He assured us all the rest of Europe hate us and we'd get nul point.
Yes, I'm firmly of the view that our lamentable performance in Eurovision for the last age has been due to submitting entirely forgettable songs which we hope people won't hate and might vote for because it reminds them a bit of British pop music, rather than any fundamental enmity towards the UK.
Not watching it, but following on here. It does appear that the UK actually had a good song this year.
Have always been of the opinion that we need to find an established artist prepared not to take themselves so seriously for a few weeks.
Any tips for how to remove a small wood splinter embedded in my thumb? V near surface but cannot seem to squeeze it out .....
A sharp pin or... if you can bear it a sharp blade, like a hobby craft blade, to dig it out. Douse blade/pin in alcohol first and allow to dry before 'operating'.
Any tips for how to remove a small wood splinter embedded in my thumb? V near surface but cannot seem to squeeze it out .....
A sharp pin or... if you can bear it a sharp blade, like a hobby craft blade, to dig it out. Douse blade/pin in alcohol first and allow to dry before 'operating'.
Just looked up the details of the Moldovan entry - apparently about a train ride from Chisinau to Bucharest. I thought grey kept saying the word Bucharest, but I was wary of believing in my own Romanian language skills to too great an extent. This is surely interesting? Not often a Eurovision entry references another country so clearly.
Why is Australia in Eurovision? My geography is not great, but I am pretty sure it's not in Europe.
Most Australians' families are of European origin however
Or African, if you go back far enough.
That was before the continents emerged geographically.
Since the continents emerged then if you added those nations whose populations are mainly of European ancestry to the European nations who compere in Eurovision, then Canada, New Zealand, the USA, Chile and Argentina as well as Australia would be the maximum number of competitors in Eurovision
What on Earth are you saying? Modern humans came out of Africa probably within the last 200,000 years. When do you think the continents emerged? The land masses and seas were basically the same 200,000 years ago.
And neanderthals were in Europe 130,000 years ago and humans as you might now define them 30,000 years ago.
Their descendants inhabit the majority of the European nations that compete in Eurovision today and a majority of a few nations beyond Europe too ie Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the USA, Chile and Argentina as I said, plus Uruguay
I am unclear what you are saying. Who does “Their” refer to?
Ethnic Europeans ie the majority of the population in Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand, Argentina, Uruguay and Chile
Sorry, I remain baffled by what point you were making. Why did you mention Neanderthals?
The modern European population largely comes from the Near East/Middle East (via the spread of agriculture) and partly from the Indo-European Urheimat of the Pontic steppe, IIRC.
Breaking - @EBU_HQ says "irregular voting patterns were identified in the results of six countries."
"In order to comply with the contest's voting instructions, the EBU worked with its voting partner for each country for both the semi-final abd the Grand Final."
Why is Australia in Eurovision? My geography is not great, but I am pretty sure it's not in Europe.
Most Australians' families are of European origin however
Or African, if you go back far enough.
That was before the continents emerged geographically.
Since the continents emerged then if you added those nations whose populations are mainly of European ancestry to the European nations who compere in Eurovision, then Canada, New Zealand, the USA, Chile and Argentina as well as Australia would be the maximum number of competitors in Eurovision
What on Earth are you saying? Modern humans came out of Africa probably within the last 200,000 years. When do you think the continents emerged? The land masses and seas were basically the same 200,000 years ago.
And neanderthals were in Europe 130,000 years ago and humans as you might now define them 30,000 years ago.
Their descendants inhabit the majority of the European nations that compete in Eurovision today and a majority of a few nations beyond Europe too ie Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the USA, Chile and Argentina as I said, plus Uruguay
I am unclear what you are saying. Who does “Their” refer to?
Ethnic Europeans ie the majority of the population in Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand, Argentina, Uruguay and Chile
Sorry, I remain baffled by what point you were making.
It's the first symptom of HYUFD debate-itis. If it persists for more than one hour, call your doctor.
