Slow day Betty ;)? Cindy C. On Sun, 9 Jul 2000 06:24:19 EDT Betty Alfred <[log in to unmask]> writes: > Ladies and Gentlemen: > > I would like to draw your attention to the fact that today is the > third day > of Pomplona, Spain's annual testosterone fest, or Fiesta de San > Fermin, where > guys in white outfits with red sashes run down the streets > alongside/ahead > of/behind the bulls. > > Bully for them. HA! Bully! Get it? > > In anticipation that there might be those with disabilities who wish > to > participate in the Bull Run (not to be confused with The Battle > of...), I > have written a letter to the Committee for Useless and Stupid > Suggestions > (CUSS) with regard to provision for disability accommodation. > > Inasmuch as persons with disabilities sometimes run more slowly than > TABs, it > seems reasonable to expect the bulls to spot said disabled persons a > few > extra yards. Moreover, due to the fact that disabled people have > been > previously banned from the run because of lack of accommodation, one > would > think that the bulls would be feeling fairly contrite. I suspect > that they > would like to do this, if only to relieve themselves of the terrible > weight > of guilt. > > I will share CUSSs reply with you when I am in receipt of same. > > On a related topic, I am willing -- at the behest of a mere dare -- > to draft > a letter to whichever committee is in authority over running event > rules in > the US, and suggest that the annual run with the bulls might be a > suitable > alternative for able bodied sports action figures who insist on > participating > in marathons using wheelchairs. > > That is...if they REALLY want to show me something.