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Fantasy » alt.fan.pratchett » [I] Confessions of a traitor
[I] Confessions of a traitor [message #269456] Sa, 20 Mai 2006 22:16
Orjan Westin  
It's that time of year again, when Europeans flock in front of the
television set (or very pointedly avoids doing just that) and afpers
from the rest of the world wonder what's going on.

Yes, it's the Eurovision Song Contest again.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/eurovision/2006//

And this year, for the first time since I moved to England, I'll not do
my patriotic duty and vote for Sweden. I've done that for six years, as
a little token gesture of patriotism. Even when the song has been dire,
I've picked up the phone and voted for Sweden.

Because the participating countries are not allowed to vote for
themselves, my place in UK has allowed me to give a vote that in some
small way might help Sweden. Maybe I should explain that it's a long
time since it was only about the songs - a large part is about
patriotism and voting for your neighbours.

But this year I won't vote for Sweden. The song's not bad, if a bit
bland, and she does have a very good voice, an even though she hasn't
sung yet as I'm writing this, I expect she'll to a good job. She's got
over twenty years' worth of Eurovision experience, and has won it once.

But I'll betryay my country this year, and vote for our arch-nemesis (in
sports, at least) Finland. I just can't resist it.

Orjan
--
The Tale of Westala and Villtin
http://tale.cunobaros.com/
Fiction, Thoughts and Software
http://www.cunobaros.com/
Re: [I] Confessions of a traitor [message #269460 ] Sa, 20 Mai 2006 22:41
Kar98  
What? What are you talking about, man? Do try and make sense.
Re: [I] Confessions of a traitor [message #269462 ] Sa, 20 Mai 2006 22:46
Daibhid Ceannaideach  
This is the voice of the Mystermen. We know you can hear us,
René:

> What? What are you talking about, man? Do try and make
> sense.

He's talking about this:
http://www.eurovision.tv/english/49.htm

--
Dave
Official Absentee of EU Skiffeysoc
http://www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/societies/sesoc
"What do monsters have nightmares about?"
"Me!"
-The Doctor
Re: Confessions of a traitor [message #269468 ] Sa, 20 Mai 2006 22:57
sphira9343  
Orjan Westin wrote:

> But I'll betryay my country this year, and vote for our arch-nemesis (in
> sports, at least) Finland. I just can't resist it.

I liked Finland. I'm not sure what was playing the guitar, but I've
never seen a lizard on drums before!
And I'm sure at one point they said "What we need is Vikings with power
and rage", which seems quite reasonable to me :-)

I really didn't like the one that kept going "We are the winners"
though!
CCA
Re: [I] Confessions of a traitor [message #269471 ] Sa, 20 Mai 2006 23:04
raltbos  
=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Ren=E9?= <Kar98 [at] The-Coalition.US> wrote:

[ Non-quoting: ]

> What? What are you talking about, man? Do try and make sense.

What? What are you talking about, man? Do try and make sense.

Richard
Re: [I] Confessions of a traitor [message #269477 ] Sa, 20 Mai 2006 23:13
Louise Mac Mahon  
"Orjan Westin" <nospam [at] cunobaros.com> wrote in message
news:4d9brhF19apv7U1 [at] individual.net...
> But this year I won't vote for Sweden. The song's not bad, if a bit
> bland, and she does have a very good voice, an even though she hasn't sung
> yet as I'm writing this, I expect she'll to a good job. She's got over
> twenty years' worth of Eurovision experience, and has won it once.
>
> But I'll betryay my country this year, and vote for our arch-nemesis (in
> sports, at least) Finland. I just can't resist it.
>
Captain, three Birds of Prey are decloaking on the port bow
It's the Finnish entry
Oh Bugger
Douze points I suppose, dress uniforms
I'm sure they wioll[1] win, my kids want to vote for them too :-)
Louise
[1]'s on ow innit
Re: [I] Confessions of a traitor [message #269481 ] Sa, 20 Mai 2006 23:14
steelcat  
In article <2006052015413716807-Kar98 [at] TheCoalitionUS>,
=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Ren=E9?= <Kar98 [at] The-Coalition.US> wrote:

>What? What are you talking about, man? Do try and make sense.

