This is one of those things that only World Cup watchers can understand: The Vuvuzela. You might not have known the name, but you sure know the noise. You know, there’s the commentary and the whistles and the cheers and the DEAFENING BUZZ OF MILLIONS OF HORNS. Not cute or tinkly horns, no. Mutated, dying wasp-like horns that never seem to cease or change in pitch. Ever. Your team scores? Buzz. Your most hated rival scores? Buzz. 90 frakking minutes of buzz. This is a new and tremendously annoying occurrence in the World Cup. I keep thinking the millions of plastic horns could have been melted down and made into safety belts or something else of moral value. Read more here.
-Estherocket
