Bull-runners injured in Pamplona <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Thirteen people have been injured during the opening of the annual bull-running festival in Pamplona, northern Spain. The Red Cross said the injuries were mostly cuts and bruises suffered by people falling over or getting trampled by one of the six bulls set loose. But one man suffered a collapsed lung, ruptured spleen and broken ribs. Meanwhile, police said a man who died after falling from the city's walls on Sunday was a 23-year-old from Ireland. Chaotic scenes During the nine-day festival, up to six bulls and a number of steers are released at 0800 (0600 GMT) from a pen into a closed-off street. They then run 825m (2,700ft) to the bullring, where they face matadors later in the day. Ahead of them are the runners, who try to stay as close to the bulls as possible without falling or being gored. Monday's run took just over four minutes, organisers said, which is slow compared to previous years. The sprint through the cobbled streets turned chaotic after the pack of half-tonne animals became separated after ploughing into a crowd of people. Several of the injured were foreign tourists, according to the Red Cross. The festival, which has been held since 1591, was made internationally popular by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel, The Sun Also Rises. Fourteen people have been killed since record-keeping began in 1924. It has been the target of protests by animal rights protesters, who say bull-running is cruel.</div> Northern Spain's San Fermin bull-running fiesta - a high-octane mixture of daring and danger - has its origins in the 16th Century. The aim is to get as close as possible to the running bulls, without being trampled on, falling over or being attacked by the beast. It is a high-risk venture - at least 13 people have been killed since record-keeping began in 1924. Monday's race is the first of eight, attracting seasoned locals and tourists from further afield. The bulls took just four minutes to run the 825m (2,700ft) route through the city's cobble-stone streets to the ring. Paramedics are on stand-by to tend to the many who get injured trying to outrace the bulls. Most have concussion, bruising and cuts.
The whole event is friggin' retarded. This is the nastiest pic I've seen. I think its from last year's:
Damn, thats crazy man. I would understand somehow if they did it for money then you can argue it a little bit, but to go out there like that and just confront them for no reason at all, is dumb.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (tim @ Jul 8 2008, 12:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Oh, that is so nasty.... I was just about to go to bed, but now I probably won't. Thanks Chutney.</div> Anything I can do to help man.
Chutney, you sick bastard. :[ Well some people do need weird adrenaline rushes, like those "Jackass" people from MTV. So I vaguely understand this.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Kid Chocolate @ Jul 8 2008, 01:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I really want to do this. I guess I'm dumb. </div> You guess? More like we all already knew.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Kid Chocolate @ Jul 8 2008, 01:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I really want to do this. I guess I'm dumb. </div> Nah, you're just from the New York area. Figures. j/k KC
