Vuvuzelas - the World Cup ruined?
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Vuvuzelas - the World Cup ruined?
I'd never heard of these frigging things until today. I won't be watching any more World Cup footy until/unless they're banned.
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it's not just me then, trying to watch france uruguay and sounds like a swarm of bees, or something, a constant headache inducing drone, reaLLY annoying.
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I got pretty pissed off with the noise. If you turn volume down then commentary is lost. I am hoping this was partly due to it being first game and their heroes were playing?
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I turned on the France Uruguay match and turned it off again 5 mins later. Going to be ****ing horrendous watching future games if that racket continues. Hopefully it'll calm down after the first few games though.
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Didn't you get cheesed off with:
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"Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarp"
"Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarp"
"Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarp"
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"Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarp"
"Goal"
"Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarp"
"Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarp"
"Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarp"
"Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarp"
"Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarp"
"Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarp"
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"Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarp"
"Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarp"
"Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarp"
"Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarp"
"Goal"
"Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarp"
"Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarp"
"Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarp"
"Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarp"
"Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarp"
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The South Africa/Mexico game was the only game I've ever witnessed where a goal caused a decrease in the amount of noise! I'm not generally a footy fan but I usually make an exception for the World Cup. However, that noise is just torture. I wonder if the British coverage will mute the ambient noise from the games in favour of louder commentary?
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I genuinely thought they were called Uwe Seeler's until I read this thread.
I'd been wondering since the earlier match why these horns were named after an old German footballer.
It's pronounced the same except it doesn't have a v at the front
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uwe_Seeler
I agree though. What a pointless flipping racket.
I'd been wondering since the earlier match why these horns were named after an old German footballer.
It's pronounced the same except it doesn't have a v at the front
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uwe_Seeler
I agree though. What a pointless flipping racket.
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From The Independent's blog page:
I totally agree with this.
Letter to vuvuzela makers and users,
How in the world has it come to this???
I am talking about this Absolutely thick and dim-witted plastic vuvuzela horn that you dare sell and make plenty of money off, huh! And you users are so proud to use this petty gizmo!
It is irritating, provocatively loud, violent, permanently destructive to eardrums (beware of Tinnitus, I have it and it is hell) primitive in the bad sense of the word, unintelligent!
It's like if you were flashing laser beams into someone’s eyes until you blinded him. Irresponsible.
That is not the Africa I know! Who the hell invented that! Kudu horn really? Playing forever!!!
Talk about biodiversity and cultural wonders! Ridiculous pseudo identity completely fabricated!
Nothing to be swollen with pride about, quite the contrary.
Taking this wild constant rampage of the ears as African culture is a vast Public Relation aggressive mistake. It is counterproductive.
It's like saying to the whole World:
"Come on and hate us a little more because we are going to make you go crazy".
Awful really! And the ones who don’t like it are racists of course! Pitiful.
Come of it South Africa!!! Please, I beg of you!
You are really giving the image and the sound nobody wants to have of you!
Where are your beautiful melodious songs? Replaced by this cavernous monochord trivia, not even music. Music requires themes, modulation, intricateness, development.
This is dull and uninventive blast!
But will you hear my plea when you wildly blow this dull inconsistent object of headaches and bedlam!
Of course the chants of fans in other arenas are not much more interesting, but at least they are a little more varied with human voices mixed and not a permanent horrible pitch for 90 minutes +15 (do they stop at half time? Unlikely) and before and after the game!!!
Jeez… What can you say!!! You can’t even hide from it with earplugs.
It is also unfair to the players of invited nations who are not used to these doldrums.
You can’t even hear the drums or the clamours; it covers all absolutely and dictatorially. It is criminal.
I hope Broadcasters of the World Cup 2010 will try to filter it out as background noise on their audio output as it is very monolithic, constant and monotonous!
It is possible but not easy. I hope so
The users of this “instrument “do not show cleverness or empathy!
It's as if they were drugged with a gaze of provocative immature contentment on their face.
They know it hurts! It is very negative to all concerned including them.No class at all, just unending bestiality, really.
It gives me a terrible feeling of despair! Africa needs no such reputation! No, ten thousand times NO!
Producing the noisiest (big deal) World Cup ever (in this moronic way) is nothing to be proud of. Nothing.
