Vuvuzela

[olllllo]

I lifted this entire concept here:

http://twitter.com/the_vuvuzela

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

I hate those things, I seriously do. They are robbing every match of their individual nature that is usually provided by the supporters. Those bloody horns are homogenizing the atmosphere of the games.

 

[Chudz]

Hmm, ain't that a part of . . . um . . . a woman's downstair's parts?

And what the heck you doin' blowin' on them like that?!?

 

[Andrea]

Hmm, ain't that a part of . . . um . . . a woman's downstair's parts?

And what the heck you doin' blowin' on them like that?!?

No part of human anatomy makes that sound! Unless you are interbred with killer bees

Yeah Brasil! 2-1

Can't just turn the sound off cuz some of the commentary is hilarous
The scottish guy at Germany/ Australia killed me with his random comments

"Oh dear me" Snort

about the germans "they are like sharks eating thier lunch.. pause... sharp teeth. I laughed again til I snorted

 

[MeatyPortion]

 

[olllllo]

 

[olllllo]

http://www.vuvuzela.fm/

 

[ChshreCat]

http://lifehacker.com/5564085/how-to-silence-vuvuzela-horns-with-an-eq-filter?skyline=true&s=i

 

[SpanishCastleAle]

As I said in the other thread; apparently they do this in South Africa and the World Cup is in South Africa, so this what you get. Starting a thread about it and complaining within is fine, they are irritating. But trying to ban them because it's ruining our precious TV-futbol-watching-experience is kinda whiny and intrusive imo.

But maybe they just don't bother me as much because I ALWAYS have a chorus of vuvuzela's blasting in my head (tinnitus). A few more thousand is no BFD.

EDIT: Love the last line in that scientists article:

So your best bet might be to crack open another beer and try your best to enjoy the atmosphere.

 

[Boerderij_Kabouter]

I understand the "its their house, they can do what they want" thing, but IMO it is very dumb of FIFA. It kills the whole mood. A huge part of how cool the World Cup is as an event is the insane fans and cool chants, etc. etc. etc. This Cup has none of that, just a super annoying drone for every match every team, all the same.

I have no problem with them being at SA games, that is their thing for their match. Fine. But the entire world shouldn't be subjected to a zillion bees at every game. It just makes the whole event less enjoyable. Name one way in which that is a good thing for the biggest sports event in the world?

 

[olllllo]

I dare you.
Dare you.

http://bit.ly/djL5Jp

 

[arturo7]

I have no problem with them being at SA games, that is their thing for their match. Fine

So, by this logic, they are OK whenever there is an African team playing. So they should be allowed at the Olympics and other tournaments? What about African players? Would it be OK to have a vuvuzela at a Premier League game if there is an African national playing on one of the teams?

Their country, their culture. Even if 2 teams from Europe are playing there are still going to be Africans in the crowd.

 

[BigJefe]

I think it is pretty cool...

Hopefully none of you have the misfortune of going to a short track NASCAR race... That constant engine noise would drive you insane. Oh, and don't get me started on how rough it would be if you lived at the beach with those waves constantly breaking.

Calm down people... only a few more weeks and then you can forget about soccer again.

 

[Boerderij_Kabouter]

So, by this logic, they are OK whenever there is an African team playing. So they should be allowed at the Olympics and other tournaments? What about African players? Would it be OK to have a vuvuzela at a Premier League game if there is an African national playing on one of the teams?

Their country, their culture. Even if 2 teams from Europe are playing there are still going to be Africans in the crowd.

I have only heard that these things are a South African (nation) thing. They were not at the German World Cup games, so obviously they aren't an "all African" thing. I said that SA could have them at their games (all one more of them, bummer ) and I stand by that.

I think it is pretty cool...

Hopefully none of you have the misfortune of going to a short track NASCAR race... That constant engine noise would drive you insane. Oh, and don't get me started on how rough it would be if you lived at the beach with those waves constantly breaking.

Calm down people... only a few more weeks and then you can forget about soccer again.

