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Thread: Heaven: Ship of Fools does Eurovision
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Hugal
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It's that time again. In little over a month it will be that pan European cultural musical fesival that we all know and love. Do we want to have a ship one again this year or have we done that now. Personally I don't mind if we do.
Any takers?
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Pânts*
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(Did you see Jordan (or Katie Price as she now likes to be known)? ![[Disappointed]](graemlins/disappointed.gif) ![[Projectile]](graemlins/puke2.gif) )
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Sioni Sais
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Musical yes but "cultural"? We get a school folk-dance group for half-time entertainment. I reckon Britain is voted down every year in a Europe-wide effort to keep Morris Dancing off the telly.
How would this competition be run? Are there any "Christian" websites in Europe to provide competition? Un Bateau du Fou for example.
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Nanny Ogg
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quote:
Originally posted by Pânts:
(Did you see Jordan (or Katie Price as she now likes to be known)? )
I did ![[Hot and Hormonal]](icon_redface.gif) - out of tine, out of place and out of luck.
I think I've heard the winning song before? Sounds rather like last year's winner.
They should sue ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Gremlin
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Hugal, if you have a game in mind, please suggest some rules, if you're looking for more of a discussion or story-telling thread, I think you might be better off in Heaven - alongside the previous Eurovision threads ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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Sir Kevin
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Does this mean Kylie Minogue won't be there?
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Pânts*
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Why would she be?
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Gill H
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We've done this a couple of times now. Basically Shipmates choose a country, write a song and describe what happens. Then we can all vote.
And of course someone gets to be Terry Wogan.
Was it Jack the Lass who came up with 'All kinds of everything, but most of it's crap' last year? That's my preferred version now!
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Hugal
Shipmate
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Sorry I din't make my self clear Gremlin. Yes my wife (Gill H) is as ever right. A shipmate picks a country (see Eurovision web site) and one person gets to be Terry making intresting comments. I usually play as France and if no one has any objection I would like to claim it this time.
The representative of each country posts the song lyrics (can use a known tune if they wish) and decribes the action on stage (skirts falling off, Isralie entry falling over and being protected by big guards sort of thing).
Usually the name of the on stage hosts are decided by Terry as the action comences. Each country does their owen intro and exit. After all the acts have perfomrmed then each country posts it's votes. The usual system applies. 1 is the lowest 8,10 and 12 the highest, Cyprus always give Greece 12 points etc.
Some nice person usually comes forth to sort out the scores. We have had a lot of fun with this in the past few years. So pick a country.
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Hugal
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By the way there is not semi-final so when we get a good amount of entries we will start properly.
Hope that is all clearish.
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Gill H
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Here's the website, with the list of countries taking part.
Eurovision entries
The countries are in the European Broadcasting Union, which explains (or not) why people like Turkey and Israel are in it.
Non-UK shipmates - have a look at the site if you want to figure out what the heck we're talking about. But you don't have to know much about Eurovision to play the Ship version.
I'm sure there will be a Heaven thread on the real contest nearer the time (Nanny Ogg is probably sharpening her pencil already), so let's restrict this one to the Ship version.
So, anyone else want to pick a country?
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Sir Kevin
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May I be Terry Wogan?
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Nanny Ogg
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***Tangent alert***
Has anyone clicked on the mulitmedia lounge to view the actual contestants?
Take a look at the Norwegians and you'll see what we're up against in the Ship contest! ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
And the Swiss are in leather ![[Biased]](wink.gif)
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Sir Kevin
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I don't really want to feel her flow... I'm amazed at how much the Swedish I took at university helped me with the Norwegian: their lyrics are much better than Janine's.
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welsh dragon
Shipmate
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quote:
Originally posted by Gill H:
Was it Jack the Lass who came up with 'All kinds of everything, but most of it's crap' last year?
No. It was me. I still have a copy of that...
And this year I still want to be Princess Xena from the Ukraine.
