Annoying Horns Here to Stay

World Cup officials won't ban vuvuzela
By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff
Posted Jun 14, 2010 4:15 PM CDT
Annoying Horns Here to Stay
A soccer fan blows a vuvuzela prior to the World Cup group E soccer match between Japan and Cameroon at Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa, Monday, June 14, 2010.   (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

World Cup fans and teams will have to learn to live with the blaring of plastic horns: Organizers have no plans to ban the vuvuzela, Reuters reports. Though the horns are tormenting players and spectators, a rep says, "Vuvuzelas are here to stay and will never be banned. People love the vuvuzelas around the world. Only a minority are against vuvuzelas."
(More 2010 World Cup stories.)

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