Speaking of earthquakes - Eurovision 2006

[DanishDude]

Not sure if the Eurovision song contest (more info) was broadcast in the US, but for those few, who might have missed it,  here is this years winner. (Sorry about the Finnish introduction, song lyrics are in English.)



Considering the usual lineup of well groomed and polished soft pop, this is a bit of a departure from the norm to say the least. I'm fairly certain a bunch of people got their coffee down the wrong pipe upon seeing this one win with a record breaking 292 points.

Oh well, just goes to show who uses their cell phones the most I guess (voting was by SMS). 

Enjoy (or not?).

Frank.

[Arthu®]

Yeah it was fairly odd, didn't actually see it live as I could care less about the song festival, did you even see the dutch entry anyways it was funny...

Arthur

[Mefirst]

-NOOOoooo... For Christ sake, not here aswell... Finland usually gets like 6 points max in these Eurovision contests..

[DanishDude]

-NOOOoooo... For Christ sake, not here aswell... Finland usually gets like 6 points max in these Eurovision contests..

If it is any consolation, then parts of the local press is calling this the death of the Eurovision contests. Cannot say that I would miss it (and I did vote for Finland, just to kick the dust a bit... [1] )

Frank.

[1] I didn't actually waste several precious hours of my life watching this. Just kept an eye on things so I could cast my vote at the right time. 

[Mefirst]

-NOOOoooo... For Christ sake, not here aswell... Finland usually gets like 6 points max in these Eurovision contests..

If it is any consolation, then parts of the local press is calling this the death of the Eurovision contests. Cannot say that I would miss it (and I did vote for Finland, just to kick the dust a bit... [1] )

Frank.

[1] I didn't actually waste several precious hours of my life watching this. Just kept an eye on things so I could cast my vote at the right time.

As a Finn I do take pride in it, if we managed to "kill" the Eurovision song contest al together...

[jaykay]

Yeah, guess it's gonna be cold in hell this year.

Temperatures

+15 'C / 59 'F
This is as warm as it gets in Finland, so we'll start here. People in Spain wear winter-coats and gloves. The Finns are out in the sun,getting a tan.

+10 'C / 50 'F
The French are trying in vain to start their central heating. The Finns plant flowers in their gardens.

+5 'C / 41 'F
Italian cars won't start, The Finns are cruising in cabriolets.

0 'C / 32 'F
Distilled water freezes. The water in Vantaa river (in Finland) gets a little thicker.

-5 'C / 23 'F
People in California almost freeze to death. The Finns have their final barbecue before winter.

-10 'C / 14 'F
The Brits start the heat in their houses. The Finns start using long sleeves.

-20 'C / -4 'F
The Aussies flee from Mallorca. The Finns end their Midsummer celebrations. Autumn is here.

-30 'C / -22 'F
People in Greece die from the cold and disappear from the face of the earth. The Finns start drying their laundry indoors.

-40 'C / -40 'F
Paris starts cracking in the cold. The Finns stand in line at the hotdog stands.

-50 'C / -58 'F
Polar bears start evacuating the North Pole. The Finnish army postpones their winter survival training awaiting real winter weather.

-60 'C / -76 'F
Korvatunturi (the home for Santa Claus) freezes. The Finns rent a movie and stay indoors.

-70 'C / -94 'F
The false Santa moves south. The Finns get frustrated since they can't store their Kossu (Koskenkorva vodka) outdoors. The Finnish army goes out on winter survival training.

-183 'C / -297.4 'F
Microbes in food don't survive. The Finnish cows complain that the farmers' hands are cold.

-273 'C / -459.4 'F
ALL atom-based movent halts. The Finns start saying "Perkele, it's cold outside today."

-300 'C / -508 'F
Hell freezes over, Finland wins the Eurovision Song Contest