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This is a link post We're gonna go build our own European Capital of Culture, with blackjack and hookers.
In fact forget the European Capital of Culture!

Not my thing but bit shitty to lead them on for a year and a half.
Timing smells like a negotiation tactic.

There would have been a lot of people that have invested time in this.

Also the smug levels in Liverpool must be at an all time high given they were the last one.
 (I helped save b3ta! Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Thu 23 Nov 2017, 17:21, , Reply)
This is a normal post Who the fuck cares about that accolade anyway?
Meaningless shite. Dundee was in the running for fuck's sake...
It's got all meaning of an 'I did my best' medal at a school sports day for mongoloids.
 (Huw Edwards #notalljews, Thu 23 Nov 2017, 17:42, , Reply)
This is a normal post of each other we must be kind while there is still time
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48423/the-mower-56d229a740294
And btw Dundee is no Cumbernauld.
The windsurfing might be shite but I love the place. Went to a club there in the 80s called the barracuda (afair) where they had a shark in a big tank. Sure enough, some punter got lobbed in. Happened most Fridays I understand.
Also footie club nicknamed the arabs because the pitch was once so fucked up it was more sand the grass. #football-lols.
 (I helped save b3ta! The Ann Coulter Fan Club Babylon is burning at, Thu 23 Nov 2017, 17:48, , Reply)
This is a normal post Twats like Dinny care a great deal about this kind of crap.

(I helped save b3ta! Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Thu 23 Nov 2017, 18:53, , Reply)
This is a normal post Is that sort of comment really necessary?

(I helped save b3ta! wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Thu 23 Nov 2017, 18:55, , Reply)
This is a normal post what, obnxiously bringing into a discussion some third party the poster happens to disagree with?
to set them up as a straw man? Hoping to draw them into a flame war?
I thought you'd been here longer than me.
 (I helped save b3ta! The Ann Coulter Fan Club Babylon is burning at, Thu 23 Nov 2017, 19:13, , Reply)
This is a normal post Fuck off, cunt.

(I helped save b3ta! Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Thu 23 Nov 2017, 20:00, , Reply)
This is a normal post well argued
interesting view point.expressed with finesse.
 (I helped save b3ta! The Ann Coulter Fan Club Babylon is burning at, Thu 23 Nov 2017, 20:09, , Reply)
This is a normal post I remember when it was all kittens around here.

(I helped save b3ta! FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Thu 23 Nov 2017, 20:09, , Reply)
This is a normal post I think it all went downhill when they started getting shitty about theme days.

(I helped save b3ta! Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Thu 23 Nov 2017, 20:16, , Reply)
This is a normal post I think if you want 'shitty' as a theme day
you'll find /talk is more receptive.
 (I helped save b3ta! The Ann Coulter Fan Club Babylon is burning at, Thu 23 Nov 2017, 20:21, , Reply)
This is a normal post "they"?

(I helped save b3ta! TownsendsPublisher is all gravy baby, Thu 23 Nov 2017, 21:19, , Reply)
This is a normal post Yeah "Them"

(I helped save b3ta! Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Thu 23 Nov 2017, 22:08, , Reply)
This is a normal post Aye, but a ah dinny.

(Huw Edwards #notalljews, Thu 23 Nov 2017, 19:01, , Reply)
This is a normal post but walt
disnae.
 (I helped save b3ta! The Ann Coulter Fan Club Babylon is burning at, Thu 23 Nov 2017, 22:16, , Reply)
This is a normal post Glasgae.
Glasgae S'miles better.
Naw geis al yer spondies'r'ahlputhafuhkinmalkieonyer, yer wee marillion.
 (I helped save b3ta! stuj (^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!(^(^;;^)^), Thu 23 Nov 2017, 22:24, , Reply)
This is a normal post They can still compete for UK City of Culture.
After all, if Hull can do it any fucking shit hole place is in with a chance.
 (I helped save b3ta! Draconacticus Reject shampoo. Demand real poo!, Thu 23 Nov 2017, 17:46, , Reply)
This is a normal post see above
Anywhere Larkin chose to live is cultured.
IN fact...
 (I helped save b3ta! The Ann Coulter Fan Club Babylon is burning at, Thu 23 Nov 2017, 17:49, , Reply)
This is a normal post Pop Larkin?

(I helped save b3ta! Draconacticus Reject shampoo. Demand real poo!, Thu 23 Nov 2017, 17:53, , Reply)
This is a normal post fruity Phil Larkin
as we called him after we learned our english teacher had gone to see a film with him at Edinburgh's 'Classic' cinema - associated with naughty movies.
 (I helped save b3ta! The Ann Coulter Fan Club Babylon is burning at, Thu 23 Nov 2017, 18:00, , Reply)
This is a normal post the general idea of city of culture is to direct funding for arts at shitholes
it's why London, Paris etc are never in the running
 (theswollenbeef where there's a will there's a wank, Thu 23 Nov 2017, 17:52, , Reply)
This is a normal post I would have thought on that basis London and Paris were over qualified.

