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You are here: Home / Humorous / Late Night Open Thread: Vuvuzela!

Late Night Open Thread: Vuvuzela!

by Anne Laurie|  June 30, 201012:49 am| 36 Comments

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This one’s for Randinho. (And thank goddess for subtitles.)


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  1. 1.

    Violet

    June 30, 2010 at 12:54 am

    That’s excellent. I actually laughed out loud. After watching as many World Cup matches as I have, that sound is going to be the lasting impression, I think. Vuvuzela!

  2. 2.

    General Egali Tarian Stuck

    June 30, 2010 at 12:55 am

    Jeebus, had my speakers turned up on high and got blasted by the sockpuppet vulvuzela.

  3. 3.

    Polish the Guillotines

    June 30, 2010 at 1:13 am

    That’s funny stuff, but the Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theater has nothing on the Welsh Light-Chest Legging Repertory Company.

    Just sayin’.

  4. 4.

    asiangrrlMN

    June 30, 2010 at 1:18 am

    Funny as hell. Now, can someone tell me what the original tune is? It’s bugging me to death.

  5. 5.

    Polish the Guillotines

    June 30, 2010 at 1:22 am

    @asiangrrlMN: Layla, by Derrick and the Dominoes.

  6. 6.

    Violet

    June 30, 2010 at 1:22 am

    @asiangrrlMN:
    Layla.

    It was bugging me for a bit too. Those sock puppets threw me off.

  7. 7.

    Steeplejack

    June 30, 2010 at 1:24 am

    @asiangrrlMN:

    Eric Clapton, “Layla.” (Originally it was Derek and the Dominoes.) And please do not mention the wretched “unplugged” version. Shudder.

  8. 8.

    arguingwithsignposts

    June 30, 2010 at 1:25 am

    I commented to a friend on saturday that the cheap trumpet-like instruments reminded me of the sound of a mosquito buzzing directly next to my ear drum.

  9. 9.

    Polish the Guillotines

    June 30, 2010 at 1:25 am

    Less sock, more rock.

  10. 10.

    asiangrrlMN

    June 30, 2010 at 1:26 am

    Ta, Polish, Violet, and Steepman. I knew I knew it! And, Steep, of course I’m going to find the unplugged version. Heh.

    @Steeplejack: Ah, yes. The POPULAR version of the song. It’s not…very good.

  11. 11.

    Steeplejack

    June 30, 2010 at 1:30 am

    @asiangrrlMN:

    No, no, no! The horror, the horror.

    Much better to try the other great song from that album–“Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad.”

  12. 12.

    Steeplejack

    June 30, 2010 at 1:35 am

    @asiangrrlMN:

    Okay, if you must go light(er), try this–the Allman Brothers Band, “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed.” Much better than watered-down acoustic “Layla.”

    (Duane Allman played on Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, so that’s how I connected to this.)

  13. 13.

    Steeplejack

    June 30, 2010 at 1:37 am

    @asiangrrlMN:

    I warned you, but, no, you wouldn’t listen.

  14. 14.

    asiangrrlMN

    June 30, 2010 at 1:37 am

    @Steeplejack: OK. That is a MUCH better song! I really dig it. So upbeat for such a downer message.

    @Steeplejack: As Yutsy said, associations are a strange breast, er, beast. But, yeah, that’s much nicer than the acoustic Layla. Then again, I don’t much care for the original Layla, either.

  15. 15.

    JGabriel

    June 30, 2010 at 1:40 am

    Probably old news by now, but: Hulu announces new service destined to be as successful as the NY Times attempt to charge people for access to the editorial page – tries to compete with free Bittorrent trackers by demanding money for less content.

    .

  16. 16.

    arguingwithsignposts

    June 30, 2010 at 1:46 am

    @JGabriel: Well, if they were more like Netflix instant, I might pay (although they’re a couple of years behind Netflix). Instead, they don’t seem to be offering much more of value.

    I am constantly amazed at the myopia of major network execs about the online world.

  17. 17.

    Yutsano

    June 30, 2010 at 2:33 am

    @asiangrrlMN: Oh sure, amend my original statements with something infinitely more clever. You know my neurons work hard on getting those suckers just right you know!

    I am soooo glad mandatory overtime ends this week. I am so flipping exhausted and I end it with a really nasty long day on Thursday.

  18. 18.

    Eric U.

    June 30, 2010 at 3:06 am

    If there is any video that needs a vuvuzela button, it’s this one. Haven’t figured out why some videos have it and others don’t

  19. 19.

    Gina

    June 30, 2010 at 3:26 am

    @JGabriel: I was trying to figure out WTH they’re thinking is so amazing they should be charging for it. Three stinking networks? Gimme a break.

  20. 20.

