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« Reply #40635 on: Sunday, May 18, 2025, 08:22:54 » |
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Exactly, I used to hate it but then I saw the fun people get from it and its totally harmless, I have embraced it a little more now and watch and laugh at the utter ridiculousness of the songs and fans. I say keep it going.
Same. I also like to try and pick out a country that is huge odds that may make the top 4 for EW returns. My picks this year were Luxembourg, Norway, UK and Malta, all at prices north of 100/1. No luck this year. I was tempted with Estonia at 40/1 also but baulked. It's always completely ridiculous but as the years go on, I find myself enjoying it more. I was quite surprised at Israel nearly winning it. But at the same time pleased people are judging on the quality of the song, over anything else. |
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we've been to Aberdeen, we hate the Hibs, they make us spew up, so make some noise,
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« Reply #40636 on: Sunday, May 18, 2025, 12:44:10 » |
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Israel will end up being successful in their aggressive (and probably underhand) voting tactics soon, and then Eurovision will be killed
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« Reply #40637 on: Monday, May 19, 2025, 09:23:34 » |
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Of instead of have- "we should HAVE done this/ we could HAVEdone this/ if we could HAVE done this" instead of "We should OF done this etc."
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« Reply #40638 on: Monday, May 19, 2025, 09:41:39 » |
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Of instead of have- "we should HAVE done this/ we could HAVEdone this/ if we could HAVE done this" instead of "We should OF done this etc."
OK, which one are you advocating? As the first bit contradicts the second. You should have been clearer. |
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« Reply #40639 on: Monday, May 19, 2025, 10:08:51 » |
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The NHL thread reminded me of this, and has been touched on by a small discussion on here about how selfish people seem to have become these days.
My beef is when I've paid a not insignificant amount of money to go and see a band, and I've got a group of people stood next to me shouting over the music so they can have a conversation. Unfortunately I've got strange hearing where background noise is amplified which means I tend to be able to pick up fairly clearly what's being discussed.
Surely if you want to have a group catchup, just go to the pub and let people that want to enjoy the music do so, without having to battle with selfish arseholes. People have started to use their phones at the cinema more I've noticed as well. Just put the fucking thing away for a couple of hours!
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we've been to Aberdeen, we hate the Hibs, they make us spew up, so make some noise,
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« Reply #40640 on: Monday, May 19, 2025, 10:24:51 » |
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The NHL thread reminded me of this, and has been touched on by a small discussion on here about how selfish people seem to have become these days.
My beef is when I've paid a not insignificant amount of money to go and see a band, and I've got a group of people stood next to me shouting over the music so they can have a conversation. Unfortunately I've got strange hearing where background noise is amplified which means I tend to be able to pick up fairly clearly what's being discussed.
Surely if you want to have a group catchup, just go to the pub and let people that want to enjoy the music do so, without having to battle with selfish arseholes. People have started to use their phones at the cinema more I've noticed as well. Just put the fucking thing away for a couple of hours!
Yeah, agree with loud chattering being an irritant at gigs. I know it's down to poor positioning on my part but the constant jostling if on the main route through to the bogs or the bar is also annoying. Then again, the buffeting is still preferable to being stood in front of somebody with short man syndrome which is why I prefer to lurk at the back or to the side these days. |
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« Reply #40641 on: Monday, May 19, 2025, 10:43:12 » |
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The NHL thread reminded me of this, and has been touched on by a small discussion on here about how selfish people seem to have become these days.
My beef is when I've paid a not insignificant amount of money to go and see a band, and I've got a group of people stood next to me shouting over the music so they can have a conversation. Unfortunately I've got strange hearing where background noise is amplified which means I tend to be able to pick up fairly clearly what's being discussed.
Surely if you want to have a group catchup, just go to the pub and let people that want to enjoy the music do so, without having to battle with selfish arseholes. People have started to use their phones at the cinema more I've noticed as well. Just put the fucking thing away for a couple of hours!
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« Reply #40642 on: Monday, May 19, 2025, 10:44:40 » |
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we've been to Aberdeen, we hate the Hibs, they make us spew up, so make some noise,
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« Reply #40643 on: Monday, May 19, 2025, 12:52:10 » |
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OK, which one are you advocating? As the first bit contradicts the second.
You should have been clearer.
I'm advocating the correct use of have instead of of. One shouldn't of, one should have. Shouldn't one? |
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« Reply #40644 on: Monday, May 19, 2025, 12:55:40 » |
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I'm advocating the correct use of have instead of of.
One shouldn't of, one should have. Shouldn't one?
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« Reply #40645 on: Monday, May 19, 2025, 13:02:12 » |
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« Reply #40646 on: Monday, May 19, 2025, 13:05:52 » |
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You fucking love it, have course you do (see what I did there?  ) |
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From the station at Colchester
To the cells of Warrington
From the services at Leicester
To the slums of Northampton
We travel over England
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Cos we all follow the Swindon
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« Reply #40647 on: Monday, May 19, 2025, 14:18:39 » |
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I'm advocating the correct use of have instead of of.
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« Reply #40648 on: Monday, May 19, 2025, 14:31:09 » |
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You fucking love it, have course you do (see what I did there? )  |
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« Reply #40649 on: Monday, May 19, 2025, 14:33:01 » |
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That's OK then This unit is pleased to serve  Ooops- spelling mistake |
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