Norwegian wood … well, I would

Maria Haukaas Storeng
Maria Haukaas Storeng in the first semi-final at the Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade, Serbia, May 20, 2008.

The gentleman to the left: Who does she remind me of? Name me some fat Norwegian singers?
The gentleman to my right: Merethe Troan
The gentleman to my left: Yes!
Me: Name a grim industrial town in Norway
The gentleman to my right: Drammen!

The dark satanic (or possibly satanic) blue satin mill in industrial Drammen has been working overtime to kit this lot out, and tragically it actually is the best thing I’ve seen all day. I suspect they’re in their stage getup, if not they have a really strange line in t-shirts and jeans. I don’t like this song very much at all, but I like it today …