Jun
2010
Those World Cup Noisemakers …
No folks, the World Cup games are not being attacked by swarms of locusts … those are vuvuzelas.
If you’ve tuned into any of the World Cup 2010 games thus far, you have heard a droning sound that makes you think a swarm of locusts is attacking. Apparently vuvuzelas are a common item at South Africa football matches, but they are unknown to a large chunk of the rest of the world. The history of the instrument is fractured with some believing it came out of stadiums in Mexico during the 1970′s, and at least one church in Africa claiming they created it.
I don’t really care who created the blasted things, they’re annoying as all get out. Actually, I have been using stronger language than that to express my feelings on these things, but this is a “family” blog, but you can use your imagination of some of the things I’ve said.
There had been some talk of banning them at the World Cup games, but that obviously didn’t happen, and now we’re stuck listening to this never-ending droning buzz. Please … make it stop!
UPDATE 06/13/10: A possible ban is being considered!
U{DATE 06/14/10: And the ban is dead.
gatewaybob | June 13th, 2010 at 1:14 pm #
The noise is unbearable.They should mute the sound and substitute canned crowd noise the way they do with laughter on sitcoms.I can't even hear the crowd noise.I am trying to get interested in the games,but that constant noise is too much.
Duncan | June 13th, 2010 at 1:59 pm #
I watched the England game yesterday and the noise ruined it. If all games are going to be like that, it will certainly go down as the worst world cup ever, regardless of the game play.
Doc | June 13th, 2010 at 2:22 pm #
LOVE THEM where can I get one?
Sean P. Aune | June 13th, 2010 at 4:17 pm #
The Seventh Ring of Hell?
Sean P. Aune | June 13th, 2010 at 4:18 pm #
What gets me is it appears a Ghana player may have gotten a yellow card today for not hearing a whistle being blown. You can't hear anything over those stupid horns!
Sean P. Aune | June 13th, 2010 at 4:18 pm #
I'm still trying to watch, but good grief those horns grate on the nerves.
David Knox | June 13th, 2010 at 7:02 pm #
I HATE these things and will probably have to stop watching the games. *$%^& ! and I was really looking forward to them. How do we get them to STOP!?
Nick | June 13th, 2010 at 8:05 pm #
These things are soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo annoing. They should be illegal.
Michael | June 27th, 2010 at 2:16 pm #
There are buttons to turn off the volume on your TV if it really bothers you that much!