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PAMPLONA, Spain -- Daredevils sprinting with one-ton fighting bulls swallow an exhilarating cocktail of adrenalin and fear. Now, a new brand of jitters has set in at one of the world's great fiestas as businesses ponder the partypooping impact of economic woe.

Don't bother asking the tens of thousands of revelers who kicked off Pamplona's running of the bulls Monday with a traditional rocket-firing ceremony outside town hall. They're too busy drinking beer or wine or cleaning off the flour, eggs or ketchup they hurled at each other to get the eight-day San Fermin festival off to a merry and messy start.

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Would anyone here be crazy enough to run with the bulls?

I've got a lot to live for (at least I think so) so I wouldn't run the risk of permanent injury or death by being gored, or crushed under their hooves so I wouldn't.

I've got a lot of things I want to do with my life, and doing this could definitely prohibit or even prevent them out right, so it probably wouldn't be the smartest thing for me to do.

That being said, I actually would like to do it. Just once. Maybe I'd survive, maybe I'd get injured.. or worse. But I would like to do it just once.

Now, would I given the opportunity depends on where I am in life at the time. Married with a few kids, most likely not. But 3 years from now and I'm not married or expecting? Sure, I'd heavily consider it.

This is overly stupid and anyone hurt in the process definitely deserved it.

HELL NO

I guess I am stupid AND crazy, because I'd like to do it.

Hurray for me and D!

not to mention spain is awesome.

I'd like to see Python in on that action, he'd probably have a good shot at making it out alive.

For me personally, no way. I would be trampled & gored roadkill. >.<

XIII wrote:This is overly stupid and anyone hurt in the process definitely deserved it.

Agree.

I have a bull on the farm if any of you would like to practice. Mr. T is friendly and probably wouldn't trample you.

Much.

I wouldn't do it, I've made it a point of not being runover by animals/vehicles and I'd hate to spoil it.

ChimeraCreative wrote:I'd like to see Python in on that action, he'd probably have a good shot at making it out alive.

Thanks for the vote of confidence.

I wouldn't do it now, but in my younger years I might have given it a try if there were not other people around; I would not want to die because some clumsy doofus got in my way.