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    Arena Senior Member Crazed Rabbit's Avatar
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    Default Re: The unofficial World Cup Thread,

    They need to ban that horrid instrument of torture, the vuvuzela.

    It can't be compared to chanting or singing or anything but continuously blowing an airhorn because it's the same, constant drone.

    There's no increase in volume when a goal is scored, no brief pause for a lucky save. Just the constant, unchanging drone that just makes it hard to enjoy the game.

    Get rid of the wretched, meaningless, noise.

    (Also, I predict The Netherlands, Japan, and Italy for winners)

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    Default Re: The unofficial World Cup Thread,

    Yo, johnhughthom, here are my predictions that mostly screwed up for the matches of Sunday. Please update.

    ALG 2-0 SLO
    SER 2-2 GHA
    GER 3-1 AUS

    And about today's fixture:

    NED 2-2 DEN
    JAP 0-0 CAM
    ITA 1-3 PAR (yayz0rz)

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    Default Re: The unofficial World Cup Thread,

    Quote Originally Posted by LeftEyeNine View Post
    Yo, johnhughthom, here are my predictions that mostly screwed up for the matches of Sunday. Please update.
    Sorry about that, I was sure you had made predictions but couldn't find them.

    Louis: +1 = 8
    Little Grizzly: 2
    Psycho: +2 = 2
    Sarmatian: +1 = 2
    Insane Apache: +1 = 8
    Secura: 2
    Ser Clegane: +1 = 4
    Romanic: +2 = 3
    Joooray: +1 = 2
    Rhyfelwyr: 0
    Sasaki: 0
    LEN: +1 = 5

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    Quote Originally Posted by Crazed Rabbit View Post
    They need to ban that horrid instrument of torture, the vuvuzela.

    It can't be compared to chanting or singing or anything but continuously blowing an airhorn because it's the same, constant drone.
    Well, according to what they said on the radio here this morning, the South Africans normally use it differently, actually playing rhythms and such. It's the others that just blow it constantly throughout the match. So it seems the 'instrument' is not actually to blame, but the stupid foreigners that can't work 'em.
    I also heard that some TV station are already looking for a way to filter the sound.

    Edit:
    Ah, yes, my predictions are:
    3 - 1
    1 - 2
    1 - 2
    Last edited by Joooray; 06-14-2010 at 07:21.

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    Default Re: The unofficial World Cup Thread,

    Somehow I effortlessly tune out the vuvezela.

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    Default Re: The unofficial World Cup Thread,

    Quote Originally Posted by Crazed Rabbit View Post
    They need to ban that horrid instrument of torture, the vuvuzela.
    "Vuvu-Stop"

    The earplugs, marketed as the "Vuvu-Stop", have a label on the back of the packet which reads: "Highly effective noise reduction. Uses include soccer, rugby, or for couch potatoes to block out your wife's moaning."
    Last edited by Ser Clegane; 06-14-2010 at 10:35.

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    Default Re: The unofficial World Cup Thread,

    Quote Originally Posted by Crazed Rabbit View Post
    I predict The Netherlands, Japan, and Italy for winners

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    Most of the points are given in the knock-out phase anyway, so with one right prediction you can catch up with those who started playing before you.

    Quote Originally Posted by LEN
    Yo, johnhughthom, here are my predictions that mostly screwed up for the matches of Sunday. Please update.

    ALG 2-0 SLO
    SER 2-2 GHA
    GER 3-1 AUS
    Yo, johnhughthom, here are my predictions for the matches of Saturday. Please update.

    Eng 1-1 USA (I predict a green howler)
    Korea 2-0 Greece
    Arg 1-0 Nigeria

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    Lwiz Ze Fad, you haz Turk genes.

    Netherlands win and I sink even deeper.

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    Default Re: The unofficial World Cup Thread,

    Quote Originally Posted by Louis VI the Fat View Post
    Yo, johnhughthom, here are my predictions for the matches of Saturday. Please update.

    Eng 1-1 USA (I predict a green howler)
    Korea 2-0 Greece
    Arg 1-0 Nigeria

    Update:


    Louis: + =
    Little Grizzly: 2
    Psycho: +2 = 2
    Sarmatian: +1 = 2
    Insane Apache: +1 = 8
    Secura: 2
    Ser Clegane: +1 = 4
    Romanic: +2 = 3
    Joooray: +1 = 2
    Rhyfelwyr: 0
    Sasaki: 0
    LEN: +1 = 5

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