Any tips for how to remove a small wood splinter embedded in my thumb? V near surface but cannot seem to squeeze it out .....
I had exactly that problem last month.
I tried tweezers. Didn’t work.
So I left it.
A small blister came up, it filled with pus, followed by blood and eventually drained. ~2 weeks later the skin frayed, leaving new skin behind and inside the ex-blister was a tiny splinter, which popped out.
The human body is amazing at dealing with these things.
Just looked up the details of the Moldovan entry - apparently about a train ride from Chisinau to Bucharest. I thought grey kept saying the word Bucharest, but I was wary of believing in my own Romanian language skills to too great an extent. This is surely interesting? Not often a Eurovision entry references another country so clearly.
Supposedly it’s a metaphor for Moldovan/Romanian unification.
Just looked up the details of the Moldovan entry - apparently about a train ride from Chisinau to Bucharest. I thought grey kept saying the word Bucharest, but I was wary of believing in my own Romanian language skills to too great an extent. This is surely interesting? Not often a Eurovision entry references another country so clearly.
Thought to be a reference to a desire for union with Romania.
Why is Australia in Eurovision? My geography is not great, but I am pretty sure it's not in Europe.
Most Australians' families are of European origin however
Or African, if you go back far enough.
That was before the continents emerged geographically.
Since the continents emerged then if you added those nations whose populations are mainly of European ancestry to the European nations who compere in Eurovision, then Canada, New Zealand, the USA, Chile and Argentina as well as Australia would be the maximum number of competitors in Eurovision
What on Earth are you saying? Modern humans came out of Africa probably within the last 200,000 years. When do you think the continents emerged? The land masses and seas were basically the same 200,000 years ago.
And neanderthals were in Europe 130,000 years ago and humans as you might now define them 30,000 years ago.
Their descendants inhabit the majority of the European nations that compete in Eurovision today and a majority of a few nations beyond Europe too ie Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the USA, Chile and Argentina as I said, plus Uruguay
I am unclear what you are saying. Who does “Their” refer to?
Ethnic Europeans ie the majority of the population in Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand, Argentina, Uruguay and Chile
Sorry, I remain baffled by what point you were making. Why did you mention Neanderthals?
The modern European population largely comes from the Near East/Middle East (via the spread of agriculture) and partly from the Indo-European Urheimat of the Pontic steppe, IIRC.
They were the first here and yes you can add some who came to Europe after.
Their descendants comprise the ethnic Europeans who make up most of the European population as well as the majority of the population in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina as I said
Just looked up the details of the Moldovan entry - apparently about a train ride from Chisinau to Bucharest. I thought grey kept saying the word Bucharest, but I was wary of believing in my own Romanian language skills to too great an extent. This is surely interesting? Not often a Eurovision entry references another country so clearly.
Thought to be a reference to a desire for union with Romania.
I wondered as such! A wee bit political for Eurovision, no? Interesting nonetheless - Moldovan politics having become moderately important of late.
Why is Australia in Eurovision? My geography is not great, but I am pretty sure it's not in Europe.
Most Australians' families are of European origin however
Or African, if you go back far enough.
That was before the continents emerged geographically.
Since the continents emerged then if you added those nations whose populations are mainly of European ancestry to the European nations who compere in Eurovision, then Canada, New Zealand, the USA, Chile and Argentina as well as Australia would be the maximum number of competitors in Eurovision
What on Earth are you saying? Modern humans came out of Africa probably within the last 200,000 years. When do you think the continents emerged? The land masses and seas were basically the same 200,000 years ago.
And neanderthals were in Europe 130,000 years ago and humans as you might now define them 30,000 years ago.
Their descendants inhabit the majority of the European nations that compete in Eurovision today and a majority of a few nations beyond Europe too ie Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the USA, Chile and Argentina as I said, plus Uruguay
I am unclear what you are saying. Who does “Their” refer to?
