BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Vuvuzelas, hey?
Fuuuuuck.
I was unaware of these bastards before watching the World Cup. I tuned in for the first match last week, and initially thought my TV was fucked – there was no way that incessant drone could be coming from the stadium. My old lady was in the kitchen, and she thought I was watching a car race.
We were both wrong.
The Vuvuzela has been the subject of much debate over the course of the tournament, with everybody from the casual observer up to the players themselves (Cristiano Ronaldo has been pretty vocal) complaining about the annoying buzz. TV channels are now offering a service that allows viewers to filter out the noise, and it has come to light that the horns can actually give you hearing damage. The demand for earplugs actually outstripped supply in South Africa.
The South Africans have been getting stroppy about the complaints. The South African Goalie complained that the Vuvuzelas wern’t loud enough (!). The President of FIFA Sepp Blatter commented:
Strangely, I’ve gotten kind of used to the sound. I even showed off my own Vuvuzela skills when I sat down for dinner with my parents, blowing a buzz sound through a watering can. Mind you, this was after a couple of bottles of red.
As always, a picture is worth a thousand words, and naturally the Vuvuzela has become a popular internet meme. Here is a few favourites I’ve seen. You probably have been emailed a few of these already in a “FW: FW: FW: FW: FW: FW: OMG LOLZ!!” email string, but fuck it – you can look at them again.
The Vuvuzela Manual:
And finally,turn up your speakers and click here for the Shoddy Vuvuzela experience.
Fuuuuuck.
I was unaware of these bastards before watching the World Cup. I tuned in for the first match last week, and initially thought my TV was fucked – there was no way that incessant drone could be coming from the stadium. My old lady was in the kitchen, and she thought I was watching a car race.
We were both wrong.
The Vuvuzela has been the subject of much debate over the course of the tournament, with everybody from the casual observer up to the players themselves (Cristiano Ronaldo has been pretty vocal) complaining about the annoying buzz. TV channels are now offering a service that allows viewers to filter out the noise, and it has come to light that the horns can actually give you hearing damage. The demand for earplugs actually outstripped supply in South Africa.
The South Africans have been getting stroppy about the complaints. The South African Goalie complained that the Vuvuzelas wern’t loud enough (!). The President of FIFA Sepp Blatter commented:
"I have always said that Africa has a different rhythm, a different sound. I don't see banning the music traditions of fans in their own country. Would you want to see a ban on the fan traditions in your country?”But for most, it isn’t the quality of the sound – but the pure and utter pointlessness of it. It isn’t used to inspire a lagging team, or celebrate a goal, but a constant annoying buzz that lasts from before the game until after the conclusion. It has been said that if Australia gets the World Cup for 2022, we’ll hand out Eucalyptus leaves that people can whistle through, non stop, for each and every game.
Strangely, I’ve gotten kind of used to the sound. I even showed off my own Vuvuzela skills when I sat down for dinner with my parents, blowing a buzz sound through a watering can. Mind you, this was after a couple of bottles of red.
As always, a picture is worth a thousand words, and naturally the Vuvuzela has become a popular internet meme. Here is a few favourites I’ve seen. You probably have been emailed a few of these already in a “FW: FW: FW: FW: FW: FW: OMG LOLZ!!” email string, but fuck it – you can look at them again.
The Vuvuzela Manual:
And finally,turn up your speakers and click here for the Shoddy Vuvuzela experience.
posted by Beef at Thursday, June 17, 2010
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