It made perfect sense to me, though I often wonder what the rest of Europe
makes of the contest without Terry Wogan's commentary.

I don't much like the new vote reporting system, I want mad regional people
reading out *all* the votes.

Bugger. UK just got some points. :o(

Finland's still in the lead though...

Cat.
--
Jazz-Loving Soul Mate and Tolerable Frog to CCA
Diggy-loo Diggy-lay
Re: [1] Confessions of a traitor [message #269483 ] Sa, 20 Mai 2006 23:29
Anke  
CCA wrote:
> Orjan Westin wrote:
>
> > But I'll betryay my country this year, and vote for
> > our arch-nemesis (in sports, at least) Finland. I
> > just can't resist it.
>
> I liked Finland. I'm not sure what was playing the
> guitar, but I've never seen a lizard on drums before!

I prefer more melodic singing voices, but after seeing
the video I *had* to watch the Grand Prix, and vote -
for the first time in my life - because that wasn't some
shallow pop.

> And I'm sure at one point they said "What we need
> is Vikings with power and rage"

"lightning with power and might", actually :)
http://www.eurovision.tv/english/2115.htm

Anke

>, which seems quite reasonable to me :-)
>
> I really didn't like the one that kept going "We
> are the winners" though!
Re: Confessions of a traitor [message #269488 ] Sa, 20 Mai 2006 23:35
raltbos  
"CCA" <sphira9343 [at] aol.com> wrote:

> Orjan Westin wrote:
>
> > But I'll betryay my country this year, and vote for our arch-nemesis (in
> > sports, at least) Finland. I just can't resist it.

Waitaminute, you actually voted for the _act_? Why, you, you
un-Eurovision spoilsport, you! I'll have you know that Terry Wogan will
be very disappointed in you.

> I liked Finland. I'm not sure what was playing the guitar, but I've
> never seen a lizard on drums before!

I'm sure it was a Fin, but I don't know which lake they dredged it up
from.

> And I'm sure at one point they said "What we need is Vikings with power
> and rage", which seems quite reasonable to me :-)
>
> I really didn't like the one that kept going "We are the winners"
> though!

No, and I don't think they will be.

I think Latvia deserves some points, just for having the guts to be
different and try some music for a change.

Richard
Re: [I] Confessions of a traitor [message #269495 ] Sa, 20 Mai 2006 23:43
raltbos  
steelcat [at] atuin.demon.co.uk (The Stainless Steel Cat) wrote:

> In article <2006052015413716807-Kar98 [at] TheCoalitionUS>,
> =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Ren=E9?= <Kar98 [at] The-Coalition.US> wrote:
>
> >What? What are you talking about, man? Do try and make sense.
>
> It made perfect sense to me, though I often wonder what the rest of Europe
> makes of the contest without Terry Wogan's commentary.

Don't ask me, I discovered Terry a couple of years ago and wouldn't
watch it with any other commentator.

Richard
Re: Confessions of a traitor [message #269496 ] Sa, 20 Mai 2006 23:43
Daibhid Ceannaideach  
The time: 20 May 2006. The place: alt.fan.pratchett. The
speaker: raltbos [at] xs4all.nl (Richard Bos)

> "CCA" <sphira9343 [at] aol.com> wrote:
>
>> Orjan Westin wrote:
>>
>> > But I'll betryay my country this year, and vote for our
>> > arch-nemesis (in sports, at least) Finland. I just
>> > can't resist it.
>
> Waitaminute, you actually voted for the _act_? Why, you,
> you un-Eurovision spoilsport, you! I'll have you know that
> Terry Wogan will be very disappointed in you.

And that thing on his head can give a nasty bite.

>> I liked Finland. I'm not sure what was playing the
>> guitar, but I've never seen a lizard on drums before!
>
> I'm sure it was a Fin, but I don't know which lake they
> dredged it up from.