Ethnic Europeans ie the majority of the population in Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand, Argentina, Uruguay and Chile
Sorry, I remain baffled by what point you were making. Why did you mention Neanderthals?
The modern European population largely comes from the Near East/Middle East (via the spread of agriculture) and partly from the Indo-European Urheimat of the Pontic steppe, IIRC.
They were the first here and yes you can add some who came to Europe after.
Their descendants comprise the ethnic Europeans who make up most of the European population as well as the majority of the population in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina as I said
Are you working on the new Home Office immigration rules ?
Sometimes the best song gets the least number of points. I was watching the 1982 contest the other day and the Finnish entry was the most interesting and was the only one to get nothing.
Any tips for how to remove a small wood splinter embedded in my thumb? V near surface but cannot seem to squeeze it out .....
I had exactly that problem last month.
I tried tweezers. Didn’t work.
So I left it.
A small blister came up, it filled with pus, followed by blood and eventually drained. ~2 weeks later the skin frayed, leaving new skin behind and inside the ex-blister was a tiny splinter, which popped out.
The human body is amazing at dealing with these things.
Thanks for the tips all.
Off to shops tomorrow to get some needles etc.
I'd rather not go the blister route because I recently got an infection in my other thumb which necessitated many hours in A&E and a week's worth of antibiotics. I have managed to avoid Covid but small infections are a nightmare.
Why is Australia in Eurovision? My geography is not great, but I am pretty sure it's not in Europe.
Most Australians' families are of European origin however
Or African, if you go back far enough.
That was before the continents emerged geographically.
Since the continents emerged then if you added those nations whose populations are mainly of European ancestry to the European nations who compere in Eurovision, then Canada, New Zealand, the USA, Chile and Argentina as well as Australia would be the maximum number of competitors in Eurovision
What on Earth are you saying? Modern humans came out of Africa probably within the last 200,000 years. When do you think the continents emerged? The land masses and seas were basically the same 200,000 years ago.
And neanderthals were in Europe 130,000 years ago and humans as you might now define them 30,000 years ago.
Their descendants inhabit the majority of the European nations that compete in Eurovision today and a majority of a few nations beyond Europe too ie Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the USA, Chile and Argentina as I said, plus Uruguay
I am unclear what you are saying. Who does “Their” refer to?
Ethnic Europeans ie the majority of the population in Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand, Argentina, Uruguay and Chile
Sorry, I remain baffled by what point you were making. Why did you mention Neanderthals?
The modern European population largely comes from the Near East/Middle East (via the spread of agriculture) and partly from the Indo-European Urheimat of the Pontic steppe, IIRC.
They were the first here and yes you can add some who came to Europe after.
Their descendants comprise the ethnic Europeans who make up most of the European population as well as the majority of the population in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina as I said
All non-African populations have a bit of Neanderthal ancestry, but very little. Europeans are not Neanderthals. We’re almost entirely descended from the same African evolution of modern humans as everyone else.
Just looked up the details of the Moldovan entry - apparently about a train ride from Chisinau to Bucharest. I thought grey kept saying the word Bucharest, but I was wary of believing in my own Romanian language skills to too great an extent. This is surely interesting? Not often a Eurovision entry references another country so clearly.
Thought to be a reference to a desire for union with Romania.
I wondered as such! A wee bit political for Eurovision, no? Interesting nonetheless - Moldovan politics having become moderately important of late.
IIRC, they wanted to do a more explicitly political song but weren’t allowed to under the rules, so they did something that is explicitly about a train route, but implicitly political.
Why is Australia in Eurovision? My geography is not great, but I am pretty sure it's not in Europe.
Most Australians' families are of European origin however
Or African, if you go back far enough.
That was before the continents emerged geographically.
