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Trip Payne @puzzletrip.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I’m in Virginia for a Scrabble tournament, and I just had a very Southern meal at the hotel restaurant: shrimp and grits, buttermilk biscuits, sweet tea. LA, I love ya, but why can’t you do a meal like this properly?

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Trip Payne @puzzletrip.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

1. RISE LIKE A PHOENIX (14, AUS) 2. Molitva (07, SRB) 3. Nous les amoureaux (61, LUX) 4. Waterloo (74, SWE) 5. Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi (88, SUI) 6. Dansevise (63, DEN) 7. Poupée de cire, poupée de son (65, LUX) 8. Un banc, un arbre, une rue (71, MON) 9. Euphoria (12, SWE) 10. Zitti e buoni (21, ITA)

Trip Payne @puzzletrip.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I am currently attempting to decide on my 10 favorite Eurovision winners of all time. Man this is brutal. Pray for me.

Trip Payne @puzzletrip.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

With today's news, I went to update one of my Sporcle quizzes ... and to my surprise, discovered I had never written it! So here it is. www.sporcle.com/.../last-ten...

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Trip Payne @puzzletrip.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

It is bizarre to me that all of a nation’s journalists are incapable of determining whether a politician is alive or dead. Of all the indictments of the US press, this has to be high on the list.

Trip Payne @puzzletrip.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I don’t care about team sports, so for the US v Belgium soccerball event, I’m going to root for “best ever version of The Mole” over “godawful Netflix version of The Mole”.

Trip Payne @puzzletrip.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I just learned that the genus and species of llamas is LAMA GLAMA, and damned if that's not the most fun fact I've read in a while.

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Trip Payne @puzzletrip.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

I have a new cryptic puzzle available ... but it's not a crossword! Check it out: dailybaffle.com/morphology/2...

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Trip Payne @puzzletrip.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

My last 10 ESC #1s: 1. Cha Cha Cha (FIN, 23) 2. Bara Bada Bastu (SWE, 25) 3. In Corpore Sano (SRB, 22) 4. 10 Years (ISL, 21) 5. My Lucky Day (MOA, 18) 6. Liekinheitin (FIN, 26) 7. La Venda (ESP, 19) [X. On Fire (LTU, 20)] 8. Nendest... (EST, 24) 9. Sound of Silence (AUS, 16) 10. Gravity (CYP, 17)

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Trip Payne @puzzletrip.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Last Gaga and Doechii’s “Runway” may be the first pop song I’ve ever heard where I feel like the goal was for it to be a Lip Sync For Your Life.

Last 10 ESC winners ranked: 1. Zitti e buoni (21) 2. Toy (18) 3. Wasted Love (25) 4. Stefania (22) 5. The Code (24) 6. Arcade (19) 7. Tattoo (23) 8. Amar pelos dois (17) 9. 1944 (16) 10. Bangaranga (26) Not one of these would have been my pick to win its year. #Eurovision

Hours later, I’m still trying to decide how much the Lordi cover of “Save All Your Kisses for Me” makes up for the inexplicable, terrible winning song. #Eurovision

Currently trying to decide whether this is the absolute worst winner of all time or whether “Everybody” still holds the honor. #Eurovision

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A) thank GOD; b) what the FUCK??

Someone please explain to me what the juries are finding, vocally, in “Bangaranga”.

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Wondering whether Conchita boycotted or whether she’s got a big appearance coming up. #Eurovision

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A friend I’m watching with me actually called that it would end with Volare! #Eurovision

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Second-best interval act of all time? #Eurovision

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Did I just hallucinate Lordi covering Papa Pinguin??? #Eurovision

Trip Payne @puzzletrip.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

I’m going to attempt to watch the Eurovision finals sober. Even through the UK song. Gird your loins, people. #Eurovision

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Has anyone done a compare-and-contrast of "The Cheap Detective" and "The Sheep Detectives" yet?

Trip Payne @puzzletrip.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

My dream for Saturday: LMNC: “If only there was a language that I can count in that would make me feel better!” Entire audience: “Yksi, kaksi, kolme, sauna!” #Eurovision

Called 9/10; had Armenia over Czechia, which ought to have happened. #Eurovision

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Ooh I thought JJ was boycotting. Wonder how they convinced him to show up. #Eurovision

WHAT THE EVER-LOVING FUCK does this act have to do with Eurovision? #Eurovision

This host is Dustin the Turkey in human form. #Eurovision

Ya Ya Ya is not a great song or anything but my GOD did I need a hit of energy about now. #Eurovision

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Biggest Difference In Songs, 2025-26 Award goes to Malta #Eurovision

Albania continuing the high drama of recent years but I’m just not feeling it this time. Again, maybe just me. #Eurovision

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Oh god I’m not drunk, how will I survive the UK act #Eurovision

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Ukraine, like so many countries this year, sends an act that is fine but just doesn’t connect with me. #Eurovision

I’m dying to know what will happen to the piano with a hidden pedestal after Eurovision ends. #Eurovision

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She’s a great singer but man do Australi’s lyrics hit everything on the bingo card. #Eurovision

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I propose a five-year moratorium on using Euphoria as the backing track for any Eurovision interval segment. #Eurovision

Just realized the start of this, staging wise, is a reverse Kaarija. #Eurovision

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Oh good, I woke up in time for Denmark. #Eurovision

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I still respond well to Austria’s “The Roop meets Subwoolfer” entry, even though grant he’s not the best vocalist. #Eurovision

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