Fin Fang Foom?

--
Dave
Official Absentee of EU Skiffeysoc
http://www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/societies/sesoc
"What do monsters have nightmares about?"
"Me!"
-The Doctor
Re: [I] Confessions of a traitor [message #269506 ] So, 21 Mai 2006 00:12
Beth Winter  
Orjan Westin wrote:
>
> It's that time of year again, when Europeans flock in front of the
> television set (or very pointedly avoids doing just that) and afpers
> from the rest of the world wonder what's going on.
>
> Yes, it's the Eurovision Song Contest again.
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/eurovision/2006//
>
<snip>
> But I'll betryay my country this year, and vote for our arch-nemesis (in
> sports, at least) Finland. I just can't resist it.

Don't worry. Everyone did :D

--
Beth Winter
Extenuation Collective <http://www.extenuation.net/>
"To absent friends, lost loves, old gods and the season of mists."
-- Neil Gaiman
Re: [I] Confessions of a traitor [message #269507 ] So, 21 Mai 2006 00:17
Daibhid Ceannaideach  
The time: 20 May 2006. The place: alt.fan.pratchett. The
speaker: Beth Winter <bwinter [at] extenuation.net>

> Orjan Westin wrote:
>>
>> It's that time of year again, when Europeans flock in
>> front of the television set (or very pointedly avoids
>> doing just that) and afpers from the rest of the world
>> wonder what's going on.
>>
>> Yes, it's the Eurovision Song Contest again.
>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/eurovision/2006//
>>
> <snip>
>> But I'll betryay my country this year, and vote for our
>> arch-nemesis (in sports, at least) Finland. I just can't
>> resist it.
>
> Don't worry. Everyone did :D

Assuming this wasn't done *entirely* on the basis of the
horror movie costumes, I recommend Mitch Benn as our entry
next year, as he can do a *much* better parody of hard rock
cliches...

--
Dave
Official Absentee of EU Skiffeysoc
http://www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/societies/sesoc
"What do monsters have nightmares about?"
"Me!"
-The Doctor
Re: [I] Confessions of a traitor [message #269511 ] So, 21 Mai 2006 00:22
Orjan Westin  
Beth Winter wrote:
> Orjan Westin wrote:
>>
>> It's that time of year again, when Europeans flock in front of the
>> television set (or very pointedly avoids doing just that) and afpers
>> from the rest of the world wonder what's going on.
>>
>> Yes, it's the Eurovision Song Contest again.
>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/eurovision/2006//
>>
> <snip>
>> But I'll betryay my country this year, and vote for our arch-nemesis
>> (in sports, at least) Finland. I just can't resist it.
>
> Don't worry. Everyone did :D

So I saw, to my amazement. Of course, the four people in this household
gave two votes to Finland, one to Russia and one to Sweden. But we all
voted for our favourite songs, not our favourite countries.

Given that we voted for those who won the first, second and fifth place,
we seem to be rather mainstream, which will take some getting used to.
:-/

Overall I have to say that there were a fair few good songs this year,
which makes it a rather unusual ESC. Or perhaps I've just become old
enough to like pap.

Orjan
--
The Tale of Westala and Villtin
http://tale.cunobaros.com/
Fiction, Thoughts and Software
http://www.cunobaros.com/
Re: [I] Confessions of a traitor [message #269516 ] So, 21 Mai 2006 00:30
sphira9343  
The Stainless Steel Cat wrote:

> Diggy-loo Diggy-lay

Hey, I remember that one! That was the 1984 winner, I seem to
remember, sung by the Herries. Our entry that year was Belle and the
Devotions with 'Love Games'.
(I'm quite good at remembering winners and UK entries, up to something
like 1988 anyway)

The last time I watched the Eurovision song contestant, it was six
years ago and I was on holiday in Turkey. We watched it with German
commentary, and I seem to remember the German entry was a catchy little
number that earwormed me even more than the Turkish pop music (some of
which was good)

