| 19 June 2009
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?
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