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Ian Climacus
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quote:
Originally posted by The One and Only Nanny Ogg:
And the Swiss are in leather
And are called "Vanilla Ninjas"! With the haunting cries of
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cool vibes why don’t you thrill me
cool vibes – why don’t you kill me
how could they not win?
Then again, they are against the talents of Martin Vucic, "grandson of a famous bagpipe player".
And the group from Bosnia-Herzegovina reminds me of Atomic Kitten!
This year promises not to disappoint!
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Ian Climacus
Liturgical Slattern
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quote:
Originally posted by The One and Only Nanny Ogg:
Take a look at the Norwegians and you'll see what we're up against in the Ship contest!
![[Killing me]](graemlins/killingme.gif) -- Eurovision at its finest!
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Not Too Bad
Shipmate
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Can I please be the Russian entrant please?
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Gill H
Shipmate
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I'll take Turkey, please.
BTW your entry doesn't have to be anything like the real one. This is an imaginary version. Although you'd have difficulty being more outrageous than some of these guys.
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Tom Day
Ship's revolutionary
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hostly clown shoes on
Although there are remnants of a game in this thread, I think it is more heavenly in its appearance and aims. So, hang on until Eurovision reaches its heavenly home. (And I don't think you'll even hear Terry say that )
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Hugal
Shipmate
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Ok Tom I bow to your hostly judgment.
So far;
Hugal.......France
Sir Kevin.....Terry
Gill H.......Turkey
Not too bad....Russia
Dragon........Eukraine.
Who is next
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Miffy
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OOOhhhh! I was wondering it someone would take up the baton this year. Merci beaucoup, Hugal.
Now...I was Sweden last year, and Switzerland the year before. Any suggestions this time round?
Hold on a minute. I'll be back. ![[Devil]](graemlins/devil.gif)
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Miffy
Ship's elephant
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Right! I'll be Austria, if that's OK with you, Hugal.
*strolls off hummming happily to herself* 'The hills are alive.....' ![[Angel]](graemlins/angel.gif)
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Sioni Sais
Shipmate
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Can I take Malta please. Already in the final and with a good track record without actually winning (as far as I know).
They are a bit early in the show but I'll take Chiara to knock a few judges out. She may wear the kind of costume that wouldn't have gone down so well with the national audience
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Gill H
Shipmate
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Sioni Sais - just to clarify, this isn't a sweepstake on the real Eurovision. The Ship version will be entirely fictional. You can invent a character and make up a routine.
(Could a host change the title to 'Eurovision - the Ship version' or something similar, please, to avoid confusion? Thanks.)
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Miffy
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I presume each country is allowed a promo video? Those can be more fun than the entry itself.
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Miffy
Ship's elephant
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quote:
Originally posted by The One and Only Nanny Ogg:
***Tangent alert***
And the Swiss are in leather
Ah! Shades of Helmuth Alpenhorn from Mr Miff's Swiss entry a while back! I suppose I could resurrect him (Helmuth, not Mr Miffy) for Austria's contribution. From what I remember of the IRL contest, the entrants do tend to hop around around from country to country , after all. Or should I stick to my Sound of Music theme? I rather like the picture of this year's lot. A fair amount of skirt ripping potential there I reckon.
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Sioni Sais
Shipmate
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quote:
Originally posted by Gill H:
Sioni Sais - just to clarify, this isn't a sweepstake on the real Eurovision. The Ship version will be entirely fictional. You can invent a character and make up a routine.
(Could a host change the title to 'Eurovision - the Ship version' or something similar, please, to avoid confusion? Thanks.)
Thanks Gill.
I have read the other posts and decided to leave Chiara to whup the opposition in the real competition.
The Maltese entry on is by Pelli and Marika and is titled "Water Polo Boy".
We are good Catholic people here so the lyrics (sponsored by CISK™) and choreography (sponsored by Kinnie™) will follow shortly, but not before the weekend.
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Nanny Ogg
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I will be the Uk entry (for my sins) ![[Help]](graemlins/help.gif)
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Miffy
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From the looks of the real Austrian entry, they're not taking the contest too seriously either.
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Miffy
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quote:
Originally posted by Gill H:
I'll take Turkey, please.
