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ND-Dem

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136. most of them wont be though.
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 12:56 PM
Feb 2015
The herd is composed of the six bulls to be fought in the afternoon, six steers (castrated bulls) that run with the bulls, and three more steers that leave the corral two minutes later. The function of the oxen is to guide the herd.[7] The average speed of the herd is 24 km/h (15 mph).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_of_the_Bulls


do you eat beef?

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Good. cwydro Feb 2015 #1
. Liberal_in_LA Feb 2015 #4
Oh shit! Cali_Democrat Feb 2015 #7
the bulls didnt just pick on Americans. animal cruelty doesnt pay Liberal_in_LA Feb 2015 #9
Then why aren't you blaming the Spanish who actually stage the event whathehell Feb 2015 #118
Can blame both the Spanish and the idiots who put themselves in this danger and join in the torment HERVEPA Feb 2015 #126
Awwwww HERVEPA Feb 2015 #128
I blame the organizers and the participants. Tourism to the event helps keep in going Liberal_in_LA Feb 2015 #153
Now you do.. whathehell Feb 2015 #154
the whole point of these "run with thebulls" events is to dare them to horn u in the ass Liberal_in_LA Feb 2015 #158
Sure. whathehell Feb 2015 #159
No, they're enjoying it..Glad to.see how few recs this mean spirited thread has gotten, though. whathehell Feb 2015 #121
Getting pantsed added to the humiliation, I'm sure Warpy Feb 2015 #76
Would it be "good" if one of the locals got hurt? whathehell Feb 2015 #119
Go bulls! AtomicKitten Feb 2015 #2
. Liberal_in_LA Feb 2015 #3
Youch! AtomicKitten Feb 2015 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Feb 2015 #6
The family jewels were spared, his sphincter not so lucky. AtomicKitten Feb 2015 #10
The wounds will heal. former9thward Feb 2015 #37
This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Feb 2015 #45
Damn, that was funny… dhill926 Feb 2015 #69
Dunno Kelvin Mace Feb 2015 #77
I don't think it was as severe injury as you report. former9thward Feb 2015 #79
where does the claim he was taunting it come from? ND-Dem Feb 2015 #130
Turning a bull loose in the streets Kelvin Mace Feb 2015 #135
I'm sure he'll be reminded of his bravery every time he poops. Fla Dem Feb 2015 #137
Only if his doctors are incompetent. former9thward Feb 2015 #138
Gives new meaning to taking the bull by the horns GreatCaesarsGhost Feb 2015 #78
"So....what did ya get when you were in Spain?" A HERETIC I AM Feb 2015 #107
This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Feb 2015 #110
Ouch. LWolf Feb 2015 #8
Some things are just not meant for amateurs. lpbk2713 Feb 2015 #11
Sphincter wounds! cwydro Feb 2015 #12
his special super tight underpants provided no protection Liberal_in_LA Feb 2015 #14
Lol! cwydro Feb 2015 #18
I saw Sphincter Wounds at the Troub last week. Initech Feb 2015 #113
Bull 1 - Moron 0 edbermac Feb 2015 #13
If I were one of his parents I would ask him one question....."Why?" yourout Feb 2015 #15
Gored in the rectum shanti Feb 2015 #16
Rectum? Damn near KILLED him! Aristus Feb 2015 #19
Bwahaha! cwydro Feb 2015 #24
I make no claims of originality. Aristus Feb 2015 #29
Still makes me laugh! cwydro Feb 2015 #30
Glad I could help. Laughter is the best medicine. Aristus Feb 2015 #31
Absolutely it is. cwydro Feb 2015 #32
I'm a Physician Assistant. Aristus Feb 2015 #34
Unbelievably cwydro Feb 2015 #38
I knew I couldn't be the only one... Aristus Feb 2015 #40
I'm not a Physicians Assistant. cwydro Feb 2015 #42
Nice to see you're enjoying that.. whathehell Feb 2015 #120
