You get to give, er, I think it's 1 point, 2 points, 4 points, 6 points, 8 points, 10 points and 12 points. I think. Or something like that.
Okay, so it's not some 11-is-a-bad-number thing then.
Yes. Men like sports. Men watch the action movie, they eat of the beef, and enjoy to look at the bosoms. A thousand years of avenging our wrongs and that's all you've learned?
Xander ,'End of Days'
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Burrell - May 25, 2003 12:16:20 pm PDT #4847 of 9843
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Frankenbuddha - May 25, 2003 12:26:23 pm PDT #4848 of 9843
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Wasn't it the Wolverhampton Wanderers?
...who beat Leceister (sp?), 3-1.
Karl Marx: OH SHIT!!!! (in at least one version)
scrappy - May 25, 2003 12:29:35 pm PDT #4849 of 9843
Nobody
Go me for remembering here at work!
flea - May 25, 2003 12:42:31 pm PDT #4850 of 9843
information libertarian
Most of Turkey is in Asia, geographically (as is all of the Middle East up until Egypt, so go Team Fay's arse!), though the bits across the Bosphorus are in Europe. Turkey wants very much to be in Europe (the EU) but that's another matter.
Frankenbuddha - May 25, 2003 1:09:23 pm PDT #4851 of 9843
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Huh. I can't remember from RISK or HISTORY OF THE WORLD but I always assumed that since Turkey was in DIPLOMACY it was European. Granted so's Russia, and that starddles both continents. Actually, what is Russia considered: European, Asian or just both?
Fay - May 25, 2003 2:01:16 pm PDT #4852 of 9843
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
I'd have gone with both, I think, for Russia. Mostly in Europe, but sidling into Asia.
so so so tempted to take Go Team Fay's Arse for my tagline....
brenda m - May 25, 2003 2:06:49 pm PDT #4853 of 9843
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
A friend from Turkey told me that it was half in Europe, half in Asia - he lived in the Asian half. So among his circle, anyway, that was how they consided it to be divided.
erikaj - May 25, 2003 4:10:30 pm PDT #4854 of 9843
Always Anti-fascist!
America wishes it could see you too, Nilly. And if you do come here, we'll help you find All-American, yet kosher, things. So you don't have to miss stuff.
Nilly - May 26, 2003 1:10:41 am PDT #4855 of 9843
Swouncing
erika, thank you for your lovely words. I do plan on visiting some day, when my bank account permits me. Also, I hope you have an amazing time at the F2F.
Just out of curiosity: which continent would you consider Israel? Because I've heard all of the possible options of Europe, Africa and Asia (being, in a way, a connecting point between them). Um, some people would probably like it to be somewhere in America, so that it'll be easier for us to become the new USA state, and some, especially in July-August, would dream of waking up somewhere in Antarctica. Oh, and my sister who loves everything Australian would probably prefer that option to all the rest.
Raffles - May 26, 2003 2:02:54 am PDT #4856 of 9843
Eurovision entries come from the members of the European Broadcasting Union, whose geographical status seems to be rather varied.
For instance, I believe that Morocco is also a member of the EBU but decided not to take part in Eurovision this year.
In an effort to keep the numbers down, in recent years the countries that do really badly each year are not eligible the following year. However, Britain contributes vast shedloads of dosh to the EBU so I guess our 'nul points' this year will be overlooked ...
Another fact is that the winning country gets to host the following year's contest. This costs a lot of money so there is an incentive not to come first.
It is Eurovision faux history that Ireland - having won the contest two years running and being a relatively poor country - purposefully entered a really bad song so they wouldn't win and have to host the contest for a third year.
But really, you only watch Eurovision for the hysterically funny political voting. Someone I know worked out in advance that Turkey would win purely on the basis of the politcal voting.