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2008-01-02 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Bullfighter makes New Years resolution: No more bullfighting

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Posted by tu3031 2008-01-02 10:01|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Spanish bulls are bigger and nastier than South American ones.

BTW, when I was a child I saw a fight where bullfighter spent more time in the air than on his feet but after he had killed the bull the public still cheered and asked for him being rewarded with an ear. Surprised I asked my father why. "He has made a good killing", was the answer. Unless the sword hits at precise location, angle and timing the sword will either hit a bone or a non-lethal wound also fighter mùst go to the horns and is no longer covered with the cape, so iot is not only difficult but also the most dangerous moment in the fight. That is why many bullfighters either due to poor technique or because they they chicken are unable to kill with a single stroke and that is why public will cheer one who does it well even if he has been a disaster during the fight proper.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2008-01-02 15:24|| 2008-01-02 15:24|| Front Page Top