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What is the bull ?

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  • 21-07-2008 11:13pm
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    cazzy
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    Hi there - on a few occasion s I ve noticed cars with a sticker of a bull on the back bumper ? What is this ? I saw it on 2 cars today - it looks like a bull fighing bull standing still - why do so many people have it on cars and what does it mean ???? Hoping someone out there can tell me :confused:


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    Eglinton
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    http://www.velocityjournal.com/images/logos/lamborghini.jpg :p Lucky you seeing two in one day


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    BeansMeansHynes
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    Er I always thought that they are stickers that you can buy in Spain when you are holiday!!!!


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    Jet Black
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    Is this it?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne_bull

    See a lot with a fish sticker, dont know what that means.


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    Joe Cool
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    heymcflyx wrote: »
    Is this it?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne_bull

    See a lot with a fish sticker, dont know what that means.

    Yep seen it on manys the Punto

    Would prefer a FSM symbol on my own car, personally


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    Caco
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    heymcflyx wrote: »
    Is this it?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne_bull

    See a lot with a fish sticker, dont know what that means.

    This one? It's a Christian symbol and often used by Born again Christians (though I can't remember what they prefer to be called nowadays!)

    Or maybe it's the breast cancer sticker sideways :pac:

    I don't remember seeing bulls on any cars recently...except Lambo's of course!


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    Jet Black
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    Caco wrote: »
    This one? It's a Christian symbol and often used by Born again Christians (though I can't remember what they prefer to be called nowadays!)

    Or maybe it's the breast cancer sticker sideways :pac:

    I don't remember seeing bulls on any cars recently...except Lambo's of course!


    Yeah thats the one. For some reason I thought it was something to do with a fridge?????:eek:


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    BraziliaNZ
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    Seriously it just means they've been to Barcelona and bought the sticker in a tourist shop, they sell them everywhere in that city, and probably in other cities too. They look pretty cool I think.


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    Black Swan
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    Bullish thread!


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    brianthebard
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    BraziliaNZ wrote: »
    Seriously it just means they've been to Barcelona and bought the sticker in a tourist shop, they sell them everywhere in that city, and probably in other cities too. They look pretty cool I think.

    if thats the case then its not from lamborgini as someone suggested:think its the symbol a port producer(or other alcoholic beverage) uses.The company had massive bull billboards made after the war and put up all around spain.I think picasso designed them but i'm not sure and can't check atm.


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    Jigsaw
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    This is the bull

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055339823


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    hussey
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    Caco wrote: »
    (though I can't remember what they prefer to be called nowadays!)

    I think the correct term is bible bashers


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    Magpie!
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    It's an Andalucian thing isn't it?

    Theres a big one (like 10ft tall or something) on top of a hill silloueted(sp) against the skyline above the train line from Algeciras to Ronda

    ETA: Or what HeyMcFlyx said if I'd bothered to check the link before posting


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    Steve_o
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    The bulls stickers you can get in spain, they are the "toro" bulls or whatever you call them, I have one!!

    Is this it?? Spanish Bull


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    Beruthiel
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    When driving from Portugal to Spain one summer, the first thing I saw when crossing the border was a very large black bull up on a hill.


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    Neamhshuntasach
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    heymcflyx wrote: »
    Yeah thats the one. For some reason I thought it was something to do with a fridge?????:eek:

    You probably assoicate it with a fridge because you have seen it in fish shops on their fridges. Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) have it in their logo. I know that's where i remember it from.


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    Sherifu
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    A year of success for the Spanish. Now they're taking over car styling too.


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    cazzy
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    yip thats the one - so it s a Spanish symbol. I never noticed it in Spain or Barcelona when I was there !


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