Since the continents emerged then if you added those nations whose populations are mainly of European ancestry to the European nations who compere in Eurovision, then Canada, New Zealand, the USA, Chile and Argentina as well as Australia would be the maximum number of competitors in Eurovision
What on Earth are you saying? Modern humans came out of Africa probably within the last 200,000 years. When do you think the continents emerged? The land masses and seas were basically the same 200,000 years ago.
And neanderthals were in Europe 130,000 years ago and humans as you might now define them 30,000 years ago.
Their descendants inhabit the majority of the European nations that compete in Eurovision today and a majority of a few nations beyond Europe too ie Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the USA, Chile and Argentina as I said, plus Uruguay
I am unclear what you are saying. Who does “Their” refer to?
Ethnic Europeans ie the majority of the population in Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand, Argentina, Uruguay and Chile
Sorry, I remain baffled by what point you were making. Why did you mention Neanderthals?
The modern European population largely comes from the Near East/Middle East (via the spread of agriculture) and partly from the Indo-European Urheimat of the Pontic steppe, IIRC.
They were the first here and yes you can add some who came to Europe after.
Their descendants comprise the ethnic Europeans who make up most of the European population as well as the majority of the population in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina as I said
All non-African populations have a bit of Neanderthal ancestry, but very little. Europeans are not Neanderthals. We’re almost entirely descended from the same African evolution of modern humans as everyone else.
Well so what. That is completely irrelevant to what constitutes an ethnic European which was the original discussion.
Ethnic Europeans are the descendants of the original population of Europe ie those who constitute the majority of the population in Europe, the USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. Hence why Australia can compete in Eurovision
Why is Australia in Eurovision? My geography is not great, but I am pretty sure it's not in Europe.
Most Australians' families are of European origin however
Or African, if you go back far enough.
That was before the continents emerged geographically.
Since the continents emerged then if you added those nations whose populations are mainly of European ancestry to the European nations who compere in Eurovision, then Canada, New Zealand, the USA, Chile and Argentina as well as Australia would be the maximum number of competitors in Eurovision
What on Earth are you saying? Modern humans came out of Africa probably within the last 200,000 years. When do you think the continents emerged? The land masses and seas were basically the same 200,000 years ago.
And neanderthals were in Europe 130,000 years ago and humans as you might now define them 30,000 years ago.
Their descendants inhabit the majority of the European nations that compete in Eurovision today and a majority of a few nations beyond Europe too ie Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the USA, Chile and Argentina as I said, plus Uruguay
I am unclear what you are saying. Who does “Their” refer to?
Ethnic Europeans ie the majority of the population in Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand, Argentina, Uruguay and Chile
Sorry, I remain baffled by what point you were making. Why did you mention Neanderthals?
The modern European population largely comes from the Near East/Middle East (via the spread of agriculture) and partly from the Indo-European Urheimat of the Pontic steppe, IIRC.
They were the first here and yes you can add some who came to Europe after.
Their descendants comprise the ethnic Europeans who make up most of the European population as well as the majority of the population in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina as I said
All non-African populations have a bit of Neanderthal ancestry, but very little. Europeans are not Neanderthals. We’re almost entirely descended from the same African evolution of modern humans as everyone else.
Well so what. That is completely irrelevant to what constitutes am ethnic European which was the original discussion.
Ethnic Europeans are the descendants of the original population of Europe ie those who constitute the majority of the population in Europe, the USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. Hence why Australia can compete in Eurovision
I don't think that's officially the reason, unless Eurovision got sponsored by the KKK and I missed it.
Any tips for how to remove a small wood splinter embedded in my thumb? V near surface but cannot seem to squeeze it out .....
I had exactly that problem last month.
I tried tweezers. Didn’t work.
So I left it.
A small blister came up, it filled with pus, followed by blood and eventually drained. ~2 weeks later the skin frayed, leaving new skin behind and inside the ex-blister was a tiny splinter, which popped out.
The human body is amazing at dealing with these things.
Thanks for the tips all.
