Eurovision 2016

I'm sure we're all comfortable enough with our sexualities to have a discussion about Eurovision so here we go.

I can't wait for Eurovision tonight. Not the singing. I hate the singing part, no interest in it whatsoever. No, it's the voting that I love.

Half way into proceedings, Greece still on nil pois, until...

"Now we cross live to Nicosia..."

"...and our 12 points go to...G-G-G-Greece "

And you know Romania could just send a chalkboard and a woman to scratch it and they'd still get 12 points off Moldova.

So is anybody else looking forward to these shenanigans tonight or is everybody just doing their best to avoid?

I'll be watching but it's not the same without Sir Terry's wry, usually slightly drunk comments. I actually like Eurovision though, it's not really a music competition as such but it is a laugh. There have been some truly great songs down the years but most of the time it's just a slightly madcap, campy bunch of total loonies having fun. There are worse ways to spend an evening.

I hate eurovision but my Mrs is obsessed with it. She even watches the qualifying ones during the week. Can't wait till it's over with. Shit song after shit song. Hate it.

Pointless exercise with a bent voting system drives me crazy but Mrs wessy loves it.

doffcocker wrote:I'm sure we're all comfortable enough with our sexualities to have a discussion about Eurovision so here we go.

I can't wait for Eurovision tonight. Not the singing. I hate the singing part, no interest in it whatsoever. No, it's the voting that I love.

Half way into proceedings, Greece still on nil pois, until...

"Now we cross live to Nicosia..."

"...and our 12 points go to...G-G-G-Greece "

And you know Romania could just send a chalkboard and a woman to scratch it and they'd still get 12 points off Moldova.

So is anybody else looking forward to these shenanigans tonight or is everybody just doing their best to avoid?

Do you hold hands with your boyfriend while you watch it?

We might as well as just put Tyson Fury in there singing who let the dogs out.

We'll never win even though we give them billions a year:

Love it, sat here now cocktails for the grown ups, mocktails for the kids, pizza and party food. Been practicing my bar tending skills . Kir Royales and cinderella's  all round.

I'm locked away in my Wanderers hidey-hole,watching 'Hetty Wainthropp Investigates'.

She exposes a medium tonight. Very exciting. 

Does anyone actually ever sit through the whole show?

I usually make it back in time from the pub for the voting which is much more interesting.

Been watching for about an hour, everyone hates us.  Voting is best bit.

I'm sat at home alone drinking wine, eating chocolate and watching Eurovision. My life is turning into a Bridgit Jones movie.

Why are Australia in Eurovision? And when they win will the next 1 be in Australia?

It will be hosted in the country of the runner up

Didn't understand the voting at the end.

Who won?

Liked the new voting.  All the telephone phones were added together and we got 8 from 42 countries.

finlaymcdanger wrote:Who won?

Ukraine

That song that won was a load of shite.

I heard years ago that we deliberately put crap entries in because it costs a fortune to host it if you win

We need to go big next year. Only one man can do the job.

You know what I'm talking about.

whatsgoingon wrote:I heard years ago that we deliberately put crap entries in because it costs a fortune to host it if you win

That was an episode of Father Ted you were thinking of, there, Father.

And the competition involved was "Eurosong", not Eurovision.

Completely different thing altogether.