tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33755875.post1718706368036736556..comments2023-10-11T12:03:05.848+00:00Comments on Universal Thoughts: And The Winner Is...Hazar Nesimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03906681712746544309noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33755875.post-447672301248544282008-02-04T22:41:00.000+00:002008-02-04T22:41:00.000+00:00You saucy thing!You saucy thing!NoolaBeulahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02181815160785834692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33755875.post-59866403488996529602008-02-04T09:53:00.000+00:002008-02-04T09:53:00.000+00:00Oops, see what I mean. Just happened to me there. ...Oops, see what I mean. Just happened to me there. I meant to say: "I don't know mate" NOT "I don't mate mate". World of a difference there.Vannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11814025517185126126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33755875.post-2535908678675342112008-02-04T09:52:00.000+00:002008-02-04T09:52:00.000+00:00I don't mate mate, sounds phony to me. All I know ...I don't mate mate, sounds phony to me. All I know is that they have applied to be a member of the WTO and a commercial partner to the EU. In any case, here's a tip, never trust what the Algerian press has to say. Most of them think they're being honest, but sometimes they get so overwhelmed with their sense of honesty that they do not find the right words to put it on paper. Hence it almost invariably prints out as a huge lie.Vannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11814025517185126126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33755875.post-53479113403919745232008-02-03T21:59:00.000+00:002008-02-03T21:59:00.000+00:00BTW, I'm still waiting for the explanation of an a...BTW, I'm still waiting for the explanation of an article Miss Riri's ticker-tape led me to. According to this Algerian newspaper, Algeria had applied to be a member of the British Commonwealth! Now that is more Cloud Cuckoo Land than Azerbaijan in the Eurovision. But did the said Miss Riri deign to explain this outrageous assault on common sense? Did she hell!<BR/><BR/>[BTW2, have either of you seen Pontevorvo's Battle of Algiers? I tried to watch it last night, but my Amazon rental copy was a crasher and I only saw about 3 scenes.]NoolaBeulahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02181815160785834692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33755875.post-59616654022222934902008-02-03T21:51:00.000+00:002008-02-03T21:51:00.000+00:00If Azerbaijan is going to be in Europe, it's got t...If Azerbaijan is going to be in Europe, it's got to bring in another country with whom it shares a mutual scorn. So who's it going to be? Iran? Georgia? <I>Russia</I>? No-one's allowed in unless they hate and despise another member of the club.NoolaBeulahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02181815160785834692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33755875.post-64021292181478190532008-02-03T08:29:00.000+00:002008-02-03T08:29:00.000+00:00I guess you are both missing my point. Iran has so...I guess you are both missing my point. Iran has so far not argued that it is a European country, so has Algeria or Syria. Even Israel does not want to be a part of European space, whatever that is. But we do, so does Turkey, Ukraine, Moldova etc. That's why we are in Eurovision, singing daft songs and thinking it is very important step on the road to membership - I am serious.Hazar Nesimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03906681712746544309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33755875.post-15384656841353614042008-02-03T06:52:00.000+00:002008-02-03T06:52:00.000+00:00Yeah, I never could see the point of that daft con...Yeah, I never could see the point of that daft contest. I only watched it to chuckle at Terry Wogan's naughty commentary.<BR/><BR/>Imagine if Iran participated in the Eurovision contest (because they can argue they are in Europe). Do you think the US will freak out and use it as an excuse to military correct their musical shortcomings?Vannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11814025517185126126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33755875.post-60884671786533596602008-02-03T05:46:00.000+00:002008-02-03T05:46:00.000+00:00Because we are in Europe. Simple. Anyone who says ...Because we are in Europe. Simple. Anyone who says they are European can join,Hazar Nesimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03906681712746544309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33755875.post-34176853400395565042008-02-02T22:56:00.000+00:002008-02-02T22:56:00.000+00:00Yep, bland is the key. It is the Euro-quality par ...Yep, bland is the key. It is the Euro-quality <I>par excellance</I>. Anything else would run the risk of exposing the unmentionable fact that Europeans despise each other. <BR/><BR/>As far as I know, the only reason people watch Eurovision here is to listen to Terry Wogan make fun of it. It's a purely camp interest. <BR/><BR/>Sorry, but I must ask. How did Azerbaijan get into the Eurovision Song Contest?NoolaBeulahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02181815160785834692noreply@blogger.com