Eurovision rubbish

Phaetonman

Another year and another bout of boring bloc voting and arguments about bloc voting.

I just read this on the BBC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7408216.stm

Some try to argue that bloc voting is a result of cultural similarites. WRONG! Its just ex-pats voting for themselves. Heres what Ireland gave 12 points to in the last few years,

2007 Lithuania
2007 Lithuania
2005 Lativa (no Lithuania)

Which is odd as the these entries didn't do very well for the years they got 12 from us. I wonder?

Hey PMan, lighten up its only a bit of fun. Bit sad getting upset over it, no?

Don't call me PMan and I will get upset over it as I'm a bitter little arsehole.

Dave!

When is it on?

Rest assured that I will not be watching it

Phaetonman

Its on tonight Dave. That is semi final 1, with semi-final 2 to take place on Thursday. Then the final on Saturday.

So thats no fun for anybody then.

admiralofthefleet

the voting is a good laugh though

_blank_

Eurovision is a big pile of steaming poo.

Stercus Accidit

Phaetonman wrote: »

Another year and another bout of boring bloc voting and arguments about bloc voting.

I just read this on the BBC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7408216.stm

Some try to argue that bloc voting is a result of cultural similarites. WRONG! Its just ex-pats voting for themselves. Heres what Ireland gave 12 points to in the last few years,

2007 Lithuania
2007 Lithuania
2005 Lativa (no Lithuania)

Which is odd as the these entries didn't do very well for the years they got 12 from us. I wonder?

Hey PMan, lighten up its only a bit of fun. Bit sad getting upset over it, no?

Don't call me PMan and I will get upset over it as I'm a bitter little arsehole.

I'm impressed that we were allowed to give 12 points to Lithuania twice in '07

Phaetonman

Motosam wrote: »

I'm impressed that we were allowed to give 12 points to Lithuania twice in '07

Don't be stupid. Why would be able to give them 12 points twice. Think about it, its not possible.

biko

Great thread altogether

admiralofthefleet

Phaetonman wrote: »

Don't be stupid. Why would be able to give them 12 points twice. Think about it, its not possible.

i think there may have been the slightest hint of sarcasm in his post

Stercus Accidit

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

i think there may have been the slightest hint of sarcasm in his post

I blame the new squareyes smiley

Phaetonman

Motosam wrote: »

I blame the new squareyes smiley

What sarcasm? You were just being a bit stupid and didn't spot an obvious typo.

Stercus Accidit

Phaetonman wrote: »

What sarcasm? You were just being a bit stupid and didn't spot an obvious typo.

No, I was being a bit funny and knew well it was a typo, hence the joke.

You're just being a bit of a moan arse who didn't get the joke.

boo hoo.

One Cold Hand

Motosam wrote: »

I'm impressed that we were allowed to give 12 points to Lithuania twice in '07

And we didn't give anyone any points in 2006! That's good work. Definately the way to go!

Phaetonman

No, I was being a bit funny and knew well it was a typo, hence the joke.

But you weren't being funny. You were just doing the usual unfunny boards joke based around typos and sarcasm.

Get off my thread sonny unless you have something to add.

Stercus Accidit

Phaetonman wrote: »

But you weren't being funny. You were just doing the usual unfunny boards joke based around typos and sarcasm.

Get off my thread sonny unless you have something to add.

I did add something, a joke, you didn't get it and made a tit of yourself.

Keep your serious thread, then sonny, this is AH, next time post in the dry sh1te forum.

see here

funk-you

Phaetonman wrote: »

But you weren't being funny. You were just doing the usual unfunny boards joke based around typos and sarcasm.

Get off my thread sonny unless you have something to add.

Can anyone else picture bouncers at the post reply button saying "not tonight bud"?

-Funk

admiralofthefleet

Phaetonman wrote: »

But you weren't being funny. You were just doing the usual unfunny boards joke based around typos and sarcasm.

Get off my thread sonny unless you have something to add.

why are you getting all hot and bothered over something you think is rubbish

Whyner

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

why are you getting all hot and bothered over something you think is rubbish

The PMan is in the deep end with no arm bands...

Phaetonman

why are you getting all hot and bothered over something you think is rubbish

Read my first post, I'm a bitter little areshole. Which doesn't just mean that my arsehole tastes bitter (it does).

