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Well he's no Kermit the Frog but then again, he's no Elmo so I approve.

Kermit > Dustin > Elmo.

Edit: My thread! *starts handing out turkey sandwiches*

Irelande douze pointe (http://youtube.com/watch?v=-kNloytljOo)


Great eurovision song, or greatest eurovision song?


Anyway, for those who are unaware, Dustin the Turkey has been a part of children's television in Ireland for the last 20 years or so. He's run for Taoiseach(Prime Minister) and President and as a joke a few times. He's had a couple of albums, I tihnk they all got number one here. Oh, and he's a turkey puppet.

I for one think we could well win, but as you may have guessed from the booing, the country is somewhat divided. Does NSG like our Eurovision entry?

So this is what all those threads about turkey wanting to be in Europe are about.

I will vote for Ireland.

The turkey made it, then? Woo-hoo!
I didn't have time to watch it on the weekend, but I sure was hoping he'd make it :D

Eurovision? This weekend?

How could I miss it?

It's the only time that Israel gets to join Europe :p

Eurovision? This weekend?

How could I miss it?

It's the only time that Israel gets to join Europe :p

Israel is also in the UEFA.

And strange, over here in the Netherlands the Eurovision song festival has the image that only gays and older women care about it :p

I think Eurovision should be classified as a human rights violation and banned. Now that there's a turkey involved, it could also be classified as an animal rights violation too.

Israel is also in the UEFA.

And strange, over here in the Netherlands the Eurovision song festival has the image that only gays and older women care about it :p

Same in Germany ;)
But I was told that until recently it was quite a big thing in Ireland. Even Father Ted (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3DegGo32Uk) tried to enter...

Those of us in Western European countries are just bitter that the Balto-Scandinavian, former Soviet, and Balkan blocs (and yes, there is overlap between the three) now so dominate the competition that we Western Imperialist capitalist running dog scum don't stand a chance.

That and the introduction of phone voting which seems to get Germany's ethnic Turkish community spending more on telephone bills in a single 30 minute period than many of them might do in the rest of the year.

The only solution is for the first 12 European Union members to band together as a voting bloc, and ban phone voting. That way the competition will return to its roots among vibrant Western European songs such as 'la la la la', 'bing-banga-boom', and 'ding-dinge-dong'.

Yes, the competition was so much better before we let the Slav untermenschen in.




And, yes, this post is intended as ironic.

Same in Germany ;)

'Tis not true. Even I, with my notorious disinterest in music, have been invited to several "Eurovision Viewing Nights" by fellow uni students, mostly of the female variety.

A lot of it may be due to the, uh, "political" controversy about the Contest and its voting system, but my experience is that everybody talks about it the weeks preceding and following the event itself around here, no matter how much certain people (like me) wish to escape it.

ETA: Now that the video finally loaded.. what an utter, horrible pile of undiluted crap! Not even Fass could like this..

'Tis not true. Even I, with my notorious disinterest in music, have been invited to several "Eurovision Viewing Nights" by fellow uni students, mostly of the female variety.

A lot of it may be due to the, uh, "political" controversy about the Contest and its voting system, but my experience is that everybody talks about it the weeks preceding and following the event itself around here, no matter how much certain people (like me) wish to escape it.

I don't know... when I left, admittedly 5 years ago now, nobody semed to take it serious apart from my grandmother.
I usually found out about it being on when zapping into the contest accidentally.

I've said it before and I'll say it again:

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/12/eurovisionam4.jpg

ETA: Now that the video finally loaded.. what an utter, horrible pile of undiluted crap! Not even Fass could like this..

*lol
You DO know that Father Ted is a comedy show, right?

Same in Germany ;)
But I was told that until recently it was quite a big thing in Ireland. Even Father Ted (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3DegGo32Uk) tried to enter...