CCA
--
Jazz-loving soulmate to Cat
Re: [I] Confessions of a traitor [message #269523 ] So, 21 Mai 2006 00:39
Beth Winter  
Orjan Westin wrote:
>
> Beth Winter wrote:
> > Orjan Westin wrote:
> >>
> >> It's that time of year again, when Europeans flock in front of the
> >> television set (or very pointedly avoids doing just that) and afpers
> >> from the rest of the world wonder what's going on.
> >>
> >> Yes, it's the Eurovision Song Contest again.
> >> http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/eurovision/2006//
> >>
> > <snip>
> >> But I'll betryay my country this year, and vote for our arch-nemesis
> >> (in sports, at least) Finland. I just can't resist it.
> >
> > Don't worry. Everyone did :D
>
> So I saw, to my amazement. Of course, the four people in this household
> gave two votes to Finland, one to Russia and one to Sweden. But we all
> voted for our favourite songs, not our favourite countries.
>
> Given that we voted for those who won the first, second and fifth place,
> we seem to be rather mainstream, which will take some getting used to.
> :-/

I have to admit we voted frantically for Finland, for the sheer glee of
seeing monsters win Eurovision. I think we might have scared the cats
with the high-fiving and headbanging.

> Overall I have to say that there were a fair few good songs this year,
> which makes it a rather unusual ESC. Or perhaps I've just become old
> enough to like pap.

Oh, there were quite a few - Bosnia & Hercegovina stood out especially.
I missed the finals (except for the voting bit), but in the semi-finals,
I rather liked Andorra, Macedonia and Russia. And of course Monaco's
random song in Tahitian.

--
Beth Winter
Extenuation Collective <http://www.extenuation.net/>
"To absent friends, lost loves, old gods and the season of mists."
-- Neil Gaiman
Re: [I] Confessions of a traitor [message #269538 ] So, 21 Mai 2006 00:50
jester  
On Sat, 20 May 2006 22:14:58 +0100, The Stainless Steel Cat
<steelcat [at] atuin.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>I don't much like the new vote reporting system, I want mad regional people
>reading out *all* the votes.

Do you really want it to turn into an all-day event?

Shhesh, they should only have the countries actually in the final vote.


#Hard. Rock. Hallelujah!

--
Andy Brown
Whoever said that men think about sex every 15 seconds was grossly misusing
the word "think".
David Chapman on afp
Re: [I] Confessions of a traitor [message #269541 ] So, 21 Mai 2006 01:09
Ssirienna  
"Orjan Westin" <nospam [at] cunobaros.com> wrote in message
news:4d9brhF19apv7U1 [at] individual.net...
> It's that time of year again, when Europeans flock in front of the
> television set (or very pointedly avoids doing just that) and afpers from
> the rest of the world wonder what's going on.

(snippage)
>
> But I'll betryay my country this year, and vote for our arch-nemesis (in
> sports, at least) Finland. I just can't resist it.
>
*grin*

Well - we've put 2 very tired small children to bed :-)
But at least one is VERY HAPPY as we had our own voting party!

My son voted for Finland and was over the moon when they won
My daughter voted for Germany and was only comforted by
the fact that her choice was next to Mummy's (I voted for Latvia)
Daddy voted for ... um ... Denmark I believe (the Twist for Love one)

But we also put in a family vote too - which was Finland :-))

We (the parents) didn't believe it would help and our ghasts
were completely flabbered when they won!!
Heavy Metal ... winning the Eurovision!!!!

Incroyable!

Or amazing ... which seemed to be the favourite adjective of the
evening :-))

We really enjoyed ourselves and were quite impressed with
a) the set-up - very spectacular
b) the songs - most were very good and certainly got us all
singing along
and c) the costumes - wonderfully varied :-)

Finland next year then!

Ssirienna

--
Happy Jon to bored Garfield: "There's a great big wonderful world out
there!"
Pause with Garfield watching Jon leave.
Garfield: "I hope it doesn't collide with this one"
(c) Garfield 16/9/03
Re: [I] Confessions of a traitor [message #269561 ] So, 21 Mai 2006 01:49
Stevie D  
Orjan Westin wrote:

> Given that we voted for those who won the first, second and fifth
> place, we seem to be rather mainstream, which will take some getting
> used to.

