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‘Stay if you have a vuvuzela’: the inevitable Hitler Downfall parody has landed

You thought that the droning of Downfall videos had been stopped by the action of the original film makers? Nah – you’ll never stop people sneaking these things in. Yes, of course it had to happen – and of course a Briton has written the dialogue: the inevitably Hitler Downfall parody (no, they haven’t all been killed off ) about those damn delightful vuvuzelas that so add to the atmosphere at the World Cup and have audiologists all over South Africa’s cities rubbing their hands at the hearing aids they’re going to be selling in 20 years’ time. For – we take up the story – Hitler is looking forward to Germany’s onward march to the World Cup final, where it will meet Brazil, of course, with all their lovely drums and singing. What? What’s that? Fifa hasn’t banned the vuvuzela? And off we go… “Stay. If you have a vuvuzela.” “Are you insane? Ruining the World Cup with a plastic bloody horn?” “There are over 300 million people like me watching in their slippers at home suffering through 90 minutes of tuneless droning trumpet.” Written by Ken McHardie , who describes himself as a “Sometime filmmaker, photographer, IT Consultant & Technical Author (the bit that pays)” from St Albans (can you imagine any other nation than Britain using “slippers” in that above sentence? No), we have to say – nice one Ken. Vuvuzelas World Cup 2010 Charles Arthur guardian.co.uk

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‘Stay if you have a vuvuzela’: the inevitable Hitler Downfall parody has landed

Crystal Palace set to unveil George Burley as new manager

• Former Scotland manager set for Selhurst Park role • Chris Coleman and Paul Hart had also been in running George Burley is expected to be unveiled as the new manager of Crystal Palace this afternoon. The former Scotland manager, 54, was interviewed by the CPFC 2010 consortium in charge of Palace last week and is believed to have beaten off competition from Paul Hart and Chris Coleman to land the job. The Eagles avoided relegation on the final day of last season under Hart, whose short-term contract then expired. Palace won an even bigger battle earlier this month when CPFC 2010 saved them from liquidation at the 11th hour. Burley’s finest achievement was guiding Ipswich Town into the Premier League in 2000 and to a fifth-placed finish the following season to qualify for the Uefa Cup. He has also enjoyed spells in charge of Derby County, Hearts and Southampton, but has been out of management since being dismissed from the Scotland job last November. George Burley Crystal Palace Championship guardian.co.uk

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