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These are the only nations we have no confirmation about on thread so far, maybe @amen09 has received something in the meantime from some of the users: Czech Republic (ahjfcshfghb) Greece (Janakis) Netherlands (heywoodu) heywoodu already said he will vote though, so I guess it is the other 2 that are the main concerns.

Hey, I needed all the available time to finalise my choices But my votes are in and Ireland will not be disqualified (I hope not anyway ).

I think Germany already have this record

@konig Good luck for the plans, sounds really great Since you mentioned Ireland I would highly recommend going out to the west as the scenery is beautiful and with many lovely small towns full of charm. Galway is a beautiful city also and very good from a tourist perspective (maybe @Bohemia is better than me to confirm that as she lived there for a while recently so she can tell you her experience as a traveller to Ireland). The Ring of Kerry and Connemara are two standout options. Expense is a factor for a visit to Ireland though as it is a quite expensive country. I agree too with Bohemia about Dublin and advised her about that when she visited Ireland the first time, there are much nicer and charming places to visit than there but having said that there are many touristic options in Dublin too.... Guinness Storehouse, Botanical Gardens, National History Museum, various museums in fact and the beautiful Trinity College Library which houses the Book of Kells. https://goo.gl/images/AJYXEh If you wanted to go to Northern Ireland, the Causeway Coast is a great option with the Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Distillery and Dunluce Castle which I visited when going to the Giro d'Italia a couple of years ago. All very close to Belfast too which has some touristic options such as the Titanic museum. I can't upload any pics now but you can Google anything if you wish and I'm sure you'll have a thousand times better idea than from me if you'll like something or not. Plus I don't like to say everything is great and then you come here and you're like, meh . Expense is a factor to consider and also rain, lots of it

But one man's wine is another man's poison when it comes to music and there is no right or wrong taste. Some people like strawberry ice cream, some people like mint, some people even like bubblegum And thank God for that as music would be pretty boring otherwise.

What is the difference between the Golden Shoe and Golden Boot? I presume Golden Shoe must be the player of the Tournament award but come on, we already have Golden Boot.... could they not come up with a better name than Golden Shoe for this award?

15 weeks to go ! 15 is the number of sports that will feature at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Games, and 15 is the number of weeks until the big event arrives! Also updated with another piece of the logo to reflect the lighting of the Olympic flame in Olympia and the beginning of the torch relay Key: a1 6 months to go a2 3 months to go a3 1 month to go b1 150 days to go b2 100 days to go b3 75 days to go c1 Four Hills Tournament begins c2 Hahnenkamm Race begins c3 Winter X Games begin d1 tickets go on sale d2 2018 Olympic year arrives (Jan 1st) d3 2018 Olympic Prediction Contests Open on Totallympics e1 lighting of Olympic flame in Olympia, Greece e2 Olympic flame arrives in Incheon e3 Olympic flame arrives in Gangwon province x Olympic cauldron is lit 30 30 e2 c1 30 b2 e3 c2 30 b3 x c3 30 a3 d3 a2 d2 12 30 30 11 10 14 9 13 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 PyeongChang 2018 ------------------50--------------------------------------25--------------------------------------02----- --------49-----------------48------------------27-----------------24-------------------04----------------01- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --47----------------------------46-------29-----------------------------22-------06----------------------------03 --------------------------------------36--------------------------------------16------------------------------- --45-----------------------38--43-------30--33-------------------16--21-------08--13------------------------05 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------44-----------40---41------------------28--31-------20--23-------------------10--11-----------07--- ------------------42--------------------------------------26--------------------------------------09------------- ----------------------39-----------------------------32-------19----------------------------12----------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------37-----------------34-------------------17----------------14------------- --------------------------------------35--------------------------------------15---------------

Timo Boll beats Ma Long in the World Cup semis!!

16 weeks to go ! Key: a1 6 months to go a2 3 months to go a3 1 month to go b1 150 days to go b2 100 days to go b3 75 days to go c1 Four Hills Tournament begins c2 Hahnenkamm Race begins c3 Winter X Games begin d1 tickets go on sale d2 2018 Olympic year arrives (Jan 1st) d3 2018 Olympic Prediction Contests Open on Totallympics e1 lighting of Olympic flame in Olympia, Greece e2 Olympic flame arrives in Incheon e3 Olympic flame arrives in Gangwon province x Olympic cauldron is lit e1 30 e2 c1 30 b2 e3 c2 30 b3 x c3 30 a3 d3 a2 d2 12 30 30 11 15 10 14 9 13 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 PyeongChang 2018 ------------------50--------------------------------------25--------------------------------------02----- --------49-----------------48------------------27-----------------24-------------------04----------------01- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --47----------------------------46-------29-----------------------------22-------06----------------------------03 --------------------------------------36--------------------------------------16------------------------------- --45-----------------------38--43-------30--33-------------------16--21-------08--13------------------------05 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------44-----------40---41------------------28--31-------20--23-------------------10--11-----------07--- ------------------42--------------------------------------26--------------------------------------09------------- ----------------------39-----------------------------32-------19----------------------------12----------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------37-----------------34-------------------17----------------14------------- --------------------------------------35--------------------------------------15---------------

