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Should the vuvuzela be banned?

Yes

5 votes

No

6 votes

I Don't Care

6 votes

metirish Jun 14 2010 08:32 AM

I don't mind it at all , it reminds me of the WC from Mexico '86, lots of noise at that one too.

Benjamin Grimm Jun 14 2010 08:35 AM Re: Should the vuvuzela be banned?

Oh, this is a soccer thing. The only reason I clicked this link was because I thought it was a female body part.

metirish Jun 14 2010 08:42 AM Re: Should the vuvuzela be banned?

[quote="Benjamin Grimm"]Oh, this is a soccer thing. The only reason I clicked this link was because I thought it was a female body part.

LOL...


For those that are expecting something else.....this is what i am asking about

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 14 2010 09:24 AM Re: Should the vuvuzela be banned?

It's odd. It's offputting. For the first couple of days, I could have sworn I had a hangover whenever I watched a game. But then I'm sitting here at work, and... well... you know when you spend a day at the shore, and spend a good portion of the day in the water, and on the way home, you've got the sensation of being tossed by waves still imprinted in you? I swear I can hear buzzing in my otherwise-silent office.

A Boy Named Seo Jun 14 2010 09:25 AM Re: Should the vuvuzela be banned?

We were listening on the radio this weekend and my sis-in-law asked if there were bees in the stadium. They had them at the Chelsea/Inter friendly I went to last year and they're even more annoying when the dude next to you is wailing on it.

Willets Point Jun 14 2010 09:57 AM Re: Should the vuvuzela be banned?

If you can get enough of the vuvuzela, Vuvuzela Radio may be for you!

TransMonk Jun 14 2010 10:11 AM Re: Should the vuvuzela be banned?

I don't give a fig about non-American football, but I love the vuvzela. American sports teams should be so lucky to have thousands of fans make 120 decibel noise constantly for 90 minutes straight. I like cowbells and whistles and chants and cheers and boos and bagpipes at sporting events. Noise is good.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 14 2010 10:11 AM Re: Should the vuvuzela be banned?

[quote="TransMonk":1dncf4gu]I don't give a fig about non-American football, but I love the vuvzela. American sports teams should be so lucky to have thousands of fans make 120 decibel noise constantly for 90 minutes straight. I like cowbells and whistles and chants and cheers and boos and bagpipes at sporting events. Noise is good.[/quote:1dncf4gu] However, your honor, I will stipulate that Thundersticks do, in fact, suck gargantuan Rally Monkey balls.

seawolf17 Jun 14 2010 10:22 AM Re: Should the vuvuzela be banned?

[quote="TransMonk":1ry5n9hk]I don't give a fig about non-American football, but I love the vuvzela. American sports teams should be so lucky to have thousands of fans make 120 decibel noise constantly for 90 minutes straight. I like cowbells and whistles and chants and cheers and boos and bagpipes at sporting events. Noise is good.[/quote:1ry5n9hk] Agreed. More importantly, though... can you use VUVUZELA in Scrabble yet?

smg58 Jun 14 2010 03:23 PM Re: Should the vuvuzela be banned?

I didn't think it was possible for any crowd activity at a sporting event to be more annoying and obnoxious than the wave. I was wrong.

metirish Jun 14 2010 04:25 PM Re: Should the vuvuzela be banned?

I find it incredibly arrogant that anyone would want to ban something that is traditional in SA.

Number 6 Jun 14 2010 05:02 PM Re: Should the vuvuzela be banned?

Vuvuzela Instruction Manual

Ceetar Jun 14 2010 05:04 PM Re: Should the vuvuzela be banned?

[quote="smg58":3c84sbhs]I didn't think it was possible for any crowd activity at a sporting event to be more annoying and obnoxious than the wave. I was wrong.[/quote:3c84sbhs] I've only seen 15min of World Cup footage, but they were doing the wave too.

Gwreck Jun 14 2010 06:21 PM Re: Should the vuvuzela be banned?

[quote="metirish":8r0oso6d]I find it incredibly arrogant that anyone would want to ban something that is traditional in SA.[/quote:8r0oso6d] I certainly agree. I find it offensive. I also have my suspicions that there's some latent racism involved.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 14 2010 09:01 PM Re: Should the vuvuzela be banned?

[quote="Gwreck"][quote="metirish"]I find it incredibly arrogant that anyone would want to ban something that is traditional in SA.

I certainly agree. I find it offensive. I also have my suspicions that there's some latent racism involved.

Um... what?

It's loud, incessant buzzing, regardless of what's going on on-field.

I'm not in favor of banning it-- in part, because it's what the natives do, and we're just visiting-- but I can understand the point of those who do perfectly. And I can't see race there, no matter how hard I squint.

Zvon Jun 14 2010 09:14 PM Re: Should the vuvuzela be banned?

[quote="Number 6"]Vuvuzela Instruction Manual

Was this taken before Coleman died or after?

Zvon Jun 14 2010 09:19 PM Re: Should the vuvuzela be banned?

....too soon?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 14 2010 09:30 PM Re: Should the vuvuzela be banned?

No, I laffed.

Nymr83 Jun 14 2010 09:46 PM Re: Should the vuvuzela be banned?

[quote="metirish":t5nwy9x1]I find it incredibly arrogant that anyone would want to ban something that is traditional in SA.[/quote:t5nwy9x1] i don't. an international competition is well within its rights to establish standards of play, and i think "no artificial noise makers" is a fair and sensible one. what would be unfair is to allow a host country the potential advantage of artificial noise because its "traditonal" while denying other host countries the ability to use thunder-sticks or whatever if they wanted. and i'd rather shut every up than allow thunder-sticks. also, i just find the noise annoying, i don't know what it sounds like THERE but on tv its like a swarm of insects.

Gwreck Jun 15 2010 12:03 AM Re: Should the vuvuzela be banned?

[quote="Nymr83":1g9dn1te][quote="metirish":1g9dn1te]I find it incredibly arrogant that anyone would want to ban something that is traditional in SA.[/quote:1g9dn1te] i don't. an international competition is well within its rights to establish standards of play, and i think "no artificial noise makers" is a fair and sensible one.[/quote:1g9dn1te] Sure. Too late to ban them now, however: 1. They haven't had any such rules before; 2. This isn't a surprise, these noisemakers have been popular in South Africa at soccer games for years and years.

metirish Jun 15 2010 04:51 AM Re: Should the vuvuzela be banned?

They can't manufacture them fast enough in Britain , they are selling out , expect to hear them at EPL games next season and across Europe.... I should add that the English FA has said that there is noting in the rules that would ban them but it will be up to individual clubs on weather to allow then in to the grounds on game day.