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Post by stokiehak on Jan 27, 2008 15:25:41 GMT
Has anyone been to pamplona and ran with the bulls? Few of us giong in July wondering what its like?
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Post by daverichards on Jan 27, 2008 15:28:49 GMT
the obvious answer is, very fucking stupid, dangerous and not exactly nice for the Bulls either  |
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Post by allmyownteeth on Jan 27, 2008 15:57:14 GMT
Ya must be mad. i have been. it is seriously dangerous.
very cruel too . never realized that until we saw it.
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Post by GrandStokie on Jan 27, 2008 16:32:52 GMT
pointless tradition, I could understand why they do it if they didnt kill the bulls at the end of the run.
When I see this sort of stuff on tv "i love it, just love it" when the Bull gorges a few spectators ;D
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Post by adiebunn on Jan 27, 2008 16:38:43 GMT
It's not just the horns you have got to be worried about. As you can see on the photo the 'run' is mainly done on cobbled streets. A very large bull trying to corner on a cobbled street very often leaves the bull arse end up sliding along the street and into anyone hiding away at the side of the street, not a pretty sight.
Cheers
Adie
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2008 16:40:11 GMT
Depends how lucky you are. If one of the bulls gets a bit close it's exciting. If one doesn't, then it reminded me off the times I was leaving-quickly, with a pack of Stokies, from an away ground. If you like the buzz of crowds, and none of you get trampled (by bulls or crowd) then you'll have a good laugh. We did it four or five times (yonks ago) ... worth doing to say you've done it, if nowt else. I only ever saw a bull once, and it raced by about a foot away as I "hid" in a shop doorway. That was pretty exciting ... the other times it was just a good crack ... build up and everything is good. And as typed above, don't go looking for the bulls at the end if you're a vegetarian ...  ah Edit: rampled ... should be a word really! |
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Post by CrazyPotter on Jan 27, 2008 16:41:08 GMT
YER MUST BE MAD
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Post by nicknacknoo on Jan 27, 2008 17:16:55 GMT
if you go you deserve a horn up the gary like those other twats!!
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Post by daverichards on Jan 27, 2008 17:28:27 GMT
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Post by allmyownteeth on Jan 27, 2008 18:35:19 GMT
it really looks like good fun doesn't it !!!!!!!!!!! kalma dave
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Post by RedandWhite4ever on Jan 27, 2008 19:59:41 GMT
My mate did it last year with a bad leg the fucking nutter. He had a laugh but came close to getting seriously hurt.
Some spaniard tripped him then fucking fell on top of him. Pisser
;D ;D ;D
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Post by boothenendboy on Jan 27, 2008 20:41:17 GMT
well,i have ran with a cow in a field and that made me shit me self.hope this helps ;D
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Post by soicowboy on Jan 27, 2008 20:55:26 GMT
The chap on Ilford Dave's photo looks like Freddie Mercury Bet he didn't mind that too much There's a similar festival to the tomato festival here which involves flour and water and have to admit I bloody hate it- |
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Post by thepremierbanksy on Jan 28, 2008 14:53:32 GMT
Was talking about this with my spanish work mate just this lunchtime actually - weird.
He says 5 of his mates live in pamplona and only 1 of them has ever done it, I'd say that is a fairly good measure of how safe it is. There have been a fair few fatalities, which are normally tourists! The main reason for that being that the running begins at 8am, and most people have stayed up all night drinking and are a state by the time the bull shows up so they make easy targets, frequently these are tourists who think they are hardcore.
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Post by PL08 on Jan 31, 2008 8:38:37 GMT
Not Bulls mate but ran a few wolves! |
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Post by Pretty Little Boother on Jan 31, 2008 8:53:14 GMT
I once came within ten feet of a cow that was locked up safely in a barn and I literally shat myself with fear then, so there's no chance of me ever doing this.
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