1. You don’t use a lariat to move cattle. You use one to capture an individual cow. Even our cowboys used a quirt to encourage cattle to move in a particular direction. You used the lasso to grab a cow for various reasons (he’s drifting downstream at a crossing, you need to brand him, etc.).

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2. Oh, and not NEARLY enough application of the rebenque in that clip.

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3. Argentina is like if Texas became its own country in South America. They have the second highest rate of beef consumption in the world, and are the third largest exporter of beef. It is worth about 10% of their GDP.

   Going vegan would not just be a destruction of much of their national identity, it would also cripple their economy.

   Those Gauchos are patriots.

   Also, I love the Gaucho Cuchillo.

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4. Didn’t seem that effective. Why not just release a bull into the arena?

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   1. Bull was probably in the grill.

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5. Reminded me of the Dicso Demolition rally they had at Comiskey Park back in the day. I was in the stands with my father when the idiots stormed the field. Once the cameras were turned off, the Chicago PD on horseback came trotting out from center field and proceeded to whack anyone they came near. Many adults, and me, were cheering.

   But echoing Crawford, a bull would have probably been more fun to watch at that event.

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