Poll: Did you find the Vuvuzela annoying?

[thethingthatlurks]

No, they're fun! Who doesn't enjoy watching a game of football that apparently takes place in a bee hive?
Seriously, if I were to meet somebody with one of those, I'd jam the bloody thing down their throat. See if the bastard can still piss people off when it's lodged in his trachea...

 

[thenumberthirteen]

Don't mind too much. Next time they should bring Tubas and play a jaunty tune.

 

[MrNickster]

Whoever suggested them needs to be fired. Whatever higher up FIFA official decided they would be a good marketing icon needs to be fired. Whoever sold them needs to be fired.

I don't even like soccer at all but my Dad does...hell

 

[Brandon237]

I'm in the biggest loudest city in SA. I have frequently heard the things at 6 in the morning. You people have no idea how bloody annoying they are.

 

[teqrevisited]

Couldn't stand them. At least some of the chants the crowd comes up with are creative and they take coordination to do aswell. I'd much rather hear a chant about how Rooney looks alot like a King Edward than BWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW for 90 minutes.

 

[GuerrillaClock]

They were initially annoying, when I first noticed them in the Confederations cup last year, and then at the start of this tournament, but after about a week I think I just tuned them out and they didn't bother me. Either that or the match directors just started turning their pitch-side mics down.

 

[Meemaimoh]

After watching around three games, I got used of it. I do miss the chanting though.

This exactly. I guess it wasn't so much a bad atmosphere as a different one, but I appreciated the State of Origin's crowd that much more as a result of hearing the vuvuzela drone.

 

[Redingold]

Obligatory link. [http://www.vuvuzela-time.co.uk/www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.211983-Poll-Did-you-find-the-Vuvuzela-annoying?]

I didn't watch the World Cup, so no.

 

[dalek sec]

Whoever suggested them needs to be fired. Whatever higher up FIFA official decided they would be a good marketing icon needs to be fired. Whoever sold them needs to be fired.

I don't even like soccer at all but my Dad does...hell

Pretty much this as well for me, the damn things should have been banned. I know it's a part of their culture but the bloody things should be banned for good. I'm not even a fan of soccer at all and I think they were a disgrace to the games.

 

[Melancholy_Ocelot]

It really surprises me that FIFA would allow artificial noise. They say it was to "introduce the culture of their hosts", though from what I can gather they did just about everything possible to hamper local vendors and merchants.

I know one thing is for sure...Try taking one to the next basketball or hockey game you go to. Let me know how that turns out for you.

 

[The DSM]

Its the high-pitched BBBZZZZ that annoys me.

 

[zHellas]

I bought one and use it for drive by BBBBBBBBBBBBZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZing.

Take videos! Place them onto YouTube!

 

[ddon]

My family has a saying. "If someone is using a Vuvuzela then they are more focused on annoying the people next to them then watching the game."

 

[The Night Shade]

They suck and they make my ears explode

 

[imnot]

they are the most annoying thing i can think of and south africa should have been carpet bombed to shut them up.

 

[R4ptur3]

I don't find them annoying. I mean it was in South Africa, it was their right. If they started it in the premier league it would start to get on my nerves, but we have drums and football chants, they can have the vuvu's. I got used to it after a while.

 

[LordVikingofFire]

They annoy my just as much as having to stare at all the stupid topics forums, not going to the actual forums but having to look at it while my video is playing. So I pretty much hate everyone on the Escapist forum ever. And their dogs.

 

[Evertw]

I found it extremly annoying, and it is proven to be extremly effective at spreading germes, i hope it's getting banned from the next championship.