Vuvuzelas

[Jamash]

I find them annoying too, and apparently it's quite a polarising subject, with people either hating or loving them.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8738604.stm

I've just been reading an article about it on the BBC's website, and it's pretty interesting hearing about the problems they're causing due to their unique harmonics, but the some of the possible solutions to the problem seems too technical for my liking...

Why should they have to consider the possibility and expense of erecting huge speakers which broadcast the same note in reverse amplitude, just to make the World Cup bearable for audiences, to allow viewers to hear commentators pronouncing the vowel "E" and to allow the players to hear the referee's whistle and instructions from their manager and team mates?

 

[Thedayrecker]

I don't really mind them. In fact, they've been the subject of a few funny pics

 

[Marter]

I'm now getting tired of them. They even had them at a baseball game, and that was very difficult to listen to.

 

[Billion Backs]

I love them, and how angry they're making everyone. It's just something thats taken off in South Africa, as for distraction and excessive noise they can't be much worse than having 70,000 people just shouting abuse and singing. They're not difficult to block out either if you're watching on tele, they've not disrupted my viewing one bit.

And I've bought one, can't way to annoy people at festivals this summer.
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Agree with the above completely.

It's almost as awesome as that Australian horn-like instrument. Forgot what it's called, but it makes really trippy, and probably annoying to most people, sound.

Also, in my experience, the worst thing about any sports or public event is the fucking audience. Those buttholes can't just shut the fuck up and not clap. So annoying. They should hand out gags, no, forcibly make everyone wear a fucking gag when they come into a stadium. Fucking hate the audience.

 

[Soxafloppin]

They sound like swarms of bees! Truely annoying and the sheer amount of them! GOD!

So no, i really don't like them.

 

[NeedAUserName]

I do tune the noise out after about 10 minutes, its just a generic sound...

 

[HSIAMetalKing]

Guys, it's a form of musical expression-- a cultural symbol of sportsmanship. Vuvuzelas are a beautiful instrument.

 

[tzimize]

I've had enough of the world cup period. Football..what an incredible bore.

 

[iTwitch]

I don't mind them too much although it does sound like a swarm of bee's have invaded. I do however feel it has taken another side of the fans part in football away. That is the chanting, some find this just as irritating but I for one enjoy it and feel its far better at spurring on your team and demoralizing the other than these stupid things.

 

[Lord Mountbatten Reborn]

Jeremy Paxman had some bloke on who actually made the Vuvuzela sound tuneful. It still sounded shit. When something is that bad it has to go.

Sometimes, tradition is not worth it.

 

[Sexual Harassment Panda]

They are quite annoying, sounds like a swarm of wasps.

Also, Italy vs Slovakia...holy shit! How did Pepe miss it!?

 

[VanityGirl]

I like them, many funny images and video have popped up becuase of it.


Hehehe. But they can be annoying, at least most fans stop playing them while the national anthems are going on..

 

[Redingold]

VUVUZELAS! [http://www.vuvuzela-time.co.uk/www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.201936-Vuvuzelas]

Couldn't resist.

Anyhoo, they're very annoying.

 

[Voodoomancer]

There's now a Vuvuzela button on some youtube videos, apparently:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovBNnm4EqRE (next to the quality chooser)

They are quite annoying, sounds like a swarm of wasps.

Also, Italy vs Slovakia...holy shit! How did Pepe miss it!?

...because he had a Vuvuzela-induced headache?

 

[sunburst]

I'm glad they exist. I mean sure, they can cause damage to the ears of anyone nearby. And I guess they might interfere with the player's ability to hear anything on the pitch. But they haven't done much to bother me specifically and the images and videos are hilarious. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz SO I GUESS I'M GLAD THEY EXIST SOLELY FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT VALUE ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ OH GOD MAKE IT STOP ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

 

[Mister Awesome]

vuvuzelas are the most annoyi-
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