[DeTomaso] NPC - the REAL running of the Bulls

[Rob Dumoulin]

Reminds me of a story....

A friend of mine ran with the bulls on the first day and found it quite an
adrenaline rush. At the end, he was hungry and went to *Mangerò nulla* on
the plaza. The special for the week was testicoli di perdente, so he ordered
it. Four large meatballs in tomato sauce and very tasty. Next day he ran
again and enjoyed six meatballs for the same price. On the third day when he
ran, he went to the same ristorante and ordered the same special. This time
the plate came with only two meatballs but they were very small. The
arrogant American tourist called the waiter over and accused the
establishment of ripping him off. The waiter said, no, Testicoli di Perdente
portions and size were dependent on the market availability for the week of
the festival. The American asked what factors made the difference in today's
portions. the waiter replied "the dish consists of the testicals of the
loser, but the bull sometimes is not the only loser".   :)


Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 3:37 PM, Charles McCall <charlesmccall at gmail.com> wrote:

> For those keeping track, the running of the bulls in Pamplona began
> yesterday.
>
> It's a 6-day long festival, with the traditional running with the bulls at
> 8am each morning. Yesterday's run was "clean", with only minor injuries.
> Today two people were gored, an Australian and an American. The Australian
> is in serious condition, but should live.
>
> It's not surprising that 90% of those injured are foreigners, and the
> majority of them were feeling so little pain that they weren't even sure
> they were gored until several hours later... Having participated in the
> past, bulls are a lot bigger in person than they look on tv, and it really
> is a serious thing.
>
> as a side comment, I find it interesting that the government requires
> people
> to wear seatbelts so they don't get hurt in accidents, wear helmets on
> motorcycles to protect the citizens, but then has no problem releasing wild
> bulls in the streets of a town and letting people go chase them, and
> vice-versa. I don't think any of those things are bad, but I do find it
> curious!
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