Throughout the world cup I've seen tweets about "vuvuzelas" with the hashtag #worldcup. Tweeters are complaining about how annoyed they are by "vuvuzelas" or how much they hate "vuvuzelas." Today I decided to look up "vuvuzelas" on Wikipedia to see exactly who this "Vuvuzelas" guy is and what he's done during the World Cup that's made everyone so angry. I come to find out "vuvuzelas" is not a soccer player's last name, but instead those darn bee hive horns!
I know, I know. My bow is growing…The vuvuzela (English pronunciation: /vu?vu??ze?l?/) , sometimes called a "lepatata" or a stadium horn, is a blowing horn up to approximately 1 m in length. It is commonly blown by fans at association football matches in South Africa. The instrument is played using a simple brass instrumenttechnique of blowing through compressed lips to create a buzz, and emits a loud monotone (B?3). A similar instrument is used by football fans in South America.