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Postby Allet Klar Chefs » Sat May 10, 2014 5:24 pm

Adurnak wrote:Serious question; imagine they did it some how more like the voice, I.e the judges for the pre screening and the public didn't get to see who was performing or get to know what nation they were singing for. Who do you think would have won?

Hungary because their song was kickin rad.

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Postby Respawn » Sat May 10, 2014 5:25 pm

Costa Fierro wrote:
Ifreann wrote:Why should we reward your inability to ask nicely with anything?


I asked nicely initially and all I got was "do it yourself you lazy fuck". And you still expect me to show politeness?

Elke and Elba wrote:If you had wanted to watch, maybe you should have stayed up like I did.


All I asked for was one link. Just one. That wasn't difficult.

For God's sake, calm down. You're getting so furious over a song contest. Do you see anything weird with that?

Here is your precious link if it means anything: http://www.svtplay.se/video/2013647/eur ... 14-finalen

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Postby Ifreann » Sat May 10, 2014 5:25 pm

Costa Fierro wrote:
Ifreann wrote:If it wasn't that fucking difficult you'd have done it your fucking self and saved us your fucking whining that other fucking people aren't acting as your personal fucking servants to your fucking satisfaction.


Obviously it was. Clearly expecting people to be able to complete simple tasks is asking too much of them. I did it myself and all I could find was the press conference and thousands of videos on Youtube about random shitheads prediticting the outcome and getting it ridiculously wrong.

One simple link has the internet stumped. God help us all.

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Ifreann wrote:Why should we reward your inability to ask nicely with anything?


I asked nicely initially and all I got was "do it yourself you lazy fuck". And you still expect me to show politeness?

Yes. You're asking us to do something for you. We have absolutely no obligation to do it. Do you think insults and yelling and swearing across the internet will motivate anyone?
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Postby Elke and Elba » Sat May 10, 2014 5:26 pm

Adurnak wrote:Serious question; imagine they did it some how more like the voice, I.e the judges for the pre screening and the public didn't get to see who was performing or get to know what nation they were singing for. Who do you think would have won?


Sounds like the old format of Melodifestivalen.

It'll be a random result of anything really. In this time of age of so many different genres of songs etc etc there's no one which will be that favourited. Eurovision's time as the melting pot of MOTR songs are over since these few years.
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Postby Elke and Elba » Sat May 10, 2014 5:27 pm

Respawn wrote:
Costa Fierro wrote:
I asked nicely initially and all I got was "do it yourself you lazy fuck". And you still expect me to show politeness?



All I asked for was one link. Just one. That wasn't difficult.

For God's sake, calm down. You're getting so furious over a song contest. Do you see anything weird with that?

Here is your precious link if it means anything: http://www.svtplay.se/video/2013647/eur ... 14-finalen


And to spoonfeed more, voting results announcement starts from 02:44
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Ratateague wrote:NationStates seems to hate the Geneva Convention. I've lost count in how many times someone has tried to introduce something like it. Why they don't like it is a mystery to me. Probably a lot of jingoist wingnuts.
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Postby Costa Fierro » Sat May 10, 2014 5:28 pm

Respawn wrote:For God's sake, calm down. You're getting so furious over a song contest. Do you see anything weird with that?


It's not the song contest, it's people being unable to complete simple tasks. And even if it was, it wouldn't be any more weird than people yelling at a sports team.

Here is your precious link if it means anything: http://www.svtplay.se/video/2013647/eur ... 14-finalen


Thank you. Now, Internet, was that so hard?
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Postby Respawn » Sat May 10, 2014 5:29 pm

Elke and Elba wrote:From jugs? :o

Tells Poland that sex sells, but they'd to send a better song so that the jury will rate them for the song and the public the milk jugs :P

Wasn't this mixed jury-televote system only introduced like a few years ago? Pity Poland couldn't sing for shit though, I will admit that.
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Postby Adurnak » Sat May 10, 2014 5:29 pm

Elke and Elba wrote:
Adurnak wrote:Serious question; imagine they did it some how more like the voice, I.e the judges for the pre screening and the public didn't get to see who was performing or get to know what nation they were singing for. Who do you think would have won?


