shropshire 0 #1 May 25, 2011 It's the end of an era, like it or loath it, Catalonia is about to ban Bull fighting.... when will the rest of Spain follow suit? (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #2 May 25, 2011 QuoteIt's the end of an era, like it or loath it, Catalonia is about to ban Bull fighting.... when will the rest of Spain follow suit? Not as long as "The Sun Also Rises" stays in print.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #3 May 25, 2011 They could try RIDING the bulls like we do in America. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #4 May 25, 2011 Quote They could try RIDING the bulls like we do in America. They don't have big enough Welly Boots like yous do -Sheep and goats are all they can manage. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #5 May 25, 2011 Also in rodeos they don't get to dress up like Liberace. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #6 May 26, 2011 Quote Also in rodeos they don't get to dress up like Liberace. Although many of the younger generation don't "get it", I do. My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #7 May 26, 2011 Quote Also in rodeos they don't get to dress up like Liberace. I'm going to steal that line!"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BikerBabe 0 #8 May 26, 2011 i know my opinion isn't popular, but i've been to a full corrida and i actually really enjoyed it. it was artistic and emotional and I understand its appeal. Also, read "Death in the Afternoon" by hemingway for a real understanding of how bullfighting is pretty much intertwined with the soul of Spain. I know that sounds weirdly emotional and poetic, but it's true. Having been there and seen it, i can see both sides, but i can't see it being banned any time soon.Never meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #9 May 26, 2011 Quote Also in rodeos they don't get to dress up like Liberace. True .. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #10 May 26, 2011 Quote I know that sounds weirdly emotional and poetic, but it's true. Having been there and seen it, i can see both sides, but i can't see it being banned any time soon. I agree but it is being banned ... starting in Catalonia. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #11 May 26, 2011 Quote They could try RIDING the bulls like we do in America. don't kill animals, just crush their balls scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zep 0 #12 May 26, 2011 Quote It's the end of an era, like it or loath it, Catalonia is about to ban Bull fighting.... when will the rest of Spain follow suit? Probably when the rest of Spain becomes a democracy, like never. Gone fishing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #13 May 27, 2011 QuoteQuote I know that sounds weirdly emotional and poetic, but it's true. Having been there and seen it, i can see both sides, but i can't see it being banned any time soon. I agree but it is being banned ... starting in Catalonia. Wow! Seems strange they would ban it. Bull fighting has been such an historic part of Spain's culture. Don't tell me... PETA got to them!? Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrewwhyte 1 #14 May 27, 2011 Quotei know my opinion isn't popular, but i've been to a full corrida and i actually really enjoyed it. it was artistic and emotional and I understand its appeal. Also, read "Death in the Afternoon" by hemingway for a real understanding of how bullfighting is pretty much intertwined with the soul of Spain. I know that sounds weirdly emotional and poetic, but it's true. Having been there and seen it, i can see both sides, but i can't see it being banned any time soon. I will give the "Rhonda Style" some grudging respect (one man, a cape, a sword vs one bull), but will not lament the passing of the ritual of the man on the horse taunting the beast while his friends repeatedly stab and wear down his prey. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BikerBabe 0 #15 May 27, 2011 Quote Quote It's the end of an era, like it or loath it, Catalonia is about to ban Bull fighting.... when will the rest of Spain follow suit? Not as long as "The Sun Also Rises" stays in print. or as long as Sanfermines is the most popular party in Europe (think Mardi Gras for a week straight...I lasted a day and a half ). Yeah, i just can't ever see Nevarra, at least, banning bullfighting. From a purely cynical, economic standpoint, they make so much tourist money during that one week in July that they would fight it tooth and nail. And don't even get me going on the basque nationalist implications.Never meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
