Canny lass

Don't know if the Chorus there may just have been a tad too profound for the average listener.

Those were the Days, when songs had a message to get across!

It's that time of year again folks! Eurovision hysteria is upon us. What is this Contest all about? Gone are the Days of Katie Boyle and her "deux Points" (yes, I know, Iäm giving my age away)! Is it anything to do with 'song' today or is it more about 'show'? The artists are like specks on the horizon amidst the flashing lights and fireworks. How can we say a certain country is competing when their entry is written by someone from another country? Sad to see that 25% of the songs tonight were written by swedes but none of them competing for Sweden - though all are better than the Swedish entry. Finland's entry? Was it good Music or a cheap trick? And The Netherland's entry - where have I Heard it before? Russia did a good job though.

Only joking ggg!

Well that explains Everything Malcolm! So this 0.01 that 3g's missing - could it be a screw?

Would that be Pounds, euros, metres or pressure in lbs per square inch?

ExBedlingtonian, It may be something to do with the climate. I live in a big fridge while you live in a big oven.

Well done you! Now would you care to explain 41.99?

Here it means reduced prices on basic Foods and work for swedish nationals with immigrant background. Price reductions are found not only in Lidl's but in all the other supermarket chains, who for years have charged extortionate prices because "quality costs" and "quality means Swedish". Since the arrival of Lidl, Three or four years ago, the Swedes have learned that quality products can have many countries of origin and that "foreign" is not necessarily synonymous with "bad". The result being that the leading supermarket chains have been forced to stock a lower cost variety of almost everything. Over the last few years the number of Swedish Products has been noticeably reduced - they are not Selling. Fruit and vegetables, while the selection may be small, are Always of high quality in Lidls. They are delivered Daily. OK their bananas may not be as "curvy" as their competitors and their peppers can come in all shapes and sizes but what does that matter if your planning on cutting them up into smaller pieces? The taste is the same, the colour is the same, the nutritional value is the same. It's only the price that's different. On the employment front they've given some immigrant families a chance to be free from the shackles of the benefit system. Believe me it's not all immigrants who want benefits. The men in particular regain a sense of pride that's really noticeable once they start providing for their family again. Wonderful to see.!! Now, why Lidl appears to employ a large proportion of the immigrant population (here at least - I can't speak for other countries) I do not know. The wage seems to be the same as in the other supermarket chains. The workers are affiliated to a union - if they wish to be, and the hours are the same.

Penny less? More likely legless!

Absolutely Pete. They'll probably insist on chip-marking as well.

As you say ggg, interesting times ahead!

Well done Malcolm, err.... I mean your mayorship!

Nice one threegee!

Sorry Smudge, I seem to have missed this. SAD has certainly something to do with suicide rates in Scandinavia but mostly in the extreme north, nearer the pole circle. Fortunately not many people live so far North. Southern and mid Scandinavia have about the same amount of Daylight as the UK and don't feel the effect so much. When I've seen Denmark's position on the happiness barometer I've Always had an inkling (another Lovely Word) that it had to do with their intake of alcohol. There's no "wrong" time for a beer in Denmark. I was surprised to see that their intake is only marginally higher than in the UK. It may be something to do with the way the Danes drink . They don't drink to get drunk only to feel "pleasantly inebriated". I agree that we should not be averse to Learning from other countries and long for the day that Sweden can adopt British politics in relation to the sale of alcohol.

Welcome to the forum Sianabix. My own personal thoughts on the matter are that if ever there was a result that showed the need for a reform in favour of proportional representation then this has to be it!

You're all very quiet on here today! Tired after sitting up half the night watching the results come in? Too disappointed with the result to get out of bed this morning? Speechless with joy? let's hear your thoughts on the result!

Where do you find these Maggie!

Must be the weather then.

I'm using Chrome and not having any problems.

September 2014 in the Swedish election all over again! Your odds on Another election Before the year's out are about right ggg. However, they managed to avoid it here by freezing out the third largest party (equivqlent to Ukip) after the election. Very non-democratic behaviour!

It does tend to be a bit too much at times, doesn't it! As you say - roll on Friday with its discussions on why it all Went wrong (or right as the case may be).

Depends how you measure happiness. Denmark usually comes out in the top 10 on the "happiness barometer", though they have lost a little of their footing the last couple of years. However, if you measure happiness - or the lack of it - by the number of suicides per year you'll get a very different picture. According to WHO data Denmark is currently at number 27/100 with 13.6 suicides per 100, 000. The UK on the other hand is at 62/100 with only 7 suicides per 100, 000. My first thought was that maybe alcohol - or the lack of it - may account for the difference but according to the same source there's only a marginal difference.

Working just fine for me.

Happy birthday guys.