(I helped save b3ta! Draconacticus Reject shampoo. Demand real poo!, Thu 23 Nov 2017, 17:54, , Reply)
This is a normal post London's a shithole

(spunkyD, Thu 23 Nov 2017, 17:56, , Reply)
This is a normal post Indeed, lived there for over 20 years.
Great for a short time if you've got cash to burn and no kids.
 (I helped save b3ta! Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Thu 23 Nov 2017, 18:19, , Reply)
This is a normal post Good work
I couldn't make it past two years!
 (spunkyD, Thu 23 Nov 2017, 18:26, , Reply)
This is a normal post What if you've got kids to burn and no cash?

(I helped save b3ta! Draconacticus Reject shampoo. Demand real poo!, Thu 23 Nov 2017, 20:14, , Reply)
This is a normal post You need Norwich

(I helped save b3ta! Fadgebadger (1 like), Thu 23 Nov 2017, 21:19, , Reply)
This is a normal post To the wickermobile!

(I helped save b3ta! Draconacticus Reject shampoo. Demand real poo!, Thu 23 Nov 2017, 21:58, , Reply)
This is a normal post Had to spend a few years in that there Norwich.
Fucking grim.
 (I helped save b3ta! Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Fri 24 Nov 2017, 9:19, , Reply)
This is a normal post you made me spill my drink

(I helped save b3ta! The Ann Coulter Fan Club Babylon is burning at, Thu 23 Nov 2017, 21:37, , Reply)
This is a normal post indeed, but a shithole with tons of money and as a result: culture

(theswollenbeef where there's a will there's a wank, Thu 23 Nov 2017, 19:16, , Reply)
This is a normal post
True but it's about 90% better than anywhere else in the UK
 (I helped save b3ta! DinivanX Has stinging piss after drinking Pact Coffee, Fri 24 Nov 2017, 9:10, , Reply)
This is a normal post Looks like they get a million or so in funding from the eu.
After spending millions to get there...
 (I helped save b3ta! Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Thu 23 Nov 2017, 18:25, , Reply)
This is a normal post It’s almost as though it was designed as a meaningless accolade to encourage public spending in depressed areas.

(I helped save b3ta! jonbob loves you, Thu 23 Nov 2017, 19:06, , Reply)
This is a normal post Indeed, but it makes a fuck of a difference
Glasgow seriously got it's act together and started loving itself again.
It helped that 92 was the start of the big upswing, but I genuinely thin it made a difference
 (I helped save b3ta! The Ann Coulter Fan Club Babylon is burning at, Thu 23 Nov 2017, 22:16, , Reply)
This is a normal post How dare you!
Leeds gave you Jimmy Savile, Peter Sutcliffe, Chris Moyles, The Pigeon Detetectives and Super Gonorrhoea.
 (I helped save b3ta! monkeon schmonkeon, Thu 23 Nov 2017, 18:36, , Reply)
This is a normal post "Super Gonorrhoea"
speak for yourself
 (theswollenbeef where there's a will there's a wank, Thu 23 Nov 2017, 19:11, , Reply)
This is a normal post Seems strange to have continued with the bid once article 50 was triggered.
Being disqualified from the competition would surely have been a bigger risk than losing it.
 (I helped save b3ta! wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Thu 23 Nov 2017, 18:53, , Reply)
This is a normal post It's all bollocks and I couldn't give a toss.
Well, I couldn't if it weren't for the fact the Australia seems to be allowed in the Eurovision Song Contest and that's just fine somehow
 (I helped save b3ta! parsons* *restrictions apply, Thu 23 Nov 2017, 19:09, , Reply)
This is a normal post Well, it's not like it's in the competition title or any....ah. Oh

(I helped save b3ta! The_cold_stare Coming here only when very, very bored, Thu 23 Nov 2017, 20:33, , Reply)
This is a normal post Strange how people forget that Israel's also not in Europe.
(one might argue that Russia/Iceland/Turkey aren't entirely European either).

And anyway, it's only because the EBU (a collective of TV stations) is based in Europe, but has worldwide membership.

Fun fact: most of (ex-French) North Africa are automatically allowed to enter the contest too.
 (I helped save b3ta! admiral crunch holds the newsreader's nose squarely, Fri 24 Nov 2017, 13:50, , Reply)
This is a normal post in case anyone scrolls back this far...
ECoC is open to: EU, EFTA and EEA members. Also countries applying for EU membership.

It became clear in the last few weeks that the UK still plans to leave the EU and not join EFTA/EEA. And anyway, if the UK did try to start joining EFTA/EEA today, it'd take over 5 years to become a member anyway.

The cities were stupid enough to spend hundreds of grand on something that they're ineligible for. If they'd already started the bidding process and not quite the moment that Art50 was enacted, then that's entirely their own stupid fault.
 (I helped save b3ta! admiral crunch holds the newsreader's nose squarely, Fri 24 Nov 2017, 13:39, , Reply)