Eurovision 2018: The year of clothes-with-a-train and interpretive dance

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The first thread is almost full, so here is a new one.

I didn't manage to get to town so I have a choc-ice and a bag of Tayto. I have the cold and feel awful. Come on Albania Ireland

DH just back from junk run to the shop and also got coal for a nice fire. We've enough crap to sink a ship (including some cut price Christmas themed shortbread -bargain!)

We have our neighbours son coming round to watch Eurovision with us. His parents don’t like Eurovision, but he loves it. I think this will be the 3rd year he’s joined us. (He’s the same age as DD - they met at primary school).

Oh platypus that's not on!

I remember one year being on a motorbike rally type thing on the Isle of Skye, and insisting we watch Eurovision . I had a few converts by the end of the evening 🤗

The neighbours are coming over so we are having a huge pot of chilli and some nibbles> Will be cheering for basically any country that gives us a point this year.

Lurker signing in, I love these threads

I'm currently stuck in hospital so trying to decide whether to attempt to watch It on my phone or just read your very entertaining thread!

Do both!

Oven pizza, and maybe a camembert here tonight. I shan't be getting drunk as I have a breastfed DD, a glass of prosecco will do me!

Here's to the Vikings (the beards, the wind machine, the SNOW!), but I think either Israel or Cyprus will end up winning.

I am somewhere on a trip where they are not showing Eurovision and I am bereft

Can you watch online? I have in the past. Its odd watching minus Graham / Terry but still awesome.

Our oven has decided to go on the blink. This is something of an issue on the snack front (think we have solved it though).

YouTube Stream it live

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UK are 100/1 to win tonight's #Eurovision
They are 6/4 favourites to finish last.
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I haven't heard the UK song. Is it any good?

Just googled it. Think I'll keep my money.

I like it! I'd say it's the best song we've sent on the last 10 years. So I'm hopeful of a good placing. But it wont win.

We'll I'm from Ireland so I'd say you'll have the beating of us anyway

I have a bottle of German wine to accompany tonight’s Eurovision. I may have very little left once it’s over.

I have a choice of Portuguese wine, Spanish sherry, Italian prosecco, ....

Very nice. My alternative would be German beer, or a trip to the shops. So German wine it is.

Not German beer. American beer. I should really engage my brain before typing.

We have some Black balzam from Riga. No idea what it is.

Evening Europe! Joining me on the chez rhubarb jury tonight are my two DD's so I'm hoping for some insightful comments from a youth perspective.

Having heard none of the songs before the semi-finals (apart from our own) I took some time to listen to a few, or at least the studio recorded versions and have to say that I really Sweden, Ireland and actually realised that Australia's song is better than it sounded on Thursday. It just goes to show what a difference performance makes. As for us, well, it wouldn't matter who we sent as we just don't have any popularity in Europe at the moment. I think it's a decent entry but my guess is somewhere in the bottom ten maybe bottom five or even...yes...last. Still, at least SuRie knows the score and doesn't seem to mind.

What time does it start?

I have not heard any of the songs yet. I wanted to have the traditional surprise Eurovision experience of my youth. Sadly the youth in this house (DS1, 17) have declined to join me in watching Eurovision.

8, @littlepill

Got BBC one streaming live, all set up already!