Off to shops tomorrow to get some needles etc.
I'd rather not go the blister route because I recently got an infection in my other thumb which necessitated many hours in A&E and a week's worth of antibiotics. I have managed to avoid Covid but small infections are a nightmare.
Neat malt vinegar is very good at preventing infections in small cuts from gardening etc.
Just looked up the details of the Moldovan entry - apparently about a train ride from Chisinau to Bucharest. I thought grey kept saying the word Bucharest, but I was wary of believing in my own Romanian language skills to too great an extent. This is surely interesting? Not often a Eurovision entry references another country so clearly.
Thought to be a reference to a desire for union with Romania.
I wondered as such! A wee bit political for Eurovision, no? Interesting nonetheless - Moldovan politics having become moderately important of late.
IIRC, they wanted to do a more explicitly political song but weren’t allowed to under the rules, so they did something that is explicitly about a train route, but implicitly political.
Also interesting because movements seeking unification - at least unilaterally - seem a lot rare than those seeking independence. So any non-fringe group advocating moving in wholesale with a larger neighbour are worthy of interest.
Why is Australia in Eurovision? My geography is not great, but I am pretty sure it's not in Europe.
Most Australians' families are of European origin however
Or African, if you go back far enough.
That was before the continents emerged geographically.
Since the continents emerged then if you added those nations whose populations are mainly of European ancestry to the European nations who compere in Eurovision, then Canada, New Zealand, the USA, Chile and Argentina as well as Australia would be the maximum number of competitors in Eurovision
What on Earth are you saying? Modern humans came out of Africa probably within the last 200,000 years. When do you think the continents emerged? The land masses and seas were basically the same 200,000 years ago.
And neanderthals were in Europe 130,000 years ago and humans as you might now define them 30,000 years ago.
Their descendants inhabit the majority of the European nations that compete in Eurovision today and a majority of a few nations beyond Europe too ie Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the USA, Chile and Argentina as I said, plus Uruguay
I am unclear what you are saying. Who does “Their” refer to?
Ethnic Europeans ie the majority of the population in Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand, Argentina, Uruguay and Chile
Sorry, I remain baffled by what point you were making. Why did you mention Neanderthals?
The modern European population largely comes from the Near East/Middle East (via the spread of agriculture) and partly from the Indo-European Urheimat of the Pontic steppe, IIRC.
They were the first here and yes you can add some who came to Europe after.
Their descendants comprise the ethnic Europeans who make up most of the European population as well as the majority of the population in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina as I said
All non-African populations have a bit of Neanderthal ancestry, but very little. Europeans are not Neanderthals. We’re almost entirely descended from the same African evolution of modern humans as everyone else.
Well so what. That is completely irrelevant to what constitutes am ethnic European which was the original discussion.
Ethnic Europeans are the descendants of the original population of Europe ie those who constitute the majority of the population in Europe, the USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. Hence why Australia can compete in Eurovision
I don't think that's officially the reason, unless Eurovision got sponsored by the KKK and I missed it.
Why is Australia in Eurovision? My geography is not great, but I am pretty sure it's not in Europe.
Most Australians' families are of European origin however
Or African, if you go back far enough.
That was before the continents emerged geographically.
Since the continents emerged then if you added those nations whose populations are mainly of European ancestry to the European nations who compere in Eurovision, then Canada, New Zealand, the USA, Chile and Argentina as well as Australia would be the maximum number of competitors in Eurovision
What on Earth are you saying? Modern humans came out of Africa probably within the last 200,000 years. When do you think the continents emerged? The land masses and seas were basically the same 200,000 years ago.
And neanderthals were in Europe 130,000 years ago and humans as you might now define them 30,000 years ago.
Their descendants inhabit the majority of the European nations that compete in Eurovision today and a majority of a few nations beyond Europe too ie Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the USA, Chile and Argentina as I said, plus Uruguay
I am unclear what you are saying. Who does “Their” refer to?
