Eurovision 2008's on on Saturday night, and it's tradition to run a contest for it on here. So! Pick a country from the list of ones taking part (each country can only be chosen once, so will be assigned to the first person to post here claiming that country), and then...
If your entry comes first, you get to choose between Subeta's Master Jaxon Skellys Skeletal Staff and Neopets' Darigan Paint Brush as your prize.
If they get the coveted (are you sure, Jazzy? - Ben) "nul points", you can either have Subeta's Babit Brown Toupee or Neopets' Thick Brown Toupee, in honour of Terry Wogan and his hairpiece.
(If none of you pick the winner, it'll be first among the countries chosen, etc.)
For those of you who don't know: Eurovision is a fantastically cheesy singing contest, where European countries (uh, plus Israel and anyone else who donates enough money and doesn't refuse to play Israel's entry) enter, most countries in Europe vote on the results, and the winner gets to host the next one. And Terry Wogan makes sarcastic (or tipsy last year, poor Terry - Ben) comments all night. It's an institution, even if it is a bit silly.
The countries:
- Albania
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Croatia
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Great Britain
- Iceland
- Israel
- Latvia
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Serbia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Turkey
- Ukraine
As before, all votes should be in before voting begins on the show, which is usually about 10pm BST, 2pm NST on the Saturday night
I'll do my best to make a post to that effect at the time (but I will be out, so if I seem to have missed it, feel free to do so yourselves).Ben notes: everybody can join in the party! Here is a list of where it's broadcasted, which includes a web feed for those not in Europe (or Australia, somehow... my money's on them entering before 2012). Please keep this thread to our contest entries only, there's a separate thread here for Eurovision discussion (warning, there will be spoilers).
Eurovision woo!
[Minor edit, Ben fails at bbcode. Nothing to see here, move along]
[Minor edit #2, Ben needs to learn how to use the Preview button. More bbcode failage]
[Minor edit #3, you'd think he'd figured it out by now. Something about an infinite number of monkeys...]
