Australia just dodged a bullet

CabanSail

We almost won Eurovision.

Thankfully Ukraine took the heat.

CarFan100

How bad were the winners?

Jayop

Erm Australia in the euro vision? Was there some kind of massive polical upheaval that completely passed me by?

Skid X

Would have been hosted in Europe with no cost to Australia but with great exposure,

so you missed out big time.

BoJack Horseman

Hosted in London's O2 arena by Paul Hogan & a kangaroo in a ballgown.

That level of global exposure is priceless.

Australia missed out.

Alf Stewart.

I'm sayin nothin. :mad:

JupiterKid

I think it would have been great if Australia had won!:D

Kylie could have presented it from Sydney.

questionmark?

Jayop wrote: »

Erm Australia in the euro vision? Was there some kind of massive polical upheaval that completely passed me by?

Political? You mean massive geographical movement that left Australia just south of the Netherlands. Honest. You should watch the news man!

Kristopherus

CarFan100 wrote: »

How bad were the winners?

Absolutely woeful:cool:

murpho999

CabanSail wrote: »

We almost won Eurovision.

Thankfully Ukraine took the heat.

What bullet would that be?
What harm would there be in winning it?

Junkyard Tom

Ugh, Australians... so uncouth.

deco nate

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

Ugh, Australians... so uncouth.

They gave the world BBQ(when I think BBQ, I think aussies. Maybe wrong) I'm OK with that. But but how the **** can they be in euro vision?

Mountainsandh

Kristopherus wrote: »

Absolutely woeful:cool:

Not true.

A woman, sad song about oppressed minority, not awful song, good voice, good performance and visuals, even by Eurovision standards.

Ol' Donie

Alf Stewart. wrote: »

I'm sayin nothin. :mad:

You flamin' galah.

Del2005

questionmark? wrote: »

Political? You mean massive geographical movement that left Australia just south of the Netherlands. Honest. You should watch the news man!

It's a competition for TV companies, there's plenty of other countries completing who aren't on the European continent

frag420

Ol' Donie wrote: »

You flamin' galah.

Strewth!!

Tigger

Oz only did so well cos of block voting from their neighbors

pc7

Tigger wrote: »

Oz only did so well cos of block voting from their neighbors

Everybody needs good neighbours

CarFan100

Tigger wrote: »

Oz only did so well cos of block voting from neighbors

Good show that

Jimmy Garlic

I wonder if they will have a torch light procession in Kiev. Or maybe they save those for celebrating the ''achievements'' of genocidal war criminals and SS divisions.

deco nate

Well, that didn't take long......

Arsemageddon

Jimmy Garlic wrote: »

I wonder if they will have a torch light procession in Kiev. Or maybe they save those for celebrating the ''achievements'' of genocidal war criminals and SS divisions.

Yep, Ukraine winning the Eurovision was a CIA black op designed to humiliate Russia.

Junkyard Tom

Jimmy Garlic wrote: »

I wonder if they will have a torch light procession in Kiev. Or maybe they save those for celebrating the ''achievements'' of genocidal war criminals and SS divisions.

Oh ffs, crimea river.

Tigger

Tigger wrote: »

Oz only did so well cos of block voting from their neighbors

pc7 wrote: »

Everybody needs good neighbours

I made the joke why does he get the thanks

Guy:Incognito

deco nate wrote: »

They gave the world BBQ(when I think BBQ, I think aussies. Maybe wrong) I'm OK with that. But but how the **** can they be in euro vision?

It was actually the Austrians. Some eejit just mixed it up along the way somewhere and it stuck. It was the real cause of WWII .

Jimmy Garlic

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

Oh ffs, crimea river.

Is it trendy these days to support countries that incorporate neo-nazi units into their armed forces, allow the open celebration of SS divisions, genocidal maniacs like Stepan Bandera, and nazi militias that ethnically cleansed hundreds of thousands of Jews and Poles? Is that what all the hipster kids are into these days?

Ol' Donie

Tigger wrote: »

I made the joke why does he get the thanks

*hug*

dodderangler

Your one is about as Australian as a red Fox. Meaning she's a non native species .

Tigger

Ol' Donie wrote: »

*hug*

Lol
I'm just wondering

mansize

dodderangler wrote: »

Your one is about as Australian as a red Fox. Meaning she's a non native species .

She wasn't aboriginal that's true

mansize

Jimmy Garlic wrote: »

Is it trendy these days to support countries that incorporate neo-nazi units into their armed forces, allow the open celebration of SS divisions, genocidal maniacs like Stepan Bandera, and nazi militias that ethnically cleansed hundreds of thousands of Jews and Poles? Is that what all the hipster kids are into these days?

My enemy's enemy etc

wes

Jimmy Garlic wrote: »

Is it trendy these days to support countries that incorporate neo-nazi units into their armed forces, allow the open celebration of SS divisions, genocidal maniacs like Stepan Bandera, and nazi militias that ethnically cleansed hundreds of thousands of Jews and Poles? Is that what all the hipster kids are into these days?

I guess its trendy, for some people to ignore the ethnic cleansing of the Tartars from the Crimea in 1944, and more recent repeat, when the Russians invaded the Crimea again.

