# 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:** 2
**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, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/21 "2004-05-15T19:23:35Z")
france siner loks like he comes from Bad Barnet. ---
**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, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/22 "2004-05-15T19:23:36Z")
Agent to baldy stilt lady: “We couldn’t get you a gig with Cirque de Soleil, but we _did_ find you something…” ---
**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, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/23 "2004-05-15T19:24:04Z")
And an extra from Van Helsing doing backing vocals! ---
**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, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/24 "2004-05-15T19:26:44Z")
The Irish announcer just said. “Very ethnic. Loads of flutes and everything.” And I try to convince people I don’t live in a bass ackwards country :smack: Song’s not too bad BTW. ---
**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, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/25 "2004-05-15T19:26:50Z")
Catchy so far… …and then Dale Winton’s lovechild started singing. ---
**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, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/26 "2004-05-15T19:27:04Z")
Serbia and Montenegro: with that intro, I was expecting a hobbit. But it’s just _another_ guy with a bad hairdo. ---
**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, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/27 "2004-05-15T19:27:09Z")
Marc Almond is a Serb! Who’da thunk it? ---
**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, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/28 "2004-05-15T19:27:54Z")
Mongolian Nose flute solo!! ---
**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, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/29 "2004-05-15T19:28:25Z")
Decent song, mind. ---
**Author:** ![Saitou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Saitou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saitou)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2004, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/30 "2004-05-15T19:29:08Z")
a hobbit ? I was wondering why jesus was playing the mongolian noseflute ---
**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, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/31 "2004-05-15T19:30:10Z")
OK, this is just wrong. ---
**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, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/32 "2004-05-15T19:31:13Z")
Fuckin’ Hell. When Europop and Opera collide. ---
**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, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/33 "2004-05-15T19:31:27Z")
all these mullets are nothing compated to the Latvian entry! ---
**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, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/34 "2004-05-15T19:31:50Z")
The '80s live on in Malta! :eek: ---
**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, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/35 "2004-05-15T19:32:25Z")
Ah AH AAH ah AAAAAHHHHH ---
**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, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/36 "2004-05-15T19:32:29Z")
It’s the lost Cheeky Girl and some guy who can’t dance because he’s been laminated into his trousers! And why must everyone fuck up the key changes? ---
**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, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/37 "2004-05-15T19:32:43Z")
Quit being such a tease Twisty. I actually think there’s a clever idea behind the Malta entry. Pity the song was so crap. ---
**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, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/38 "2004-05-15T19:33:56Z")
Lithuania will have you in stitches. Nederlands are pretty boring . ---
**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, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/39 "2004-05-15T19:34:14Z")
Irish announcer: “You won’t believe it when I tell you how long it’s been since the Netherlands won Eurovision”. Try me. Actually, with these hairdos, this could possibly be the same band. ---
**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, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/40 "2004-05-15T19:34:43Z")
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