Brilliant :D

Eurovision is great fun - this year, as usual, friends from far and wide (furthest is coming from Romania) will gather to drink lots of beer whilst laughing at the show and enjoying the barbed wit of Terry Wogan. It's an institution :)

Brilliant :D

Eurovision is great fun - this year, as usual, friends from far and wide (furthest is coming from Romania) will gather to drink lots of beer whilst laughing at the show and enjoying the barbed wit of Terry Wogan. It's an institution :)

Ah, yes, Terry:

"And from Germany we move into Poland: Well, it's been done before hasn't it?"

"If she's still in the first flush of youth then the ballcock must be stuck..."

The only reason why it's worth listening to... :D

I don't know... when I left, admittedly 5 years ago now, nobody semed to take it serious apart from my grandmother.
I usually found out about it being on when zapping into the contest accidentally.
Maybe it's because there's been a shift to German participants who actually come from a "music/entertainment scene" that other people than "grannies and fags" care about? I really don't know, and I hope other Germans will pop in here sooner or later and verify my subjective statement.

*lol
You DO know that Father Ted is a comedy show, right?

Yes. What's that to do with the horrendously shoddy quality of the Dustin the Turkey entry for the ESC?

Dustin the Turkey? When I read the "national hero" part, I expected at least Cuchulainn :(

Maybe it's because there's been a shift to German participants who actually come from a "music/entertainment scene" that other people than "grannies and fags" care about? I really don't know, and I hope other Germans will pop in here sooner or later and verify my subjective statement. I doubt it. Raab was from that time, and that wasn't exactly someone grannies care about at all.

And strange, over here in the Netherlands the Eurovision song festival has the image that only gays and older women care about it :pWhich is true.:p

Yes. What's that to do with the horrendously shoddy quality of the Dustin the Turkey entry for the ESC?

I thought you were referring to the Father Ted vidio linked in the post you quoted rather than the Dustin the Turkey vid linked in the OP.

I must admit, Dustin the Turkey sings a pretty dire song; I wonder if his selection has anything to do with the rumours that Ireland don't want to win Eurovision because they have already footed the bill for hosting the show a number of times?

Irelande douze pointe (http://youtube.com/watch?v=-kNloytljOo)

Great eurovision song, or greatest eurovision song?


Gowan ye good thing!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lets face it, compared to the christ awful pile of pretentious shite that went last year, its a classic. Plus it annoys Dana, which makes it a winner anyway.

I heard a bit of him doing it live and it sounded like he was trying to sound even worse than would normally be the case...fair play.

I must admit, Dustin the Turkey sings a pretty dire song;
That's the point. It's a complete and utter piss take of the whole Eurovision/X Factor/Pop Idol industry. The fact he got voted by the public to be the representative shows you how tired and a joke the people of Ireland think the Eurovision is.


I wonder if his selection has anything to do with the rumours that Ireland don't want to win Eurovision because they have already footed the bill for hosting the show a number of times?

Partially, but this was picked by a public vote. I voted for Lordi last time, purely because they were also a piss take - this puppet is now taking it one step further.

I always remember the one in Copenhagen, simply because Terry Wogan referred to the male and female hosts (who spoke in rhyming couplets the entire night) as 'Dr Death' and 'The Tooth Fairy' because of what they were wearing. His commentary got heard by the Danish team who kicked up a huge fuss over it!

ETA: Now that the video finally loaded.. what an utter, horrible pile of undiluted crap! Not even Fass could like this..

Don't be a tart, love. In any case, my favourite Eurovision moment is the opening of the ESC 2000 in Stockholm (http://youtube.com/watch?v=zMB_HwsL7lk). Welcome Europe!

I say we send Rod Hull and Emu to show your turkey who's boss.

The turkey even hit German headlines...

I wonder what kind of confusion this will cause amongst the voters:
"Turkey, you say? The country or the competitor?"

