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Vuvuzelas - one stop shop for whining.

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
joachim wrote:
Moose wrote:
I also find them annoying and am getting used to them....
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They will not ban these... especially when Sepp has said

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"<SPAN ="status-content"><SPAN ="entry-content">To answer all your messages re the Vuvuzelas. 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?"</SPAN></SPAN>


I think it's fair for them to be around when South Africa plays, but if a Englishman came to the rof for the Phoenix vs GCU and spent the whole time singing Rule Britannia I imagine it wouldn't take us long to tell him to shut up. (yes, I am going to ignore the difference between our home and a game in another country)
In making quite a ridiculous comparison of completely different situations, the South Africans can stick their vuvuzela's up their arse's when their team is not playing.


It's not just South Africans, though. I have seen countless photos of fans from all countries getting into the local spirit of things and getting their vuvu on.
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AllWhitebelievr wrote:

My thoughts are that the poorer South Africans were given free Vuvuzelas and have very little idea of the effect that it has to everyone else on TV, players, etc. For them, they may have never really experience the way the crowds from the rest of the world enjoyed their football experience. As well as the fact that not many of them have access to the internet or to the international media.


And the prize for the most patronising post on the forum goes to....

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Hard News wrote:
No, it was introduced here 6 years ago because it's a long term thing in South AFrica.
According to the Fifa WC guidebook i bought in the weekend, they were introduced in the 90s.
 
Whether they've been around for 5 minutes, or since the beginning of time, I now retract my earlier statement that I like the song they're playing.
 
If they've given away/sold thousands of them, and been using them for decades, surely the fans could have learnt to play more than one tune on the f%^&ing things?


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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
not all is bad on the vuvuzela front 
I use mine at all sporting events I attend. 7 & Under girls soccer matches, poker games, old men playing chess in the park, spelling bees...
Profile pic. Should you be interested. Lakhsen, on the right, lost touch with him.
Mohammed, on the left, I'm still in touch with. He's now living in Agadez, Niger. More focused on his animals now as tourism has dried up. Is active with a co-op promoting local goods, leather work and bijouterie, into Europe. 
20/5/20

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Does anyone in Wellington have an (authentic) vuvuzela that might be available to be blown (in triumph) tomorrow morning, sometime between 7 and 9 am.?  I know someone who is looking for such a thing ...
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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
I would like one to go with my thunderstix collection.

"Phoenix till they lose"

Posting 97% bollox, 8% lies and 3.658% genuine opinion. 

Genuine opinion: FTFFA

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
I liked Nellys comment about the Vuvuzellas

"We don't play in front of rugby crowds, we actually have atmospheres, people actually sing and yell and all that, so we're kind of used to it," the All Whites skipper said with a smile.

Ha nice little dig there

All Aboard the Phoenix/ All Whites Bandwagon!!

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
From Stuff
 
"Nelsen dismissed the impact of vuvezela blasts on tender All Whites eardrums, saying:  "Most of the time you get tired of Ricki barking at you from the sidelines, so you can't hear him now which is an absolute blessing.''
 

"Phoenix till they lose"

Posting 97% bollox, 8% lies and 3.658% genuine opinion. 

Genuine opinion: FTFFA

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Junior82 wrote:
I would like one to go with my thunderstix collection.
 
I offered them my Hurricanes trumpet but they weren't interested ...   
 
 
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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Campbell Live intro:
 
The little creep holding up a vuvu and saying
 
"Is this the most obnxious noise around?"
 
Nice irony there.
 

"Phoenix till they lose"

Posting 97% bollox, 8% lies and 3.658% genuine opinion. 

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
 yeah that made me a let out a "no you're the most obnoxious noise around"

Allegedly

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
They should all be collected up and recycled into something useful.
 
They are a f**ken annoyance.
 
About the only people who would really enjoy them are the hearing specialists when  people start showing up with hearing problems. Ka-ching - That's the sound of the cash register ringing.
Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!

The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

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The football rattle is back:
 

"Phoenix till they lose"

Posting 97% bollox, 8% lies and 3.658% genuine opinion. 

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
You can take the player out of Wolves, but you can't take the ...

"Phoenix till they lose"

Posting 97% bollox, 8% lies and 3.658% genuine opinion. 

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
according to stuff PAX last night was 23,871 (they shd hva played at ROF so we cd add 10,000) and was the first game I really heard the crowd noise, the group indrawn breaths and the groans. cd hear basic chants but hard to make out quite what they were but was a vast improvement on other matches. not sure if vuvezelas were drowned out by white noise or wether cause less locals were at the match as a percentage of the total
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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
I'm thinking of starting a vuvuzela ska band. Anyone keen?
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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Footpaul wrote:
I'm thinking of starting a vuvuzela ska band. Anyone keen?


BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.

Three for me, and two for them.

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
who wants to help me import them for the rugby world cup?

ive got a song that wont take long, Adelaide are rubbish.. the second verse is same as the first.. ADELAIDE ARE RUBBISH

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
you're in then?

ive got a song that wont take long, Adelaide are rubbish.. the second verse is same as the first.. ADELAIDE ARE RUBBISH

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Footpaul wrote:
I'm thinking of starting a vuvuzela ska band. Anyone keen?


that would be true Madness  
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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Footpaul wrote:
I'm thinking of starting a vuvuzela ska band. Anyone keen?
Stop your messing around.
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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Time you straightened right out.

Three for me, and two for them.

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Hard News wrote:
If we can guarantee they don't end up at football games I'm interested.



ive got a song that wont take long, Adelaide are rubbish.. the second verse is same as the first.. ADELAIDE ARE RUBBISH

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

       ???

Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!

The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Scottishbhoy wrote:
who wants to help me import them for the rugby world cup?
 post of the day

Allegedly

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Grrr, I can't hear the crowd and that's part of the joy of footie.
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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
edward l wrote:
Grrr, I can't hear the crowd and that's part of the joy of footie.


BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.

Three for me, and two for them.

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRM.
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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Do you think they'll dwindle as the tournament progresses? Its only the South African fans that love these things right?
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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Has anyone messed around with the sound equalizer on your TV's? To see if you can lower the Vuvuzela noise. supposedly lowering the 300Mhz bit will minimize the sound of them.

(I guess this is on another page, but too lazy to look)
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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Nickel wrote:
Do you think they'll dwindle as the tournament progresses? Its only the South African fans that love these things right?
 
Nope, the Swiss will just step in with their Own type of mega Vuvus when they reach the final:
Salmon072010-06-17 17:00:35

Salmon swim upstream

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Just seen this article so for anyone that is ultra keen and has a few spare $$ may well be worth a look!!
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/3822296/How-to-silence-World-Cup-vuvuzelas
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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Herbertimo wrote:
Just seen this article so for anyone that is ultra keen and has a few spare $$ may well be worth a look!!
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/3822296/How-to-silence-World-Cup-vuvuzelas


BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.

Three for me, and two for them.

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