The Horns of Africa
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It certainly is annoying, but we're not immune over here. Does that idiot with a big bass drum still thump his way through Sheff.United and Wednesday home games?
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As long as they drown out Mark Bright, I don't mind them.
[quote author=Paddy link=topic=34180.msg888744#msg888744 date=1245092607]
I hadn't really noticed it.
Until this wankpot of a post.
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;D ;D
I hadn't really noticed it.
Until this wankpot of a post.
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;D ;D
[quote author=Roopy link=topic=34180.msg889000#msg889000 date=1245120230]
Something different, although it can be annoying.
I don't mind it compared to "Who are ya, who are ya"
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It *can* be annoying?!
It's constant throughout the game. It doesn't seem to change based on anything that's going on. It's a completely irrelevant, constant, annoying drone.
Something different, although it can be annoying.
I don't mind it compared to "Who are ya, who are ya"
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It *can* be annoying?!
It's constant throughout the game. It doesn't seem to change based on anything that's going on. It's a completely irrelevant, constant, annoying drone.
Don't blame fifa when the horns are doing your titties in this time next year:
A vuvuzela, sometimes called a 'lepatata' (its Setswana name) or a stadium horn, is an air horn, approximately one metre in length, commonly blown by fans at soccer matches in South Africa. The origin of the name is disputed; it may originate from the Zulu for "making noise", or from the "vuvu" sound it makes, or from township slang related to the word for "shower".[1]
Originally made out of tin, the vuvuzela became popular in South Africa in the 1990s, and in 2001 a local company, Masincedane Sport, began to mass-produce it in plastic.[1][2] They require some lip and lung strength to blow, and emit a monotonous noise something like a deep foghorn or an elephant.[3] The vuvuzela is a feature of matches between big South African soccer teams Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates. The Chiefs supporters have yellow vuvuzelas while the Pirates have black-and-white vuvuzelas.
Vuvuzelas have been controversial and have sometimes been banned from stadiums.[4] Critics point out that the instrument is blown haphazardly and noisy which can be distracting when paying attention to the game.[5]
On the other hand many soccer fans argue that this instrument brings lively atmosphere to the stadium and it is has become part of South African football culture and a way of showing loyalty and dedication to your soccer team. Just as fans in other countries beat drums, blow trumpets and sing, South African soccer fans blow the vuvuzelas so they don't have to watch the game. Rather than banning them fans need to familiarize themselves on how to blow the vuvuzelas. People should not blow them when the ball is in play and when blown, they need to be organized into a rhythmic musical sound accompanied by rhythmic movements.[6]
Other issues around the vuvuzelas were raised by the world football governing body, FIFA, who wanted to ban the usage of vuvuzelas during the World Cup 2010 because of a concern that the instrument could be used as weapons by hooligans or by business to have an advertising presence in World Cup Stadiums.[7] However after the South African Football Association, SAFA, made a presentation that the vuvuzelas were essential for an authentic South African football experience, in July 2008 FIFA decided to drop the ban and vuvuzelas will be allowed at matches during World Cup 2010 in South Africa.[8]
Vuvuzelas are rooted in African history as people would blow on a kudu horn to call villagers to a meeting.[1] Adding to the appeal is the African folklore that "a baboon is killed by a lot of noise", so the last quarter of a game sees even more frantic blowing of vuvuzelas as supporters try to "kill off" their opponents.[9][10]
A vuvuzela, sometimes called a 'lepatata' (its Setswana name) or a stadium horn, is an air horn, approximately one metre in length, commonly blown by fans at soccer matches in South Africa. The origin of the name is disputed; it may originate from the Zulu for "making noise", or from the "vuvu" sound it makes, or from township slang related to the word for "shower".[1]
Originally made out of tin, the vuvuzela became popular in South Africa in the 1990s, and in 2001 a local company, Masincedane Sport, began to mass-produce it in plastic.[1][2] They require some lip and lung strength to blow, and emit a monotonous noise something like a deep foghorn or an elephant.[3] The vuvuzela is a feature of matches between big South African soccer teams Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates. The Chiefs supporters have yellow vuvuzelas while the Pirates have black-and-white vuvuzelas.
