# Eurovision 2008 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 24, 2008, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-2008/450490 "2008-05-24T19:02:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2008, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-2008/450490/21 "2008-05-24T19:44:51Z")
Quite a nice song. Not sure what the Man from Del Monte was doing there. ---
**Author:** ![Saitou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Saitou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saitou)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2008, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-2008/450490/22 "2008-05-24T19:51:12Z")
Apparantly dance music has just been introduced in Iceland ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2008, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-2008/450490/23 "2008-05-24T19:57:18Z")
Turkey: swirling guitars sound a bit like Suede. Not bad. That could come close. ---
**Author:** ![Saitou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Saitou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saitou)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2008, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-2008/450490/24 "2008-05-24T20:02:19Z")
Didn’t dislike turkey. Portugal: Not too bad, confused by the judoka’s in the background though ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2008, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-2008/450490/25 "2008-05-24T20:04:05Z")
Pirates? okay then. ---
**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 24, 2008, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-2008/450490/26 "2008-05-24T20:04:35Z")
[QUOTE=Usram] Turkey: swirling guitars sound a bit like Suede. Not bad. That could come close. [/QUOTE] Yeah, really! OK, as I mentioned in an earlier year: Latvia has decided to not even \*\*pretend \*\* to take this seriously. More power to them 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Saitou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Saitou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saitou)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2008, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-2008/450490/27 "2008-05-24T20:06:49Z")
At least this is the eurovision I know and lik… I know ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2008, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-2008/450490/28 "2008-05-24T20:08:19Z")
Did I imagine it, or did Miss Sweden go from grey to colour? ---
**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 24, 2008, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-2008/450490/29 "2008-05-24T20:09:40Z")
[QUOTE=AngelicGemma] Did I imagine it, or did Miss Sweden go from grey to colour? [/QUOTE] No such glitch on TVE’s feed. But maybe I was distracted by the rhinestone-dildo-microhone. ---
**Author:** ![Saitou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Saitou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saitou)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2008, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-2008/450490/30 "2008-05-24T20:10:34Z")
It’s not the drinks, it really happened I hope she got two tummy tucks free after that bothed operation, her eyes are on the side of her head. ---
**Author:** ![Saitou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Saitou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saitou)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2008, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-2008/450490/31 "2008-05-24T20:17:28Z")
Georgia: A blind woman and two drunk dancers dressed like Billy Idol…gotta love it ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2008, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-2008/450490/32 "2008-05-24T20:17:58Z")
This one looks like Lily Allen dressed up for the Borg Christmas party. Ooh, she’s changed to a white dress. Always a good move in Eurovision, a sneaky costume change. ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2008, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-2008/450490/33 "2008-05-24T20:21:53Z")
My husband just put the lyrics up on the tv. Poor neighbours! ---
**Author:** ![Saitou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Saitou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saitou)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2008, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-2008/450490/34 "2008-05-24T20:24:46Z")
I can’t decide the French entry is either terrible or wonderfully postmodern ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2008, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-2008/450490/35 "2008-05-24T20:29:09Z")
Azerbaijan: Woah, this is like the best video that Robbie Williams never made. Or the worst. It’s such a fine distinction. ---
**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 24, 2008, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-2008/450490/36 "2008-05-24T20:30:15Z")
I say the Devil’s side looks better, as so often happens… (and is it my imagination or did someone else already do the Ukraine number??) ---
**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 24, 2008, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-2008/450490/37 "2008-05-24T20:36:09Z")
Holy smoke, Spain sent Weird Al, doing reggetón :D:D:D ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2008, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-2008/450490/38 "2008-05-24T20:36:38Z")
Is it wrong that I’m laughing my ass off that the poor girl fell? ---
**Author:** ![Saitou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Saitou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saitou)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2008, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-2008/450490/39 "2008-05-24T20:37:14Z")
Spain: “Can you see what it is yet ?” ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2008, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-2008/450490/40 "2008-05-24T20:53:09Z")
I’m liking that Norwegian one, and the Scando bloc is fully represented this year. Got to be a contender. OK, cards on the table, who do you think you should win (not WILL win, that’s a whole different kettle of ball games). For me it’s: Ukraine, huit points Norvège , dix points et douze points a… . . . la France! For actually winner, I predict Ukraine, with Norway second. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-2008/450490.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-2008/450490.md?page=3)