581918/28 "2011-05-14T20:13:06Z")
Moldova: I think the booze is kicking in…WTF…nice hats though ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-eurovision/581918/29 "2011-05-14T20:13:15Z")
So Blue can’t sing live then. Who’d a thunk it? ---
**Author:** ![BDoors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@BDoors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BDoors)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-eurovision/581918/30 "2011-05-14T20:13:23Z")
OK, Moldova MUST win. It’s like a Talking Heads tribute act. (if the Talking Heads had been heavily influenced by Slavic folk music) ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-eurovision/581918/31 "2011-05-14T20:14:21Z")
God help me. I like Moldova. ---
**Author:** ![Galwegian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galwegian/32/3426_2.png) [@Galwegian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galwegian)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-eurovision/581918/32 "2011-05-14T20:14:24Z")
Moldova. Pixie hats, trumpets, and fairies on unicycles! Samba whistles! I love it! ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-eurovision/581918/33 "2011-05-14T20:15:11Z")
Oh good, properly mental stuff from Moldova. Conehead+Beastie Boys+ girl in white on a unicycle+Gogol Bordello style tune= Eurovision 2011. Blue were…fine. ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-eurovision/581918/34 "2011-05-14T20:17:31Z")
Sorry to lower this thread but feck me she’s cute. ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-eurovision/581918/35 "2011-05-14T20:18:25Z")
Lena, silver morphsuited backing dancers doing a Fosse style routine are not going to win this for you. **Yojimbo** -Irishfella concurs. ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-eurovision/581918/36 "2011-05-14T20:19:10Z")
Cute though 😃 ---
**Author:** ![BDoors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@BDoors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BDoors)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-eurovision/581918/37 "2011-05-14T20:19:57Z")
I though that was pretty good from Germany, the presentation at least. Can they win it back to back? ---
**Author:** ![Saitou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Saitou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saitou)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-eurovision/581918/38 "2011-05-14T20:22:40Z")
Romania: anyone got some crackers to go with this cheese ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-eurovision/581918/39 "2011-05-14T20:23:29Z")
OK, I’m docking Romania for repeating the use of prop trumpets. C’mon dudes we KNOW it’s a track… ---
**Author:** ![BDoors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@BDoors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BDoors)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-eurovision/581918/40 "2011-05-14T20:26:24Z")
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