Ethnic Europeans ie the majority of the population in Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand, Argentina, Uruguay and Chile
Sorry, I remain baffled by what point you were making. Why did you mention Neanderthals?
The modern European population largely comes from the Near East/Middle East (via the spread of agriculture) and partly from the Indo-European Urheimat of the Pontic steppe, IIRC.
They were the first here and yes you can add some who came to Europe after.
Their descendants comprise the ethnic Europeans who make up most of the European population as well as the majority of the population in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina as I said
All non-African populations have a bit of Neanderthal ancestry, but very little. Europeans are not Neanderthals. We’re almost entirely descended from the same African evolution of modern humans as everyone else.
Why is Australia in Eurovision? My geography is not great, but I am pretty sure it's not in Europe.
Most Australians' families are of European origin however
Or African, if you go back far enough.
That was before the continents emerged geographically.
Since the continents emerged then if you added those nations whose populations are mainly of European ancestry to the European nations who compere in Eurovision, then Canada, New Zealand, the USA, Chile and Argentina as well as Australia would be the maximum number of competitors in Eurovision
What on Earth are you saying? Modern humans came out of Africa probably within the last 200,000 years. When do you think the continents emerged? The land masses and seas were basically the same 200,000 years ago.
And neanderthals were in Europe 130,000 years ago and humans as you might now define them 30,000 years ago.
Their descendants inhabit the majority of the European nations that compete in Eurovision today and a majority of a few nations beyond Europe too ie Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the USA, Chile and Argentina as I said, plus Uruguay
I am unclear what you are saying. Who does “Their” refer to?
Ethnic Europeans ie the majority of the population in Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand, Argentina, Uruguay and Chile
Sorry, I remain baffled by what point you were making. Why did you mention Neanderthals?
The modern European population largely comes from the Near East/Middle East (via the spread of agriculture) and partly from the Indo-European Urheimat of the Pontic steppe, IIRC.
They were the first here and yes you can add some who came to Europe after.
Their descendants comprise the ethnic Europeans who make up most of the European population as well as the majority of the population in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina as I said
All non-African populations have a bit of Neanderthal ancestry, but very little. Europeans are not Neanderthals. We’re almost entirely descended from the same African evolution of modern humans as everyone else.
Well so what. That is completely irrelevant to what constitutes an ethnic European which was the original discussion.
Ethnic Europeans are the descendants of the original population of Europe ie those who constitute the majority of the population in Europe, the USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. Hence why Australia can compete in Eurovision
No, the reason Australia joined was because of the 60th anniversary of Eurovision.
Why is Australia in Eurovision? My geography is not great, but I am pretty sure it's not in Europe.
Most Australians' families are of European origin however
Or African, if you go back far enough.
That was before the continents emerged geographically.
Since the continents emerged then if you added those nations whose populations are mainly of European ancestry to the European nations who compere in Eurovision, then Canada, New Zealand, the USA, Chile and Argentina as well as Australia would be the maximum number of competitors in Eurovision
What on Earth are you saying? Modern humans came out of Africa probably within the last 200,000 years. When do you think the continents emerged? The land masses and seas were basically the same 200,000 years ago.
And neanderthals were in Europe 130,000 years ago and humans as you might now define them 30,000 years ago.
Their descendants inhabit the majority of the European nations that compete in Eurovision today and a majority of a few nations beyond Europe too ie Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the USA, Chile and Argentina as I said, plus Uruguay
I am unclear what you are saying. Who does “Their” refer to?
Ethnic Europeans ie the majority of the population in Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand, Argentina, Uruguay and Chile
Sorry, I remain baffled by what point you were making. Why did you mention Neanderthals?
The modern European population largely comes from the Near East/Middle East (via the spread of agriculture) and partly from the Indo-European Urheimat of the Pontic steppe, IIRC.
They were the first here and yes you can add some who came to Europe after.