I somewhat prefer this thing Belgium decided NOT to send:

Decadence (http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ic3CPudx7sI)

Edit: My thread! *starts handing out turkey sandwiches*
Mmmm, delicious.
So this is what all those threads about turkey wanting to be in Europe are about.
Badumtish!
Same in Germany ;)
But I was told that until recently it was quite a big thing in Ireland. Even Father Ted (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3DegGo32Uk) tried to enter...
I still insist we should have send them while he was still alive.
I've said it before and I'll say it again:

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/12/eurovisionam4.jpg
Good old gravlen, always has a picture of the lulz :)
Dustin the Turkey? When I read the "national hero" part, I expected at least Cuchulainn :(
Dustin is a national hero!
Gowan ye good thing!!!!!!!!!!!!
*does the flap-flaps*

I doubt it. Raab was from that time, and that wasn't exactly someone grannies care about at all.

Uh, don't tell me I'm getting old.. Raab is 5+ years ago? Damnit.

Don't be a tart, love.

I know few things else, so please do allow me to stick with it.

I say we send Rod Hull and Emu to show your turkey who's boss.

You want to have a corpse representing the UK? Certainly a radical plan.

You want to have a corpse representing the UK? Certainly a radical plan.

Rod Hull is... dead?!

You want to have a corpse representing the UK? Certainly a radical plan.

Gordon Brown does that job quite effectively already.

Gordon Brown does that job quite effectively already.
Are we sending Brown to the Eurovision? Awesome. He might actually get a few votes after all.

Are we sending Brown to the Eurovision? Awesome. He might actually get a few votes after all.

His thrash metal version of Somewhere over the Rainbow is quite compelling, almost lively one might say.

Go for it. The best you could ever have done was Father Ted's "My Lovely Horse", but since he's dead, that might present difficulties.

Gordon Brown does that job quite effectively already.

That's rather harsh I feel. At least a cadaver might have had some personality in life.

At first I misread the title and thought it said "Hillary expected to ensue." :p

Rod Hull is... dead?!

Fell off a roof putting up a TV aerial, as far as I remember.

As for the Euro entry, I think we would have been better sending something a bit Irish, yet European in concept...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnqiAIlgZow

Are we sending Brown to the Eurovision? Awesome. He might actually get a few votes after all.

Can't be any worse than our entry last year...

Uh, don't tell me I'm getting old.. Raab is 5+ years ago? Damnit. Try 8 years. Took place in Sweden, ironically enough.

You want to have a corpse representing the UK? Certainly a radical plan.

His death is only a minor problem. They can prop him up with a few sticks.

Fell off a roof putting up a TV aerial, as far as I remember.

As for the Euro entry, I think we would have been better sending something a bit Irish, yet European in concept...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnqiAIlgZow

I heard rumors they'll be doing the Eurovision next year ;)

what the flock is eurovision? is that like what we have here, i think its called the tony's or something like that, televison industry awards, like the osgars only for the idiot box?

i'd be interested to see who won the best commercial, or whatever you call them over there. i hope its that anthro thing for orangina. i saw that on youtube, looks pretty cool.

=^^=
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Oh no, much worse. Every eligible country (you know, European which obviously includes Israel) sends one song, perfomance and little advertisement of itself to the event. The citizens of the participating countries can then vote on what they think is the best performance during a simultaneous live Euro-wide broadcast.

The songs are known for being... pathetic. The votes are known to be somewhat politically motivated.

Well, I'm told it used to be much better... before I was born.
Abba started out by winning Eurovision with "Waterloo", didn't they?

what the flock is eurovision? is that like what we have here, i think its called the tony's or something like that, televison industry awards, like the osgars only for the idiot box?

Oh no, much worse. Every eligible country (you know, European which obviously includes Israel) sends one song, perfomance and little advertisement of itself to the event. The citizens of the participating countries can then vote on what they think is the best performance during a simultaneous live Euro-wide broadcast.

The songs are known for being... pathetic. The votes are known to be somewhat politically motivated.