Sounds like the old format of Melodifestivalen.

It'll be a random result of anything really. In this time of age of so many different genres of songs etc etc there's no one which will be that favourited. Eurovision's time as the melting pot of MOTR songs are over since these few years.

I'll simplify; which song do you think should have won (your favourite) based on lyrics and singing voice alone?
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Postby Costa Fierro » Sat May 10, 2014 5:29 pm

Elke and Elba wrote:
Respawn wrote:For God's sake, calm down. You're getting so furious over a song contest. Do you see anything weird with that?

Here is your precious link if it means anything: http://www.svtplay.se/video/2013647/eur ... 14-finalen


And to spoonfeed more, voting results announcement starts from 02:44


Seriously, baiting?
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Postby Elke and Elba » Sat May 10, 2014 5:29 pm

Costa Fierro wrote:
Respawn wrote:For God's sake, calm down. You're getting so furious over a song contest. Do you see anything weird with that?


It's not the song contest, it's people being unable to complete simple tasks. And even if it was, it wouldn't be any more weird than people yelling at a sports team.

Here is your precious link if it means anything: http://www.svtplay.se/video/2013647/eur ... 14-finalen


Thank you. Now, Internet, was that so hard?


Wow, you are so awesome. Tell me then, why can't you find it yourself?

Silly nonsense.
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Ratateague wrote:NationStates seems to hate the Geneva Convention. I've lost count in how many times someone has tried to introduce something like it. Why they don't like it is a mystery to me. Probably a lot of jingoist wingnuts.
Ardchoille wrote:When you consider that (violet) once changed the colour of the whole game for one player ... you can understand how seriously NS takes its players.

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Postby Ifreann » Sat May 10, 2014 5:30 pm

Costa Fierro wrote:
Respawn wrote:For God's sake, calm down. You're getting so furious over a song contest. Do you see anything weird with that?


It's not the song contest, it's people being unable to complete simple tasks. And even if it was, it wouldn't be any more weird than people yelling at a sports team.

Here is your precious link if it means anything: http://www.svtplay.se/video/2013647/eur ... 14-finalen


Thank you. Now, Internet, was that so hard?

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Postby Elke and Elba » Sat May 10, 2014 5:30 pm

Costa Fierro wrote:
Elke and Elba wrote:
And to spoonfeed more, voting results announcement starts from 02:44


Seriously, baiting?


It does start from 02:44. If you don't believe, go check. By 02:44:30 you have Azerbaijan having their first seven points.
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Ratateague wrote:NationStates seems to hate the Geneva Convention. I've lost count in how many times someone has tried to introduce something like it. Why they don't like it is a mystery to me. Probably a lot of jingoist wingnuts.
Ardchoille wrote:When you consider that (violet) once changed the colour of the whole game for one player ... you can understand how seriously NS takes its players.

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Postby Costa Fierro » Sat May 10, 2014 5:35 pm

Elke and Elba wrote:
Costa Fierro wrote:
Seriously, baiting?


It does start from 02:44. If you don't believe, go check. By 02:44:30 you have Azerbaijan having their first seven points.


:palm:

"Spoonfed". Are you sure you want to go down that path?

Elke and Elba wrote:Wow, you are so awesome. Tell me then, why can't you find it yourself?


I tried to find it myself. I even went to the Eurovision site to find it. When I could not, I asked for a link. Telling me to "go find it myself" when I had spent the past half hour doing so really is a fucking annoyance, especially given the relative ease of the request.

Seriously people. I ask something, not that difficult to do, and I get this shit. And people wonder why I get annoyed.
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Postby Dejanic » Sat May 10, 2014 5:36 pm

Elke and Elba wrote:
Costa Fierro wrote:
Obviously it was. Clearly expecting people to be able to complete simple tasks is asking too much of them. I did it myself and all I could find was the press conference and thousands of videos on Youtube about random shitheads prediticting the outcome and getting it ridiculously wrong.

