Trampa501 Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Oh dear, what a turn-up. At least he put himself in the front line I suppose. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/10/world/europe/co-author-of-bull-running-guide-is-gored-in-pamplona.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy_renting Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 He talked the talk, he walked the walk. Respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
interestrateripoff Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Did he not read the guide about how not to get gored or did he just omit that section? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steppenpig Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Seeing a bull fight (on the telly) really did bring tears to my eyes. I love watching people being trampled by bulls though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 The first rule of bull running - do not write a guide book about bull running. Here endeth the lesson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 He is still alive so no Darwin Award. His wiki page is interesting if you like reading about people who went to Eton. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Fiske-Harrison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 I don't think provoking a 2 ton animal with horns is a good idea! Bulls are usually good natured! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The XYY Man Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 He talked the talk, he walked the walk. Respect. Gerraway and shite man...!!! That soft Spanish chutney-ferret isn't worthy of any respect compared to Mongo... http://youtu.be/bVpypcLbbIE XYY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Mon! Mongo's ridin a coo! It has tits! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNACR Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Never taunt the gods of irony. Near me there was some sort of eco-w@nkery health food shop called something like 'Steve's Sustainable Food Store'. It's closed down now, Steve taunted the gods on irony and they punished him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shindigger Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Hopefully he croaks the croak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy_renting Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Hopefully he croaks the croak. If he was stabbing bulls, as in a bullfight, i would agree. But he was just running away from one (albeit it in a very organised Mass Running Away from A Bull) so he was being symbolically very sensible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Hovis Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 If he was stabbing bulls, as in a bullfight, i would agree. But he was just running away from one (albeit it in a very organised Mass Running Away from A Bull) so he was being symbolically very sensible. Exactly, it's the element of risk that makes it exciting. This evidences that this risk is real. Bullfighting is very different, that's animal cruelty IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigantic Purple Slug Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 How can you make an entire guide out of "run faster than the bulls" ? I guess more importantly how can you then fail dismally at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shindigger Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 If he was stabbing bulls, as in a bullfight, i would agree. But he was just running away from one (albeit it in a very organised Mass Running Away from A Bull) so he was being symbolically very sensible. He endorses bull running. Safe to assume he's comfortable with bull fighting too. He can ****** off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilf Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 How can you make an entire guide out of "run faster than the bulls" ? This will blow you mind then.... http://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Sharpen-Pencils-David-Rees/dp/1612193269/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1405067326&sr=8-1&keywords=how+to+sharpen+pencils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustYield Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Eraserhead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy_renting Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 He endorses bull running. Safe to assume he's comfortable with bull fighting too. He can ****** off. Evidence/ reasoning? I have occasionally run with people, without the urge to go on to kill them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy_renting Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 The bull running through the streets is traditionally a precursor to the bull fight itself is it not? (EDIT: wiki on bull running) I was shocked when I first saw this at the start of the film Carmen. It is disgusting.....but somehow beautiful at the same time. I don't profess to understand that. Don't watch if you are at all squeamish. Skip the first 40s OK. Fair enough. I'm disgusted too. Though I do like the idea of the bulls being able to gore people. Oh, and I like beef, especially with horseradish sauce. Crossed off my bucket list. I shall run with kittens instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juvenal Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Article says something about 'respect the other runners'. I have seen the Pamplona bull run twice. The 'other runners' are 90% arseholed and have been partying in the streets for 48 hours. Some invariably fall as the runners stampede down the narrow streets to the bullring. The fallen bring down those behind them. The fortunate merely get trampled by a running bull. The less lucky get gored... You want to get disabled or killed? Run with the drunks and meet the Pamplona bulls..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy_renting Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Article says something about 'respect the other runners'. I have seen the Pamplona bull run twice. The 'other runners' are 90% arseholed and have been partying in the streets for 48 hours. Some invariably fall as the runners stampede down the narrow streets to the bullring. The fallen bring down those behind them. The fortunate merely get trampled by a running bull. The less lucky get gored... You want to get disabled or killed? Run with the drunks and meet the Pamplona bulls..... They should get the bulls drunk too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy_renting Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Scamper with the Puppies in Penge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steppenpig Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 if I remember right, the bulls fall down quite often too, and go sliding accross the cobbles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juvenal Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 if I remember right, the bulls fall down quite often too, and go sliding accross the cobbles. It's hard for them to see where they are going with a screaming tourist impaled on their horns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 I ran with bulls over 10 years ago and was heavily under the influence of alcohol. The bulls run very early in the morning, every morning for the entire festival. So pretty much just you are just are leaving the pub to run. It was on my bucket list, and can safely say I will never do it again. There is no adrenaline rush like it. If the bulls stay in a pack they are calm and run pretty much straight. However should one get separated from the pack, that's when the real fun begins! I think it wise not to annoy "two ton of meat with horns"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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