Hey, I'm not the one who went tearing about around a lot of angry bulls, thinking Aristus Feb 2015 #123
Right -- Now tell me you never did a stupid thing when you were 20 years old. whathehell Feb 2015 #124
Sure I did. But the stupid things didn't have horns, legs, and a bad temper. Aristus Feb 2015 #131
It needn't be to make those things dangerous and dumb whathehell Feb 2015 #142
The Bull simply read the directions. A HERETIC I AM Feb 2015 #108
Great HERVEPA Feb 2015 #129
No sympathy from me. zappaman Feb 2015 #17
That poor bull with Santorum all over his horn Politicalboi Feb 2015 #20
Perfect! The matador that faces that deadly auroch will look all the more heroic HereSince1628 Feb 2015 #21
File this under: Brigid Feb 2015 #22
When used as a proper name, do you justhanginon Feb 2015 #23
Oddly (or not) cwydro Feb 2015 #25
Sorry, not true! indie9197 Feb 2015 #117
I'm gonna call that cwydro Feb 2015 #157
You mess with the bull hifiguy Feb 2015 #26
THAT's the reply I was looking for! Iggo Feb 2015 #94
Good for the bull bigwillq Feb 2015 #27
You do understand that the bull is being run into the bullring for his final "act"... CTyankee Feb 2015 #33
exactly Liberal_in_LA Feb 2015 #35
I visited Pamplona in 2008. I was surprised at how beautiful and lovely a town it was. CTyankee Feb 2015 #36
This was not in Pamplona. Brigid Feb 2015 #52
It did seem strange calendar wise...thanks for tipping me off... CTyankee Feb 2015 #88
The strangest thing about last year's running in Pamplona: Brigid Feb 2015 #90
I was in Pamplona during a trip to northern Spain and remember hearing a guide tell us about CTyankee Feb 2015 #91
Go Bull! nt LiberalElite Feb 2015 #28
wear real pants next time dumbass... ileus Feb 2015 #39
Human supremacism is alive and well in Spain. Vattel Feb 2015 #41
He Whose OX Is Gored seveneyes Feb 2015 #43
I see nothing in the article that says he was "tormenting" the bull, or whathehell Feb 2015 #44
For real? melman Feb 2015 #46
For real.. whathehell Feb 2015 #47
we of course don't know what the bull is experiencing at that moment...perhaps it CTyankee Feb 2015 #48
No, we don't whathehell Feb 2015 #68
Yes, it is unique to the Spanish culture, but not to ours. CTyankee Feb 2015 #72
Yes, and that is why we don't stage this thing.. whathehell Feb 2015 #104
Yep. I agree. We don't have to go along with the Spanish fantasy...it causes so much CTyankee Feb 2015 #109
Correct. whathehell Feb 2015 #111
since the 1200s. or the 1400s. anyway, very old. ND-Dem Feb 2015 #134
Yep. whathehell Feb 2015 #143
Wow. You really are totally oblivious. HERVEPA Feb 2015 #133
Wow. You really are too whathehell Feb 2015 #141
If you can't understand that that is animal cruelty HERVEPA Feb 2015 #144
If YOU can't understand that my objection isn't to stopping animal cruelty, whathehell Feb 2015 #150
The animals are terrified melman Feb 2015 #54
Any links confirming that assertion? whathehell Feb 2015 #67
There are no links to confirm it because it takes compassion Jamastiene Feb 2015 #95
Um, no, you're mistaking emotion, or "compassion" for facts whathehell Feb 2015 #101
"links" will never outweigh a pair of eyes and some common sense Pooka Fey Feb 2015 #149
If you read my other posts, you'd see I responded to this point awhile back.. whathehell Feb 2015 #151
30 Million d'Amis (FR) combats the Corrida Pooka Fey Feb 2015 #152
Yes indeed.. whathehell Feb 2015 #155
Traditionally, a "running of the bulls" -- Hell Hath No Fury Feb 2015 #73
I didn't know that -- I AM against the torturous bullfighting you describe, whathehell Feb 2015 #103
most of them wont be though. ND-Dem Feb 2015 #136
No I don't. Hell Hath No Fury Feb 2015 #139
he received excellent medical care as soon as was possible, while the bull was driven to the local.. LanternWaste Feb 2015 #87
