The monsters take over! (aka Congratulations Finland)

[Knight Otu]

A small band of monsters had invaded Greece recently, apparently bent on musical domination.
Lordi, the name of the band, had just one more obstacle to overcome - the European Song Contest.

Despite warnings from jealous commentors and other concerned people, the creatures managed to charm their way into the Contest, and apparently the hearts of the viewers, too, as Lordi managed to gain points from almost all countries taking part in the contest. These points were amassed, and in the end, they had enough points to win the contest for their land - Finland.

Even though it is not my kind of music, it was a good song. Congratulations to Finland for a deserved victory!

 

[Viking Bastard]

Yeah, we've been discussing it here: http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=161827&page=2

It really is a great day.

The Day Eurovision Was Rocked!

 

[jonesy]

...as Lordi managed to gain points from almost all countries taking part in the contest. These points were amassed, and in the end, they had enough points to win...

Not only that, they got more points than any other winner before. Of course, there were more countries participating (and thus more points given) but still...wow.

 

[Xael]

Today Finland is Winland!

Temperature in Finland


+15 'C / 59 'F
This is as warm as it gets in Finland, so we'll start here. People in Spain wear winter-coats and gloves. The Finns are out in the sun,getting a tan.

+10 'C / 50 'F
The French are trying in vain to start their central heating. The Finns plant flowers in their gardens.

+5 'C / 41 'F
Italian cars won't start, The Finns are cruising in cabriolets.

0 'C / 32 'F
Distilled water freezes. The water in Vantaa river (in Finland) gets a little thicker.

-5 'C / 23 'F
People in California almost freeze to death. The Finns have their final barbecue before winter.

-10 'C / 14 'F
The Brits start the heat in their houses. The Finns start using long sleeves.

-20 'C / -4 'F
The Aussies flee from Mallorca. The Finns end their Midsummer celebrations. Autumn is here.

-30 'C / -22 'F
People in Greece die from the cold and disappear from the face of the earth. The Finns start drying their laundry indoors.

-40 'C / -40 'F
Paris starts cracking in the cold. The Finns stand in line at the hotdog stands.

-50 'C / -58 'F
Polar bears start evacuating the North Pole. The Finnish army postpones their winter survival training awaiting real winter weather.

-60 'C / -76 'F
Korvatunturi (the home for Santa Claus) freezes. The Finns rent a movie and stay indoors.

-70 'C / -94 'F
The false Santa moves south. The Finns get frustrated since they can't store their Kossu (Koskenkorva vodka) outdoors. The Finnish army goes out on winter survival training.

-183 'C / -297.4 'F
Microbes in food don't survive. The Finnish cows complain that the farmers' hands are cold.

-273 'C / -459.4 'F
ALL atom-based movent halts. The Finns start saying "Perkele, it's cold outside today."

-300 'C / -508 'F
Hell freezes over, Finland wins the Eurovision Song Contest



Watching the contest was pretty absurd experience. Lordi won with 292 points, which is about 290 points more than Finland's average record on Eurovision.