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So it's come around again, that special Saturday in May..... what we have all been waiting for 
... no not the FA Cup final, not even the Europa Final or the first balmy days of summer! Nope, it's the Saturday all nighters of the wonderful Eurovision 
Some questions therefore ::
- Are we all looking forward to it
- Do you have a favourite song
- Do you think the UK have now lost what little support they have had for the last 25 years
- Have you all got the extra wine and Vodka in ready
- Are we going to see anything worth downloading or even remembering
- Are we going to be allowed to enter after next year given we have burnt all the bridges we took years to build
- Does anyone actually care
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@jonsie wrote:Just a thought here.... did we even get through the semi finals if we were in one of them?
We don't need to "qualify" due to the amount of money we (the country) ploughs into the EU.
We get an automatic entry to the finals 
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@jonsie The entry this year is called Storm by SuRie
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@MI5 wrote:
@jonsie wrote:Just a thought here.... did we even get through the semi finals if we were in one of them?
We don't need to "qualify" due to the amount of money we (the country) ploughs into the EU.
We get an automatic entry to the finals
And there's me stupidly thinking it was about past winners or performances 
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I will be watching Eurovision
. we order food and sit down and watch it. Euro friend party lol.
love it, Israel is awesome. But o2 don’t do any special o2 travel to Israel 
Storm by Surie is great, but bookies money is on Israel Chicken song thing lol
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I have friends who have Eurovision parties @darrengf Seems to be the highlight of their year.
Each to their own.
I could be criticised for watching Emmerdale and Coronation St. There again, that's my choice 
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Yes I will be honest I don’t watch soaps like them. But it’s always a laugh Eurovision and at present a laugh is what’s needed.
@MI5 wrote:We don't need to "qualify" due to the amount of money we (the country) ploughs into the EU.
We get an automatic entry to the finals
Nearly
From wiki:
Since 2000, France, Germany, Spain and United Kingdom have automatically qualified for the final, regardless of their positions on the scoreboard in previous contests, as they are the four biggest financial contributors to the EBU
- EBU ( European Broadcasting Union) membership is pretty complicated but has nothing to do with EU membership as such, both Israel and Morocco are in rhe EBU, tho membership of the Council of Europe does give automatic membership..
- The biggest issue we have is that we are almost certain to come last or nearly last. 'Royaume-Uni nul points", as everyone else is voting to facilitate national interests, so Greece always votes for Turkey even though the countries are each other's throats. As its an easy way for the government's to pretend they like each other and are working hard at peace....
- So for anyone from the UK to stand a chance we'd have to enter a seriously good song performed really well; Like our previous winners did; which is unlikely to happen cos of the shame involved in someone like Chis Martin and Coldplay entering a song & not winning. What we should do is enter joke candidates like Spain do, but I cant see the bbc going for that... And yeah not sure about building bridges @jonsie to quote the late great Sir Humphrey Appleby from Yes Minister
Sir Humphrey: Minister, Britain has had the same foreign policy objective for at least the last 500 years: to create a disunited Europe. In that cause we have fought with the Dutch against the Spanish, with the Germans against the French, with the French and Italians against the Germans, and with the French against the Germans and Italians. Divide and rule, you see. Why should we change now, when it’s worked so well?
Hacker: That’s all ancient history, surely?
Sir Humphrey: Yes, and current policy. We had to break the whole thing [the EEC] up, so we had to get inside. We tried to break it up from the outside, but that wouldn’t work. Now that we’re inside we can make a complete pig’s breakfast of the whole thing: set the Germans against the French, the French against the Italians, the Italians against the Dutch… The Foreign Office is terribly pleased; it’s just like old times.
Hacker: But surely we’re all committed to the European ideal?
Sir Humphrey: [chuckles] Really, minister.
Hacker: If not, why are we pushing for an increase in the membership?
Sir Humphrey: Well, for the same reason. It’s just like the United Nations, in fact; the more members it has, the more arguments it can stir up, the more futile and impotent it becomes.
Hacker: What appalling cynicism.
Sir Humphrey: Yes… We call it diplomacy, minister.
And no doubt looking down & rubbing his hands in glee at the chaos sure to ensue following the decision to leave.
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Well I still watch it even if we get nil poin lol.
Its about fun and having a laugh.
I think it’s great as well that for a few nights Australia becomes part of Europe. Oh yes. I can use my phone there as part of o2 travel lol.
And If Israel can do a chicken song. Then so can I lol
chick chick chick chick chicken. Lay a little egg for me. Lol
im not mad but it helps a little 😁
