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Tuesday of play turns to Tuesday of pain in Spain, as bulls gore folks who pay to get trampled by them




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So, I internet-travel to Spain's annual running of the bulls and my God! I just couldn't believe what people could do to run with these vicious bulls who are looking forward to mauling and getting them all gored.  


It was almost like  watching another episode of Christians being served to hungry lions as palatable cuisines at the Roman  stadium centuries ago.
 These folks of Pamplona  enjoy paying to get trampled raging bulls; but  yesterday, not all of them could smile heartily at the fulfillment of having played with the bulls unscathed. 


Here is the news from Skynews  

''A British man and two Americans have been gored at the annual Running of the Bulls in the northern Spanish city of Pamplona.
One of the Americans was reportedly injured in the armpit and the Briton in the perineum…
Eight other people suffered minor injuries – mainly bruising – during the first bull run of Pamplona’s San Fermin festival.''
Now back to here, I would give anything in the world not to be the Briton. The perineum? Do you know where that is? 
well, it is that area between the anus and  the balls.  Lord bless his poor soul! I hold mine dear... not even a bull can trespass .Well,  I guess it can only happen if I let it.
So, once again, a Tuesday of play just turned into a Tuesday pain. All thanks to the bulls.
See plenty pictures of the craziness after the cut

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