# 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:** 7
**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, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/121 "2004-05-15T20:34:21Z")
Turkish ska? Who’d’ve thunk? ---
**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, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/122 "2004-05-15T20:34:22Z")
Huh - Turkish ska. ---
**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, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/123 "2004-05-15T20:35:13Z")
The Turkish guys have been watching Madness videos, I see… ---
**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, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/124 "2004-05-15T20:35:32Z")
OOOh and the controversial political statement! This is really bad, but I kind of like it anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Galanthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Galanthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galanthus)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2004, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/125 "2004-05-15T20:35:39Z")
Wow! Since when where the Turks into ska! ---
**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, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/126 "2004-05-15T20:36:23Z")
Thank og circus only comes once a year ---
**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, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/127 "2004-05-15T20:36:48Z")
Tattoos, tartan trousers, ska, and someone’s girlfriend as a dancer. Very weird. ---
**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, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/128 "2004-05-15T20:39:24Z")
Yow - scary hair! ---
**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, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/129 "2004-05-15T20:40:00Z")
“I know that sometimes I am looking foolish” You ain’t kidding lady ---
**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, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/130 "2004-05-15T20:40:05Z")
Romania: worst hair, best pecs. ---
**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, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/131 "2004-05-15T20:40:41Z")
Romania - Mad Max: Beyond the thunderbrothel. ---
**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, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/132 "2004-05-15T20:40:51Z")
I held a long silence to respect the loss of any irish credibility in this competition. Kim Wilde wants her hair back, something about Mary? ---
**Author:** ![kellner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c2a13f/32.png) [@kellner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kellner)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2004, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/133 "2004-05-15T20:41:10Z")
The longer I think about it, the better will a golden net shirt match with the white tux I’ll buy on monday. ---
**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, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/134 "2004-05-15T20:42:17Z")
did she borrow that frock from the Serbian bird? ---
**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, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/135 "2004-05-15T20:43:04Z")
Swedish lyrics: … nah too easy ---
**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, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/136 "2004-05-15T20:43:25Z")
Yes, having a mike stand between your legs _will_ really hurt, lady. ---
**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, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/137 "2004-05-15T20:43:26Z")
“It hurts” indeed it does. I think she got the mic pole in the wrong place. ---
**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, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/138 "2004-05-15T20:44:18Z")
A bouncy bouncy bouncy bouncy little tune to share her pain with the world. Oh dear. ---
**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, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/139 "2004-05-15T20:44:38Z")
You can get the Swedish singer’s dress for £29.99 from the Gratten catalogue. ---
**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, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303/140 "2004-05-15T20:45:59Z")
Oh damn – I was hoping he was going to clock the sacry clown lady with that stick. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303.md?page=8)