On Sun, Jun 20, 2010 at 12:44 PM, televisiongirl <[email protected]>wrote:
> > #2. Like everyone else I have been able to talk to about this, I find those >> dammed noise makers obnoxious and almost unbearable, and I do miss the >> sounds of the cheers that soccer fans like to engage in. Can't some creative >> engineering filter out, or down, the droning sound and amp up the sounds of >> human voices in the crowd? >> > > > I'm of a different school on this - their country, their traditions. (SNIP) > Well, its not exactly like Nelson Mandela played a vuvuzela to fortify himself thorough the long nights of injustice on Robben Island. From what I have been able to find out on google (and consistent with the report Friday of Andy Saltsman) these things go back about 15 or 20 years in South Africa. "The Wave" has a longer tradition in United States sporting events, and I hate that too. ** -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
