Eurovision 2008: Belgrade, Serbia.

[Cal]

I usually have my parties on my own . Belgium-themed for the first semi, Turkey-themed for the second. Theme for the final has yet to be decided

[Homeandaway_fan1]

It is less then a week to Semi-final one.

[Cat3]

Only one more week to go untill the final, this time next week it will be Eurovision day.

[Homeandaway_fan1]

Yes, I am so excited, it will be fun. I cant wait to see who wins, I think the most fun is the voting, I am so nervous before the voting.

[Cal]

The only reason I like the contest is because of the voting. I love throwing stuff at the TV when Ireland gives points to the UK, and when Germany give Turkey 12 due to Turkish diaspora.

[Siog Alainn]

Bets on Ireland giving 12 points to Poland?!

[Cal]

Hmm, Poland's song is good and Isis has got a lot of publicity over here. So the chances of Poland getting the 12 are quite high.

[Jess]

I really think Ireland should win; especially with lyrics like these...

Oh, I come from a nation what knows how to write a song

Oh, Europe, where, oh where, did it all go wrong?

C’mon, Irelande douze pointe

Drag acts and bad acts and Terry Wogan’s wig

Mad acts and sad acts, it was Johnny Logan’s gig

Shake your feathers and bop your beak

Shake ‘em to the west and to the east

Wave Euro hands and Euro feet

Wave ‘em in the air to the turkey beat

Irelande douze pointe! Irelande douze pointe!

Irelande douze pointe! To the funky beat

G-o-b gobble b-l-e yeah

Hello Abba, hello Bono, hello Helsinki,

Hola Prague, hello sailor, c’est la vie,

Auf wiedersehen, mamma mia and God save the Queen

G’day Austria, bonjour Serbia, you know what I mean

Shake your feathers and bop your beak

Shake ‘em to the west and to the east

Wave Euro hands and Euro feet

Wave ‘em in the air to the funky beat

Irelande douze pointe! Irelande douze pointe!

Irelande douze pointe! Irelande douze pointe!

Irelande douze pointe! Irelande douze pointe!

To the funky beat

Give us another chance, we’re sorry for Riverdance

Sure Flatley he’s a Yank and the Danube flows through France

Block votes! Shock votes! Give us your 12 today

You’re all invited to Dublin, Ireland

And we’ll party the shamrock way

Irelande douze pointe! Irelande douze pointe! I

relande douze pointe! Irelande douze pointe!

Irelande douze pointe! Irelande douze pointe!

Irelande douze pointe! Do the funky beat c’mon

Irelande douze pointe! Irelande douze pointe!

Eastern Europe, we love you; do you like Irish stew?

Or goulash as it is to you. Irelande douze pointe

Yes, it’s Bulgaria, we love you Belarus, Georgia,

Montenegro, Moldova, Albania, Croatia, Poland,

Russia, Ukraine, Macedonia, (don’t forget Turkey),

Hungary, Estonia, Slovakia, Armenia, Bosnia & Herzegovina

and don’t forget the Swiss… Cheese

And it's sung by none other than Ireland's finest, Dustin the Turkey!

You Irish (Cal) should be proud.

Nah, I jest - 'tis a lot better than the UK's entry (some dustbin man from The X Factor).

[Cal]

Glad you like it, Jess!

I think we may qualify, but I don't think we will do well in the final. Just under two hours!

Good luck everybody!

I was listening to the radio this morning and Dustin was on. He said something along the lines of "everybody here is great... except the Norwegians, they're very boring" *runs from crazy Norwegians*

[Jess]

^^ Yeah! My friends and I are having a Eurovision themed party on Saturday, and we reaaaally want Ireland to win.

I wish we didn't contribute so much to Eurovision, 'cause we have the most appalling acts every year and they're always guaranteed to get in. Maybe if they weren't, then we'd actually put some decent acts forward! Or not even 'decent', but so-bad-that-they're-good like Dustin the Turkey.