Do they take bets on how many horses will die during the Grand National?
I read the news today oh boy! Page 778
Quote: zooo @ April 14 2012, 4:26 PM BSTDo they take bets on how many horses will die during the Grand National?
It is disgusting the Grand National. If humans want to risk their lives for money, then great, but to make the horseys do it is well out of order.
But they've got two women jockeys this year, so my sympathies are torn.
EDIT: They should definitely let women ride in the Grand National and ban it at the same time. See, I can be a liberal.
I actually just wanted to know whether they did or not, rather than a Renegade Rant™. 
I would have thought they take bets on pretty much anything, but then I don't know anything about betting.
Quote: Tursiops @ April 14 2012, 3:31 PM BSTAnd one hell of a grudge, but I was really just making the point that we have had enough borderline misogynistic forays into the world of feminine psychology without opening up the scope of the debate further.
Can't we all just go back to ogling pics of hot women in the "Who do you fancy?" thread?
Preferably ones with severe injuries, a bit more Macho and exciting, the silly little tarts bless!
Quote: Renegade Carpark @ April 14 2012, 4:29 PM BSTIt is disgusting the Grand National. If humans want to risk their lives for money, then great, but to make the horseys do it is well out of order.
But they've got two women jockeys this year, so my sympathies are torn.
EDIT: They should definitely let women ride in the Grand National and ban it at the same time. See, I can be a liberal.
How about allowing men to ride women at the Grand National?
Quote: AJGO @ April 14 2012, 11:00 PM BSTTwo killed
I guess the odds of survival are a little better than bullfighting but I'm surprised that the event is still allowed to take place.
Quote: AJGO @ April 14 2012, 11:00 PM BSThttp://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/14/us-horse-racing-national-safety-idUSBRE83D0CO20120414
Two killed
They do seem to make a dogs dinner of it.
Then how about allowing men to ride bulls in the Grand National? That way everyone wins - the race continues and the bulls get an increased life expectancy...
Tursiop if you want to have sex with farmyard animals in publicthat's fine.
But expecting it to happen on TV and people bet on it.
Thats just vanity.
Australian TV awards are on tonight. The big award is called The Gold logie. Is voted on by the public and goes to the "most popular" person in televison. It is always the last award given
The awards ceromony is still been broadcast on TV but is on delay so the ceromony has in fact finished. One of the papers here reported about a hour ago on their website who has won.
There is susposed to be an embargo until the show has gone to air. Someones head is going to roll tomorrow.
Of course most of the public probably don't care but televison and print media will, so will have to put with hearing about it for a week.
This guy's obituary cracked me up:
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/denverpost/obituary.aspx?n=michael-blanchard-flathead&pid=156944598
That's brilliant. 
Ha.
"...brother Stephen Blanchard (Susan)." Intriguing!
Quote: zooo @ April 15 2012, 4:50 PM BST"...brother Stephen Blanchard (Susan)." Intriguing!
I think that's the standard way of mentioning a spouse's name in obituaries: Stephen Blanchard's wife is Susan Blanchard.