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“Really? It will be louder? Because personally I can’t tell the difference between 140 and 144 decibels.”
It’s one thing to have a couple thousand people using them during a Portugal/Ivory Coast match. When South Africa is playing, virtually every fan is tooting their horn.
“Hell, the whole team should have defected but I think they were kept under heavy lock and key to prevent that.”
That’s EXACTLY what I was thinking as I was watching highlights last night. I was surprised none of the players made a run for the stands at some point. But the team played well against Brazil, so I think we may actually hear from that goalie again.
As much as they annoy me, I think it will be impossible (and not right) to ban vuvuzelas during this World Cup. It’s a part of South African soccer culture, love it or hate it. But I do think they will be banned from future World Cups if people start using them elsewhere.
My favorite part is the question and answer chapter where they go to Bloom’s house at 2 am and make cocoa and talk. then Bloom watches Stephen walk home:
Alone, what did Bloom hear?
The double reverberation of retreating feet on the heavenborn earth, the double vibration of a jew’s harp in the resonant lane.
“Everybody talks about the vuvuzelas but nobody does anything about them.”
They’ll be (even more) deafening this afternoon when South Africa plays again. Worst sporting event invention ever. I would rather watch the wave for 90 minutes.
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Really? It will be louder? Because personally I can’t tell the difference between 140 and 144 decibels.
“Really? It will be louder? Because personally I can’t tell the difference between 140 and 144 decibels.”
It’s one thing to have a couple thousand people using them during a Portugal/Ivory Coast match. When South Africa is playing, virtually every fan is tooting their horn.
“Hell, the whole team should have defected but I think they were kept under heavy lock and key to prevent that.”
That’s EXACTLY what I was thinking as I was watching highlights last night. I was surprised none of the players made a run for the stands at some point. But the team played well against Brazil, so I think we may actually hear from that goalie again.
I actually like the vuvuzelas. Every soccer game I’ve ever watched has a droning perpetual crowd noise.
Besides, soccer narration goes like this:
“……….Ronaldo clearing……….waiting………….a cross……….”
As much as they annoy me, I think it will be impossible (and not right) to ban vuvuzelas during this World Cup. It’s a part of South African soccer culture, love it or hate it. But I do think they will be banned from future World Cups if people start using them elsewhere.
I wonder what they’ll do to that North Korean goalee when he gets home???
He should have defected.
Hell, the whole team should have defected but I think they were kept under heavy lock and key to prevent that.
Switzerland just beat Spain.
blowfish, if you saw her, you wouldn’t question the authenticity of the spawn to be.
My favorite part is the question and answer chapter where they go to Bloom’s house at 2 am and make cocoa and talk. then Bloom watches Stephen walk home:
Alone, what did Bloom hear?
The double reverberation of retreating feet on the heavenborn earth, the double vibration of a jew’s harp in the resonant lane.
Alone, what did Bloom feel?
The cold of interstellar space, thousands of degrees below freezing point or the absolute zero of Fahrenheit, Centigrade or Réaumur: the incipient intimations of proximate dawn.
By Biff Champion on June 16, 2010 11:45 AM
“Everybody talks about the vuvuzelas but nobody does anything about them.”
They’ll be (even more) deafening this afternoon when South Africa plays again. Worst sporting event invention ever. I would rather watch the wave for 90 minutes.
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Really? It will be louder? Because personally I can’t tell the difference between 140 and 144 decibels.