Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Mzansi postcard - blow that vuvuzela whiteboy!



Sore lips and plenty of noise. Bafana Bafana holding Brazil til the dying minutes (0-1). Then almost taking Spain in the playoff for 3rd place (2-3).
A vuvuzela, sometimes called a "lepatata" (its Setswana name) or a stadium horn, is a blowing horn, approximately one metre in length, commonly blown by fans at football matches in South Africa. The origin of the name is disputed. It may originate from the Zulu for "making noise," from the "vuvu" sound it makes, or from township slang related to the word for "shower.[WIKIpedia]

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