A sufficiently good song of an unusual genre always has a very good
chance at this type of event, especially now that voting is done by
The Great Unwashed rather than a select panel.

For people who like typical Euro-style mainstream pop, there were more
than a dozen plausible entries to choose from [1] - so each country
gets a smaller proportion of the votes. But there was only one death
metal song, so even if only 10% if people watching like death metal,
it's going to get all of those votes, which is a lot.

That, and the fact that it was one of the few that stood out as being
interesting, different and memorable.

I'm disappointed that Bulgaria didn't make it through to the final,
cos I thought they had a good song.

[1] And no, I don't count the UK entry as plausible. The only time
that weirdo should be on TV is advertising the soap powder he names
himself after - and even that might be a bit highbrow for him.

--
Stevie D
\\\\\ ///// Bringing dating agencies to the
\\\\\\\__X__/////// common hedgehog since 2001 - "HedgeHugs"
___\\\\\\\'/ \'///////_____________________________________________
Re: [I] Confessions of a traitor [message #272739 ] So, 21 Mai 2006 07:32
eero.suoranta  
Ren=E9 kirjoitti:

> What? What are you talking about, man? Do try and make sense.

He is talking about...

Hard.

Rock.

HALLELUJAH!
Re: [I] Confessions of a traitor [message #272743 ] So, 21 Mai 2006 08:29
Joe C  
"The Stainless Steel Cat" <steelcat [at] atuin.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:C095456296684882AC [at] 192.168.0.2...
> In article <2006052015413716807-Kar98 [at] TheCoalitionUS>,
> =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Ren=E9?= <Kar98 [at] The-Coalition.US> wrote:
>
>>What? What are you talking about, man? Do try and make sense.
>
> It made perfect sense to me, though I often wonder what the rest of Europe
> makes of the contest without Terry Wogan's commentary.
>
> I don't much like the new vote reporting system, I want mad regional
> people
> reading out *all* the votes.
>
> Bugger. UK just got some points. :o(
>
> Finland's still in the lead though...
>
> Cat.
> --
> Jazz-Loving Soul Mate and Tolerable Frog to CCA
> Diggy-loo Diggy-lay
>
>


I think the dutch fella should do them all!
Re: [I] Confessions of a traitor [message #272753 ] So, 21 Mai 2006 09:13
Eric Jarvis  
Daibhid Ceanaideach daibhidchenedelh [at] aol.com wrote in
<Xns97C9ECE89CA39daibhid [at] 130.133.1.4>:
> The time: 20 May 2006. The place: alt.fan.pratchett. The
> speaker: Beth Winter <bwinter [at] extenuation.net>
>
> > Orjan Westin wrote:
> >>
> >> It's that time of year again, when Europeans flock in
> >> front of the television set (or very pointedly avoids
> >> doing just that) and afpers from the rest of the world
> >> wonder what's going on.
> >>
> >> Yes, it's the Eurovision Song Contest again.
> >> http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/eurovision/2006//
> >>
> > <snip>
> >> But I'll betryay my country this year, and vote for our
> >> arch-nemesis (in sports, at least) Finland. I just can't
> >> resist it.
> >
> > Don't worry. Everyone did :D
>
> Assuming this wasn't done *entirely* on the basis of the
> horror movie costumes, I recommend Mitch Benn as our entry
> next year, as he can do a *much* better parody of hard rock
> cliches...
>

Does anyone think it's time to put together an afp entry for the
Eurovision Song Contest. We could write a typical Eurovision lyric
communally, translate it into as many languages as there are afpers
prepared to enter their national selection processes. We'd then need a
single melody, but each version would have to be done in a completely
different style. We'd then have several hugely different versions of
exactly the same song.

We should be able to at least have a go at entries for the UK, Ireland,
the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Norway, France, and Israel.
Ideally we'd also be able to rope in people for Iceland, Belgium, Spain,
Portugal, Italy, Poland and Cyprus.