One simple link has the internet stumped. God help us all.


There's none. (at least for the moment, since the one on Eurovision clearly isn't working).

It's just like kiddy porn. You're not going to find any. Nor voting for Eurovision 2015 or World Cup. There is none.

And please, no "God help us all", because if that's going to be said, Conchita wouldn't have won at all. It was amazing how devout nations from Ireland to Israel to Greece were all falling for Conchita with douze points.

Israel doesn't surprise me actually, their Eurovision history is surprisingly progressive, they have a habit of sending openly LGBT singers. I was pretty shocked by Irelands vote though. (Then again maybe I shouldn't be surprised, Jedward has represented them, twice).

On the subject of Poland, I thought the singing was screechy and badly tuned, and the act tried way to hard to be "sexually appealing" so much so that I actually cringed watching it. But I am surprised that the act scored so low, I thought the dodgy beer drinking pervs across Europe would of come out in droves to support Poland.
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Postby The Kangaroo Republic » Sat May 10, 2014 5:37 pm

Costa Fierro wrote:
Elke and Elba wrote:Wow, you are so awesome. Tell me then, why can't you find it yourself?


I tried to find it myself. I even went to the Eurovision site to find it. When I could not, I asked for a link. Telling me to "go find it myself" when I had spent the past half hour doing so really is a fucking annoyance, especially given the relative ease of the request.

Seriously people. I ask something, not that difficult to do, and I get this shit. And people wonder why I get annoyed.


The parts I bolded kind of contradict each other. Unless you want to say that you too are incapable of completing an easy task.
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Postby Respawn » Sat May 10, 2014 5:37 pm

Come off it, Costa. You have the link, now stop running around in circles here and watch whatever you wanted to watch.
Don't take Eurovision too seriously.

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Postby The Blaatschapen » Sat May 10, 2014 5:38 pm

Dejanic wrote:
Elke and Elba wrote:
There's none. (at least for the moment, since the one on Eurovision clearly isn't working).

It's just like kiddy porn. You're not going to find any. Nor voting for Eurovision 2015 or World Cup. There is none.

And please, no "God help us all", because if that's going to be said, Conchita wouldn't have won at all. It was amazing how devout nations from Ireland to Israel to Greece were all falling for Conchita with douze points.

Israel doesn't surprise me actually, their Eurovision history is surprisingly progressive, they have a habit of sending openly LGBT singers. I was pretty shocked by Irelands vote though. (Then again maybe I shouldn't be surprised, Jedward has represented them, twice).

On the subject of Poland, I thought the singing was screechy and badly tuned, and the act tried way to hard to be "sexually appealing" so much so that I actually cringed watching it. But I am surprised that the act scored so low, I thought the dodgy beer drinking pervs across Europe would of come out in droves to support Poland.


Oh, Poland was supported. But juries everywhere were not impressed.

They probably did not give private shows.
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Postby Adurnak » Sat May 10, 2014 5:38 pm

Costa Fierro wrote:
Elke and Elba wrote:
It does start from 02:44. If you don't believe, go check. By 02:44:30 you have Azerbaijan having their first seven points.


:palm:

"Spoonfed". Are you sure you want to go down that path?

Elke and Elba wrote:Wow, you are so awesome. Tell me then, why can't you find it yourself?


I tried to find it myself. I even went to the Eurovision site to find it. When I could not, I asked for a link. Telling me to "go find it myself" when I had spent the past half hour doing so really is a fucking annoyance, especially given the relative ease of the request.

Seriously people. I ask something, not that difficult to do, and I get this shit. And people wonder why I get annoyed.

Come on man try to just see it from both sides and then just leave it, punch a wall if you have to do whatever.
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Postby Allet Klar Chefs » Sat May 10, 2014 5:39 pm

Costa Fierro wrote:and people wonder why I get annoyed.

Aye well what everyone collectively means is "you mean nothing to us, so huffing and puffing just makes you look like an impotent prick"

@kangaroo guy - yep, Poland did get plenty of votes from the general public actually.

