Wednesday 30 September 2015

Unparalleled bravery.



This picture (which was originally posted in December of 2010) shows El Cro winter training for the 2011 Bull Fighting season.

The bull in question probably only weighed as much as a London Bus at the time; now he weighs at least as much as two.

His temper hasn't improved with age, and I wouldn't now be quite as foolhardy.

If I was to find him outside our kitchen door these days, I'd run for the bloody hills; not that we have any hills!


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31 comments:

  1. lovelygrey30 September 2015 at 06:29

    Do all matadors use tea towels?

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  2. Coppa's girl30 September 2015 at 06:56

    You're not wearing your coat with the shiny lights !

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  3. Yael30 September 2015 at 07:28

    I wonder why it has to be red always.

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    1. Cro Magnon30 September 2015 at 07:49

      I think it's just tradition; any colour would do, one is simply attracting the bull's attention.

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  4. elaine 30 September 2015 at 07:33

    I hope you're a fast runner!

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  5. John Going Gently30 September 2015 at 07:47

    How much red had you consumed?

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  6. Jacqueline @ HOME30 September 2015 at 08:32

    Olé ..... corrida de toros !! ..... the red gingham tea towel sort of lets it down but your beret makes up for it !! XXXX

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  7. Le Pré de la Forge30 September 2015 at 09:55

    I would class this as the application of Darwin's Law....
    survival of the fittest... and that bull looks mighty fit!!
    Were you trying for a Darwin Award??

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    1. Cro Magnon30 September 2015 at 10:00

      My exact thoughts at the time were *($$£***))&""!

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  8. Gary30 September 2015 at 10:28

    I think your 'cred' disappeared with the pink tea towel Cro.

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  9. Tom Stephenson30 September 2015 at 10:40

    I can see that little electric fence - you don't fool me...

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    1. Cro Magnon30 September 2015 at 11:06

      There was, in fact, a thin plastic tape between he and me. Nothing that would stop the mighty roar of Lumberjack's Bull.

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  10. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybe30 September 2015 at 12:22

    I bet that seemed like a good idea at the time.

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  11. The Weaver of Grass30 September 2015 at 15:51

    Sorry somebody pointed out that tape and here was me thinking you were in training to be a matador.

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  12. Rachel Phillips30 September 2015 at 17:55

    The bull is actually standing much further away than everybody here thinks.

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    1. Cro Magnon30 September 2015 at 18:25

      Shut up, you spoil sport!

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    2. Rachel Phillips30 September 2015 at 21:09

      I did wait until late in the day..

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    3. Cro Magnon1 October 2015 at 05:05

      Actually, he was very close, but he's as mild as they come (mostly).

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  13. megan blogs30 September 2015 at 23:28

    Even with electric fencing, i'd not have done that. But, I must admit, i'm on the wuss side of such things.

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  14. Susan Flett Swiderski1 October 2015 at 04:11

    Matadors would look better if they traded in their silly-looking little hats for a more dapper-looking beret. I'm afraid the pink and white tea towel doesn't quite cut it, though. :)

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    1. Cro Magnon1 October 2015 at 05:06

      I'll write to the matador's union, and see if they'll adopt berets!

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  15. rallentanda2 October 2015 at 00:47

    LOL...inspirational pic...worthy of a poem !

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