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[EuchreJack]

Ah, but then someone could sing a ballad in their native tongue insulting the Judges, and not risk too much of a backlash!

[scriver]

I think it was nice France sent a song I'm Bretsgnese this year. Too bad it absolutely sucked though xD

I really liked our Swedish offer this year. What y'all think about it?

[scriver]

Sweden turned in a NATO membership request today

Erdogan says no

edit: Doesn't seem to have hit most of the reliable news sources in the Anglosphere yet but here is a Reuters article

[hector13]

Erdogan thinks Finland and Sweden are harboring terrorists of the Kurdish variety, so it’s unsurprising.

[brewer bob]

Well, Erdogan probably thinks every Kurd is a terrorist.

[Loud Whispers]

Also Croatia is against Sweden and Finland joining NATO

Hilariously they say it's nothing against Sweden or Finland, they just want the NSC to listen to them

[brewer bob]

Also Croatia is against Sweden and Finland joining NATO

Hilariously they say it's nothing against Sweden or Finland, they just want the NSC to listen to them

So, because the despot president of Turkey is being a dick and using this as an opportunity to hope to oppress Kurds more and end some arms export bans, the president of Croatia thinks, "Hey! We can do the same too and get into the spotlight!" or something like that?

[EuchreJack]

Also Croatia is against Sweden and Finland joining NATO

Hilariously they say it's nothing against Sweden or Finland, they just want the NSC to listen to them

So, because the despot president of Turkey is being a dick and using this as an opportunity to hope to oppress Kurds more and end some arms export bans, the president of Croatia thinks, "Hey! We can do the same too and get into the spotlight!" or something like that?

HEY!  Where is MY bribe?

[Loud Whispers]

HEY!  Where is MY bribe?

Reminds me of the hilarious anecode of when Italian MPs went to Saudi Arabia
They had a fancy dinner laid out with each person receiving a gift watch. The closer you got to the head of the table, the fancier your gift watch was, with the best ones being rolexes and the ones at the end being domestic Saudi made watches. Two Italian MPs got into a fight because one of them saw the guy to his right had a better watch and swapped their name cards, an act the other MP noticed. This fight escalated until all the MPs were fighting, a situation only assuaged when the Saudis announced everyone was getting a rolex watch. When the MPs returned home the watches were confiscated by the police. Whilst in police custody, all of the watches were lost.

So, because the despot president of Turkey is being a dick and using this as an opportunity to hope to oppress Kurds more and end some arms export bans, the president of Croatia thinks, "Hey! We can do the same too and get into the spotlight!" or something like that?

More or less yeah

[bloop_bleep]

HEY!  Where is MY bribe?

Reminds me of the hilarious anecode of when Italian MPs went to Saudi Arabia
They had a fancy dinner laid out with each person receiving a gift watch. The closer you got to the head of the table, the fancier your gift watch was, with the best ones being rolexes and the ones at the end being domestic Saudi made watches. Two Italian MPs got into a fight because one of them saw the guy to his right had a better watch and swapped their name cards, an act the other MP noticed. This fight escalated until all the MPs were fighting, a situation only assuaged when the Saudis announced everyone was getting a rolex watch. When the MPs returned home the watches were confiscated by the police. Whilst in police custody, all of the watches were lost.

Jesus Christ. You would think Parliament would act like adults at least AT A FOREIGN DIPLOMATIC MEETING. Imagine the shame of having the Saudis play the coddling parents for your government officials. I wonder what the damage was to their negotiating position. Not to mention it signals to the whole world just how eager your officials are for bribes...

EDIT: Though I would like a source first before I'm sure. Nothing I searched for gave me something like this.

[Loud Whispers]

I can't find it neither, buried under all the British MPs getting donations
It may ultimately turn out to be apocryphal

[bloop_bleep]

Yeah, I was thinking it sounded like the sort of thing someone somewhere not too friendly with Italians would come up with. :p

[EuchreJack]

...or who lives in Italy would come up with. 

[brewer bob]

That story could easily be told of pretty much any country's MPs, just replace 'Italian' with another nationality to get a good laugh at the expense of politicians.

[EuchreJack]

That story could easily be told of pretty much any country's MPs, just replace 'Italian' with another nationality to get a good laugh at the expense of politicians.

It could NEVER be told of America's MPs!
...we don't have a parliament.