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Postby Ifreann » Sat May 10, 2014 5:39 pm

Costa Fierro wrote:
Elke and Elba wrote:
It does start from 02:44. If you don't believe, go check. By 02:44:30 you have Azerbaijan having their first seven points.


:palm:

"Spoonfed". Are you sure you want to go down that path?

Elke and Elba wrote:Wow, you are so awesome. Tell me then, why can't you find it yourself?


I tried to find it myself. I even went to the Eurovision site to find it. When I could not, I asked for a link. Telling me to "go find it myself" when I had spent the past half hour doing so really is a fucking annoyance, especially given the relative ease of the request.

Seriously people. I ask something, not that difficult to do, and I get this shit. And people wonder why I get annoyed.

"I can't do this, guys, but it's so easy so why aren't you doing it for me? It's so hard! And so easy!"
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Postby Respawn » Sat May 10, 2014 5:39 pm

Dejanic wrote:On the subject of Poland, I thought the singing was screechy and badly tuned, and the act tried way to hard to be "sexually appealing" so much so that I actually cringed watching it. But I am surprised that the act scored so low, I thought the dodgy beer drinking pervs across Europe would of come out in droves to support Poland.

They did. Blame the jury for their low score.

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Postby Elke and Elba » Sat May 10, 2014 5:40 pm

Costa Fierro wrote:"Spoonfed". Are you sure you want to go down that path?

I ask something, not that difficult to do, and I get this shit. And people wonder why I get annoyed.


1. What part of the statement was wrong? http://www.thefreedictionary.com/spoon-fed Your only act here was screaming and shouting as to where the link was, which we in good faith provided (albeit sadly so since the Eurovision website decided to deny us of it). Despite so, telling you it was almost impossible to get it (that Respawn thankfully found of SVT's website) - I see that your actions are that so that "discourages independent thought or action, as by overindulgence." Which we obviously did.

2. "Not that difficult to do". Honestly then, then find it yourself if it wasn't that difficult!
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Postby Adurnak » Sat May 10, 2014 5:40 pm

The Kangaroo Republic wrote:
Costa Fierro wrote:
I tried to find it myself. I even went to the Eurovision site to find it. When I could not, I asked for a link. Telling me to "go find it myself" when I had spent the past half hour doing so really is a fucking annoyance, especially given the relative ease of the request.

Seriously people. I ask something, not that difficult to do, and I get this shit. And people wonder why I get annoyed.


The parts I bolded kind of contradict each other. Unless you want to say that you too are incapable of completing an easy task.

Stop stoking the flames
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Postby Elke and Elba » Sat May 10, 2014 5:41 pm

The Blaatschapen wrote:
Dejanic wrote:Israel doesn't surprise me actually, their Eurovision history is surprisingly progressive, they have a habit of sending openly LGBT singers. I was pretty shocked by Irelands vote though. (Then again maybe I shouldn't be surprised, Jedward has represented them, twice).

On the subject of Poland, I thought the singing was screechy and badly tuned, and the act tried way to hard to be "sexually appealing" so much so that I actually cringed watching it. But I am surprised that the act scored so low, I thought the dodgy beer drinking pervs across Europe would of come out in droves to support Poland.


Oh, Poland was supported. But juries everywhere were not impressed.

They probably did not give private shows.


Maybe the juries were filled with women? One can never know ;)

As for Israel, actually not so, since I wouldn't be expecting the ultra-Orthodox population to watch a show known for its gayness. :P
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Postby Dejanic » Sat May 10, 2014 5:43 pm

Respawn wrote:
Dejanic wrote:On the subject of Poland, I thought the singing was screechy and badly tuned, and the act tried way to hard to be "sexually appealing" so much so that I actually cringed watching it. But I am surprised that the act scored so low, I thought the dodgy beer drinking pervs across Europe would of come out in droves to support Poland.

They did. Blame the jury for their low score.

I hate to start another Costagate. But does anyone have a link to the jury vs public votes on all the acts? :lol2:

On this specific instance, I'll actually side with the jury's. Poland didn't deserve a high score.
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