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Importance of the Jimbo Scene
Front-Ranger:
I think what Artiste meant was if by asking Jack if he had ever tried calf-roping, if he was suggesting Jack pursue calves, i.e. children. That is a rather far-fetched interpretation of the script, but if you were looking at it strictly literally, it could be interpreted that way. Me, I interpreted it as "stick to heterosexual activities" but I'm not exactly sure why.
Katie77:
I interpretted it to mean exactly what was said.....I think the bartender was making conversation, maybe he saw that Jack was a bit uncomfortable, and he tried to change the atmosphere.....
I guess interpretation is in the mind of the interpreter..........some which are not so nice.
Mandy21:
"Far-fetched" would be a very nice way to word that interpretation, Lee. In a bazillion years, I would never have thought of the "calf-roping" line to mean ANY thing other than "calf roping". Makes me sick to think of it being interpreted in any other way than that.
Like Sue said, I guess different minds see things differently. I'm just glad I'm not inside some of their minds...
Lynne:
I was under the impression that bull-riding is a more macho/hard-core sport than calf-roping, which left me with the impression that the bartender was making a dig about Jack's rodeo skills.
Brown Eyes:
--- Quote from: Lynne on October 13, 2008, 12:42:02 am ---I was under the impression that bull-riding is a more macho/hard-core sport than calf-roping, which left me with the impression that the bartender was making a dig about Jack's rodeo skills.
--- End quote ---
Well, I think that bull riding and calf roping are both pretty macho. But, I do think this comment does have something to do with rodeo culture hierarchy. My perception of things is that bull riding is seen as the most dangerous event and is often the highlight event (the popularity of the bull riding event led to the formation of the PBR, or Professional Bull Riders association, which highlights this event as it's own sport and the ability of bull riding as an event to draw crowds on its own).
Calf roping seems to be about precision (in terms of aiming the rope and timing in keeping up with the calf). Bull riding is about making cooridnating movements (or counter-moves) on the back of the bull, or reacting to the bull's direction changes with your own body. So, the skill sets are different for the two events too. And, I do think Jack's probably right that calf roping is a lot more expensive since you use your own, well-trained horse. A bull rider just needs his chaps, glove, spurs and bull rope. The bull would be owned by a stock contractor and the selection of bull traditionally would be random (there are some PBR events now where the riders can choose their bull, but those events are an exception to the norm).
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