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Post by riotgrrl on May 27, 2010 18:54:25 GMT
I'm supporting Serbia.
The Polish entry (fortunately put out in the last semi iirc) was very disturbing, with ladies being put in headlocks and stuff. It was creepy.
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Post by everso on May 27, 2010 18:59:33 GMT
You are a Serbiaphile. Frankly, I'm not even sure I'd let the Eastern European lot in. Bunch of Johnny-come-latelys.
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Post by Alpha Hooligan on May 27, 2010 19:00:07 GMT
Only creepy if you are one of them new fangled "feminisarists" or whatever. I like Polish women, they obviously know their place.  AH |
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Post by riotgrrl on May 27, 2010 19:17:36 GMT
You are a Serbiaphile. Frankly, I'm not even sure I'd let the Eastern European lot in. Bunch of Johnny-come-latelys. oh how can you!! The Balkans are Europe. And they suffered for the rest of us, the bulwark between Islam and Christianity, the plaything of the empires. The Balkans are Europe and you mustn't say otherwise or else I'll be cross. Frankly you could toss out Lithuania and I wouldn't shed a tear . . . |
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Post by Weyland on May 27, 2010 19:46:07 GMT
One is traying verey hawd. Efter awl. But, but, but, that's how I was brought up to pronounce "hard" and "all". I'm not posh. It's just how we pronounce it in the South. That's nothing to do with it, Ev. No matter how one pronounces "fire", it will rhyme with "desire", surely? Even in Sarreh -- "faaaaaah" and "dusaaaaaah". So what's the problem? Let's assume that a Latvian thinks that "fire" sounds like "fecktitude". Then the same Latvian will pronounce "desire" as "dezecktitude". See? [By the way, I don't believe that you pronounce "hard" as "hawd".] |
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Post by Weyland on May 27, 2010 19:48:16 GMT
True. But quite a bit of Russia in IN Europe. The bit to the west of the Urals. |
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Post by Weyland on May 27, 2010 20:03:39 GMT
Frankly you could toss out Lithuania and I wouldn't shed a tear . . . Next thing you know, God forbid, people will be calling you anti-Catholic. |
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Post by riotgrrl on May 27, 2010 20:20:34 GMT
Frankly you could toss out Lithuania and I wouldn't shed a tear . . . Next thing you know, God forbid, people will be calling you anti-Catholic. Is Lithuania Catholic? I have genuinely no idea; I suppose I assumed it was either stern Northern Protestant like the Scandinavians or else Orthodox like the Russians. |
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Post by riotgrrl on May 27, 2010 20:56:11 GMT
I liked Bulgaria and Gothboy liked Slovenia tonight.
Neither got through.
So it's all down to Serbia on Saturday . . .
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Post by Patrick on May 27, 2010 21:41:42 GMT
..........and the big lady from Ireland got in! I wonder if she'll be duetting with the big lady from Iceland. I liked the comment from Paddy o'Connell about the lighting for the Irish one - "There's a ginger tinge around the whole stage" One step away from a diplomatic incident there Pat! The Totty from Croatia was given the elbow. One mention of bloody Beyonce for the woman who had her song choreographed by the wailing woman's dance trainer was enough to put me off that one. Lot's of long black hair around too.
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Post by everso on May 28, 2010 7:48:09 GMT
But, but, but, that's how I was brought up to pronounce "hard" and "all". I'm not posh. It's just how we pronounce it in the South. That's nothing to do with it, Ev. No matter how one pronounces "fire", it will rhyme with "desire", surely? Even in Sarreh -- "faaaaaah" and "dusaaaaaah". So what's the problem? Let's assume that a Latvian thinks that "fire" sounds like "fecktitude". Then the same Latvian will pronounce "desire" as "dezecktitude". See? [By the way, I don't believe that you pronounce "hard" as "hawd".]Well I was replying to Alan's "traying verey hawd. Efter awl." because I thought he was taking the bung out of southern accents. But maybe he wasn't and I jumped the gun. Ennnyyyyywayyyyyyy (gosh I miss Costal) how you pronounce your vowels depends on where you were brought up (unless of course you're "putting it on"). I enjoy listening to all accents and it would be a shame if we all spoke the same. I pronounce "hard" as "haaaaaahd" (does anyone pronounce it as "hawd"  ) but I pronounce all as "awl". I just thought: if you speak with a northern accent you're going to pronounce "haaaaaahd" differently to me anyway! |
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Post by swl on May 28, 2010 7:52:56 GMT
Eh? What? Have I missed something? I thought the Eurovision thing was on Saturday?
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Post by Weyland on May 28, 2010 8:26:20 GMT
I just thought: if you speak with a northern accent you're going to pronounce "haaaaaahd" differently to me anyway! No. The same. It's words like "bath" and "but" and "book" where our pronunciation differs radically, I dare say. But I'm talking about rhyme, not accent. I love accents. I'll be in Landan tomorrow. On the Eye next week. |
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Post by riotgrrl on May 28, 2010 12:02:58 GMT
Eh? What? Have I missed something? I thought the Eurovision thing was on Saturday? You missed the semi-finals last night and on Tuesday night. Saturday night is the big final. |
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Post by everso on May 28, 2010 18:02:00 GMT
I just thought: if you speak with a northern accent you're going to pronounce "haaaaaahd" differently to me anyway! No. The same. It's words like "bath" and "but" and "book" where our pronunciation differs radically, I dare say. But I'm talking about rhyme, not accent. I love accents. I'll be in Landan tomorrow. On the Eye next week. No I pronounce London as Lundun. But then you'd pronounce Lundun as Loondoon. Oh I give up! In the immortal words of Fred Astaire "Let's call the whole thing off". |
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Post by aubrey on May 28, 2010 18:38:34 GMT
You mean to rhyme with moon? That's how I always think of a double "o" unless a word that I know is pronounced differently.
Hey oop rhymes with troop.
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Post by everso on May 28, 2010 19:05:07 GMT
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Post by trubble on May 29, 2010 16:41:19 GMT
I am backing Ireland all the way!  I am proper excited and willjump out of seat with excitement if they get anywhere near winning. The Eurovision belongs to Ireland. Ireland is its natural home. Go Ireland!!!! All the winners: |
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Post by swl on May 29, 2010 17:02:01 GMT
Won't winning this send Ireland spiralling into a double-dip recession?
Incidentally - are we meeting in the chatroom to share the experience?
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Post by trubble on May 29, 2010 19:38:40 GMT
I would dearly love it if we were but technical glitches mean I may only post on the computer if I am unable to see or hear the contest.
I am just away off the dungeon to set up the tiny little argos TV set and fiddle with the aeriel and stand in an awkward position until I get a fuzzy semblance of what may or may not be the Eurovision. Niamh is singing 10th. After I watch her nail it, I will run to the shops to buy something Irish in a heady moment of patriotism (I did a tour of the Historic Wicklow Gaol today and am feeling overly Irish rawr). Then I might waste some time on the boards telling people on JSG to grow up - until it's voting time.
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) but I pronounce all as "awl". 
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