Oh, Shir. Thank you. I think Ukraine did it for me, because of my "what is that, a tail? Oh my god, he's carrying a woman upside down on his back!" Moldova, too. I am sure that is a fine traditional song when not being danced to in a neon-yellow micro-mini.
Just keep walking, preacher-man.
River ,'Jaynestown'
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flea - May 15, 2009 3:25:31 am PDT #8834 of 9843
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Shir - May 15, 2009 3:31:29 am PDT #8835 of 9843
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
I know, flea. On some moments, I had tears in my eyes, and I didn't know if it's from laughter or sheer horror.
God, I love the Eurovision. I learn so much about my boundaries.
Laga - May 15, 2009 6:02:55 am PDT #8836 of 9843
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
So I'm cleaning out the poster closet at work and I come across "The Accidental Husband". It's been in there for ages and I can't remember when it's supposed to come out so I look it up and there's European release dates but none for the US. I dig a little deeper and find out the production company went bankrupt. It's been shelved. Uma Thurman! Jeffrey Dean Morgan! Colin Firth! Did any of you guys get to see it? Was it any good?
Shir - May 17, 2009 12:36:30 am PDT #8837 of 9843
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Eurovision, famous last words:
Holy fuck, Germany. I did not expect a Dita Von Teese cameo (towards the 2:50 and so on, and NSFW).
Fay - May 17, 2009 2:36:58 am PDT #8838 of 9843
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Aw, I'm sorry I missed Eurovision. Although I understand Terry Wogan's no longer doing the voiceover bit in the UK, and Eurovision without old Tel snarking madly at everyone would be a shock to the system. And I understand they've altered the voting process to make it fair? With phone-in votes? So that possibly it won't just be people voting for their next door neighbours?
Fiona - May 17, 2009 9:54:21 am PDT #8839 of 9843
Although I understand Terry Wogan's no longer doing the voiceover bit in the UK, and Eurovision without old Tel snarking madly at everyone would be a shock to the system.
Actually, he's handed over to Graham Norton, so if you half-close your ears they're not all that different: same Irish lilt, same sarky tone. It's fine.
I didn't watch this year either, really, and am not watching the above-linked clip, but Germany haven't won for years and I think they're desperate.
sumi - May 18, 2009 3:48:32 am PDT #8840 of 9843
Art Crawl!!!
The Accidental Husband never came out here either.
Shir - May 18, 2009 3:55:15 am PDT #8841 of 9843
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
"The Accidental Husband"
It's being broadcast here from time to time. I'll try to catch it and report back.
Laga - May 18, 2009 8:29:30 pm PDT #8842 of 9843
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Next ignorant Yank question... does "pinch a loaf" mean the same thing in the UK as "pinch off a loaf" does in the US? I'm perplexed at the way Stephen Fry just used it in a sentence.
Fay - May 19, 2009 8:11:35 pm PDT #8843 of 9843
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Well, pinch means steal. So I'd understand that to be 'steal a loaf of bread', which was the kind of thing that people used to get transported to Australia for.