Vuvuzelas have been controversial and have sometimes been banned from stadiums.[4] Critics point out that the instrument is blown haphazardly and noisy which can be distracting when paying attention to the game.[5]
On the other hand many soccer fans argue that this instrument brings lively atmosphere to the stadium and it is has become part of South African football culture and a way of showing loyalty and dedication to your soccer team. Just as fans in other countries beat drums, blow trumpets and sing, South African soccer fans blow the vuvuzelas so they don't have to watch the game. Rather than banning them fans need to familiarize themselves on how to blow the vuvuzelas. People should not blow them when the ball is in play and when blown, they need to be organized into a rhythmic musical sound accompanied by rhythmic movements.[6]
Other issues around the vuvuzelas were raised by the world football governing body, FIFA, who wanted to ban the usage of vuvuzelas during the World Cup 2010 because of a concern that the instrument could be used as weapons by hooligans or by business to have an advertising presence in World Cup Stadiums.[7] However after the South African Football Association, SAFA, made a presentation that the vuvuzelas were essential for an authentic South African football experience, in July 2008 FIFA decided to drop the ban and vuvuzelas will be allowed at matches during World Cup 2010 in South Africa.[8]
Vuvuzelas are rooted in African history as people would blow on a kudu horn to call villagers to a meeting.[1] Adding to the appeal is the African folklore that "a baboon is killed by a lot of noise", so the last quarter of a game sees even more frantic blowing of vuvuzelas as supporters try to "kill off" their opponents.[9][10]
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Little Englanders, Irishmen, Aussie and American in the world Unite!
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Little Englanders, Irishmen, Aussie and American in the world Unite!
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[quote author=rebel23 link=topic=34180.msg888739#msg888739 date=1245092207]
why the constant noise? shut the f**k up!
are we going to get this all through the world cup? bit of a joke.
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Because they are significant features of the African cultures?
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Nonsense, they are shit mass produced plastic horns that have only a tenuous link to some traditional instruments.
I haven't yet heard them played in any discernible rhythmic way, and the idea of two different sets of supporters using a single toned instrument painted differently as their way of willing their team on, is fucking embarassing and absurd. Oh yea, that b flat sounds like its coming from one of ours.
It would be as if other teams tried to sing FOAR louder than us.
They are shit, aggravating and useless. Don't try to dress them up as some unique cultural feature we must revere on the back of an article we all just read.
In conclusion. ENHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ENHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ENHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ENHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ENHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ENHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH !!!!
[quote author=rebel23 link=topic=34180.msg888739#msg888739 date=1245092207]
why the constant noise? shut the f**k up!
are we going to get this all through the world cup? bit of a joke.
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Because they are significant features of the African cultures?
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Nonsense, they are shit mass produced plastic horns that have only a tenuous link to some traditional instruments.
I haven't yet heard them played in any discernible rhythmic way, and the idea of two different sets of supporters using a single toned instrument painted differently as their way of willing their team on, is fucking embarassing and absurd. Oh yea, that b flat sounds like its coming from one of ours.
It would be as if other teams tried to sing FOAR louder than us.
They are shit, aggravating and useless. Don't try to dress them up as some unique cultural feature we must revere on the back of an article we all just read.
In conclusion. ENHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ENHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ENHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ENHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ENHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ENHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH !!!!
and you only knew that by reading the Wiki quote
and next year, they'll be given away by Bud etc and every cunt on the panet will be tooting on one and we'll all get tinititus.
and next year, they'll be given away by Bud etc and every cunt on the panet will be tooting on one and we'll all get tinititus.
Wait till the world cup, its like chinese water torture. Or that you've got a shit signal and a constant background hum.
In the wiki quote in the thread, it says it should be melodical. Its about as melodical as emptying your nose mid football match.
In the wiki quote in the thread, it says it should be melodical. Its about as melodical as emptying your nose mid football match.
They'll be leaving a little blue and white one on every seat.
Being 'traditional' doesn't necessarily mean something is good. Sexism and racism are pretty embedded in many traditions. I'm not sure there's actually much that's truly traditional about going to a commercial sporting event and then acting as though one suffers from acute Attention Deficit Disorder by ignoring most of the game and blowing a bloody horn. It would certainly have given John Stuart Mill a bloody migraine.
Ha. If he asked "Who are ya?" he'd expect a philosophical disquisition in reply. 😉
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