I have fallen in love with one of the songs . Though there are many I like a lot . Listened to all three times now.

Well there is a solid argument to be had that anyone who sings nursery rhymes of any description should be locked up but live and let live and all that I guess

It's just annoyingly stupid and serves no good purpose. I don't know if you are familiar with the nursery rhyme "Baa Baa Black Sheep", well some politically correct morons have turned it around to say that this is too racist to teach children because it has racial connotations..... just go away already you silly people

Yep, I am liking this game a lot. Also, those obnoxious politically correct people who want to do away with all traditions for no reason at all can go with them..... you know the type who decide that Christmas is no longer an acceptable term and that Winterville would be a much less discriminatory idea. Those people should also be on the ignore list

An ignore function like you have on forums would also be useful too. If somehow you could implement this ignore button on all walks of life, not just online

Yeah, such people are such a good example to us all

Yeah, or Saudi Arabia on women's rights commission ...... oh wait....

I was thinking the exact same thing . Come on users, let's get our Mokorotlos on

3 dead, 365,000 homes without power.... national emergency declared and all public services and almost all places of employment are closed across the whole island. Schools will remain closed tomorrow. I am returning to Ireland by ferry tomorrow morning from Scotland. Hoping it won't be cancelled as the storm is coming this way tonight.. It's worse not being at home during this in a way, you feel the worry more when you aren't there and just relying on updates. The storm is expected to hit my home place in the next hour so am keeping in contact with family to see how things are.

17 weeks to go ! Key: a1 6 months to go a2 3 months to go a3 1 month to go b1 150 days to go b2 100 days to go b3 75 days to go c1 Four Hills Tournament begins c2 Hahnenkamm Race begins c3 Winter X Games begin d1 tickets go on sale d2 2018 Olympic year arrives (Jan 1st) d3 2018 Olympic Prediction Contests Open on Totallympics e1 lighting of Olympic flame in Olympia, Greece e2 Olympic flame arrives in Incheon e3 Olympic flame arrives in Gangwon province x Olympic cauldron is lit e1 30 e2 c1 30 b2 e3 c2 30 b3 x c3 30 a3 d3 a2 d2 12 30 30 16 11 15 10 14 9 13 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 PyeongChang 2018 ------------------50--------------------------------------25--------------------------------------02----- --------49-----------------48------------------27-----------------24-------------------04----------------01- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --47----------------------------46-------29-----------------------------22-------06----------------------------03 --------------------------------------36--------------------------------------16------------------------------- --45-----------------------38--43-------30--33-------------------16--21-------08--13------------------------05 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------44-----------40---41------------------28--31-------20--23-------------------10--11-----------07--- ------------------42--------------------------------------26--------------------------------------09------------- ----------------------39-----------------------------32-------19----------------------------12----------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------37-----------------34-------------------17----------------14------------- --------------------------------------35--------------------------------------15---------------

Yes, and I will (hopefully) be travelling back by sea to Ireland early next week

I am going to Scotland tomorrow so I am planning to listen to the TISC entries on my journey . Maybe I just fluked it last time guessing your 12 points. I just had a feeling but maybe this time my psychic senses will desert me

I haven't started listening to the songs yet so the answer to that is no

Thanks a million for re-submitting a new entry and keeping Malta with us as an ever-present

Yes, same thing happens to me when I access it on my phone (on my laptop it's ok). I probably should have hidden the videos in spoilers to prevent that from happening. In the meantime you will find playlists for the contests on Youtube (I think only the first edition is missing). I don't have any lists of the Festival of Music songs however, I guess we could start adding those to the history thread too for future contests. I seriously need to overhaul that TISC history thread and make it neater and add more info..... after the old website went down I just wanted to add the history on here ASAP so it wasn't lost. Unfortunately we lost some songs from the first edition in the move..... Romania, Slovakia and Lebanon. No one seems to remember these.

@Glen I think Malta competed with this song at TISC Open in 2015?