Bull riders are nuts!

[flatbutt]

There's a competition on board the USS Lexington aired on CBS right now. These guys be crazy.

https://pbr.com/uss-lexington/

This may be a replay of the show.

[Joe Bob]

Crushed nuts....

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by flatbutt

These guys be crazy.

I'm kind of becoming woke to the fact the dudes in your link are really young men.

I want to see old man representation.

Why is it that only young men get to ride bulls and old bee-otches are left out of the equation?

This is a travesty of inequality

[2porscheguy]

One of my work out buddies was a professional bull rider. He was about 5' 4" and maybe 135 lbs soakin wet...BUT man was he strong! Well, he was as strong as an.....ox!

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by 2porscheguy

BUT man was he strong! Well, he was as strong as an.....ox!

How old? 70 or 27? I just want to establish a pattern.

[2porscheguy]

Originally Posted by Bob Kontak

How old? 70 or 27? I just want to establish a pattern.

It was back in the early 90s....so he would have been early 30s...

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Bob Kontak

I'm kind of becoming woke to the fact the dudes in your link are really young men.

I want to see old man representation.

Why is it that only young men get to ride bulls and old bee-otches are left out of the equation?

This is a travesty of inequality

Pretty sure old guys are too smart for that sheisse.

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by masraum

Pretty sure old guys are too smart for that sheisse.

Could you imagine riding a pissed off bull on an aircraft carrier or even in some place like Mesquite, TX at 65 or thereabouts?

That is exceptional young man stuff.

[Bill Douglas]

I did it once as a young man. A lot of living goes on in 5 seconds LOL

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Bob Kontak

Could you imagine riding a pissed off bull on an aircraft carrier or even in some place like Mesquite, TX at 65 or thereabouts?

That is exceptional young man stuff.

Hell, I'm not remotely 65 yet, and I'd have to be super, super desperate to try to ride a bull.

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by Bill Douglas

I did it once as a young man. A lot of living goes on in 5 seconds LOL

I can only imagine

I'll be lookin' for eight when they pull that gate
And I hope that judge ain't blind
Amarillo by morning
Amarillo's on my mind

[cassisrot]

Real men last 8 seconds

[unclebilly]

Kids can start at 5 or 6. It’s called mutton busting where they ride sheep. Still hoping for 8.

It’s what we do here in ‘Berta…

[craigster59]

I worked on a Miller Lite commercial back in the day that featured famous bull riders sitting around the bar with arm and leg casts (my handiwork).

They were all 5'4"- 5'8" and none weighed more than 140 lbs.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by craigster59

I worked on a Miller Lite commercial back in the day that featured famous bull riders sitting around the bar with arm and leg casts (my handiwork).

They were all 5'4"- 5'8" and none weighed more than 140 lbs.

@140#, you don't hit the ground nearly as hard as you do at 240#.

I suspect there may be some other physics involved too. It's probably harder to hang on to a bucking bull/bronco with 240# of inertia than 140#.

[flatbutt]

Originally Posted by masraum

@140#, you don't hit the ground nearly as hard as you do at 240#.

I suspect there may be some other physics involved too. It's probably harder to hang on to a bucking bull/bronco with 240# of inertia than 140#.

I would think that spinal trauma is just one bad twist away.

[Steve Carlton]

Love the song "Bull Rider" written by Rodney Crowell. Johnny Cash recorded it first. I really like the version that Puss n Boots does.

Well first you gotta want to get off,
Bad enough to want to get on in the first place
And you better trust in your lady luck
Pray to God that she don't give up on you right now

Live fast, die young, bull rider

One hand hold is all you got
To pit you and the bull against the clock and a course crowd
And once apon a spinning ton
Nothing else you've ever done can pull this way
You're just outside the bucking chute
You lose a spur and you lose your seat and you lose yourself
By now he's bucking mean and dirty
Slinging mud and cowboy boots and kicking clowns

No fools, no fun, bull rider

You gotta feel the way he's moving, you gotta watch his head
And brace yourself for anything that render you might dead
You know the art of hanging loose is hanging just as tight
Well it's something like a hurricane that's dancing with a kite

Well the rodeo is more than rough
It's a fact of life and it's tough to cut and it's beaver hats
It's drinking beer and pulling trailers
Tight lemae on barrel racers and a horse bucking

No rides, no pay, bull rider

Live fast, die young, bull rider