# My Very First EuroVision Song Contest...come make your predictions! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 13, 2003, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940 "2003-05-13T13:18:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940/241 "2003-05-25T18:54:08Z")
I’ve seen that Dutch bird all over TV for the past month. Yeah, she was all right, I guess. A bit of a platicky blond type, if you ask me. I just last night saw the background singers, though. My GOD, it’s no wonder we didn’t make the Top 10. She could have been singing the greatest musical achievement since Beethoven composed the 9th, and it STILL would have tanked. Turkey getting Miss Universe and the Eurovision title in the same year. How’s about that? [sub]Of course, the Miss Universe entry lives in Almelo, the Netherlands, and has spent only slightly more time in Turkey than me, but oh well. :)[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Einmon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Einmon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Einmon)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940/242 "2003-05-25T18:54:55Z")
I just looked at the video of the Austrian entry again and apart from the funny lyrics it has quite a snappy tune. I think it’s the only one you could hum afterwards. Try remembering the Turkish one, I dare you. **Anahita** , that’s right!! Some of us even drink, watch Eurovision and then still have the energy to go out. Even after the British entry 😃 ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940/243 "2003-05-25T19:51:42Z")
i’m more annoyed that Estonia didn’t do better than i am that we got nil points. does that make me a bad person? ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940/244 "2003-05-25T21:26:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by casdave \* > \*\*At last the scumbag tv executives who foist those unwelcome dung products upon us like ‘Popstars’ and those shitey boy and girl bands can see that the rest of Europe is not impressed. > \*\* Sweden’s entry was called “Fame” because they came from TV’s “Fame Factory”. And they came fifth. ---
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940/245 "2003-05-25T21:31:15Z")
I’m pissed off that I missed this. ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940/246 "2003-05-25T21:45:44Z")
I did it in proper style, chinese food, score cards, wine, the works. Did the Turkish woman remind anyone else of Delenn from Babylon 5? Or was that just me? Not only was I hungover this morning I also had “any way that I can” going round and round in my head… help. ---
**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 25, 2003, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940/247 "2003-05-25T22:15:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Anahita \* > \*\*You are hereby being notified that you are my new stalkee. You are a very funny man. Yes, I remember what you look like, but that’s not why you’re funny! \*\* Cool! I’ll go get new locks for the windows right away! > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ruadh \* > \*\*Ohmygod, have a look at the [English lyrics](http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/eurovision/contestants/austria.shtml) of the Austrian song. > > I’m sorry, but no way did that not deserve a higher placing. \*\* Maybe the UK should try the same tactic next year. I nominate [this](http://www.rathergood.com/moon_song/) as next year’s entry. ---
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940/248 "2003-05-25T22:43:36Z")
Ruadh, do you reckon Mickey Joe did anything to piss off the Donegal Gardai? 😃 ---
**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 25, 2003, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940/249 "2003-05-25T22:56:39Z")
Hey, for me it was on at 3pm… plenty of time left to go drink at night (San Juan Cable-TV customers get TVEspañola; plus, our state-run public-broadcasting station, WIPR, is having one of its periodic fits of Europhilia). So on a lazy Saturday afternoon I had that as background noise while cleaning house. And yes, **Anahita** , I was wondering if someone in the Turkish troupe would get entangled in the pink streamers. BTW, was it me, or were the directors extra-jittery with the cutting during the TATU number. And yes, I’ll confess, there was an element of morbid curiosity there as to how badly Yulia and Elena would dis those who tuned in expecting something kinky (I had suspected that even they realized that just showing up for _Eurovision_ was enough of a stretch). As to the Austrians, the TVE commentator mentioned that their choice had not been exactly well liked _at home_. Really? No kidding? But at least they were closer to art than about anything else on the show (which yes, is not saying damn much) From what I can put together, a huge number of the acts sent to Eurovision arise of “reality” talent-shows of the kind now adopted in the USA as _American-Idol_. No dis intended, but if this is a sample of where proliferation of those shows leads, I say America is in time to stop it before it’s too late… ---
**Author:** ![Einmon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Einmon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Einmon)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940/250 "2003-05-25T23:09:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by garius \* > \*\*i’m more annoyed that Estonia didn’t do better than i am that we got nil points. > > does that make me a bad person? \*\* No, you’re not. Estonia rocked. Well, metaphorically speaking. I really was wondering why they did not get more points… Maybe we should go back to the system of “respectable jurys” like they still apparently have in Russia. I’d volunteer. ---
**Author:** ![Einmon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Einmon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Einmon)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940/251 "2003-05-25T23:11:05Z")
And on posting, I see that “No, you’re not” in no way answers the question in question. Ah well…apparently a few brain cells did not survive yesterday’s telecast. ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940/252 "2003-05-25T23:17:45Z")
you are right about the “respectable juries” thing though - at least that way we always get votes from Portugal and Malta. ---
**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 25, 2003, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940/253 "2003-05-25T23:37:37Z")
Oh dear Lord – according to [this site](http://www.nascr.net/~rgwill/eurovision2003.htm), there will be a “Eurovision Song Contest for Children” in November, with entrants aged eight to fifteen. As if the adult singing wasn’t bad enough. And worse – no Wogan, as this one will be on ITV (which at a wild guess means Ant and Dec). ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940/254 "2003-05-25T23:40:35Z")
oh god - thats awful. the childrens version of “stars in their eyes” was bad enough. ---
**Author:** ![Einmon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Einmon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Einmon)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940/255 "2003-05-25T23:46:20Z")
Won’t somebody think of the children??!! As if the news they’re having two contests next year wasn’t bad enough. What’s next? Pet Eurovision? Songs Performed On Electrical Appliances Eurovision? Naked Eurovision? Eurovision with all the performers living in a container for 40 days? _shudder_ ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940/256 "2003-05-25T23:48:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Einmon \* > \*\*Naked Eurovision? \*\* In all fairness there were moments in this years that weren’t far off of that… ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940/257 "2003-05-25T23:55:00Z")
Why will there be two contests next year? ---
**Author:** ![Einmon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Einmon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Einmon)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940/258 "2003-05-25T23:59:45Z")
They said something about the first contest being a “qualification round” for the actual contest. Sort of like the national rounds, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2003, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940/259 "2003-05-26T00:08:33Z")
Ah! Yeah, the one Holland has to compete in in order to make the Big Event. Shit, it’s just like football. We have to actually _gasp_ _qualify_ to compete. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Einmon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Einmon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Einmon)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2003, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940/260 "2003-05-26T00:19:05Z")
At least then the Germans will get used to losing to Latvia. Either way. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940.md?page=14)