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A surplus of geekery by :: Fred Abercrombie

World Cup: Vuvuzela Concerto Sheet Music

Vuvuzela’s have been buzzing throughout World Cup and I’m only just now realizing they’re in B Flat. I always thought it was the Key of B Swarm Stinging My Eardrums and Cerebral Cortex. Worse is knowing they’re going to creep into the stands of other sporting events. Remember the Angels games and their Thundersticks? Shudder.

NEEDLESS BUT AWESOME:
LOOK FOR THE VUVUZELA BUTTON ON YOUTUBE VIDEOS

A BETTER B FLAT:
To cleanse your membranes, revisit the awesome In B Flat Collaborative Music Project:

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World Cup: Lego Reenactments of 2010 Matches

When you can’t wake up at 4 a.m. to watch, or don’t have the patience to sit through a match at any time, LegoFussball will fill you in with reenactments of pivotal highlights. The accuracy makes up for their delayed production. And there’s something funny in seeing the smiling minifig face on England’s Robert Green. He won’t be making that face for a llllong time. (Thanks, Fluxcapctr!)

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