[DeTomaso] NPC - the REAL running of the Bulls

[Bill Lewis]

Down here we call them "Calf Fries," or sometimes, "Mountain Oysters."  



> Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2011 17:53:20 -0400
> From: rob at dumoulins.net
> To: charlesmccall at gmail.com
> CC: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC - the REAL running of the Bulls
> 
> 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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