Yes, as do the locals who stage this event, I imagine.. whathehell Feb 2015 #102
yeah, it's kind of amazing. ND-Dem Feb 2015 #132
I always root for the bulls. City Lights Feb 2015 #49
Me too. I went to a bull fight in Mexico City, RebelOne Feb 2015 #53
I don't think I would ever go to one, City Lights Feb 2015 #63
Two months, Bender. I gotcha. alcibiades_mystery Feb 2015 #50
Duh! pretty much sums it up, to me. djean111 Feb 2015 #51
Vote for Gore! Orrex Feb 2015 #55
Caught between auroch and a hard place! Orrex Feb 2015 #56
Fan-fucking-tastic, sir. Codeine Feb 2015 #96
Why, thank you! Orrex Feb 2015 #115
Next time he'll go for the woodwinds rather than the horn section. Orrex Feb 2015 #57
Must have been out of his gored! Orrex Feb 2015 #58
Found himself on the horn of a dilemma. Orrex Feb 2015 #59
Obviously someone steered him wrong. Orrex Feb 2015 #60
A bull in the calf is worth two in the... Wait, what? Orrex Feb 2015 #61
Who hasn't had a horny brute try to get into their pants? Orrex Feb 2015 #62
Too much beef is bad for you, after all. Orrex Feb 2015 #64
Death in the Afternoon! Orrex Feb 2015 #65
Wow. Tough crowd. Orrex Feb 2015 #66
Wow--you really got the shorthorns. If a pun gets no replies....is it still herd? nt msanthrope Feb 2015 #81
I'm sorry, butt I have to laugh. libdem4life Feb 2015 #82
I was going to laugh at these jokes, chrisa Feb 2015 #105
I suppose everyone in this thread is a vegan Augustus Feb 2015 #70
If I get gored during voluntary participation in an idiotic tradition of animal exploitation Orrex Feb 2015 #74
I have little compassion for people who find entertainment in tormenting animals for entertainment. LanternWaste Feb 2015 #89
Anyone who participates OwnedByCats Feb 2015 #92
What is this "we" you are talking about? Jamastiene Feb 2015 #97
Oh, you are adorable!!! Coventina Feb 2015 #100
What nonsense. cwydro Feb 2015 #106
Yes, you who eat meat do torture animals just as brutally as any matador. Hell Hath No Fury Feb 2015 #140
Someone who can claim to be butthurt, literally. aikoaiko Feb 2015 #71
Bulls 6 - Idiots 0 COLGATE4 Feb 2015 #75
See? Without the US Supreme Cort, Gore wins. Orsino Feb 2015 #80
Looks like he got a horn right up his ass AgingAmerican Feb 2015 #83
Says a lot more about people willing to host an event this barbaric. nt. NCTraveler Feb 2015 #84
I totally agree this event is barbaric (as is bull fighting) and should stop. However, Arugula Latte Feb 2015 #125
I learned my lesson as a kid to not fuck with the bulls madokie Feb 2015 #85
"nice Mr. Bull...think I'll be tiptoeing away..." CTyankee Feb 2015 #86
I hope the bull taught you kids not to torture animals of any kind any more. Jamastiene Feb 2015 #98
He had it coming. Jamastiene Feb 2015 #93
More than the Spanish who started the whole thing? whathehell Feb 2015 #112
Well that's not a very bright assumption. HERVEPA Feb 2015 #145
Well, I'm afraid it may be brighter than you, actually. whathehell Feb 2015 #146
That wasn't the subject of the post. And I did knock them in a post in this thread. HERVEPA Feb 2015 #148
Ah, running with the bulls. AKA the Darwin Award Olympics (nt) Nye Bevan Feb 2015 #99
Definitely a future Darwin Award candidate. Initech Feb 2015 #114
Don't fuck with the bull Tom Ripley Feb 2015 #116
Yay Bulls! polly7 Feb 2015 #122
Kicking for the puns...#56 and on ... gallows humor and all, but funny as all get out. libdem4life Feb 2015 #127
Running 'with' the bulls...why not run 'with' tanks or run 'with' rabid honey badgers? Rex Feb 2015 #147
This is why you should always wear clean underwear jberryhill Feb 2015 #156
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