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The shed of shame is gone. The outside toilet of shame is gone. The rubbish in the front garden of shame is gone. The wall of shame around half of the front garden is gone.
Our garden is finally clear and is much bigger than we first thought. Thanks to the nice Scottish man and his son we aren't the dodgiest looking house on the street. I say nice Scottish man, because I made him and his son a drink and sat down with them for a few minutes. They were perfectly pleasant and there was no innuendo. So either I am a complete minger (although little Scottish man commented on my sister's remarkable resemblance to me) or Mr McMuffin and Gypsy Tart invite unsavoury attention. I prefer to think it is the latter.
Tonight I am going to a Eurovision party. Mr McMuffin thinks it is camp old nonsense, so I shall be going without him. I really do love the Eurovision song contest. It has got a bit samey since everyone and their dog started watching MTV, but there are still fabulous cultural differences to be celebrated and mocked. We'll still be out of favour for our warmongering in Iraq, I wonder if Spain will pick up a few bonus points...
This is real politics.
Post updated by Mr McMuffin: I added some before and after photos, and I have to say that it is sad, but true, I married a right minger. I also have to say that the Eurovision Song Contest is not camp froth...It is just poo.
Further update from Mrs McMuffin: The 'before' photo shows the state of the garden when we moved in. The trees to the left are a line of mouldy fruit trees that cut the garden in half, looking to the right and seeing how small that space is, you can see why they had to go.
Ukraine won the Eurovision, which was the right choice. A fabulous act all dressed like 'Zena the warrior princess' and a lead singer who looked like Catherine Zeta Jones. Lots of jumping, twirling and a poo song. Norway achieved 'nul points' I believe, and the UK entry deservedly scored low. There seemed to be a 'lot of love in the room' to quote the inimitable Darius. Greece were generous to Albania, Albania gave the Serbs a high score etc, it was very strange. Night night.
mr mcmuffin on 15 May 2004 @ 05:07 PM ✲ Permalink
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I was just saying the other day that Portugal never fail to let me down with long-haired hippies playing pan-pipes and mandolins, only to be told they're totally different this year. My, what is this world coming to?
I am also off to a Eurovision party, with a ten kroner bet per person going on. It'll be great fun - we'll make sure we get Ol' Tel on BBC Prime, too. (They'd better have it with his hate-filled commentary!)
Good point about Spain. If their song doesn't totally suck, I might use that 'insider-information', such as it is, to win some money. They'll only be three or four of us there, and ten kroner is less than a pound, so the winnings won't be great.
Have fun, Mrs McMuffin, and "Boo!" to Mr McMuffin for not being a camp fest freak like the rest of us! ;-)
Posted by: David (TEFL Smiler) | 15 May 2004 17:43:36
Oh dear, far eastern Europe does nothing for women's rights. Expect even more out and out prostitution next year, as so many countries will think it's a winning formula.
And if they don't win, they'll be back to the brothel. I've seen it with my own eyes.
"Eastern Europe, man!"
It's not good. OK, I know that it's just (the) Ukraine winning Eurovision, but when will people start to believe me about this? After all my years in Eastern Europe, I think it's still too early to share the EU with them. They're just not ready, in so many ways. I think that, deep down, they know it themselves. I think so, anyway.
OK, so this has been a drunken commenting. (These things happen!)
PS I lost my 10 kr bet - but so did we all, so I just got it back! Who on Earth could have predicted that outcome?
PPS A night 'on the town' has reminded me why I shan't be finding a permanent resting place in Copenhagen!
Posted by: David (TEFL Smiler) | 16 May 2004 06:22:47
PPPS Sweden gave Norway a few points, to save them from the ultimate embarrassment. I suppose that Norway just keeps out of things (apart from slaughtering our whale brethren), meaning that they generally have no strong
friends nor enemies. Thus, no-one apart from Sweden felt the need to vote for them.
PPPPS There's been an ultra-sexy (metrosexual?) Frenchman here the last few days. I've just seen him half naked, accidentally - but very pleasantly. If only I'd had more time to get to know him (in the spirit of Eurovision, of course).
Oh my God, Terry Wogan introducing the French entry with: "Try to ignore the baldy woman on stilts"!!!!!!!!!!!! I haven't laughed so long and so hard for many a long year - how could we not focus on her?!!!!! Classic!
Posted by: David (TEFL Smiler) | 16 May 2004 06:59:46
My god, that was the blogging equivalent of being cornered by the drunk man at the party..."annernotherthing..." Hope you are feeling well today.
Posted by: mr mcmuffin | 16 May 2004 07:51:32
Mr McMuffin, that was unkind! Alcohol, Eurovision and a gorgeous man, how could David not be slightly undone?
Posted by: mrs mcmuffin | 16 May 2004 11:19:39
I'm laughing like mad reading this now - I don't think Mr M was at all unkind... he was spot on, in fact. It was exactly like being cornered by a drunkard. OK, so now I know where last night's drunken blogging went - it was all here. Dunno why, when I have got a blog of my own to go to!
Think I'll go and lie down for a while. I am, of course, vowing never to drink again.
Posted by: David (TEFL Smiler) | 16 May 2004 14:30:02
By the way, I think 'metrosexual' men tend to be straight, and that is not suggest that you do not have persuasive powers! Found this for you:
met.roh.SEK.shoo.ul) n. An urban male with a strong aesthetic sense who spends a great deal of time and money on his appearance and lifestyle.
—metrosexuality n.
A metrosexual is a straight man who styles his hair using three different products (and actually calls them "products"), loves clothes and the very act of shopping for them, and describes himself as sensitive and romantic. In other words, he is a man who seems stereotypically gay except when it comes to sexual orientation.
Posted by: mr mcmuffin | 16 May 2004 18:08:47
Oh, thanks for the info. Then that is what he was. Why oh why can't the world be simpler, I wonder!
Posted by: David (TEFL Smiler) | 16 May 2004 18:37:16
ooooo I am so sad I can't see the Eurovision over here. I am loathe to admit, and husband was ashamed to find out, that I spent *most* of Thursday looking at all of the videos for the contest, thanks to a link provided by Troubled Diva.
personally, I liked Germany. Everyone I read thought that Wild Dances, Zeta jones chicklet would win , although there was an undercurrent of underdog support for Belarus.
Thanks ever so for the 'before' and 'afters'. I am such a home improvement junkie. Can't wait to see, Mrs. McMuffin, what you are going to be whipping up out there.
And Mr. M, come on lighten up, we can like the good stuff *and* the campy trash as well. Everyone sing Baccara!!
Posted by: jo | 17 May 2004 00:01:51
Baccara isn't campy trash. It is a powerful piece on sexual politics in the discothèque.
Posted by: mr mcmuffin | 17 May 2004 08:21:22
So, I see he's now the "nice Scottish man" as opposed to the "little Scottish man" whom I've commented on in the past.
Nice upgrade!
Posted by: Kevin | 19 May 2004 20:24:45