BTW your entry doesn't have to be anything like the real one. This is an imaginary version. Although you'd have difficulty being more outrageous than some of these guys.
After looking at the Austrian and UK entries, I'm inclined to agree.
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angelica37
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so that will be the 'hedgehog song' will it Nanny?
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Nanny Ogg
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Originally posted by angelica37:
so that will be the 'hedgehog song' will it Nanny?
Or perhaps the Wizard's Staff ![[Snigger]](graemlins/snigger.gif)
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Sir Kevin
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Femminem are ever so much prettier than Eminem...
![[Axe murder]](graemlins/lovedrops.gif)
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Manda
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quote:
Originally posted by Sir Kevin:
Femminem are ever so much prettier than Eminem...
Is it just me who thinks that sounds like a feminine hygiene product?
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Nanny Ogg
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***Tangent alert (again)***
A friend of mine is on a "treasure" hunt to obtain CDs of all 39 Eurovision entries. ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
If you can help in any way pm me and I'll put you in contact with the euro nerd.
He will pay for the CDs(of course) - and yes he actually wants the original CDs not downloads
The friends I have - honestly I don't know how I cope
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Hugal
Shipmate
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Dear host I started this thead in The Circus to make sure everyone understood it was a game. could a nice hostly person please change the title to Ship of Fools Does Eurovision or something simmilar. Thank you.
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Callan
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Tonight, Hugal, I'm going to be the Federal Republic of Germany.
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Miffy
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Hugal, are there going to be deadlines for registering/singing your entry etc. I know that some folks' net access is limited to certain times.
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Hugal
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Thanks Miffy we do need a date to register by. Lets say all entries have to be in by next Wednesday at the latest. We could then start the compertition at the weekend may be.
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Hugal
Shipmate
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Ok new entries are:
Miffy...........Austria
Sioni Sais.....Malta (If you still want to be)
Nanny......Uk.
Along with:
Hugal......France
Gill H.....Turkey
Not too bad.....Russia
Dragon......Eukraine
and Sir Kevin.....Terry.
Yes Miffy we can have a promo.The usual format is that once the onstage hosts have been decided by Terry, Each country has them introduce their entry, then each entry describes their Promo film, then the performance.(the funnier the better). I have already mentioned the scoring system.
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Hugal
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Thank you hostly person vey much.
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Miffy
Ship's elephant
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You know, I'm going to have my work cut out to top anything the IRL Austrian entry can produce. Have a peep at Global Kyrner's site. Four folk clad in nothing but strategically placed musical instruments. I ask you! ![[Ultra confused]](graemlins/confused2.gif)
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Marvin the Martian
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The Estonian entry is once more ready to be loosed on an unsuspecting world...
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Hugal
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Ok Marvin......Estonia
Gill H just mailed me and asked me to make myself clearer and if she doen't understand me after nearly 10 years of happy marriage no one will.
Ok Wednesday is the closing date for people to claim a country and to register. Then everyone works feverishly on their entries and we pick a date that is best for everyone to have the actual compertition. I hope that has cleared any problems.
Ta very much
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Miffy
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OK Hugal. That's fine. FWIW, I seem to remember that last time round the actual performances were spread out over several days. (Whether by accident or design, I'm not sure!)Speaking for myself, I'm often away visiting family of a Saturday daytime, and Sunday is taken up. Evenings are generally easier though.
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Miffy
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What would you associate with Austria? 'The Sound of Music? Mozart? Vienna Boys' Choir, Freud? Arnie? How on earth do I incorporate all that lot into a song? Help me someone!!
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Dave P
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quote:
Originally posted by The One and Only Nanny Ogg:
I will be the Uk entry (for my sins)
You've got a lot to live up to after last years astounding and unexpected victory.
I'll take Andorra please.
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Marvin the Martian
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quote:
Originally posted by Miffy:
What would you associate with Austria?
Skiing and Midge Ure.
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Miffy
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*bump* in the hopes that folk coming back from the pub will stumble across this thread and sign up.
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