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Old 23-05-2008, 04:51 PM
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Am I really the only one who gets excited
Even my children think I'm slightly crazed at this time of year!!! I don't watch the previews or the (dreadful idea) semi finals but I can't wait for tomorrow night.....
I even put off visitors until Sunday!
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Old 23-05-2008, 05:29 PM
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you're not alone! although due to response there dont seem 2 be many of us!?i worked in spain several moons ago & they used to go mad 4 it,the country almost came to a standstill,but then the same thing happened wen hulio I(unspellable)did an interview on t.v!
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Old 23-05-2008, 06:30 PM
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Am I really the only one who gets excited
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Old 23-05-2008, 06:42 PM
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I love it!! especially listening to our tel getting more and more sloshed through out the evening makes me laugh ha ha
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Old 23-05-2008, 06:50 PM
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does he? hehehehe how funny
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Yeah, but how many of you can vote for Andy Abrahams tomorrow night
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Old 23-05-2008, 07:13 PM
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When I was a kid (many moons ago) we used to watch it every year. Now I can't see the attraction, but OH and daughter spend 'quality time' watching together. It's nice to see them in harmony, just lately there's been a bit of friction (almost 16 year old girl and tactless dad!)
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Old 23-05-2008, 08:06 PM
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WHoooooooooooooooo?
*in a Mark and Lard Voice

Never got it, even as a child.

There's alot I just don't get.
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Old 23-05-2008, 08:34 PM
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I don't really watch it now - too mush hassle and stress and hurrumphing from OH who can't bear it, but when I was younger I used to hold Eurovision parties and we all used to do our own voting and everything. Was very funny, that was in the days when most foreign countries would sing in their native tongue. Nowadays they get marked down in this house if they sing in English (unles it is Britain obviously)

Those were the days *sigh*

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Old 23-05-2008, 08:40 PM
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Sorry but i cant think of anything worse to do on a saturday night - NIL POINTS!!
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I love it, the more dodgy the better and we've had some rough ones lately, a transvestite, and a group of rocking klingons winning. No wonder we can't win it, we should be putting the members of Big Brother up for it instead. How about Kate price and Peter Andre, now there's a winning formula.

The only chance we will ever have of winning again is if we have a meteor attack and as a country we get moved and become a balkan country!. We unfortunately pee off our neighbours a little too often, to get any mutual back scratching, and lets be honest thats what its all about. I think you shouldn't be able to vote for your immediate neighbours aswell as yourself.
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Old 23-05-2008, 09:27 PM
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Camp as a row of pink satin tents.

Not my bag at all - plus we have a load of friends round to entertain.

Terry is amusing, but even he couldn't get me to watch it I'm afraid.
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Old 23-05-2008, 09:32 PM
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Camp as a row of pink satin tents.

Not my bag at all - plus we have a load of friends round to entertain.

Terry is amusing, but even he couldn't get me to watch it I'm afraid.
Now you've slipped up there dude, you should be having a Eurovision Party, with pimms, and fancy dress. If you're gonna watch it, it should be a bit tongue in cheek, and with plenty of alcohol. It has always worked for el tel.

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Old 23-05-2008, 09:41 PM
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Now you've slipped up there dude, you should be having a Eurovision Party, with pimms, and fancy dress. If you're gonna watch it, it should be a bit tongue in cheek, and with plenty of alcohol. It has always worked for el tel.
My brother has all the camp genes, and he has enough for all of Europe! Dinner's a pre-holiday thing for all of use going away together in September, just to make sure we don't kill each other when we're out there.
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Ah. So now we know who is actually watching the thing. I thought it went away with Miss World, Arctic Roll and swirly brown carpets.
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Old 23-05-2008, 10:58 PM
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Ah. So now we know who is actually watching the thing. I thought it went away with Miss World, Arctic Roll and swirly brown carpets.
lol, artic roll, what was the point of that, put it in the oven and the ice cream doesn't melt, thought it was amazing as a kid but then i realised it wasn't
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ye the garden is a blissfull retreat then the postman comes with brown paper
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Old 24-05-2008, 05:53 PM
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Good Lord is that the time??
Must bung pizza in the oven and warm up the box.....
(I miss terry already, what with being abroad this year!!)
Just remember - it's not supposed to be serious!!
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Just heard our entry - pretty pants effort really. Lucky we can't vote for it!
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Love it - wish Spain had won.
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OMG - the pirates were the best ones, well what i saw of it, as my ears were in agony from all the crappy songs lol.

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OMG - the pirates were the best ones...
They seemed to be singing about the joys of Jolly Roger?!
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They seemed to be singing about the joys of Jolly Roger?!

i wonder if they remembered Captain Pugwash and his crewe of Master Bates, Seaman Staines, Roger the Cabin boy and of course the Black Pig!!!! -
lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oh the joys of youth!
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