“I personally blame Lordi.”

Terry’s trying his best to laugh off his mishap, but that was before the BBC insisted he had been given the correct information before announcing the wrong winner [RealPlayer video] of the BBC’s Eurovision entry competition., “Terry was given the right name down his earpiece. There was no technical problem.” In a related story, as the Guardian’s Paul McInnes put it “It’s a bit like learning that the Tooth Fairy isn’t real.” – a potential quote of the day from one of the losing entrants, Big Brovaz – “We entered Eurovision because we thought it was about credible acts, but it isn’t.” *shakes head*


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