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August 17, 2009
Famous Spanish Matador Knocked Out by Bull: One of Spain's top matadors was knocked unconscious by a bull Saturday. Jose Pedro Prados, known as "El Fundi," was rushed to the hospital and is being treated for a skull fracture. The Spanish-language news site Cope.es has the video and a photo, which are disturbing.
You mess with the bull, you get the horns.
posted by Ufez Jones at 03:08 PM on August 17, 2009
When situations like this happen, there's only one thing that comes to mind.
Wow. Moron.
posted by BornIcon at 03:15 PM on August 17, 2009
The video is more boring that disturbing. I'm admittedly not a bullfighting aficionado, but I was struck by how mundane and repetitive the whole thing appears. What's the appeal of watching men twirl a cape around a wounded, exhausted and dying bull?
That bull had the misfortune of meeting "El Fundi," but I'm glad he got a chance to make an impression before being killed for sport.
posted by dusted at 03:22 PM on August 17, 2009
Not sure I need all of the gore y details.
posted by irunfromclones at 04:05 PM on August 17, 2009
Those in favour of bullfighting argue that it's a sport, don't they? Well, the bull won.
posted by afx237vi at 04:14 PM on August 17, 2009
but I was struck by how mundane and repetitive the whole thing appears. What's the appeal of watching men twirl a cape drive a car around a wounded, exhausted and dying bull track
To watch them crash, apparently.
posted by owlhouse at 04:33 PM on August 17, 2009
twirl a cape drive a car around a wounded, exhausted and dying bull track.
Careful, your straw man might crash into the straw bull.
posted by dusted at 04:55 PM on August 17, 2009
The point I was making is that they are both boring and mundane activities when done well, but there is a part of human nature that wants to see the small element of danger eventually result in a fiery crash or a goring.
posted by owlhouse at 10:57 PM on August 17, 2009
So Nascar allows bulls on the racetrack now?
posted by cjets at 11:09 PM on August 17, 2009
I've been to a NASCAR event...a bull on the track would have been a huge improvement.
posted by dviking at 11:44 PM on August 17, 2009
I always cheer for the bull. So much more fun when they win.
irunfromclones: Very clever:)
posted by Drood at 04:05 AM on August 18, 2009
Well, the bull won.
Yes. It would be nice if this got the bull a quiet retirement.
posted by rodgerd at 06:06 AM on August 18, 2009
dusted, I totally get owlie's comment, which is more or less the same that a lot of Americans say about soccer, right? Nasty business for this matador nonetheless.
posted by billsaysthis at 11:57 AM on August 18, 2009
I understand it and agree with that point, too. Elite performers (of anything: driving, bullfighting or ballet) can make impossible tasks appear easy. And I understand the draw of watching when these amazing performers screw up.
But bullfighting is about the "crash" - the death of the bull. The danger to the matador is minimal enough that it's news when one gets hurt. I love to watch Formula 1, and I've watched Kubica's crash ten times. But F1 is about the racing - the crashes are ancillary, even if the ever-present danger makes it more intense.
posted by dusted at 12:46 PM on August 18, 2009
Reminds me of the old joke about the American couple visiting Spain who went to a restaurant that served the penis and testicles of the bull that had "lost" in the ring that day. The couple wanted to try the exotic dish but were told they had to reserve it in advance. This they did, and returned the next week anticipating their treat. When the serving appeared to be quite a bit smaller than what they had seen the previous week, they asked the waiter for an explanation. He answered, "Oh, you see, this week the bull won."
posted by Howard_T at 01:44 PM on August 18, 2009
Kubica's crash always freaks me out, all the more that he walked away from it...
posted by StarFucker at 03:14 AM on August 21, 2009
He fought the bull and lost. Did the bull ask for that fight? I think not. My sympathies are with the bull.