Oh no, much worse. Every eligible country (you know, European which obviously includes Israel) sends one song, perfomance and little advertisement of itself to the event. The citizens of the participating countries can then vote on what they think is the best performance during a simultaneous live Euro-wide broadcast.

The songs are known for being... pathetic. The votes are known to be somewhat politically motivated.

ok tnx, and i thought the box dreck here. podge and rodge on the other hand, well i'd never seen them before fallowing that link up there. mmmmm.

well at least it is different countries. all we ever get here is from here, other then the occasional anime. america is so hick insular its pathetic. no wonder we're all igonorant and myopic.

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Well, I'm told it used to be much better... before I was born.
Abba started out by winning Eurovision with "Waterloo", didn't they?

Abba and *shudder*.... Celine Dion started out their careers in the Eurovision.

Abba and *shudder*.... Celine Dion started out their careers in the Eurovision.

Which really tells us all we need to know about it.

Well, It'll beat Britain's entry.

And yes, Spain also sends a national hero !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0mB1cnua14

Every eligible country (you know, European which obviously includes Israel)

Every country which has broadcasters who are a members of the European Broadcasting Union is eligible to enter, which is why Israel is included. Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morroco and Tunisia are all non-European countries which are eligible to enter (although they rarely do).

The votes are known to be somewhat politically motivated.

i lol'd

I actually kind of liked Ireland's entry last year. I think I was the only one, as it took last place. They couldn't have gone in a more different direction this year. :D

Well, I consider the Eurovision Song Contest to be quite harmless fun (except to some people who participate and will be ridiculed for that for the rest of their unnatural lives).

Lithuania 2006: LT United - We Are the Winners (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EXvMEScWiY) - Kick-ass performance, if you ask me. My favourite that year, I have to admit.

Finland 2006: Lordi - Hard Rock Hallelujah (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdbDNL5oqCs&feature=related) - National pride demands me to put this here. Lordi brought the first Eurovision victory to Finland... and also brought in the current record of points ;) Sorry 'bout the subtitles.

UK 2007: Scooch - Flying the Flag (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBOnDcmckdc) - This performance is definitely a bigger turkey than Dustin could ever be ;)

Ukraine 2007: Verka Serduchka - Dancing Lasha Tumbai (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XGMb5PakOQ) - My personal favourite that year.

Denmark 2000: Olsen Brothers - Fly on the Wings of Love (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEwlSyd7DH4) - My personal all-time favourite. I just think this song is so damn beautiful... *sniff*

Well, Germany has decided on its contestant, too. I'm not sure who exactly voted for these girls, all I know is that this group's music is an excellent opportunity to use the expression "jumped the shark".

I think it's terribly uninspired, but here you go (http://youtube.com/watch?v=TYhyKg7lsVI). In English this year, too, for your viewing convenience.

Well, Germany has decided on its contestant, too. I'm not sure who exactly voted for these girls, all I know is that this group's music is an excellent opportunity to use the expression "jumped the shark".

I think it's terribly uninspired, but here you go (http://youtube.com/watch?v=TYhyKg7lsVI). In English this year, too, for your viewing convenience.

Where's Sporty Spice?

Where's Sporty Spice?

Excuse me? As in, WTF are you talking about?

(In case this is a Spice Girls vs. No Angels reference: When the Spice Girls were 'in' I was 11/12 and much more interested in climbing trees, playing outdoor soccer and street hockey than in strange girl bands, and when the No Angels came around I had already lost whatever fleeting amount of interest in such pop music-y things I might have once mustered, so the reference will be utterly lost on me)

(In case this is a Spice Girls vs. No Angels reference)

A comparison I think. Both are bland and silly girlybands with more attention for the "images" of the girls than for how they perform.

A comparison I think. Both are bland and silly girlybands with more attention for the "images" of the girls than for how they perform.

Not just that, it's practically an exact replica - you have the Ginger Spice girl, Baby Spice, Scary Spice and then Posh Spice up front - just seems to be missing a girl in a Bayern Munich shirt.