The world will see you as utterly ridiculous in this vain claim of superiority! You can do much better.
STOP THE VUVUZELA TERROR AND TORTURE.
Give us Peace, PLEASE, beautiful and quieter Peace!
Africa is not just noise and dance. South Africa is adult or is it not?
It merits a better identity than this which is currently imposed on it by dubious marketers and politicians...
Let us have good football games with respect to the sportsmen and women who enjoy it as an art instead of this ridiculous hurtful, art and heartless permanent chaos of gibberish noise unworthy of a great people!
Thank you,
I know you don't care otherwise you'd have to go out of business or sell something else than this weapon of massive ear destruction, but I tell you as it is.
Vuvuzella is just plain over all toxic stuff .
Money is not everything. Health, Image and class is more important.
How in the world has it come to this???
I am talking about this Absolutely thick and dim-witted plastic vuvuzela horn that you dare sell and make plenty of money off, huh! And you users are so proud to use this petty gizmo!
It is irritating, provocatively loud, violent, permanently destructive to eardrums (beware of Tinnitus, I have it and it is hell) primitive in the bad sense of the word, unintelligent!
It's like if you were flashing laser beams into someone’s eyes until you blinded him. Irresponsible.
That is not the Africa I know! Who the hell invented that! Kudu horn really? Playing forever!!!
Talk about biodiversity and cultural wonders! Ridiculous pseudo identity completely fabricated!
Nothing to be swollen with pride about, quite the contrary.
Taking this wild constant rampage of the ears as African culture is a vast Public Relation aggressive mistake. It is counterproductive.
It's like saying to the whole World:
"Come on and hate us a little more because we are going to make you go crazy".
Awful really! And the ones who don’t like it are racists of course! Pitiful.
Come of it South Africa!!! Please, I beg of you!
You are really giving the image and the sound nobody wants to have of you!
Where are your beautiful melodious songs? Replaced by this cavernous monochord trivia, not even music. Music requires themes, modulation, intricateness, development.
This is dull and uninventive blast!
But will you hear my plea when you wildly blow this dull inconsistent object of headaches and bedlam!
Of course the chants of fans in other arenas are not much more interesting, but at least they are a little more varied with human voices mixed and not a permanent horrible pitch for 90 minutes +15 (do they stop at half time? Unlikely) and before and after the game!!!
Jeez… What can you say!!! You can’t even hide from it with earplugs.
It is also unfair to the players of invited nations who are not used to these doldrums.
You can’t even hear the drums or the clamours; it covers all absolutely and dictatorially. It is criminal.
I hope Broadcasters of the World Cup 2010 will try to filter it out as background noise on their audio output as it is very monolithic, constant and monotonous!
It is possible but not easy. I hope so
The users of this “instrument “do not show cleverness or empathy!
It's as if they were drugged with a gaze of provocative immature contentment on their face.
They know it hurts! It is very negative to all concerned including them.No class at all, just unending bestiality, really.
It gives me a terrible feeling of despair! Africa needs no such reputation! No, ten thousand times NO!
Producing the noisiest (big deal) World Cup ever (in this moronic way) is nothing to be proud of. Nothing.
The world will see you as utterly ridiculous in this vain claim of superiority! You can do much better.
STOP THE VUVUZELA TERROR AND TORTURE.
Give us Peace, PLEASE, beautiful and quieter Peace!
Africa is not just noise and dance. South Africa is adult or is it not?
It merits a better identity than this which is currently imposed on it by dubious marketers and politicians...
Let us have good football games with respect to the sportsmen and women who enjoy it as an art instead of this ridiculous hurtful, art and heartless permanent chaos of gibberish noise unworthy of a great people!
Thank you,
I know you don't care otherwise you'd have to go out of business or sell something else than this weapon of massive ear destruction, but I tell you as it is.
Vuvuzella is just plain over all toxic stuff .
Money is not everything. Health, Image and class is more important.
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Just watching the news when they have a bit about the football, they annoy the hell out of me, sod watching a whole game.
Wait til they appear on Ebay, a couple of weeks of hell in the UK!
Wait til they appear on Ebay, a couple of weeks of hell in the UK!
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In my opinion it is only slightly less annoying than those countries that continuously whistle every time the opposition get the ball.AAAAAARGH!!!
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