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Hemingway. (ernestoic) wrote in compass_network,
@ 2013-08-04 13:06:00

In bull-fighting they speak of the terrain of the bull and the terrain of the bull-fighter. As long as a bull-fighter stays in his own terrain he is comparatively safe. Each time he enters into the terrain of the bull he is in great danger. Belmonte, in his best days, worked always in the terrain of the bull. This way he gave the sensation of coming tragedy.

Also, the bulls have no balls.

[ooc- Hemingway quotes, not my own words.]

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	aphotic_auror 2013-08-04 12:37 pm UTC (link)
	Indeed, Mr Hemingway, sir? The bulls have no [...] balls? As in testes? No wonder they're so fighting bloody mad...! I mean, I'm sure I'd be the same way, if someone took MINE own balls away: IF I were a male and a BULL, that is to say... Hah! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ernestoic 2013-08-04 01:50 pm UTC (link)
	Actually, it's to make them less aggressive. Like some people do to rowdy dogs and such. Less testosterone, less fight in them. One of many things done to weaken the animals before the fight. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	aphotic_auror 2013-08-04 08:51 pm UTC (link)
	Hah! Indeed, I should have known that better! I passed sexual education just fine at school, I swear! Anyway's, it sounds awfully dangerous. So -- yeah... I'll just leave the running of the bulls to YOU, sir...! Heh! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ernestoic 2013-08-05 04:54 am UTC (link)
	You had sexual education at school? How the hell did that work? I've got some horrifying mental images right now. I assume there wasn't a practical exam? It is a bit, yes. There are other things to do there, and you can watch from a safe distance if you like. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

aphotic_auror
2013-08-05 12:52 pm UTC (link)

HA HA! Indeed, sir: NO, no practical examination! I meant only that when I was at school, because it was a boarding school perhaps, I was taught all about "the birds and the bees" by a TEACHER, rather than by my family...! I mean, of course my BROTHER had already taught all that to me, before... But still, I think that the school's course on this subject was most informative too!

Anyway's, I think I'll do that, sir. Although I really shan't want to sit by and watch YOU get bloody well MAULED by a bloody BULL...!

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ernestoic
2013-08-08 01:25 pm UTC (link)

I think in my time a teacher would have been ostracised from society or bloody shot if thud tried to teach anyone about sexual relationships. Jesus, I didn't even know what a damn condom was before I made it to Europe. Damn Puritan American society. No one was allowed to tell you anything- even the damn medical professionals were avoidant of the topic. And then there was prohibition and I got the hell out to Canada before any other aspect of m life became controlled.

Ah, I'm getting sore, ignore me.

No bull is going to maul me, don't you worry about me.

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aphotic_auror
2013-08-08 04:08 pm UTC (link)

Ah well... I didn't know what a condom was, either, until I took the school course... I suppose it's because my brother is-- well, was Catholic, and thus -- well... the idea of wasting "seed" into a bloody piece of rubber -- it was a little bit out there, rather for him...! Heh...

Anyway's, you'll have no argument from me on the subject of American Puritans. I mean, I think that they're utterly ridiculous! I've been to America once, and though there wasn't any Prohibition anymore, but I suspect people had looked at me funny for wearing a bloody low-cut sundress. (In fairness, it was October, but I was in Louisiana, and it was bloody warm to me, especially compared to England!)

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ernestoic
2013-08-09 06:43 pm UTC (link)

I was about 23! I think that was exactly the same reasoning in America. The government didn't want us to know about something they considered so immoral. So much for the separation of church and state.

They are, they really are. It was a real eye-opener when I started to travel around, and realise that not everyone was so conservative. I guess that's why I was so taken with Pamplona.

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