Magdalenas are more like small American muffins, which are more like a cupcake (at least as far as us Brits can tell). English muffins are more like a drop-scone or flat-bread, they're a heavy mixture cooked on a griddle pan and usually eaten savoury. Crumpets are similar to English muffins in that they're cooked on a griddle pan, except they're made with a yeasty batter mix and are full of air holes (and most excellent hot and buttered!)Eowyn said:
You were gored by a bull and probably died as a result. I wonder how many bull fighters die prematurely in the ring like this?starrynight said:
It doesn't sound like a modern day arena, but it could fit the smaller arenas in villages or smaller towns, as almost every town had one in the old times (fortunately not anymore).starrynight said:
Of course it makes sense. It still happens today. A lot. Medical services in the arenas have improved, and deaths are rare now, but not long ago (in the 70's and 80's) the danger was much greater, especially in small towns where there were no big hospitals. We have a pretty famous case (a singer's husband) who died this way, because he had to be transported in an ambulance and lost vital time. But more recently we've had also deep injuries in the face, for example.starrynight said:
Except that you're not required to kill the other guy. Pfft! You can't even taunt them! And actually, only a small percentage of the people actually want to see someone get hurt. Compared to European soccer games, American football fans are polite and well-behaved.argonne1918 said:
The worst of it all is that they call it "art" and the Goverment wants to protect it, I think it's been declared "of cultural interest". yikes And I've seen tourists leaving the arenas crying... but of course that fact is usually ignored.argonne1918 said:
