It's a Celebration: Best NFL Touchdown Rituals
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5. The Sounding of the Vikings Horn
The Metrodome
Minnesota Vikings
Nothing puts a charge into fans of the Purple People Eaters quite like the two-note clarion that blasts through the Metrodome speakers when the Vikings are moving the ball.
While some rooters merely take this as an invitation to make noise of any kind at the home team's behest, others answer back with horns of their own that they sneak through the stadium turnstiles – even if their instruments of mass percussion look nothing like the animal horns affixed to the helmet of the grizzly, old Viking depicted in the Minnesota logo.
"The sound of the Vikings Horn is a powerful emotional device," said Ray Crump, owner of Dome Souvenirs Plus, located adjacent to the Metrodome and where fans can buy collapsible plastic trumpets that when blown properly will mimic the stadium horn.
"Whenever the sound is heard people get excited or know something important has just happened, which raises the energy level of the stadium."
But there's more than just horn blowing when it comes to celebrating good times in the Land of Ten Thousand Lakes. After the Vikings reward the Metrodome throng with a plunge into the end zone and the horns blow, fans sing "Skol Vikings" (Scandinavian for "salute" or "toast"), as the team's cheerleaders spell out V-I-K-I-N-G-S with giant flags.
"Skol Vikings
Skol Vikings! Let's win this game.
Skol Vikings! Honor your name.
Go get that first down,
Then get a touchdown.
Rock 'em, sock 'em, fight, fight, fight, fight
Go Vikings, run out the score; you'll hear us yell for more!
V-I-K-I-N-G-S
Skol Vikings, let's go!
http://sports.espn.go.com/travel/news/story?id=3139628
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It's good to see we beat the Lamblow Leap
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The funny thing with that article is that is says at the start " While they're all special, here are ten of the more unique touchdown celebrations and rally cries (ranked in no particular order): "
The those posting comments moan about how could one be 'ranked' above another ... read the words boys the clues are there
;D
One thing is did do was to piss off all the 'skins fans as their 'Hail to the Redskins' is missing.. especially when the list included the Iggles tune
;D
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Where can you buy one of those horns?
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"V" wrote:
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Where can you buy one of those horns?
Domeplus and most sports stores in the Minny area.... of course you're not allowed to take them into the Dome.. NFL rules you know
;D
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"V" wrote:
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Where can you buy one of those horns?
http://www.domeplus.com/minnesotawild/Souvenirs/collapsible_stadium_horn.htm
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"lakehubertviking" wrote:
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Skol Vikings! Let's win this game.
Skol Vikings! Honor your name.
Go get that first down,
Then get a touchdown.
Rock 'em, sock 'em, fight, fight, fight, fight
Go Vikings, run out the score; you'll hear us yell for more!
V-I-K-I-N-G-S
Skol Vikings, let's go!
I think that the song has been changed on the big board this year to say "Run up the score" rather than "Run out the score"....I'll have to check next time I'm there.
=Z=
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"BadlandsViking" wrote:
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It's good to see we beat the Lamblow Leap
When does the "Hubert H. Humphrey Hop" shortened to "Humphrey Hop" make the list!?!
;D It's been fun watching a lot of our guys jump in to the stands after touchdowns.
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"Zeus" wrote:
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I think that the song has been changed on the big board this year to say "Run up the score"
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you're thinking of the Patriots fight song
;D
which also has a line about " watching you with our camera ".....
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"stateVIKE44" wrote:
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"BadlandsViking" wrote:
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It's good to see we beat the Lamblow Leap
When does the "Hubert H. Humphrey Hop" shortened to "Humphrey Hop" make the list!?!
;D It's been fun watching a lot of our guys jump in to the stands after touchdowns.
probably bc they were doing the lambeau leap first...
But I like the horns... they're awesome.. and although i've never heard them from home as i live in DC... it always pumps me up at home!!!!