Their descendants comprise the ethnic Europeans who make up most of the European population as well as the majority of the population in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina as I said
All non-African populations have a bit of Neanderthal ancestry, but very little. Europeans are not Neanderthals. We’re almost entirely descended from the same African evolution of modern humans as everyone else.
Well so what. That is completely irrelevant to what constitutes am ethnic European which was the original discussion.
Ethnic Europeans are the descendants of the original population of Europe ie those who constitute the majority of the population in Europe, the USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. Hence why Australia can compete in Eurovision
I don't think that's officially the reason, unless Eurovision got sponsored by the KKK and I missed it.
Well it is the logical reason
It's also kind of racist. I think it's more likely that Eurovision is just really popular in Australia. If Eurovision officially became a contest only for white people I might pay it even less attention than I do already, however difficult that might be.
Just looked up the details of the Moldovan entry - apparently about a train ride from Chisinau to Bucharest. I thought grey kept saying the word Bucharest, but I was wary of believing in my own Romanian language skills to too great an extent. This is surely interesting? Not often a Eurovision entry references another country so clearly.
Thought to be a reference to a desire for union with Romania.
I wondered as such! A wee bit political for Eurovision, no? Interesting nonetheless - Moldovan politics having become moderately important of late.
IIRC, they wanted to do a more explicitly political song but weren’t allowed to under the rules, so they did something that is explicitly about a train route, but implicitly political.
Also interesting because movements seeking unification - at least unilaterally - seem a lot rare than those seeking independence. So any non-fringe group advocating moving in wholesale with a larger neighbour are worthy of interest.
There’s long been support for unification with Romania. Indeed, some were surprised it didn’t happen soon after Moldova became independent. Transnistria and Russian troops there has complicated matters. But the Ukraine situation has perhaps increased support (outside Transnistria).
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Rather odd that Ukraine went out from ~1/3 to ~2/1 at the start of the jury results. Weirdest betting move I’ve seen in a long time.
France is the first foreign country I'm visiting since the start of the pandemic.
In a fortnight.
Have always been of the opinion that we need to find an established artist prepared not to take themselves so seriously for a few weeks.
Come on Priti Patel, strip those traitors of UK citizenship.
The price chart on betfair is mental for them.
What's 'Quid Pro Quo' in Ukrainian?
Kick them out of the Commonwealth.
The modern European population largely comes from the Near East/Middle East (via the spread of agriculture) and partly from the Indo-European Urheimat of the Pontic steppe, IIRC.
Breaking - @EBU_HQ says "irregular voting patterns were identified in the results of six countries."
"In order to comply with the contest's voting instructions, the EBU worked with its voting partner for each country for both the semi-final abd the Grand Final."
https://twitter.com/ChrisGibsonNews/status/1525604676191887366
It might be prudent to preface such shocking comments with a warning statement.
I tried tweezers. Didn’t work.
So I left it.
A small blister came up, it filled with pus, followed by blood and eventually drained. ~2 weeks later the skin frayed, leaving new skin behind and inside the ex-blister was a tiny splinter, which popped out.
The human body is amazing at dealing with these things.
Their descendants comprise the ethnic Europeans who make up most of the European population as well as the majority of the population in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina as I said
Off to shops tomorrow to get some needles etc.
I'd rather not go the blister route because I recently got an infection in my other thumb which necessitated many hours in A&E and a week's worth of antibiotics. I have managed to avoid Covid but small infections are a nightmare.
https://twitter.com/jonnelledge/status/1525608914863042560?s=21&t=BZIFT3FHXe0e8OFd3NnnFw
MOLDOVA INTO FIVE EYES NOW
I thought it’d had enough of experts.
Ethnic Europeans are the descendants of the original population of Europe ie those who constitute the majority of the population in Europe, the USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. Hence why Australia can compete in Eurovision
Are there any countries conspicuous by not voting for Ukraine?