Oh and Putin has plenty of Neo-Nazi buddies of his own:

Russia Hosting Europe’s Neo-Nazis, Nationalists and Anti-Semites, Putin Supporters All

Junkyard Tom

Jimmy Garlic wrote: »

Is it trendy these days to support countries that incorporate neo-nazi units into their armed forces, allow the open celebration of SS divisions, genocidal maniacs like Stepan Bandera, and nazi militias that ethnically cleansed hundreds of thousands of Jews and Poles? Is that what all the hipster kids are into these days?

Yes, didn't you notice all the Hitler youth type haircuts all the youngfellas are sporting these days?

deco nate

Mods.. Time to move this to politics cafe...

CabanSail

Whoa! From a naff song contest to ethnic cleansing and Nazis in less than two pages.

DEFTLEFTHAND

The most racist people I ever experienced in all my travels.

Even worse than the Italians.

uck51js9zml2yt

It was a choice for the audience to have it at home or away!.

Maybe we'd be better off with Oz in the EU and Britain leaving. Our unemployment issue sorted by a song.

CabanSail

I didn't think Britain was in the EU, well not really. They sort of gave it a bit of a trial but never committed. So we could take their place as long as we don't get their weather.

rafatoni

Thank God Oz didnt win it, couldnt bare looking looking at their 70s clobber hosting the next one.

Flamin gallahs

exaisle

Let's be honest...that Ukraine song was a dire dirge....utter sh1te.....

Feckin ex-commies all voted for Ukraine as a dig against Putin.....I'm devastated....disgusted....dismayed

How did the irish jury not give Australia any points at all? Heads should roll.....San Marino and Czech Republic were the only countries who didnt give Australia any jury points.....who are these people on the Irish jury??????

Oh....did I mention that I had a tenner on Oz? ;-)

exaisle

Let's be honest...that Ukraine song was a dire dirge....utter sh1te.....

Feckin ex-commies all voted for Ukraine as a dig against Putin.....I'm devastated....disgusted....dismayed

How did the irish jury not give Australia any points at all? Heads should roll.....San Marino and Czech Republic were the only countries who didnt give Australia any jury points.....who are these people on the Irish jury??????

Oh....did I mention that I had a tenner on Oz? ;-)

gandalf

Jaysus the putinbots were on this one early!

Optimalprimerib

I really thought Russia had it sown up. catchy tune and spectacular visuals. The political message won it for Ukraine, although the entry was not bad either.

Next year we should sing about the water charges

Popeleo

Tigger wrote: »

I made the joke why does he get the thanks

With a little understanding....

Starscream25

It's ironic what has happened to democracy here, the jury, made up of a few individuals in each country have a 50% impact on the overall result.
The public had Russia as their winner yet the jury favoured Australia and the worst out of the top 3 won.
Who are on these juries? Who came up with this idea? The public should decide the outcome end of.

Wanderer78

Vincent Abundant Wedding wrote:

Maybe we'd be better off with Oz in the EU and Britain leaving. Our unemployment issue sorted by a song.

Oh wait for the bang! I see trouble ahead for oz

Calibos

FFS! Some customer told me Australia won last night and I've been making jokes with the rest of my customers about next years Australasian Song Contest and how there's no direct flights between Belarus and OZ.

Badly Drunk Boy

Starscream25 wrote: »

Who are on these juries? Who came up with this idea? The public should decide the outcome end of.

The voting on these things is always ridiculous for a significant amount of voting, it isn't for the song or performance, it's just for the country. Since you can't vote for your own country, it's handy if you live in a different country if you want to support your own.

Who did 'Irish' phones votes go to? 12 to Lithuania, 10 to Poland, 8 to Russia, and 7 to Latvia. I think there might be significant number of people from these countries living in Ireland, and they may have voted for their own country. Seriously! Actually there's nothing wrong in that but it just shows that voting system is flawed, especially since the phone voting is so different from jury voting. I'm sure a third group, phone voting from Irish-born people would also give very different results.

exaisle wrote: »

How did the irish jury not give Australia any points at all? Heads should roll.....San Marino and Czech Republic were the only countries who didnt give Australia any jury points.....who are these people on the Irish jury??????

I didn't see it last night but on the second semi-final, that Australian song was terrible by a technically good singer. Australia probably did well because of the novelty factor (and because people in general have awful taste in music. :pac: ) The only 1/4 decent song I heard was by Georgia.

Ronald Wilson Reagan

Jimmy Garlic wrote: »

Is it trendy these days to support countries that incorporate neo-nazi units into their armed forces, allow the open celebration of SS divisions, genocidal maniacs like Stepan Bandera, and nazi militias that ethnically cleansed hundreds of thousands of Jews and Poles? Is that what all the hipster kids are into these days?

Maybe read a history book Jim, you seem to be confusing uncle Joe with super Mario.

CabanSail

exaisle wrote: »

Oh....did I mention that I had a tenner on Oz? ;-)

Was that a tenner or a tenor?

Capt'n Midnight

CabanSail wrote: »

Whoa! From a naff song contest to ethnic cleansing

So Oz should have done a song about the Indigenous Australians ?