--
eric
www.ericjarvis.co.uk
"live fast, die only if strictly necessary"
Re: [I] Confessions of a traitor [message #272769 ] So, 21 Mai 2006 10:55
steelcat  
In article <slrne6v79e.iqu.usenet [at] angel.jester.nu>,
jester <usenet [at] jester.nu> wrote:

>On Sat, 20 May 2006 22:14:58 +0100, The Stainless Steel Cat
><steelcat [at] atuin.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>I don't much like the new vote reporting system, I want mad regional people
>>reading out *all* the votes.
>
>Do you really want it to turn into an all-day event?

Yes! Great idea. Think how sozzled and sarky Wterry would get after 10
hours of Eurovision!

>Shhesh, they should only have the countries actually in the final vote.

Spoilsport.

>#Hard. Rock. Hallelujah!

Indeed. All the monsters in the house say, 'Grrraaarrgghhh!"

Cat.
--
Jazz-Loving Soul Mate and Tolerable Frog to CCA
"You know that 'We come in peace' business? Bite Me!"
Col. Jack O'Neill - Stargate SG-1 - "New Ground"
Re: [I] Confessions of a traitor [message #272775 ] So, 21 Mai 2006 11:28
raltbos  
"kathryn" <nospam [at] here.com> wrote:

> "The Stainless Steel Cat" <steelcat [at] atuin.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
>
> > It made perfect sense to me, though I often wonder what the rest of Europe
> > makes of the contest without Terry Wogan's commentary.
> >
> > I don't much like the new vote reporting system, I want mad regional
> > people reading out *all* the votes.
> >
> > Bugger. UK just got some points. :o(
> >
> > Finland's still in the lead though...
>
> I think the dutch fella should do them all!

Oh, for the love of all that at least has a _little_ taste left, no! It
would kill Wogan.

Richard
Re: [I] Confessions of a traitor [message #272778 ] So, 21 Mai 2006 11:31
raltbos  
Stevie D <stevieinyork [at] yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> Orjan Westin wrote:
>
> > Given that we voted for those who won the first, second and fifth
> > place, we seem to be rather mainstream, which will take some getting
> > used to.
>
> A sufficiently good song of an unusual genre always has a very good
> chance at this type of event, especially now that voting is done by
> The Great Unwashed rather than a select panel.

So does a bad song of an unusual genre, as long as it's unusual enough
and appeals to a sense of humour.

> That, and the fact that it was one of the few that stood out as being
> interesting, different and memorable.

That, I think, is the main thing.

> [1] And no, I don't count the UK entry as plausible. The only time
> that weirdo should be on TV is advertising the soap powder he names
> himself after - and even that might be a bit highbrow for him.

Yeah. He should've stayed out and let the Trinianites take centre stage.

Richard
Re: [I] Confessions of a traitor [message #272787 ] So, 21 Mai 2006 12:14
Graycat  
On Sat, 20 May 2006 21:16:13 +0100, "Orjan Westin"
<nospam [at] cunobaros.com> jotted down:

>It's that time of year again, when Europeans flock in front of the
>television set (or very pointedly avoids doing just that) and afpers
>from the rest of the world wonder what's going on.
>
>Yes, it's the Eurovision Song Contest again.
>http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/eurovision/2006//
>
<snip>
>But I'll betryay my country this year, and vote for our arch-nemesis (in
>sports, at least) Finland. I just can't resist it.

Hah! Amateur! I didn't even watch it.

We are having a carnival at the moment, and were much to
busy jumping around at an open air rock consert in the
pouring rain. Loads of fun it was too.

--
Elin
The Tale of Westala and Villtin
http://tale.cunobaros.com/
The Oswalds DW casting award - Vote Now!
http://www.student.lu.se/~his02ero/Oswald/index.html
Re: [I] Confessions of a traitor [message #272797 ] So, 21 Mai 2006 13:02
sphira9343  
Richard Bos wrote:
> Stevie D <stevieinyork [at] yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> > [1] And no, I don't count the UK entry as plausible. The only time
> > that weirdo should be on TV is advertising the soap powder he names
> > himself after - and even that might be a bit highbrow for him.

