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No worries. I just don't like Facebook/Meta and their Business model. But a lot of animal rescues and other groups organise things on FB and share info. So there's a good side.

I just meant that if someone else likes it and wants to enter they can use it.

But thank you for being our data protection officer. (I can't share pics at the moment as the instance hosting my account is having technical problems insert person taking the knives for peacefully sleeping person meme)

I'm not on Facebook and will not participate - but he looks like a Horton to me. Well, and there's Horton hears a Who! :D

I hope they officially reveal his name on Father's Day.

Hin und weg hätte ich auch schön gefunden - das bin ich nämlich gerade wieder

Normalvollzug heißt ja nicht, dass er entlassen wird. Ich kann mir auch vorstellen, dass Österreich - genau wie Deutschland - sich jetzt vermehrt mit älteren Gefangenen befassen muss, die aufgrund des altersbedingten gesundheitlichen Abbaus und entsprechender Krankheiten besonders versorgt werden müssen.

Fritzl selbst hat laut Artikel körperlich abgebaut und fortschreitende Demenz. Den kann man nicht einfach zwischen die jüngeren Gefangenen stecken und sich selbst überlassen. Mal abgesehen davon, dass er dort eventuell auch nicht "sicher" wäre.

Die Haft selbst wird auch niemals das Leid in irgendeiner Form aufwiegen oder lindern können, dass er bei seinen Opfern verursacht hat.

That's really cute :D

Thank you for the smile!

Owl Yoga. A new trend.

Schnaps und Mettbrötchen?

Easy to sing along and speaking of ridiculous: heard of Scooter? How much is the fish?

Np. The fun part is watching the show with friends and family and simply having a good time. The promotional videos don't really capture the spirit and the songs will be tweaked for the live show to make them more interesting.

But you're absolutely correct about the songs. A lot of songs use the same formula and similar styles will come up again and again. It was more fun when artists had to sing in their home countries' languages. But every year there will be something unique. And often it is political. They just veil it better and sometimes the audience is in favour of the message. That said: I don't know what you define as 'risky'.

Armenia/Ladaniva - Made it to the finals and were one of the better Acts. And I love your idea of sending SoaD for Armenia (Switzerland send Celine Dion before she became really famous. Nationality isn't such a problem). Unfortunately I don't see the band coming together again. Serj and John seem to be polar opposites when it comes to their personal views.

Are there any others that I should listen to?

You seem to have covered the interesting stuff from 2024. If you're not familiar with the older ESC songs - there's Finland / Lordi - Hard Rock Halleluja, who won.

Winners or other artists

Last year: Croatia / Let 3 - Mama ŠČ!, Finland / Käärijä - Cha Cha Cha

Earlier: Moldova / Zdob şi Zdub & Frații Advahov – Trenulețul Italy / Måneskin - Zitti e buoni Israel / Netta - Toy Ukraine / Verka Serduchka - Dancing Lasha Tumbai

Congratulations Nemo!

Deserved in my opinion. And they seem to be Conchita's favourite too.

Could have done without AIBBA and I'm underwhelmed by Loreen.

Austria is peak 90s eurodance

Baby Lasagna channeling Rammstein

Ireland is quite unique and should get extra points for a their original performance.

I went grocery shopping today and got myself some extra treats for today. The theme they have in common: Comfort and unhealthy.

They didn't change the numbers of the contestants. I guess for technical reasons and to keep confusion small, after the numbers were already announced.