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All of the songs in Eurovision weren't goodYou're right, all of the songs were not good. But some were.
You can hardly blame the juries for their decisionsOf course you can blame them when their votes go against the clear public favorites and have been politically motivated for a long time.
Anyways. Eurovision looks neat. I hope your team wins.Fantastic. So glad you read the posts in here. Great mods all around, thanks for stopping by.
I wish someone would mansplain Eurovision to me. What’s it like an annual song and dance show and the winner gets crowned Dancing Queen by ABBA?It's not mansplaining if you don't know what it is and are asking for an explanation.
Boo.Good.
https://metro.co.uk/2023/05/18/eurovision-abba-wont-perform-despite-sweden-hosting-on-50th-anniversary-18803297/
I'd probably have watched if they had. They should do one last tour, they could charge what they liked. There's the show in London with "ABBAtars", I'm sure it's good but it's stupidly expensive given that it's not actually them.
‘Anybody who thinks it’s anything to do with the fact that it’s ABBA’s 50th anniversary next year – that is a conspiracy theory we mustn’t indulge,’ she fired back.Says the winner. Ok ma'am whatever you'd like to tell yourself.
But given that Eurovision is a European thing and you're in the US, there's no reason to think you'd know all the history of Eurovision.lol I literally made this topic and I've been watching Eurovision for years now, which I've already said. And I already said why Sweden won which should clue you in that I'm aware the songs are never chosen based on merit.
You said yourself it's not really a thing in the US. Would you like any more chips* with your shoulder?It's not at all but that has nothing to do with how much I know. I only mentioned how it's not a thing here because I've tried getting my friends involved which again should clue you in that I am already a fan.
I still wish they would stop singing in English. Half of the interesting stuff about Europe is the linguistic diversity that was wiped out by colonialism in most other parts of the world. Why suppress it?Couldn't agree more.
The voting is based mostly on politics rather than how good the song isYes I know, thank you for mansplaining. I previously said why they think the juries went the way they did. Italy won the first year after COVID because they had it so rough but fortunately Måneskin was also great.
Really? You lot follow Eurovision? I didn't know it was a thing outside Europe.It's not. Thork brought it up years ago and I've been into the weird trash songs ever since. I've tried to get my friends interested but Americans truly do not care which is weird considering it's one of the few times we can laugh at Europe for being silly.
I haven't even heard our song.Your songs are always super boring so I don't even remember what it is.
Supreme Court leaves student loan settlement in place https://www.npr.org/2023/04/13/1169830188/student-loan-forgivenessJust to be super clear - this is not related to Biden's student loan forgiveness plan.
It is kind of strange. Apparently we used AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles to shoot down the balloons...at a per unit cost of US$381,069.74. The payload on the first one was the size of a bus if the reporting is correct. Perhaps worthy of a $400k missile. Not sure about the others. F-22's have a 20mm Gatling gun. I would think you could just plink-plink a balloon with a few rounds at a fraction of the cost. Guess not.We don't know that the others were balloons. Like Rushy said, they're being vague about it.
Conspiracy theories are abound, from the more tame "they're too embarrassed to admit they shot down weather balloons with expensive missiles" to the more extreme "it's aliens!".Okay, but it is aliens.