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at this stage of my life, seems my dream of dying in the saddle is fading (Original Post) KG Jan 2018 OP
I don't understand janterry Jan 2018 #1
I would hate to die during a gynecological exam. FSogol Jan 2018 #2
Okay, you made me laugh. Thanks irisblue Jan 2018 #5
Those stirrups arent just for women! Dont ask! Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #12
What's happening? NT enough Jan 2018 #3
I dont know what you mean. TexasProgresive Jan 2018 #4
You could still die with your boots on, though. Iggo Jan 2018 #6
To avoid smelling de feet, of course. Ptah Jan 2018 #10
Me neither! I dont have a horse, or a saddle! Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #7
At this stage there's NO chance I'll die in the saddle... flotsam Jan 2018 #8
One of my grandfathers lived until his mid 90s, but had emphysema and dementia. He loved fly fishing FSogol Jan 2018 #9
Me thinks there's a double meaning here........ Fla Dem Jan 2018 #11
you want I should kick your ass and stick it in a saddle, KG? Skittles Jan 2018 #13
! KG Jan 2018 #14
 

janterry

(4,429 posts)
1. I don't understand
Wed Jan 17, 2018, 01:06 PM
Jan 2018

I'm guessing others do and I don't know what you are referring to. But I thought I'd ask.

TexasProgresive

(12,157 posts)
4. I dont know what you mean.
Wed Jan 17, 2018, 01:24 PM
Jan 2018

For me that would be no longer able to cycle because of disability. Perhaps you are using a metaphor.

flotsam

(3,268 posts)
8. At this stage there's NO chance I'll die in the saddle...
Wed Jan 17, 2018, 01:49 PM
Jan 2018

...but if death catches me soon I may at least be able to recall the smell of leather....

FSogol

(45,473 posts)
9. One of my grandfathers lived until his mid 90s, but had emphysema and dementia. He loved fly fishing
Wed Jan 17, 2018, 02:11 PM
Jan 2018

and lamented that his health prevented him from fishing. Me and some cousins took him to a fish hatchery. It was the type of place that had so many fish that just throwing a hook in the water would catch one. My grandfather spent the afternoon reeling in trout after trout. It made him happy beyond belief. I'm sure you'll get to spend more time around horses before all is said and done.

Fla Dem

(23,649 posts)
11. Me thinks there's a double meaning here........
Wed Jan 17, 2018, 03:24 PM
Jan 2018
"There are various euphemisms for death during sex, including "dying in the saddle", "death by snu snu" or the French "la mort d'amour".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_during_consensual_sex
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