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Trampled by the bulls: Pamplona festival runners are crushed beneath beasts' hooves and thrown into the air as the first bull run of the season gets underway
2023-07-08
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Locals and tourists alike submit themselves to Darwin’s cull in this annual event.
  • Six bulls guided by six tame oxen charged along route through the city's streets before reaching the bull ring

  • The day of carnage saw bulls jumping into crowds and thousands dressed in white running for their lives
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Posted by:Skidmark

#9  I knew a Brit who ran with the beasts many times. He maintained that if you know what you are doing, you are not going to be trampled, and those that do are almost always [drunk] foreigners.

No wonder that the US military banned its service members from running with the bulls in Spain.
Posted by: DooDahMan   2023-07-08 09:53  

#8  MAIL - The 18 warnings before doomed Titan mission: How experts' fears were ignored, downplayed or refuted before death-trap sub plunged to the depths.
Posted by: Besoeker   2023-07-08 09:43  

#7  Darwinfest.
Posted by: Super Hose   2023-07-08 09:13  

#6  Was there twice and never once had the urge to run with those beasts.

But you talk about non-stop partying...incredible.

Have fun, Hupo, and don't think it weird if someone offers you a clove of garlic.
Posted by: DooDahMan   2023-07-08 08:54  

#5  Wanna impress? Wear red instead of white
Posted by: Frank G   2023-07-08 07:47  

#4  For those who couldn't afford the fare to see the Titanic.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2023-07-08 07:47  

#3  'Break a leg', Dude.
Posted by: Skidmark   2023-07-08 06:37  

#2  I’m here now. Wish me luck amigos!
Posted by: Hupolunter de Medici7308   2023-07-08 04:15  

#1  Pamplona Festival? No not for me. Other things I avoid:

Other men's wives, deep-sea submersibles, Caribbean cruises, Power Ball, margin trading, base jumping, ultralight aircraft, motocross, war tourism, free climbing, WMA, mission trips, bungy jumping, biker bars, cave diving, air shows, vintage war bird rides, NASCAR, Springsteen concerts, Ben & Jerry's, Las Vegas, Taste of Chicago, NYC, D.C. Myrtle Beach, and Key West.

Yes, I'm old and very boring.

Posted by: Besoeker   2023-07-08 03:56  

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