I did add something, a joke, you didn't get it and made a tit of yourself.

I got your joke. I replied in such a dry sarcastic way that nobody here got so its you that came off second best.

Stercus Accidit

Phaetonman wrote: »

I got your joke. I replied in such a dry sarcastic way that nobody here got so its you that came off second best.

/really obvious sarcasm

yeah right :big ass roll eyes:

/end really obvious sarcasm

So I came out of this looking stupid then, pwned by the mighty OP in his super double sarcasm whiparound thread that no-one got and just looked to be desperate face saving and very thin on the ground reasoning?

Ya, roish.

stevoman

DesF wrote: »

Eurovision is a big pile of steaming poo.

here, here!

Phaetonman

Motosam wrote: »

/really obvious sarcasm

yeah right :big ass roll eyes:

/end really obvious sarcasm

So I came out of this looking stupid then, pwned by the mighty OP in his super double sarcasm whiparound thread that no-one got and just looked to be desperate face saving and very thin on the ground reasoning?

Ya, roish.

Haha your'e a keeper. Even when I point it out you still can't believe it.

youcancallmeal

Which semifinal are Ireland in?

Stercus Accidit

Phaetonman wrote: »

Haha your'e a keeper. Even when I point it out you still can't believe it.

Because its bs.

I can imagine it could be true, but very, very weak all the same.

Just even as a retort assuming it was what you say it was(highly questionable) it is a completely crap reply, hence most people wont even assume it was your intention to be sarcastic, meaning it misses the mark completely.

A bit like telling me you got me but I don't think you did, nor does anyone else, so really you got nobody except yourself.

Then having to explain it is a bit of a desperate stab at winning.

No, doesn't work like that.

funk-you

Phaetonman wrote: »

Haha your'e a keeper. Even when I point it out you still can't believe it.

Dude, let it die. Try and salvage the thread by getting back on topic.

Bring back Rock and Roll kids! That'll show 'em. Or we could do 'Liffey-Dance'. We'll just get all the junkies from the boardwalk to dance to hardcore techno with some randomer singing "shweeeer boyez" in the backround.

-Funk

javaboy

funk-you wrote: »

Dude, let it die. Try and salvage the thread by getting back on topic.

Bring back Rock and Roll kids! That'll show 'em. Or we could do 'Liffey-Dance'. We'll just get all the junkies from the boardwalk to dance to hardcore techno with some randomer singing "shweeeer boyez" in the backround.

-Funk

PMan is banned from AH for saying something a little silly in the AHHatesGypsies thread so I guess he will be letting this thread die. :pac:

Stercus Accidit

javaboy wrote: »

PMan is banned from AH for saying something a little silly in the AHHatesGypsies thread so I guess he will be letting this thread die. :pac:

Saw that, is he actually banned though?

I saw the post before the banned label appeared on his name.

Pity, he was going to explain in great detail how we were all pwned by thinking he had been pwned, and thusly fallen into his pwn trap.

I'm sure he'll gather all his mates around to read this thread and laugh at us, how embarrassing, of course, after explaining why they should be laughing.

Meh eurovision, flogging a sterile donkey creature if you ask me.

Sherifu

DesF wrote: »

Eurovision is a big pile of steaming poo.

Bang on the money.

Rb

Wow this thread is one of the dumbest in a while.

Radharc na Sleibhte

DesF wrote: »

Eurovision is a big pile of steaming poo.

Agreed, but if you take it with a handful of salt and not seriously it can be enjoyable enough. I wouldn't sit down and watch all 12 hours or whatever though.

javaboy

MikeySligo wrote: »

Agreed, but if you take it with a handful of salt and not seriously it can be enjoyable enough. I wouldn't sit down and watch all 12 hours or whatever though.

Post any recipes on the Food and Drink forum.

Poo and salt. :rolleyes:

Radharc na Sleibhte

double roll eyes

robinph

Dustin might struggle to get through actually as the UK is not allowed to vote for Ireland in the semi's aparently.

BBC News

Semi-finalists have been divided into two groups based on their usual voting preferences in a bid to lessen the impact of "neighbourly" voting.

