# Eurovision: am I on my own? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 15, 2004, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303 "2004-05-15T19:06:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2004, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/1 "2004-05-15T19:06:38Z")
Some Dopers may recall the hilarity that was last year’s Eurovision thread. As most of the participants are now over at another forum, I enquired on said forum as to whether we would be doing it again. Apparently, judging by the fact that _not one person_ apart from myself is logged in over there at the moment, the answer is no. So, uh, any other Eurodopers watching it tonight? ---
**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 15, 2004, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/2 "2004-05-15T19:09:17Z")
Aaaaaah! The hostess is a scary clown lady! Are we doing this here, or on NADS? ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2004, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/3 "2004-05-15T19:10:28Z")
It’s on, but I’m not watching, and I’ll turn it off as soon as I can be bothered to lift my fat ass from this here chair. Not that I don’t want to see it, but Pricegal isn’t at home and I’m recording it so we can watch it together tomorrow. Yep, we’re geeks alright. ---
**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 15, 2004, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/4 "2004-05-15T19:12:50Z")
Love the drummer - - bet he uses that “Hey, I’m in a band” as a pickup line all the time. ---
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2004, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/5 "2004-05-15T19:12:56Z")
May as well do it here **Gyrate** because if any of the non-Dope NADSers want to take part they should have bloody well indicated so in the NADS thread earlier. I imagine that if I liked Spanish music I would think this Spanish entry was pretty good. But don’t, so don’t. ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2004, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/6 "2004-05-15T19:13:31Z")
Observations: The hosts scare me. The singer of the Spanish entry needs his head kicking in. As do the dancers. ---
**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2004, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/7 "2004-05-15T19:14:14Z")
About the Spanish dancers: Are those even _technically_ dresses? ---
**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2004, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/8 "2004-05-15T19:15:19Z")
The Norskie commentator about the Austrian singers: “Looks like they had a bad day at the hair dresser.” ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2004, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/9 "2004-05-15T19:15:56Z")
Wow! An Austrian boyband. This is gonna be good\*. \*Or fucking awful. I always get those two confused. ---
**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 15, 2004, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/10 "2004-05-15T19:17:05Z")
It’s good to see that something unites all the countries of Europe: shite boybands who can’t sing in tune. And apparently they can’t shave properly either, judging by the eyebrows. The spouse notes that if you put up the closed captioning you get an English translation of the words. Which are, unsurprisingly, crap. ---
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2004, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/11 "2004-05-15T19:17:16Z")
Austria had one of my favourite entries last year (the crazy guy singing about chimps and humans and his educational website). Needless to say, that won’t be the case this time around. ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2004, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/12 "2004-05-15T19:18:22Z")
What does that boyband’s name translate to in English - The Rentboys? ---
**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 15, 2004, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/13 "2004-05-15T19:18:47Z")
It’s a singing jacket potato! ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2004, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/14 "2004-05-15T19:20:42Z")
Was David Hasselhoff in Norway twenty years ago? I think we’ve found his lovechild. ---
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2004, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/15 "2004-05-15T19:20:52Z")
I see hathead is still all the rage in the Nordic countries. ---
**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 15, 2004, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/16 "2004-05-15T19:21:43Z")
“I just wanna try holding your heart, bringing you high…” And who says they don’t write lyrics like they used to? ---
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2004, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/17 "2004-05-15T19:21:54Z")
No matter what the language, nboyband gestures are exactly the same. Can’t wait for Switzerland. ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2004, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/18 "2004-05-15T19:22:41Z")
French women on stilts! ---
**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2004, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/19 "2004-05-15T19:22:46Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > It’s a singing jacket potato! Alumininuminum is one of Norway’s major exports. Most people don’t know that. But clearly his tailor did. ---
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2004, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/20 "2004-05-15T19:23:26Z")
Ah, now I know why the Norway singer couldn’t do anything with his hair. Obviously the French guy stole all the gel in, like, the whole country. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303.md?page=2)