> Yeah. He should've stayed out and let the Trinianites take centre stage.

As I said at the time, if Japan had been voting, they'd have been quids
in *g*
CCA
Re: [I] Confessions of a traitor [message #272798 ] So, 21 Mai 2006 13:05
sphira9343  
Ssirienna wrote:

> My son voted for Finland and was over the moon when they won
> My daughter voted for Germany and was only comforted by
> the fact that her choice was next to Mummy's (I voted for Latvia)

I liked Latvia too - it seemed like a song that could have stood up
easily without being a Eurovision entry (which wasn't true of many of
them)

CCA
Re: [I] Confessions of a traitor [message #272801 ] So, 21 Mai 2006 13:12
naomi  
Orjan Westin wrote:
> It's that time of year again, when Europeans flock in front of the
> television set (or very pointedly avoids doing just that) and afpers
> from the rest of the world wonder what's going on.
>

>
> But I'll betryay my country this year, and vote for our arch-nemesis (in
> sports, at least) Finland. I just can't resist it.
>
> Orjan


I can't believe they won. I recently emailed quite a few friends a joke
that was posted here a while ago, the punchline of which intimated that
Finland would win Eurovision when hell froze over.

n
Re: [I] Confessions of a traitor [message #272812 ] So, 21 Mai 2006 13:57
eero.suoranta  
naomi kirjoitti:

> Orjan Westin wrote:
> > But I'll betryay my country this year, and vote for our arch-nemesis (in
> > sports, at least) Finland. I just can't resist it.
>
> I can't believe they won. I recently emailed quite a few friends a joke
> that was posted here a while ago, the punchline of which intimated that
> Finland would win Eurovision when hell froze over.

Lordi returns home:
"Grraaah! Why is it so cold in here?"
Re: [I] Confessions of a traitor [message #272814 ] So, 21 Mai 2006 14:01
Ssirienna  
"naomi" <kittenkat [at] dodo.com.au> wrote in message
news:44704b06$1 [at] news.comindico.com.au...
> Orjan Westin wrote:
>> It's that time of year again, when Europeans flock in front of the
>> television set (or very pointedly avoids doing just that) and afpers from
>> the rest of the world wonder what's going on.
>>
>
>>
>> But I'll betryay my country this year, and vote for our arch-nemesis (in
>> sports, at least) Finland. I just can't resist it.
>>
>> Orjan
>
>
> I can't believe they won. I recently emailed quite a few friends a joke
> that was posted here a while ago, the punchline of which intimated that
> Finland would win Eurovision when hell froze over.
>
> n

I wondered why it was so chilly ;-))

Ssirienna
Re: [I] Confessions of a traitor [message #272818 ] So, 21 Mai 2006 14:04
eero.suoranta  
The Stainless Steel Cat kirjoitti:

> >#Hard. Rock. Hallelujah!
>
> Indeed. All the monsters in the house say, 'Grrraaarrgghhh!"

"Grrraaarrgghhh."
"Hmm. A few nasty cavities. Needs some drilling..."
"GRRRAAARRGGHHH!"
"Okay, okay, I wont! Now stop biting my hand!"

(Lordi at the dentist's.)
Re: [I] Confessions of a traitor [message #272822 ] So, 21 Mai 2006 14:14
Brenda  
naomi said:

> I can't believe they won. I recently emailed quite a few friends a joke
> that was posted here a while ago, the punchline of which intimated that
> Finland would win Eurovision when hell froze over.

I thought Finland /was/ hell frozen over.

--
Richard Heathfield
"Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29/7/1999
http://www.cpax.org.uk
email: rjh at above domain (but drop the www, obviously)
Re: [I] Confessions of a traitor [message #272848 ] So, 21 Mai 2006 16:35
Arthur Hagen  
E.S. <eero.suoranta [at] jtoy.inet.fi> wrote:
> René kirjoitti:
>
>> What? What are you talking about, man? Do try and make sense.
>
> He is talking about...
>
> Hard.
>
> Rock.
>
> HALLELUJAH!