Traditional voting allies Greece and Cyprus have been split up, the former Yugoslav, Baltic and Scandinavian countries have been separated, while the UK will not be able to vote for Ireland.

Radharc na Sleibhte

Good idea.
I reckon they should get rid of the public vote altogether though.
Its the only way.
Why does there have to be a public vote for everything these days?

gerky

Eurovision winners from last decade.
2007 Serbia
2006 Finland
2005 Greece
2004 Ukraine
2003 Turkey
2002 Latvia
2001 Estonia
2000 Denmark
1999 Sweden
1998 Israel
1997 United Kingdom


Damn those eastern European country's like Finland, Greece, and Turkey
and their block voting:pac:


The eurovision has always been rubbish, a lot of people only seem to have copped this when we stopped winning.

Blisterman

gerky wrote: »

Eurovision winners from last decade.
...
2003 Turkey

Well at least the precedent has been set.

siobhan.murphy

robinph wrote: »

Dustin might struggle to get through actually as the UK is not allowed to vote for Ireland in the semi's aparently.

BBC News

oh like they always do ya mean?
I dont think so.

siobhan.murphy

what time will the song be aired?anyone know,
I will be home just after 9

antodeco

robinph wrote: »

Dustin might struggle to get through actually as the UK is not allowed to vote for Ireland in the semi's aparently.

BBC News

Ive got a semi right now with no votes

siobhan.murphy

antodeco wrote: »

Ive got a semi right now with no votes

rotflmao!!

robinph

siobhan.murphy wrote: »

oh like they always do ya mean?
I dont think so.

Now I didn't bother to check the scores given in the semi's but this is what the UK has given Ireland over the last few years:

2007 - 0
2006 - 8
2005 - n/a
2004 - 7 and Irelands only points
2003 - 12
2002 - n/a
2001 - 5 and Ireland only got 1 other point
2000 - 10

siobhan.murphy

not great is it?
It was last year when we needed them to give us a dig out,we even urged all the polish here to get there families back home to vote for us remember.

robinph

Wondered why I couldn't find the score for last year, but that was an unusual one for the UK to give Ireland nothing, but it was a rubbish entry and only Albania was daft enough to give any points.

sternn

I wont be watching this....but I still think Ireland will win....only because of our complete piss-take of the competition and what it has turned in to..

Mr.Nice Guy

I hear Dustin was booed in his rehearsal and it wouldn't surprise me if that's the live crowd's reaction. It's a sh*t song and the people who rate it highly are bonkers. I predict Dustin will be disowned quicker than a smelly fart in an elevator.

"Ah I always thought it was crap you know..."

GrumPy

DesF wrote: »

Eurovision is a big pile of steaming poo.

+1000

darkman2

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

I hear Dustin was booed in his rehearsal and it wouldn't surprise me if that's the live crowd's reaction. It's a sh*t song and the people who rate it highly are bonkers. I predict Dustin will be disowned quicker than a smelly fart in an elevator.

"Ah I always thought it was crap you know..."

Of course its sh*te but in fairness sh*te novelty acts tend to win in recent years. I dont think Dustin will win but it will be a laugh. He has also gotten huge publicity around Europe - more then any other act apparently. One rare thing he does have in his favour is he is likely to appeal to children. Presumably kids are the actual biggest voters in the 'competition' pesturing their parents to vote for them.

However I dont think he will make it out of the semi's for the reasons I already mentioned. That and his act does not appear to work on the stage. Instead of looking funny it looks rediculous which is why I think this could be a little too embarrasing!

delija_sever029

Well semi final is soon so you will see what Dustin will make:D

kerash

Dustin is obviously taking the P!ss outta the eurocrap, and hey, anything that piisses dana off is good with me! I was unfortunate enough to see the French entry, can anyone explain that? is the guy supposed to be jesus? and at one stage he seems to have his face 'blacked-up':eek:

Dinter

MikeySligo wrote: »

Why does there have to be a public vote for everything these days?

To make money out of saps who phone in on premium lines thinking their vote means anything.!!

Toto Wolfcastle

Please God let Dustin win so that Dana (and that awful Johnny Logan and Linda Martin to a lesser extent) can get off their high horse. (Just one horse, they share.)