Bulls 3, Dudes 0
“Don’t mess with the bull, young man. You’ll get the horns.” — Richard Vernon, 1985.
If it’s the middle of July, it must be San Fermin Festival time. You know, it’s what Ernest Hemingway wrote about in “The Sun Also Rises,” where a bunch of idiots take to the narrow, cobblestoned streets of Pamplona, Spain, to run with a pack of bulls.
It’s the one chance the bulls have to exact some payback before they are cruelly slaughtered in the bullfighting ring. On Thursday, several people, including two American brothers, got the business end of one bull who broke away from the pack. Check it:
(Photos by The Associated Press)
As bad as that looks, these two got off easy compared to this guy, the photo of whom I’ll just link to because of the mildly disturbing content. It’s totally worth clicking on, though; pay attention to the bull’s left horn.
Maybe I’m just not adventurous, but this seems like a phenomenally stupid thing to do. You put yourself in close proximity to an angry bull while running on slippery cobblestones and you’re just asking for a horn up the poopchute.
I’ll just stay inside in the air-conditioning, thanks.
