Posted on 07/06/2007 1:08:33 PM PDT by mgstarr
Makes me proud to admit that my therapist is running with the bulls. As a matter-of-fact he had to cancel my monthly appointment to attend the festivities. Tee-hee....
Now it's me who is offended! Fighting bulls are beautiful animals, and they are NOT dumb by any stretch of imagination. Of course you have not seen them before being transported to the location for the run/fight. But I assure you they are not dumb.
la bota de vino
go bulls...
# adjective: lacking the power of human speech (Example: "Dumb animals")
... nothing to do with intelligence.
Thanks for the link
(Trying this posting one more time. Don't know what happened there. It previewed ok and then dropped my reply to you which was:)
"That's some leap you've made there. Be careful. Don't hurt yourself. NOT a PETA person in any sense of the word. Just don't like cruelty to animals, especially not for the sheer fun of it. I think it's shameful and says much about the person who likes to inflict pain and terror and then laugh about it."
7 days of runs...
Is that right?
I’m surprised that these guys still have the nerve after the first run (:
Alcohol.
Only way I’d do it too.
“Pamplona bull-running festival starts”
Isn’t it time to put this baby to bed? For Hemmingway, it was the macho ambiance he sought for his novel about strenght and weakness, but for modern day Spain, it is an anachronism. Modern Spain has already shown it’s cowardice in the face of threats. Why bother to re-enact a ritual of courage and risk when it’s theme no longer applies?
That is SO right on target. Throw this baby out with the bathwater!
Now, if you were to suggest that they run with tigers or elephants or something that would present more of a life and death struggle ... can't imagine a pack of tigers running off when 60 guys let them out of a pen in a bunch and throw spears into them ... or elephants either for that matter. Now THAT would show some stones! /s
(As it is, it's more akin to an episode of Jackass)
If you don’t like it, don’t go.
And I’m sure the Basques would be happy to chat with you about courage and cowardice face to face.
Thank you!
Not saying I’d do it, but I’d love to be there for it.
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