Running_Bare's blog post - The Vuvuzela

If there is one thing that can be said about the vuvuzela, it’s that it is very contagious. Even if you hate it, once it’s placed in front of you, you can’t help but pick it up and blow with glorious ferocity.

People hate hearing others blow it, but love it when they pump their cheeks with air to blow it. It’s like sex; people don’t mind doing it but hate hearing their neighbours shagging (a problem I had until recently, thank goodness they moved out).

The first time you hear your neighbours indulge in hanky panky it is mildly amusing, but not so much once you start hearing them scream frequently.

I will not deny that they can be terribly annoying. In the past we really never had as many vuvuzelas in a stadium as we do now. Soccer matches have become much louder as we drew nearer to the World Cup. They are louder than they have ever been simply because there are more vuvuzelas per square metre than in the past. Is this based on scientific research? No it’s not. It’s based on a calculated guesstimation, whatever that means.