Quote Originally Posted by Laddy View Post
Precisely. I hate the smurfing thing as much as Nickelback, Styx, and Fall Out Boy combined, but to whine incessantly about it even though it's typical of the damn country it's plyed in makes you looks like well...

an American.
Precisely! As I said, I don't like them, but the continuous whinging about them is equally annoying. And unlike the vuvuzela, there isn't a way to fix the noise coming out of the television.

They are also really cool in a stadium. It really does build spirit amongst fans and makes it real fun. But on TV, yeah, they sound like a droning insect.