# 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:** 8
**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 24, 2003, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940/141 "2003-05-24T20:28:46Z")
Note the hand signals. These are important, as in a moment the spaceship from _Close Encounters_ will be landing. ---
**Author:** ![Kantalooppi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a5b964/32.png) [@Kantalooppi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kantalooppi)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940/142 "2003-05-24T20:29:37Z")
But Belgium is quite good compared to rest of the shite. ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940/143 "2003-05-24T20:29:57Z")
My favourite up to now. ---
**Author:** ![Kantalooppi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a5b964/32.png) [@Kantalooppi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kantalooppi)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940/144 "2003-05-24T20:31:22Z")
Estonian guy is not only not hitting the notes, he’s taking a merry stroll around and over them. ---
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940/145 "2003-05-24T20:31:43Z")
Estonia’s not bad, despite extremely dodgy lyrics. He’s a bit cute too. ---
**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 24, 2003, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940/146 "2003-05-24T20:32:26Z")
Geez – someone finally sings in tune, and it’s a song Joe Jackson rejected. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940/147 "2003-05-24T20:32:55Z")
Was it Estonia that had the Pulp rip-off a few years ago? They clearly don’t understand Eurovision. ---
**Author:** ![Kantalooppi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a5b964/32.png) [@Kantalooppi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kantalooppi)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940/148 "2003-05-24T20:33:53Z")
“Eighties coming back”… Subtle Estonian political commentary? Rock the turntable, Rominem! ---
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940/149 "2003-05-24T20:33:58Z")
oh, my God, I think the Romanian woman’s voice is going to break my windows. ---
**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 24, 2003, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940/150 "2003-05-24T20:34:53Z")
The wife again, I’m afraid: “Where’d she learn her English – from Ruby Wax?” And I see Fisher Price is still making “My First Turntables”. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940/151 "2003-05-24T20:35:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ruadh \* > \*\*oh, my God, I think the Romanian woman’s voice is going to break my windows. \*\* The guy sitting cross-legged and mixing with 2 foot records is my new hero. He needs to front a chat show or something. ---
**Author:** ![Washte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Washte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washte)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940/152 "2003-05-24T20:35:46Z")
Don’t break her heart? What about my eardrums?? ---
**Author:** ![Einmon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Einmon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Einmon)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940/153 "2003-05-24T20:36:35Z")
Just had to flee the other room again. My ears hurt because of the Romanian entry. I’m going to vote for Estonia, by the way. He _was_ kind of cute. And he hit enough notes for me. ---
**Author:** ![Kantalooppi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a5b964/32.png) [@Kantalooppi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kantalooppi)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940/154 "2003-05-24T20:38:28Z")
ABBA is back! ---
**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 24, 2003, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940/155 "2003-05-24T20:39:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Einmon \* > \*\*I’m going to vote for Estonia, by the way. He _was_ kind of cute. And he hit enough notes for me. \*\* And judging from the Swedish entry, the Eighties _are_ coming back. But at least they’re mostly in tune. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940/156 "2003-05-24T20:40:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jr8 \* > \*\*And judging from the Swedish entry, the Eighties _are_ coming back. But at least they’re mostly in tune. \*\* And employing that “uplifting” key change. God I hate this song. I seem to have heard it everywhere for the past month. ---
**Author:** ![Washte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Washte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washte)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940/157 "2003-05-24T20:40:23Z")
Belgium so far my favourite. Also liked: Norway, Germany, Ireland and Iceland. Did like the Polish woman’s voice, but the fella’s voice was as if he smoked 90 fags a day, drank rotgut, and had just gargled with razor blades… ---
**Author:** ![Einmon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Einmon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Einmon)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940/158 "2003-05-24T20:40:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Kantalooppi \* > \*\*ABBA is back! \*\* I sort of resent that. But they’re going to hit it big. Remember my words when it comes to tallying the vote. ---
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940/159 "2003-05-24T20:41:11Z")
It’s Hungry Like The Wolf! ---
**Author:** ![Washte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Washte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washte)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-eurovision-song-contest-come-make-your-predictions/174940/160 "2003-05-24T20:41:28Z")
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