No, Hallelujah, which won in '79, was definitely not hard rock.

Regards,
--
*Art
Re: Confessions of a traitor [message #272891 ] So, 21 Mai 2006 18:41
carol  
Daibhid Ceanaideach <daibhidchenedelh [at] aol.com> wrote:

> The time: 20 May 2006. The place: alt.fan.pratchett. The
> speaker: raltbos [at] xs4all.nl (Richard Bos)

> > I'm sure it was a Fin, but I don't know which lake they
> > dredged it up from.
>
> Fin Fang Foom?

Aaargh! I'd *almost* managed to forget that, you swine :-)
--
Carol
Some are born weird, some achieve weirdness, and others
feed giraffes to the ceiling.
- Richard Robinson on uk.rec.sheds.
Re: [I] Confessions of a traitor [message #272892 ] So, 21 Mai 2006 18:41
carol  
Beth Winter <bwinter [at] extenuation.net> wrote:

> Orjan Westin wrote:

> <snip>
> > But I'll betryay my country this year, and vote for our arch-nemesis (in
> > sports, at least) Finland. I just can't resist it.
>
> Don't worry. Everyone did :D

Well we *tried* to, but our text messages didn't get through :-(


--
Carol
Some are born weird, some achieve weirdness, and others
feed giraffes to the ceiling.
- Richard Robinson on uk.rec.sheds.
Re: Confessions of a traitor [message #272898 ] So, 21 Mai 2006 18:50
Daibhid Ceannaideach  
The time: 21 May 2006. The place: alt.fan.pratchett. The
speaker: carol [at] wrhpv.com (Carol Hague)

> Daibhid Ceanaideach <daibhidchenedelh [at] aol.com> wrote:

>> Fin Fang Foom?
>
> Aaargh! I'd *almost* managed to forget that, you swine :-)

I was actually thinking of the Marvel Comics dragon; I'd
almost completely fogotten about the giant cannibal lizard
myself. But if I've traumatised the rest of radw-on-afp,
that's a bonus 8-)...

--
Dave
Official Absentee of EU Skiffeysoc
http://www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/societies/sesoc
"What do monsters have nightmares about?"
"Me!"
-The Doctor
Re: [I] Confessions of a traitor [message #272907 ] So, 21 Mai 2006 19:05
David Chapman  
From the Collected Witterings of Richard Bos, volume 23:
> "kathryn" <nospam [at] here.com> wrote:

>> I think the dutch fella should do them all!
>
> Oh, for the love of all that at least has a _little_ taste left, no! It
> would kill Wogan.

Good. Wogan described the German announcer as "looking like Lord Haw-Haw in
a cowboy hat". When you start describing Germans as Nazis on national TV,
it's time to get the fuck out of town while it's still your choice.

--
If life gives you lemmings, jump off a cliff.
Re: [I] Confessions of a traitor [message #272910 ] So, 21 Mai 2006 19:54
eero.suoranta  
Richard Heathfield kirjoitti:

> naomi said:
>
> > I can't believe they won. I recently emailed quite a few friends a joke
> > that was posted here a while ago, the punchline of which intimated that
> > Finland would win Eurovision when hell froze over.
>
> I thought Finland /was/ hell frozen over.

Au contraire; even if hell has frozen over, it was at least warm *once*.
Re: [I] Confessions of a traitor [message #272915 ] So, 21 Mai 2006 20:06
jester  
On 21 May 2006 10:54:32 -0700, E.S.
<eero.suoranta [at] jtoy.inet.fi> wrote:
>
>Richard Heathfield kirjoitti:
>> I thought Finland /was/ hell frozen over.
>
>Au contraire; even if hell has frozen over, it was at least warm *once*.

I thought Hell was in Norway

--
Andy Brown
Real Time, adj.:
Here and now, as opposed to fake time, which only occurs there
and then.
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