Vuvuzelas

[Asher]

I've seen these things at hockey games since the early 2000s. Though obviously not to the extent as they are in South Africa.

[Cort Haus]

Good article that, Kitchum. Except the bit that referred to "great soccer cathedrals such as White Hart Lane".

[Whoha]

You know that 3rd picture actually fits the theme of the thread.

[Al B. Sure!]

Did anyone get a chance to hear the little version of this horn? It sounds exactly like a baby crying.

And looking at youtube videos of it, Mike Greenberg from Mike & Mike was talking about it last summer during a US vs. Italy game so I don't think this is hardly just an African phenomena. They showed clips of Americans blowing the horns.

[OzzyKP]

I just don't understand why it is so constant. Why not blast a horn when something exciting happens, or in the final minutes of the match to raise expectations. But a constant din throughout the entire game? Lame.

Bee hives.

[Al B. Sure!]

More reason why soccer is a ****ty sport.

[Asher]

vulva

[Elok]

I already made the vulva joke in your celebrity thread. Booya.

[Kitschum]

I just don't understand why it is so constant. Why not blast a horn when something exciting happens, or in the final minutes of the match to raise expectations. But a constant din throughout the entire game? Lame.

Yeah, we should have never given the Africans the vote (in FIFA). Then there would be no reason to put the WC in Africa and no devils horns to spoil the occasion.

Really, and I know it's not an original idea or anything, but the WC should just be hosted in Germany always. Then we could just drop most of the stupid FIFA politics that ruins our sport.

[Cort Haus]

the WC should just be hosted in Germany always.

:hehe:

Not in 2018. Football's coming home.

[MikeH]

I really like them, I think they make every game feel like a great event.

Even dreadful dirges like France Uruguay or the Algeria Slovenia game.

[MikeH]

I deleted that huge thread ruining picture too.

[a.kitman]

I really like them, I think they make every game feel like a great event.

Even dreadful dirges like France Uruguay or the Algeria Slovenia game.

good thing you mention the slovenian game as they nearly conceded a goal thanks to the bee trumpets.

[MikeH]

I missed that as I actually fell asleep during that game.

[duke o' york]

I just don't understand why it is so constant. Why not blast a horn when something exciting happens, or in the final minutes of the match to raise expectations. But a constant din throughout the entire game? Lame.

Bee hives.

The commentators in the South Africa - Mexico game noticed that when South Africa attacked all the spectators stopped blowing them and paid attention to what was happening on the pitch. So it seems that they are an even more annoying version of the Mexican wave - who thought that was even possible?