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Author:  Kern [ Sat May 13, 2017 22:34 ]
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Some guy in the audience is flying our flag upside down! Evening ruined!

Author:  Kern [ Sat May 13, 2017 22:42 ]
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Corrections & Clarifications:

On my review of Moldova, for 'unforgettable', substitute 'forgettable'. I'd fire that sub-editor, but worried about what he'd say at the subsequent tribunal.

Author:  Goddess Jasmine [ Sat May 13, 2017 22:43 ]
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Streaker!

Author:  Kern [ Sat May 13, 2017 22:44 ]
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Huzzah!

Author:  Curiosity [ Sat May 13, 2017 22:45 ]
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Kern wrote:
RuySan wrote:
Romania song is pure joy.


With cannons! And yodelling!


But they didn't fire the cannons!

NEGATIVE POINTS FOR CANNON TEASE!

Author:  Kern [ Sat May 13, 2017 22:46 ]
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Now for Round 2: the voting.
Remember, points awarded for:

- Station idents
- Hosts trying to be fun
- Blatant politicing
- Hosts refusing to give up their allotted bit of airtime
- Null Points

Author:  Kern [ Sat May 13, 2017 22:47 ]
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Curiosity wrote:
Kern wrote:
RuySan wrote:
Romania song is pure joy.


With cannons! And yodelling!


But they didn't fire the cannons!

NEGATIVE POINTS FOR CANNON TEASE!


:DD

Author:  Kern [ Sat May 13, 2017 22:47 ]
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Kern wrote:
Now for Round 2: the voting.
Remember, points awarded for:

- Station idents
- Hosts trying to be fun
- Blatant politicing
- Hosts refusing to give up their allotted bit of airtime
- Null Points


Oh, and countries voting for Britain! Because, frankly, we need all the friends we can get these days.

Author:  Kern [ Sat May 13, 2017 22:49 ]
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San Marino WTF?

Author:  Kern [ Sat May 13, 2017 22:50 ]
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We've scored though. Go UK!

Author:  Kern [ Sat May 13, 2017 22:51 ]
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Israel flouncing.

Author:  Cras [ Sat May 13, 2017 22:53 ]
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Why is everyone voting for the hobo with the man bun?

Author:  Kern [ Sat May 13, 2017 22:55 ]
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The hosts are very good at hiding their resting bitch faces whilst the various announcers do their stuff. Not.

Author:  Kern [ Sat May 13, 2017 22:56 ]
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Norway: the young conservatives are out in force tonight.

Author:  Kern [ Sat May 13, 2017 22:58 ]
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13/42 declared - how the hell are we ahead of Croatia?

Author:  Kern [ Sat May 13, 2017 22:59 ]
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Kern wrote:
Israel flouncing.


Blimey. According to the BBC, they just pulled the plug.

Author:  Kern [ Sat May 13, 2017 23:01 ]
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Oh, hello Estonia. Hello.

Author:  Kern [ Sat May 13, 2017 23:03 ]
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New Ant & Dec are getting creepy now.

Author:  Kern [ Sat May 13, 2017 23:07 ]
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Bulgaria: I wondered what the Little Mermaid was up to these days.

Author:  MrChris [ Sat May 13, 2017 23:09 ]
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What the fucking hell is going on with the scoring? Uk has many points, Germany has none

Author:  Kern [ Sat May 13, 2017 23:09 ]
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Come the evening of June 8th, we'll be looking back on these declarations with the nostalgia goggles on.

Author:  Kern [ Sat May 13, 2017 23:10 ]
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MrChris wrote:
What the fucking hell is going on with the scoring? Uk has many points, Germany has none


Thanks Brexit!

Author:  MrChris [ Sat May 13, 2017 23:11 ]
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Is this.... is this taking back control?

Author:  Kern [ Sat May 13, 2017 23:12 ]
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OH, Hello Switzerland.

Author:  Kern [ Sat May 13, 2017 23:13 ]
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MrChris wrote:
Is this.... is this taking back control?


When Jeremy Corbyn said that Britain was going left, this was what he meant.

Author:  Cras [ Sat May 13, 2017 23:14 ]
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MrChris wrote:
Is this.... is this taking back control?


I think that happens when the audience vote....

Author:  Kern [ Sat May 13, 2017 23:15 ]
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Georgia has just discovered grunge.

Author:  Kern [ Sat May 13, 2017 23:17 ]
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Romania: Cylon klaxon!

Author:  MrChris [ Sat May 13, 2017 23:19 ]
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Fuck yeah Slovenia!

Author:  MrChris [ Sat May 13, 2017 23:20 ]
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Cras wrote:
MrChris wrote:
Is this.... is this taking back control?


I think that happens when the audience vote....

I don't think you understood the subtle point being made

Author:  Kern [ Sat May 13, 2017 23:20 ]
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OK, seems my current two choices are at opposite ends of the table.

Author:  Kern [ Sat May 13, 2017 23:23 ]
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Spain on null points so far.

Author:  Kern [ Sat May 13, 2017 23:24 ]
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Top tip, if you're doing exposition, don't make it obvious you're reading from a card.

Author:  Kern [ Sat May 13, 2017 23:24 ]
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Giphy "eurovision":
http://media0.giphy.com/media/ADU8MJvBq7JlK/giphy-loop.mp4

Author:  Kern [ Sat May 13, 2017 23:25 ]
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Bravo giphy!

Author:  MrChris [ Sat May 13, 2017 23:26 ]
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Hang on what

Author:  MrChris [ Sat May 13, 2017 23:27 ]
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More points?

Author:  Kern [ Sat May 13, 2017 23:27 ]
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This is the cumulative televoting part. Elections are fun!

Author:  MrChris [ Sat May 13, 2017 23:28 ]
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Oh, so in the public vote we're near the bottom. Duck you Europe

Author:  Kern [ Sat May 13, 2017 23:30 ]
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Eurovision: proving to Mr Gove that experts have their uses.

Author:  Kern [ Sat May 13, 2017 23:31 ]
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The glitter-cannon vote is out in force tonight

Author:  MrChris [ Sat May 13, 2017 23:32 ]
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This is basically a random number generator

Author:  Kern [ Sat May 13, 2017 23:32 ]
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I'd like Moldova to host, but I don't want a third division Bros tribute band to win for this to happen.

Author:  Kern [ Sat May 13, 2017 23:34 ]
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"We give the European Broadcasting Union £350 million a week. Let's spend it on Eastenders instead'"

Author:  Kern [ Sat May 13, 2017 23:35 ]
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Nice bait-and-switch there, Eurovision producers.

Author:  Kern [ Sat May 13, 2017 23:37 ]
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I said 'Croatia', Europe said 'Portugal'. And I feel in no position to dispute this.
Honestly, these people voting on musicality rather than showmanship. Are they really that unshallow?

Author:  Kern [ Sat May 13, 2017 23:40 ]
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Giphy "portugal":
http://media3.giphy.com/media/h4MsikLFcny7u/giphy-loop.mp4

Author:  Kern [ Sat May 13, 2017 23:45 ]
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And that's it for another year.

Author:  Cras [ Sat May 13, 2017 23:51 ]
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Kern wrote:
I said 'Croatia', Europe said 'Portugal'. And I feel in no position to dispute this.
Honestly, these people voting on musicality rather than showmanship. Are they really that unshallow?


How do neither the Eurovision judges or the Eurovision voting public understand the point of Eurovision? Giving good songs points? Huh?

Author:  Malc [ Sat May 13, 2017 23:56 ]
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Experts of Europe gave the UK 99 points, people of Europe gave us 12 (both out of 432)

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