This argument makes me bothered... Cars make noise. It is part of the sport. If you went to some racetrack and the fans were making a crazy loud annoying noise all around you the entire time, you would not be bothered by it? Somehow I doubt that.

Good point about the waves, the soothing sounds of an ocean are a lot like an insentient droning that sounds like a million angry insects at about 130 decibels each... wait, no, that sounds dumb

These things are literally above the pain threshold for most peoples ear drums, and there are thousands of them in each stadium. Temporary hearing loss is reported by many fans after each match.

Cultural defenders are fine. But this is just dumb. Why do you want to piss off the majority of your audience? That is the simple question.

 

[bob1852]

I dare you.
Dare you.

http://bit.ly/djL5Jp

epic. that is all....

 

[Boerderij_Kabouter]

http://www.gcaudio.com/resources/howtos/loudness.html

120 each....

 

[BigJefe]

Good point about the waves, the soothing sounds of an ocean are a lot like an insentient droning that sounds like a million angry insects at about 130 decibels each... wait, no, that sounds dumb

I think you need to turn down your TV, 130dB is way too loud, your neighbors must love you.

In reality, I think it is great that we are able to experience what a soccer match in South Africa is like, and to try to change it to something more vanilla is a horrendous proposition. This isn't soccer in England, it is soccer in Africa. If you are trying to complain on behalf of the people at the actual event, I have no sympathy for someone attending these matches, and unaware of the history of the vuvuzela. It didn't just show up, FIFA was aware of it long ago, and correctly decided to permit it.

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

Opinions are like vuvuzelas.....Everyone has one (Apparently)

 

[Boerderij_Kabouter]

Fine and dandy. What the supporters of the vuvuzela cannot stop is that this World Cup will go down as the worse fan experience in the history of the tournament. I was in Germany for the world cup 2006 and I can tell you that the fan interaction and fun of arguing chants songs is a huge part of the experience and fun (even on TV). With this tournament all you get is

=======<0 VVVBBBBBBBHHHUUUHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOVVVVUVUVUUUVVVVVVVGGGRRRRJJJJJAAAAAAABBBBBOOOOOOOUUUVVVVVUUUUUHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOO

Which team is that for? I'm not sure, but it sure is witty and fun. I feel so cultured...

The vuvus kill the mood and international feel of the event. It is in South Africa, but it is supposed to be international.

Fail Boat. =======<0 BBUUUUUVVVVVVVVUUUHHHHHHHAAAAOOOOOBBUBBBUBUUVVVUUUUUUAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHUUUUUUUUBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBVVVVVVVVUUUUUUUUUUUBBBBBBBBHHHHHHUUUUUUHVVVVVVVVVVOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNDNDNDIVVHJVOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH

 

[BigJefe]

You know what I'm going to remember from this World Cup? George Washington chasing the Red Coats in a Dodge Challenger... That is an awesome commercial.

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

You know what I'm going to remember from this World Cup? George Washington chasing the Red Coats in a Dodge Challenger... That is an awesome commercial.

Awesome commercials? Hey! This ain't a Superbowl thread ya know!

 

[GregR]

who cares, let them have it. everyone will be so annoyed by it that the world cup will never come back to Africa in the foreseeable future and you'll never have to hear those god awful things again.

 

[MeatyPortion]

I dare you.
Dare you.

http://bit.ly/djL5Jp

I clicked on it and my wife yelled at me before it hit one minute.

 

[Bru]

C'mon guys stop whining. Its not that bad.
1.5 + million vuvuzelas have been sold in Europe - it won't be long before they start showing up at European matches.
I love them. I own one. Blowing the vuvu is the most fun you can have with your pants on.
Last night during the SA VS Uraguay match there was a distant drone from the stadium and fan parks.
VIVA THE VUVU !!!

 

[MeatyPortion]

You've got to be kidding me.

 

[Bru]

...........

 

[Bru]

Im not kidding about the 1.5+ million that have been sold in Europe.

 

[MeatyPortion]

They'll buy anything these days. lol

 

[Bru]

If you can't beat them...

 

[MeatyPortion]

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