June 09, 2010

Blow That Horn!: Stadiums in South Africa are currently resounding with the riotous blare of the vuvuzela. And while most of the folks making their joyous noise in the stadiums will be doing so in a basically random fashion, this vuvuzela ensemble is demonstrating the funky hocketing technique that is a feature of certain strains of traditional African music, played for centuries on horns very much like these modern-day plastic versions. Well, anyway, like the shoe ads almost say, just blow it. (via MetaFilter).

posted by rcade to soccer at 01:02 PM - 11 comments

I was hoping they would be banned this time around. Really annoying.

posted by JButton at 02:54 PM on June 09, 2010

Or at least that the TV networks figured out how to filter the sound. Whistle to whistle for 64 matches, this is gonna get nasty!

posted by billsaysthis at 03:41 PM on June 09, 2010

Like being chased by a herdflockgaggle swarm of bees...

posted by mjkredliner at 04:00 PM on June 09, 2010

I fear this World Cup will be remembered more for irritating the crap out of TV viewers than anything else. Those horns are obnoxious.

posted by rcade at 04:41 PM on June 09, 2010

I try to tell myself there are mosquitoes in the room. It kind of helps.

posted by yerfatma at 05:00 PM on June 09, 2010

Maybe they can prevent fans from bringing them into the stadiums by setting up vulva detectors at all the entrances.

posted by beaverboard at 05:24 PM on June 09, 2010

I fear this World Cup will be remembered more for irritating the crap out of TV viewers than anything else.

I didn't think Tommy Smyth was doing the commentary any more.

Boom, tish.

posted by owlhouse at 05:25 PM on June 09, 2010

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posted by rcade at 05:28 PM on June 09, 2010

Sweet Mother of Stay the Fuck Away. That's gonna set off the crazies.

posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 05:41 PM on June 09, 2010

I hate the sound of those goddamned things.

posted by insomnyuk at 11:14 PM on June 09, 2010

I am betting that the major TV stations find a way to not completely block out, but muffle the sound a little. If they can filter out voices on tapes on CSI, why cant ESPN figure it out.

posted by Debo270 at 09:28 AM on June 10, 2010

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