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I love the UK entry this year 

 

 

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Hey thanks for that @Agger @wumo26

 

https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/vikings-likely-to-have-brought-leprosy-to-ireland-say-academics-901290.html

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On 26/01/2019 at 19:04, Olympian1010 said:

 

 

OMG, the Team Primary appeal because the naughty limers fans were throwing debris on the track... and then Primary fans get banned from the stadium due to rioting .

 

This is wonderful and so professionally done, I LOVE it

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8 minutes ago, bestmen said:

International event of sculpture 

the winner this year 

 

 

 

Must have been a rough year of entries if that won

 

 

Edited January 18, 2019 by OlympicIRL

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Just now, Belle said:

The Running order for Melodifestivalen 2019. 

Semi-final 1: Gothenburg – 2 February

1. Nano – “Chasing Rivers”
2. High15 – “No Drama”
3. Wiktoria – “Not with Me”
4. Zeana feat. Anis don Demina – “Mina bränder”
5. Arja Saijonmaa – “Mina fyra årstider”
6. Mohombi – “Hello”
7. Anna Bergendahl – “Ashes to Ashes”

Semi-final 2: Malmö – 9 February

1. Andreas Johnson – “Army of Us”
2. Malou Prytz – “I Do Me”
3. Oscar Enestad – “I Love It”
4. Jan Malmsjö – “Leva livet”
5. Vlad Reiser – “Nakna i regnet”
6. Hanna Ferm & LIAMOO – “Hold You”
7. Margaret – “Tempo”

Semi-final 3: Leksand – 16 February

1. The Lovers of Valdaro – “Somebody Wants”
2. Dolly Style – “Habibi”
3. Martin Stenmarck – “Låt skiten brinna”
4. Lina Hedlund – “Victorious”
5. Omar – “Om igen”
6. Rebecka Karlsson – “Who I Am”
7. Jon Henrik Fjällgren – “Norrsken”

Semi-final 4: Lidköping – 23 February

1. Pagan Fury – “Stormbringer”
2. Anton Hagman – “Känner dig”
3. Lisa Ajax – “Torn”
4. Arvingarna – “I Do”
5. Bishara – “On My Own”
6. Ann-Louise Hanson – “Kärleken finns kvar”
7. John Lundvik – “Too Late for Love”

 

Great to see Arvingarna back. Their ESC entry in 1993 is a classic for me  

 

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@wumo26 Nice idea and some definite guilty pleasures of mine there too. I mean, the Backstreet Boys’ “I Want It That Way” is just impossible not to sing along to and a great song 

Might do my own version of this list but would need to do put my brain to work and that ain’t happening this evening 

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5 hours ago, hckosice said:

so the snowfall will probably never stop here..

 

today

 

 

And still we have not seen one speck of snowflake here all winter

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4 hours ago, thiago_simoes said:

What do you guys usually eat and drink during Christmas and end of the year celebrations?

In Brazil, especially in Rio de Janeiro, we are influenced by Portuguese traditions, so we eat rabanada (sliced bread dipped in milk, scrambled eggs, then deep fried and covered with sugar and cinnamon) and bacalhoada (salted cod served with boiled eggs, tomatoes, olives and potatoes).

We also eat panettone (sweet bread loaf with fruits, or in some cases chocolate chips) and some families prepare rice, farofa (cassava flour mixture), roasted turkey and, my favorite, salpicão (salad mix with chicken meat, ham, mayo and shoestring potatoes). There's always some debate about adding raisins to salpicão, and it can cause fights and spoil the celebrations, lol. By the way, I'm always on the "NO RAISINS" side.

There's also a very infamous sweet, pavê (a sort of pie made of ladyfingers/sweet crackers and a mix of heavy cream and condensed milk, usually covered with chocolate or strawberries). The name pavê sounds like the expression "pra ver" (to see, look), and the biggest dad joke in Brazil is when someone asks "Can we eat it or just look at it?". 

Here are some pictures for those who are interested.

