(Vlad the Inhalerforgot his password,
Mon 14 Jun 2010, 18:17,
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Geeeeeeeeeeeze . . . maybe all of the sponsors will withdraw !
(ValinI changed glasses while I wasn't looking,
Mon 14 Jun 2010, 18:22,
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Broadcasters were complaining that they drown out the "atmosphere-generating singing".
In Africa, people don't sing at football matches; they blow vuvuzelas. Basically their gripe is that "this African world cup is too African and not European enough."
The thing is; they sound nothing like bees. They sound more like...well, horns frankly. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X031mwwuLg They're no worse than rattles and airhorns and dickheads shouting.
(Vlad the Inhalerforgot his password,
Mon 14 Jun 2010, 18:24,
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Wild comments ensue . . .
(ValinI changed glasses while I wasn't looking,
Mon 14 Jun 2010, 18:31,
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All this football is distracting me from watching the vuvuzela matches on television.
(Vlad the Inhalerforgot his password,
Mon 14 Jun 2010, 18:32,
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(macroscian(1 like),
Mon 14 Jun 2010, 18:37,
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Ha!
(mediocreha ha ha, you're reading this,
Mon 14 Jun 2010, 18:55,
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^This^
Everyone should stop whining. Imagine if the world cup were in England, and the fans were told they can't sing at the games because people watching in Japan don't like it. That's basically what everyone seems to want to happen.
the only people complaining are the broadcasters like Sky Sports. I figure it's because they have an idea of what a football match should be like, and their viewers have an expectation of what a football match should be like, and they're worried their viewers will be turned off by being offered a football experience that is outside of their usual cultural sphere. Europeans expect singing and chanting; that's what happens at a football match if you're European. Personally I think the broadcasters are being a bit patronising by assuming that their viewers are so small-minded, that's what TV is all about these days - they would rather change the facts to fit the expected story than just report the facts - and sports reporting is no different.
(Vlad the Inhalerforgot his password,
Mon 14 Jun 2010, 18:36,
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(Vlad the Inhalerforgot his password,
Mon 14 Jun 2010, 18:53,
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You're biased, clearly.
The only time I've heard those horns is when it was decided that it's fun to "rickroll" with them. If I had to tolerate that tuneless dirge for longer than 30 seconds I'd be irritated.
I'm sure unexpected vuvuzelas are both shocking and upsetting,
but to go to a football match and complain about the noise is a bit much. They may be annoying when taken out of the context of a lively football match, but in their proper setting they are no worse than any other form of terrace vocalisation.
(Vlad the Inhalerforgot his password,
Mon 14 Jun 2010, 18:59,
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I disagree. It's a subjective matter but I'd argue that they're more annoying to those that dislike them than they are fun to those who like them.
I'm bored of drrrrhorns now anyway. GOOD DEBATING A+++
They produce 100db each, a jumbo jet is 130. I just hope all the international fans.. (yes its an INTERNATIONAL tournament) sue this shit out FIFA for permanent hearing damage.
(McDazzleKnows not what he does,
Mon 14 Jun 2010, 18:45,
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Yep.
If you go to a match at Wembley. I'm sure noise levels are well within agreed safety standards.
I wish. But really, its ridiculous!! Its ruining the game for so many people, why every game? Why not just SA games? Don't you want to hear the commentary? Also plastic horns made in china (FIFA organised contract) do not constitute culture. If every fan bought a fog horn or a tuba (imagine - more than one note/sound) to English games it would be a joke!!
(McDazzleKnows not what he does,
Mon 14 Jun 2010, 19:26,
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They all bring a set of lungs and vocal chords which, when combined, can produce about 100db too.
(Vlad the Inhalerforgot his password,
Mon 14 Jun 2010, 20:29,
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They might well.
Just saying that the jumbo jet comparison is a misleading one.
(Crystal MagnetLike a diamond geezer, but better,
Mon 14 Jun 2010, 19:06,
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Imagine ten thousand sexdecillion cats all purring RIGHT IN YOUR EARHOLES.
THAT'S HOW TERRIBLE THIS IS. FORTY MILLION PEOPLE MIGHT DIE.
Nick Griffin found dead as solo sex game goes wrong Nick Grifin -MP was found dead in his apartment yesterday - after a suspected solo sex game went wrong.
(Paul_Phttp://www.Paul-hub.com,
Mon 14 Jun 2010, 18:18,
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Holy shit...This week's compo, no doubt.
(atomicA-bomb-a-nation,
Mon 14 Jun 2010, 18:22,
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.nr?
(macroscian(1 like),
Mon 14 Jun 2010, 18:24,
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fake site lols
(lazygamerVS tittybiscuits,
Mon 14 Jun 2010, 18:25,
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I thought I did quite well with it
(Paul_Phttp://www.Paul-hub.com,
Mon 14 Jun 2010, 18:38,
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I think
it was funny and well executed.
But I'm just an ignorant swede.
(macroscian(1 like),
Mon 14 Jun 2010, 18:45,
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The Metropolitan Police spokesman said that they were not looking for anyone else in connection with the death, and that anyway they couldn't really be bothered to investigate it.
(ValinI changed glasses while I wasn't looking,
Mon 14 Jun 2010, 18:29,
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Institutional not-racism!
(Vlad the Inhalerforgot his password,
Mon 14 Jun 2010, 18:33,
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Send it on to the tabloids
See how many think "Ah, BBC. Trusted source. Let's not bother to research further."