Look carefully at the picture above. On the left is my son, CollegeBoy. He is sad. On the right is his girlfriend, MissNicole. She is VERY sad. Why are they sad you ask? They are sad because last week, they travelled down to stinkin’ New Jersey in order to go to the USA – Brazil Soccer game. They went with a relative, PO Jen. She is a soccer fan. CollegeBoy is a soccer fan. MissNicole likes being with CollegeBoy. PO Jen and CollegeBoy followed the World Cup matches this summer. This World Championship was maybe best known for three things:
1. Vuvuzelas, the horn
2. The US team advancing to the second round
3. Vuvuzelas
PO Jen and CollegeBoy wanted to see the US Team in person and was getting to see them in the splendor we call New Jersey and the new Meadowland’s stadium. They wanted to see the team do well against Brazil but I think more importantly, CollegeBoy and MissNicole wanted commerative Vuvuzales. They were shacked and dismayed at this sign.
What is this world coming to? Would you see a sign at a football game saying “No Beer”? Would you see signage at Yankee Stadium saying “No Hot Dogs or Peanuts Allowed?” Could you go see a professional hockey game with a sign posted saying “No Fighting?” Of course not. These things are a part of the fabric of enjoying the games we watch to be entertained and they took part of the entertainment away in stinkin New Jersey.
I’m not positive about this but I think that our Patriotic forefathers had Vuvuzelas in mind when they created the First Amendment covering free speech. This right was ripped away from CollegeBoy and MissNicole and it made them sad. It made me sad too.
We use to have that right. I can remember going to baseball games in the 1970’s with a long plastic horn, that had a droning buzz, much like the technologically improved Vuvuzales of today. We took them and blew them until we were exhausted but dammit, we were heard and no one even thought of trying to take this away from us.
GIVE US BACK OUR VUVUZALES!
GIVE US BACK OUR VUVUZALES!
6 comments:
Let's do some real restriction---one I have in mind is "no pinstripes at the world series." just kidding---maybe what would improve the game is vuvuzelas at baseball games and tennis matches--------:-D
Peng, Peng, Peng--this was laugh out loud funny, and I did so several times. How much longer until we can all watch a Yankees/Red Sox game together?
So, what I want to know is did Theodore Geisel (Dr Seuss) have anything to do with the design or naming of these things?
They sure look like it.
Weren't they in How the Grinch Stole Christmas?
Oh yeah - I LOVE the picture though!
I am so behind on blogs that I'm just getting to read this now but this might be my favorite post you've ever done
A+ would lol again
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