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Rabanada

Bacalhoada

Salpicão

 

Panettone

 

Pavê

 

 

All of the above looks and sounds delicious! I’d be in the no raisins camp too, even though I like raisins, but mostly in things like muesli  

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Happy New Year everyone. Hope you all have a happy and healthy 2019 

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Just now, hckosice said:

 

haha ok

 

I laughed out loud when I heard it... I like really simple childish jokes like that  

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3 hours ago, hckosice said:

 

No idea, I´m very bad in this,  but now I am curious

 

What has 4 wheels and flies?

It's a garbage truck  

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Any good Christmas cracker jokes this year?  

I got a "cracker" this year....

"What's got 4 wheels and flies?"

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Merry Christmas

 

 

 

Merry Christmas everyone who celebrates. Wishing you and yours all the best for the holidays

 

 

 

 

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6 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

After many years I finally lost my 180-virginity  (for you darts fans, for non-fans: 180 is the maximum score and I finally got it )

 

 

Next stop, a 170-finish

 

I have thrown a lot of 180s but never a 170 finish. Sadly for me, my brother did it once against me after firstly joking "Imagine if I got a 170 checkout". Somehow and bizarrely, it happened and it is never too far from conversation :/ 

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CHRISTMAS JUKEBOX

2018

 

 

 

Gayla Peevey - The Christmas Hippo Song

 

 

 

 

Spike Jones & His City Slickers - All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth

 

 

 

 

 

Stan Freberg - Nuttin' For Christmas

 

 

 

 

 

Frank Kelly - The Twelve Days Of Christmas

 

 

 

 

Mike Oldfield - In Dulci Jubilo

 

 

 

 

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CHRISTMAS JUKEBOX

2018

 

 

 

Frank Sinatra - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

 

 

 

 

Slade - Merry Christmas Everybody

 

 

 

 

Elton John - Step Into Christmas

 

 

 

 

Queen - Thank God It's Christmas

 

 

 

 

Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmas Time

 

 

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CHRISTMAS JUKEBOX

2018

 

 

 

Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock

 

 

 

 

Eartha Kitt - Santa Baby

 

 

 

 

Coldplay - Christmas Lights

 

 

 

 

Mud - Lonely This Christmas

 

 

 

 

The Darkness - Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)

 

 

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47 minutes ago, Pablita said:

Some Italian songs

 

O è Natale tutti i giorni (Or it's Christmas everyday or it's never Christmas) by Luca Carboni (the one without the beard) and Jovanotti: can you guess the original song?

 

More Than Words

 

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CHRISTMAS JUKEBOX

2018

 

 

 

Andy Williams - The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

 

 

 

 

 

John & Yoko & The Plastic Ono Band with Harlem Community Choir - Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

 

 

 

 

Jon Bon Jovi - Please Come Home For Christmas

 

 

 

 

Wham! - Last Christmas

 

 

 

 

Paul McCartney - Pipes Of Peace

 

 

 

Edited December 23, 2018 by OlympicIRL

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CHRISTMAS JUKEBOX

2018

 

 

 

Bing Crosby - Walking In A Winter Wonderland

 

 

 

 

The Pretenders - 2000 Miles

 

 

 

 

Cliff Richard - Mistletoe And Wine

 

 

 

 

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love

 

 

 

 

 

Darlene Love - All Alone On Christmas

 

 

Edited December 22, 2018 by OlympicIRL

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CHRISTMAS JUKEBOX

2018

 

 

 

The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride

 

 

 

 

 

Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas?

 

 

 

 

 

José Feliciano - Feliz Navidad

 

 

 

 

Chris De Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling

 

 

 

 

 

David Essex - A Winter's Tale

 

 

Edited December 21, 2018 by OlympicIRL

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4 minutes ago, Dragon said:

You know it's going to 10 c and light rain at Christmas. Like it is every year...

 

 

Pretty much like you said 

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We haven't seen any snow yet this winter. Snowmageddon, where are you? 

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6 hours ago, heywoodu said:

Meanwhile Gatwick Airport in London has been shut down for hours and hours.....because of drones flying around.

 

Horrible airport.... about time it was shut down.

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CHRISTMAS JUKEBOX

2018

 

 

 

Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song

 

 

 

 

 

Peter Auty - Walking In The Air

 

 

 

 

Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone

 

 

 

 

Johnny Mathis - When A Child Is Born

 

 

 

 

Kelly Clarkson - Underneath The Tree