BBC receive 545 complaints ..

[MargaretR]

My 'council cave' at the end of a culdesac is a sports free zone.
The 'football field' opposite rarely sees any balls, and the TV is off for 95% of the time.

Those plastic noise makers are on sale in Sainsburys
thought I'd let you football fanatics know
..soon every mommys little treasure will have one

[jaysay]

[quote=Bernard Dawson;822734]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

I agree with you Margaret, on Wimbledon. I'd rather watch paint dry than watch tennis. Hopefully we're still in the World Cup, and then Wimbledon can be totally ignored.

You mean you won't be supporting OUR Andy next week Bernard, or that Bloody Jock when he loses

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by MargaretR

My 'council cave' at the end of a culdesac is a sports free zone.
The 'football field' opposite rarely sees any balls, and the TV is off for 95% of the time.

Those plastic noise makers are on sale in Sainsburys
thought I'd let you football fanatics know
..soon every mommys little treasure will have one

Think your trouble is Margaret your a sadist deep down

[jaysay]

I could understand these flaming horns when South Africa are playing, but for the rest its hard on the ear

[shillelagh]

well theyre banned from Wimbledon and from the Henley Regatta .. but the Cricket is leaving it up to the grounds whether to ban them or not ...

BBC Sport - Tennis - Wimbledon crackdown on vuvuzelas


and heres some facts about em ...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/10312794.stm

the scary bit being this ..

Has the controversy affected sales?

On the contrary. Neil van Schalkwyk says his firm has sold 1.5m vuvuzelas in Europe since October and expects sales of up to 20 million rand ($2.6m; £1.7m) over the course of the tournament.

Brandon Bernardo of the vuvuzela.co.za website told Reuters news agency they could churn out at least 10,000 instruments a day. "We're completely sold out," he said.

Furthermore, a Dutch designer firm has released a Vuvuzela 2010 app. According to its website, they have had 750,000 downloads of the application.

Even without the World Cup, South Africa's vuvuzela industry is said to be worth around 50 million rand ($6.45m; £4.4m).

[DaveinGermany]

Whatever its classed as, it is absolutely atrocious. I've avoided quite a few games because it is so aggravating.

A Quick definition :- Loud & obnoxious (like some on here allegedly)

OR

Background – vuvuzela horn

The vuvuzela is said to be based on the Kudu horn, a tribal instrument used to summon villagers to meetings. Originally made of tin, the vuvuzela rose to popularity in South Africa at football matches in the late 1990s. Its fate was sealed in 2001, when South-African-based company Masincedane Sport began to mass-produce a plastic version, thereby making it essential kit for football supporters across the country.
The origin of the word vuvuzela is uncertain. Some argue that it originates from the Zulu for 'making a loud noise'. Others maintain it relates to township slang for the word 'shower', because it 'showers people with music'(!). The announcement in 2004 that South Africa would host the 2010 World Cup gave the vuvuzela a massive boost, securing the word itself a place in the dictionary.


And not a lot of people knew that ..................... until now

[MargaretR]

Originally Posted by DaveinGermany

Whatever its classed as, it is absolutely atrocious. I've avoided quite a few games because it is so aggravating.

A Quick definition :- Loud & obnoxious (like some on here allegedly)

OR

Background – vuvuzela horn

The vuvuzela is said to be based on the Kudu horn, a tribal instrument used to summon villagers to meetings. Originally made of tin, the vuvuzela rose to popularity in South Africa at football matches in the late 1990s. Its fate was sealed in 2001, when South-African-based company Masincedane Sport began to mass-produce a plastic version, thereby making it essential kit for football supporters across the country.
The origin of the word vuvuzela is uncertain. Some argue that it originates from the Zulu for 'making a loud noise'. Others maintain it relates to township slang for the word 'shower', because it 'showers people with music'(!). The announcement in 2004 that South Africa would host the 2010 World Cup gave the vuvuzela a massive boost, securing the word itself a place in the dictionary.


And not a lot of people knew that ..................... until now

Oh yes we did - in every paper this morning - did you have a lie-in?

[DaveinGermany]

Originally Posted by MargaretR

Oh yes we did - in every paper this morning - did you have a lie-in?

Oh so literal my Dear Marge ! Lie in ? in Germany we're an hour in front of UK, So as I was up & about 05:15 Here (04:15) there I can honestly say No ! And the "now" in question refers to this World Cup 2010(Now) prior to the African WC not many, outside of extreme footy fans & Africans knew or cared what a Vuvuzela was.

[shillelagh]

premiership clubs are saying theyre not banned ....

BBC Sport - Football - World Cup 2010: Premier League unfazed by vuvuzelas


like this though thats been put on the bbc's 606 site .....

606: DEBATE
You know how all the South Africans are blowing their Vuvuzelas this world cup because it represents their culture? Well if England wins the World Cup bid will we be all playing the spoons?

gun_for_the_hills

[cashman]

Originally Posted by cmonstanley

whatever next ,we have to sit down and clap saying jolly good goal.whoever rung up the bbc must have no life. margo mcdonald is another waste of taxpayers money just because her crappy football team has a crappy home support lol

Wouldn't expect any other reply from a nation that like bloody bagpipes.

[shillelagh]

whats wrong with bagpipes .. i think theyre brill .. especially when played by my cousins .... mind you theyre irish ...

[steeljack]

Originally Posted by cashman

Bloody horrible racket they make, no good turning sound down if yer hard of hearing, n wish to listen to the commentry, still suppose its better than the racket, when there putting the cooking pot on.

the only people these things have any appeal to are the mentally deficent, spearchuckers and chavs, the ones who lick the windows from the inside on the small (special) school bus

[steeljack]

Originally Posted by shillelagh

whats wrong with bagpipes .. i think theyre brill .. especially when played by my cousins .... mind you theyre irish ...

Here you go Jen ....... an Irish 'boy' band , popular in the US , can fill stadiums with 50/60 thousand , no idea how well known in the UK



sorry for thread wander , just a response answering shillelagh's post

[mattylad]

They would not be so bad if they at least came out with a flipping tune!

[garinda]

I posted my dislike in the other thread, before this one was started.

Originally Posted by garinda

Bring on the big bird early.

She can't be as bad as the din from those blasted vuvuzelas.

http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...d-53594-3.html

A real laugh out loud at them being banned at Henley Regatta.

Bit hard to blow and drink Pimms at the same time, despite the ban.