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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=788114014-10102011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Hi Spike,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=788114014-10102011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>I have been to Span 3 times in 3 totally different areas:
Bilbao, Gijon and Valencia. In each of these different regions I did not
see one sign of paraphernalia of bullfighting. Thinking about it now, it
does seem strange and I suppose I loved being in all these regions of Spain
because I didn't see any bull fighting! IMO, it is brutal and
cruel. Some are trying to outlaw it: </FONT><A
href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/07/28/us-spain-catalonia-bullfighting-idUSTRE66R2X620100728"><FONT
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face=Arial><http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/07/28/us-spain-catalonia-bullfighting-idUSTRE66R2X620100728</FONT></A><FONT
color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>> but you can read the defense believes it to
be a national sport, centuries old. The facts are horrific: </FONT><A
href="http://www.stopbullfighting.org.uk/facts.htm"><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Arial>http://www.stopbullfighting.org.uk/facts.htm</FONT></A><FONT
color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial> ; however, hopefully the more awake and
evolved humans will continue making their stand: <<A
href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2010/07/catalonia-becomes-second-spanish-region-to-ban-bullfighting.html">http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2010/07/catalonia-becomes-second-spanish-region-to-ban-bullfighting.html</A>></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> extropy-chat-bounces@lists.extropy.org
[mailto:extropy-chat-bounces@lists.extropy.org] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>spike<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, October 08, 2011 11:22 AM<BR><B>To:</B> 'ExI
chat list'<BR><B>Subject:</B> [ExI] bull whoops ass<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Have we anyone here from Spain? Or anyone who knows
from bullfighting? Please, I have a legitimate question here. I have
heard of this puzzling form of cultural entertainment of using these magnificent
beasts as play toys, and OLE and all that. Do let us ignore for the moment
the ethical questions that such a thing invites, for I am not a vegetarian, I
have no moral high ground from which to take pot shots. <o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>As I understand it the matador pokes these colorful
projectiles into the flesh of the bull, presumably until it is too injured to
continue charging, at which time the hapless beast is put out of its
excruciating misery. But what happens in the rare event that the bull
kicks the matador’s goddam ass? <o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><A
href="http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=1ed_1318023888">http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=1ed_1318023888</A><o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>What happens to the bull then? Please tell me they
tranquilize the victor, veterinarians patch his wounds and allow the horny
bastard to live the rest of his life in a peaceful pasture (the bull I mean)
with a steady supply of fertile and amorous cows. If you tell me they slay
the beast anyways, EVEN AFTER HE HAS WON THE GODDAM MATCH decisively indeed,
then I will be disappointed with an entire nation.<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Spaniards? Bullfighting hipsters? How does it
work please?<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>spike<o:p></o:p></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>