The Rammer Jammer (OT) #9: Because it's just talking, right? They teach parrots to do it!
 

Welcome to the new OT thread :wiggle:

Keep talking :group_hug:

It will be great to see him in Malmö :D (Wish they were in Stockholm instead :pout: )

thanks for the new thread Jess :flowers:

how far away is Malmö from your town? honestly I've never seen the Eurovision Song Contest before but this year I'll give it a try :D

You're welcome :hug:

It is about 3 hours by car. To Stockholm it is 3½ hours instead. But I don't like it to be in Malmö because there are not so much to see there. I wanted it to be in Stockholm or Gothenburg because those are the most beautiful cities in Sweden :)

I will be home watching it because neither me or my mom wanted to go to Malmö :lol:

That is great you will watch it :yay: Our countries are direct qualified to the finals already :high_five:

Why?

Becuase Sweden won last year and Italy is one of the countries who pays the most so we can have this show :) This are the coutries who is direct qualified to the final:

France
Germany
Italy
Spain
United Kingdom
And the winning Country

:lol: I didnt even know what the Eurovision Song Contest was....it's not very popular here...how do they determine the winner of the contest? plus the singers have to sing in Enghish or they can sing in their mother tongue :confused:

Oh I love watching the Eurovision Song Contest. It has been pretty big here ever since we won it in the 80s with "Ein bisschen Frieden" and of course a few years ago with Lena's "Satellite" :nod: Our contestant this year is facing some problems though. Seriously, her song sounds just like Lorene's "Euphoria" :rolleyes:
Catia, they have adjusted the voting system. Part of the points that go to the contestants is given out by a European jury, and part of the points is given out by people who call for their favorite contestant once everyone has finished singing. You can't vote for your own country though. Now, everyone is allowed to sing in English or their mother tongue, just as they please. Earlier everyone had to sing in their mother tongue :nod:

Thanks for the new thread :hug:

I got sick yesterday. I am running a fever, my bones are aching, my throat is aching and I have a cough :rolleyes: And that after two weeks into the new job :( I really didn't like calling in sick today, but I couldn't possibly have gone to work feeling like this :no:
The nicest thing happened though. One of the attorneys I am working for called me at home to tell me to get well soon and that he and my boss would be really mad at me if I decided to come back into work before feeling 100% healthy again ;)

It is probably because Italy has only been in ESC for 2-3 years now :)

Thanks for explaining how the voting goes, Steffi :hug: Also I hope you feel better soon! :hug:

thanks for explaining me the rules Steffi :hug:
it was really nice of your new boss to call you :) Get some rest!!!! :hug:

Feel better Steffi!!! :hug: I'm glad your bosses are understanding :)

Sounds like an interesting contest...

I cannot wait until after next Wednesday- work slows down for a couple weeks. I'm not sure I breathed more than 10 times today... :P

Thanks for the new thread, Jess:hug:

Steffi - I hope you're feeling better today, hun:hug:

The Eurovisin Song Contest is a really fun contest, I try to watch it every year:nod: I was so surprised when we one in 2010 - that was so unexpected and cool :D Usually we don't get many points ;)
But I don't really like our contestant this year, like Steffi said it's so similar to Lorene's "Euphoria":rolleyes:

Rae - I'm sorry you've still been so busy:(:hug: I hope it slows down for you next week:nod: So that you can breath at least 20 times :P;)

Happy Tuesday:group_hug:

You're welcome, everyone :hug: I just LOVE watching the Eurovision Song Contest - I watch it every year :nod:
It was definitely a surprise when we won in 2010 - "like a satellite" *sing*
Anni, Cascada's song is even checked now by an international jury to see if the song was stolen from Lorene or not and if Cascada will be allowed to enter the Contest this year. Should be interesting to see.

So I went to see the doctor today and he gave me a sick note for the rest of the week. Apparently I have a bronchitis combined with laryngitis, hence the throat ache. I got three different kinds of medication here now - that should help :lol:

Rae, I really hope things will go a little easier on you soon :hug:

Happy HoD day everyone!

Now I cant wait to see the eurovision song contest and talk about it with you guys :D
Honestly I dont like the fact that singers are allowed to sing in English..they should sing in their mother tongue! The thing that makes Europe great is the language diversity!
who is your contestant Anni?

Steffi I thought you were one of those lucky people who never get sick!!! just kidding :hug: take your medications, drink a lot of water and and get some sleep :hug:

Rae you probably need an oxigen tank but all I can give you is a hug :hug:

Happy HoD day everyone!

:) It's ok, I don't mind being busy. It makes the day go quicker. :) We have a big field trip that I'm organizing coming up and a HUGE school wide project/competition that we're about to start- when they start building it next Thursday I'll have more time for myself. :) But until then, I'm trying to cram in these last 2 chapters- and I've been out so much with my kids sick I'm behind- so we're sprinting through material right now.

Steffi, I'm glad you have medicine. That should help. :)

I've never seen the show Catia- but I agree- if it's about your home country, sing in your language. (Hey! We agreed on something ;))

And it's HoD day!!! :yay: (I won't get to watch it live- I've got a student I'm tutoring at night :() But I'll watch it before I go to bed! (I hope...)