Sentences with phrase «like cockfighting»

SQ 777 does not respect laws passed by voter initiative, like the cockfighting ban of 2002.

There are several interludes of grotesque violence that serve as a reminder of just how inhumanly brutal the whole business was, including a dip into the world of «Mandingo fighting,» which is like cockfighting but with slaves.

Not exact matches

Whatever one thinks of cockfighting, the suggestion is that a spirit is alive and well in Oklahoma that is largely dead in other parts of the country that are inclined to look down on the likes of Representative Martin Odom of Hitchita who says a ban on cockfighting could lead to outlawing «the rifle for hunting, the hook for fishing, the rope for rodeo calves, and the spurs on cowboys.»

There's vengeance of merciless zen as whiplash kicks sound like sneezes, punches 5/11/2018 The Ninja trilogy — blu - ray reviews for VideoVista at videovista.net http://web.archive.org/web/20160409091654/http://www.videovista.net/reviews/jan16/ninjatril.html 3/5 are played on a cardboard drum kit, and a local cockfighting arena is a wellchosen venue for the decisive showdown.

Adapted from the Zoë Heller novel, it reminds of screenwriter Patrick Marber's Closer and how Mike Nichols's film adaptation similarly suffered from a gradual slackening of shock with the realization that its umbrella of misanthropy doesn't cast a dark shadow on all of us so much as it provides a vicarious thrill, like watching a cockfight, say, or a mantis eating its mate: though foul, its pungency is isolatable.

Colorful combatants in Washington and across the nation — like jaunty roosters embroiled in a cockfight — remain locked in battle over school choice and whether to further de-center public institutions.

If you haven't played, then it's sort of like a combination of fantasy football, Magic the Gathering, and cockfighting, wrapped up in a JRPG shell.

The Pokémon franchise has come under fire for its depiction of violence towards animals, with organizations like PETA criticizing Nintendo for releasing games that glorify cockfighting.

And then there's the really odd stuff, like accusations of human trafficking, cockfighting, and killing an 11 - month - old puppy.