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tombogan03884

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Re: One Last Charge For El Toro,....El Matador,....Well, He's Gonna Remember
« Reply #10 on: February 14, 2011, 12:20:32 AM »
Still, got to give the guy high marks for getting the sword in exactly the right spot under the trying circumstances, and I don't think he was actually hurt.
The bull went down like he was pole axed.
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Re: One Last Charge For El Toro,....El Matador,....Well, He's Gonna Remember
« Reply #11 on: February 14, 2011, 12:25:52 AM »
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A French matador suffered a broken collar bone after being gored during a bullfight in Medellin, Colombia. With the help of a few other fighters, Castella managed to get up and offer the crowd a bow before being taken to a hospital.

Not a terrible injury compared to what it could have been....and like Tom said, very accurate with the pig, er, bull-sticker.  ;D
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Re: One Last Charge For El Toro,....El Matador,....Well, He's Gonna Remember
« Reply #12 on: February 14, 2011, 12:42:47 AM »
As Hemingway wrote in "The Dangerous Summer" "its the spot where the boys wet their knuckles in Madrid". Basically, its where the spine meets the back of the neck, and if you put the sword through the vertebrae you turn 2000 pounds of pissed off bull into steaks and hamburger. If not, you won't enjoy th rest of your day so much. Its also a  great metaphor. I've seen Ted Koppel do it in an interview with Dick Cheney about WMDs in Iraq. Koppel was waving the cape, Cheney charges, is winded, and then the followup question is delivered like a rapier to the spine. Boom, thud, game over. It was a truly beautiful moment, politics aside, if you enjoy blood sports. ;D Thing is, its damn hard to hit that sweet spot, and any matador that can, particularly if he's wounded deserves respect. Its also a goal for politicians, being able to deliver the finishing stroke. Here's hoping that the good guys can manage it in 2012. ;D
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Re: One Last Charge For El Toro,....El Matador,....Well, He's Gonna Remember
« Reply #13 on: February 14, 2011, 05:14:22 AM »
He puts the sword in at the .06 second mark.  He got gored because he missed the sweet spot.
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Re: One Last Charge For El Toro,....El Matador,....Well, He's Gonna Remember
« Reply #14 on: February 14, 2011, 08:31:40 AM »
I am a bit of a hyprocrit when it comes to this type of sport, would love to see a proper real bull fight however I seem to root for the bull more than the dude with the sticker in his hand.
The other link where the guy got a new tongue was rather interesting, damn lucky for him that it didnt go up through the top of his noggin, least he has a story when his grand kids ask why does pa dribble when he eats and spit when he talks.
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Re: One Last Charge For El Toro,....El Matador,....Well, He's Gonna Remember
« Reply #15 on: February 14, 2011, 09:10:55 AM »
Quote from: Timothy on February 14, 2011, 05:14:22 AM
He puts the sword in at the .06 second mark.  He got gored because he missed the sweet spot.

Most likely got a lung or artery and it took a little bit for the bull to bleed out....time enough to leave a memento.
Still pretty good blade-work on a moving target that size....either way, better him than me.
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Re: One Last Charge For El Toro,....El Matador,....Well, He's Gonna Remember
« Reply #16 on: February 14, 2011, 05:10:21 PM »
Quote from: fightingquaker13 on February 13, 2011, 07:21:11 PM
I'm always torn by this. On the one hand I admire the tradition and the courage, and its going to end up on the table anyway. On the other hand, I am a big fan of the clean quick kill.

I was taught that you should never play with your food......
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