From: Adrian on
bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
saying:

>> Do you display them at the time of the Eurovision Song Contest, too? If
>> not, why not? Do you have no national pride?

> No comparison, the Euro song contest is a joke

Umm, I thought you said there was no comparison?

> and several countries show their allegiance by voting other countries
> whith whom they sympathise with,

All the more reason to wear your allegiance with pride, no?

> not on the quality of the songs .

So we _could_ be in with a chance, if only a bit of support were curried?
Totally unlike the football, where there's no way in which public support
and political allegiance can affect the actual result.

Sounds like all the more reason to fly the flag with pride at Eurovision
time.
From: boltar2003 on
On 28 May 2010 09:48:22 GMT
Adrian <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>>They're welcome to, subject to normal rules on advertising and H&S.
>>>Nobody's said they aren't, have they? The Sun & Wail have certainly
>>>tried to CLAIM they have - claims that have, so far, been thoroughly
>>>debunked.
>
>> There have been certain councils who've
>
>been alleged to have

No not alleged. Just because they immediately backed down when a public
fuss was made doesn't mean they didn't try it on.

B2003

From: bod on
Adrian wrote:
> bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
> saying:
>
>>> Do you display them at the time of the Eurovision Song Contest, too? If
>>> not, why not? Do you have no national pride?
>
>> No comparison, the Euro song contest is a joke
>
> Umm, I thought you said there was no comparison?
>
>> and several countries show their allegiance by voting other countries
>> whith whom they sympathise with,
>
> All the more reason to wear your allegiance with pride, no?
>
>> not on the quality of the songs .
>
> So we _could_ be in with a chance, if only a bit of support were curried?
> Totally unlike the football, where there's no way in which public support
> and political allegiance can affect the actual result.
>
> Sounds like all the more reason to fly the flag with pride at Eurovision
> time.
>
>

It's the whole of the UK and not just England in the Euro song contest.
Of course I'll be rooting for the UK. But the other countries take the
contest much more seriously than we do. It's a bit of a farce.

Bod
From: Adrian on
bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
saying:

>>>> Do you display them at the time of the Eurovision Song Contest, too?
>>>> If not, why not? Do you have no national pride?

>>> No comparison, the Euro song contest is a joke

>> Umm, I thought you said there was no comparison?

>>> and several countries show their allegiance by voting other countries
>>> whith whom they sympathise with,

>> All the more reason to wear your allegiance with pride, no?

>>> not on the quality of the songs .

>> So we _could_ be in with a chance, if only a bit of support were
>> curried? Totally unlike the football, where there's no way in which
>> public support and political allegiance can affect the actual result.
>>
>> Sounds like all the more reason to fly the flag with pride at
>> Eurovision time.

> It's the whole of the UK and not just England in the Euro song contest.
> Of course I'll be rooting for the UK

And will you be flying the Union flag from your car?

How about the Cricket World Cup? Or the Rugby World Cup? The Olympics?

> But the other countries take the contest much more seriously than we
> do.

Isn't it about time you helped reclaim it for the nation?

Or are you displaying not as the flag of your nation, because of national
pride in the achievements of your nation, but merely as a football team
pennant?
From: boltar2003 on
On Fri, 28 May 2010 11:04:46 +0100
bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
>It's the whole of the UK and not just England in the Euro song contest.
>Of course I'll be rooting for the UK. But the other countries take the
>contest much more seriously than we do. It's a bit of a farce.

Does anyone care about Eurovision now Wogan has left? I only watched it
for his commentary. Norton is ok but his camp my little teapot act gets
tedious very quickly.

B2003