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Is The NHL Ready For The Vuvuzela?
Written by Reed Albers   
Friday, 19 June 2009 16:27

Time for your off-topic, but possibly relevant, post of the week.

Maybe you're following the Confederations Cup in South Africa, the precursor of the World Cup, to fill your nonhockey days with something that isn't Brett Favre news and MLB steroid busts. And if you've been watching the Confederations Cup, you might have been adjusting your television volume a few times because of a loud "BUZZ" sound constantly reverberating through your living room.

Ladies and gentlemen, Caps Kremlin is pleased to present to you: the world's most annoying noisemaker, the vuvuzela.

If you hate the cowbell, hate the Let's Go Caps horn, hate videos that ask you to "get loud" and hate anything that might make your ears pound after a game, get ready to hate the vuvuzela.

From the source of all reliable information, Wikipedia...
"A vuvuzela, sometimes called a "lepatata" (its Setswana name) or a stadium horn, is an air horn, approximately one metre in length, commonly blown by fans at football matches in South Africa. The origin of the name is disputed. It may originate from the Zulu for "making noise," from the "vuvu" sound it makes, or from township slang related to the word for "shower." Vuvuzelas have been said to be rooted in African history, but this has been in dispute for quite some time. People would blow on a kudu horn to call villagers to a meeting. Adding to the appeal is African folklore that "A baboon is killed by a lot of noise." During the last quarter of a match, supporters blow vuvuzelas frantically in an attempt to "kill off" their opponents."

Some YouTube-age of the Vuvuzela...NSFE (not safe for your ears)

So it's time to address this situation now before a group of soccer-loving hockey fans introduces this beast into the NHL. How would you feel if the vuvuzela made an apperance at the Verizon Center, or even a D.C. United game? More importantly, how would you feel sitting in front a vuvuzela?

Comments (9)Add Comment
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written by DaGreatOvechkin, June 19, 2009
You !%@#%!^!@#% but seriously if this becomes popular it will probably be because of this article.

Oh god it will kill me.
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written by DunnLoringDan, June 19, 2009
my god how much I hate the cowbell...
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written by TillyCapsFan, June 20, 2009
Is it any surprise that the world's most annoying sport has now produced the world's most annoying fans?
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written by a guest, June 22, 2009
The Let's Go Caps horn IS a vuvuzela.
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written by Reed "CK", June 22, 2009
The Let's Go Caps horn IS a vuvuzela.


I've been wondering about that myself, and I figured it might be one, but I think we can agree there is a major difference in blowing the horn three times in rhythm, and just blowing it all game long.

The LGC horn doesn't have the stigma of the vuvuzela
Vuvuzelas
written by Fut Ball, July 01, 2009
Agreed.

South African football actually has great songs:

http://www.footballiscominghome.net/video/the-vuvuzela-conspiracy/
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written by buy vuvuzela, August 10, 2009
no one can ban the fans to blow the vuvuzela !
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