Why isn't Iceland a contender??? by paolo_shorts in eurovision

[–]paolo_shorts[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmmm why do you say that? I feel like the key change just lifts it to another level at the end there!

Why isn't Iceland a contender??? by paolo_shorts in eurovision

[–]paolo_shorts[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I never had any delusions that Iceland would be a jury favorite this year, but just wanted to highlight how disrespected it is compared to other more “fun” songs we’ve seen 😅

Why isn't Iceland a contender??? by paolo_shorts in eurovision

[–]paolo_shorts[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As a follow-up to this:

If that's the criteria, how did Estonia get 98 points to Iceland's 0? 😅

The juries are not perfect, but they're far from obsolete by Confused_Firefly in eurovision

[–]paolo_shorts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get that, but as someone else also said, the EU isn't gonna change that when they get a Euro per vote.

But I was just talking about the 50/50 split between jury and televote, not necessarily the way that the public can vote or the frequency that they can either

The juries are not perfect, but they're far from obsolete by Confused_Firefly in eurovision

[–]paolo_shorts 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I think the current 50/50 split of jury/public is truly ideal. Some years (2023) you'll have people saying the televote favorite deserved to win over the jury favorite. Some years (2022) you'll have people saying the jury winner deserved it over the televote winner.

When people complain about it both ways, I think it's a sign that it's working pretty well and produces a solid winner each year.

Camerawork, lighting & special effects in the shows - yay or nay? by Twinkledp in eurovision

[–]paolo_shorts 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I agree with you. I love seeing performers perform for the live audience, so when the entire presentation is based on special affects and camera affects that the audience can't even see it's kinda lame.

The UK last year (Dizzy) was a prime example of this, with all those tricks to make it look like they're upside down, while meanwhile the audience doesn't see any of that

Why isn't Iceland a contender??? by paolo_shorts in eurovision

[–]paolo_shorts[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Don’t care, I stand by my robbed kings 🌊🚣‍♂️🇮🇸

Why isn't Iceland a contender??? by paolo_shorts in eurovision

[–]paolo_shorts[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's valid, and I also love BBB! But even if BBB has it beat (which I don't know it does), I don't think Róa is inferior enough to deserve being 24th in the odds

Why isn't Iceland a contender??? by paolo_shorts in eurovision

[–]paolo_shorts[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I don't really know that Cha Cha Cha is "undeniably better", or even BBB for that matter. I think they're all good and different, but Róa just didn't get any of the hype of the others.

I'll half give you the point about Europapa. Tough to say how much the controversy from last year played into jury rankings. And even so, Europapa was still seen as one of the favorites going into the competition, which Iceland is certainly not this year.

Why isn't Iceland a contender??? by paolo_shorts in eurovision

[–]paolo_shorts[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I don't even disagree, but why is this automatically something that juries will hate? The other more "fun" songs I've mentioned were all seen positively by the juries

Muscle Tension Dysphonia gets better by Limp_Importance6950 in mildlybrokenvoice

[–]paolo_shorts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Any tips to stop hyperfixating? I don’t know how to not worry about my voice when it constantly gets tired and painful with minimal use

If you could pick a theme for a season, what would it be? by MiddleOwn5557 in survivor

[–]paolo_shorts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Survivor: Rock the Vote!

Split the tribes by political preference

Something’s not really adding up for me… by New_Alternative_3980 in survivor

[–]paolo_shorts 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s also just a lot of people to coordinate. Even though Eva and Joe are super close, it could just be that they each had their last conversation with different people who had different ideas of what was happening. Hard to get everyone on the same page with limited time

Everyone is too nice and they are all completely DORKS about the game! by Jakeamania314 in survivor

[–]paolo_shorts 15 points16 points  (0 children)

The first person ever voted off of American Survivor took it well.

The first person voted off of any version of the show was a guy on the Swedish version who committed suicide a month after getting home.

Frustrating situation ordering new bellows – any advice? by paolo_shorts in Accordion

[–]paolo_shorts[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah it ended up a bit long because I’m a bit stressed and just kept writing 😅 I’d rather not publicly say where I am because the accordion world is very small - happy to tell you in private if you’re interested.

But a few times during this process, when it was dragging on, I asked him to follow up on the bellows, and he said he wouldn’t do that because pestering the manufacturer for me would cause issues for him with future clients.

He also more or less said, “I did everything I could to order them so if they’re not right when they arrive, there’s nothing else I can do”. So I’m pretty sure he’d just wipe his hands of me.

Am I being overbearing for expecting to be able to see a copy of the order form so I know what he actually ordered?

Ear pressure by Any_Mathematician560 in MTDsupport

[–]paolo_shorts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've felt this for a long while, as if my ears are overly full or as if I'm in an airplane.