    Yutsano

    June 30, 2010 at 3:34 am

    @Gina: Hmm…three networks? Maybe they’ll sell it as some sort of retro TV watching experience. This of course just means the shareholders are raising an unholy stink about the television money sinkholes. That stuff ain’t cheap to make you know.

  21. 21.

    2th&nayle

    June 30, 2010 at 3:51 am

    Just as an aside; the South Eastern Conference has determined that the vuvuzela is not a traditional artifical noisemaker and they will not be allowed at SEC games. The only noisemaker that is tied traditionally to a SEC school is the cowbell at Mississippi State, and even then it’s only allowed in certain instances (after scores, pregame, between quarters, halftime, etc, etc). Considering the fact that the MSU mascot is the “Bulldog”, I don’t really see the connection with the cowbell (Texas, yes; MSU, not so much), but I guess they must have figured that it was better than a stadium full of folks blowing dog whistles.

  22. 22.

    Yutsano

    June 30, 2010 at 3:56 am

    @2th&nayle:

    a stadium full of folks blowing dog whistles.

    One would think that would fit in rather well in the South.

  23. 23.

    2th&nayle

    June 30, 2010 at 3:59 am

    @Yutsano: Somehow I knew someone would mention that! Might have known it would be you. You’re quick Yuts! Gotta give you that! haha!

  24. 24.

    fucen tarmal

    June 30, 2010 at 4:00 am

    @Gina:

    so people can discover that tv used to suck too. the price isn’t bad if you are someone who buys dvd box sets.

  25. 25.

    Yutsano

    June 30, 2010 at 4:12 am

    @2th&nayle: Thank you, thank you, I’ll be here all week. Don’t forget to tip your waitress and please try the veal.

  26. 26.

    Yutsano

    June 30, 2010 at 4:19 am

    Always amazing what you can find on teh Interwebs. The song is kinda meh (a little lyrical expansion would have helped) but you can tell the derivatives of their sound, plus it has Hermione in it and the ending is adorable:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZa1ViT4Ihc&feature=player_embedded

  27. 27.

    Nicole

    June 30, 2010 at 4:26 am

    Very much OT but my fat feet I mentioned last week were indicating pre-eclampsia. I’m being induced at the hospital now (it takes a long time and is hella uncomfortable, which is why I’m up). If we decide to have a second kid, we’re totes adopting. This sucks. Wish me luck.

  28. 28.

    Yutsano

    June 30, 2010 at 4:28 am

    @Nicole: LUCK!!

    Ki o tsukete kudasai. At least they caught this at an early stage when the treatment options are much better for you and the baby. And kudos to the adoption idea as well, there are so many kids who need good loving homes out there.

    PS: It’s an open thread, you are very much on topic. :)

  29. 29.

    2th&nayle

    June 30, 2010 at 4:41 am

    @Yutsano: Yeah, the interwebs are great! Particularly if you happen to be a old goob that doesn’t know what or who a Hermione is! I thought the video was quite cute, the song was so-so, but the band sounded a lot like The Outfield to me. But what do I know?

  30. 30.

    2th&nayle

    June 30, 2010 at 4:45 am

    @Nicole: Hang in there Nic! All this misery will go away when you see that little angel face! Good Luck!!

  31. 31.

    NobodySpecial

    June 30, 2010 at 5:19 am

    @Steeplejack: I think you meant “Anyday” there…

  32. 32.

    Svensker

    June 30, 2010 at 10:32 am

    @Nicole:

    Very much OT but my fat feet I mentioned last week were indicating pre-eclampsia. I’m being induced at the hospital now (it takes a long time and is hella uncomfortable, which is why I’m up). If we decide to have a second kid, we’re totes adopting. This sucks. Wish me luck.

    It sounded like pre-eclampsia — glad you’re doc is on top of stuff. Good luck and let us know what’s going on when you can. Big hugs.

  33. 33.

    Svensker

    June 30, 2010 at 10:33 am

    Oh, and Annie Laura, I LOVED the vid. Loved it.

  34. 34.

    4jkb4ia

    June 30, 2010 at 10:43 am

    I am Roger Federer! I am the greatest! Never mind that I have had problems with Berdych for years!

    (This is meant to cheer for Federer)

  35. 35.

    4jkb4ia

    June 30, 2010 at 10:49 am

    (Depression)
    (Cue babble on whether Federer’s career is over)
    (“Layla” is great song. “Unplugged” version not as lyrical)

  36. 36.

    Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre

    July 1, 2010 at 2:39 am

    Hi all,

    We’re the Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre and we made the Vuvuzela video at the top of this thread. Glad you liked it. You can see more of our videos – and get tickets for our live shows (we’ll be at the Edinburgh Fringe throughout August btw) – at comicfestival.co.uk. Plug over, have fun.

    – The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre

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