A man on a horse enters Starbucks...

[mightymanx]

...the Barista stunned gazes at the horse and says "why the long face?"

http://denver.cbslocal.com/2011/12/13/riders-take-horses-into-steamboat-springs-safeway/

[k-os]

I love reading the comments:


Ernie Zippreplat
They will have to pony up the money for the damages after all that horsing around!

. . . and I am such a nerd, I love puns. Two in one sentence is pretty awesome.

[Glass]

This story makes me think of this poem. This is poem is considered a national treasure by Australians.


The Man from Snowy River
There was movement at the station, for the word had passed around
That the colt from old Regret had got away,
And had joined the wild bush horses - he was worth a thousand pound,
So all the cracks had gathered to the fray.
All the tried and noted riders from the stations near and far
Had mustered at the homestead overnight,
For the bushmen love hard riding where the wild bush horses are,
And the stockhorse snuffs the battle with delight.

There was Harrison, who made his pile when Pardon won the cup,
The old man with his hair as white as snow;
But few could ride beside him when his blood was fairly up -
He would go wherever horse and man could go.
And Clancy of the Overflow came down to lend a hand,
No better horseman ever held the reins;
For never horse could throw him while the saddle girths would stand,
He learnt to ride while droving on the plains.

And one was there, a stripling on a small and weedy beast,
He was something like a racehorse undersized,
With a touch of Timor pony - three parts thoroughbred at least -
And such as are by mountain horsemen prized.
He was hard and tough and wiry - just the sort that won't say die -
There was courage in his quick impatient tread;
And he bore the badge of gameness in his bright and fiery eye,
And the proud and lofty carriage of his head.

But still so slight and weedy, one would doubt his power to stay,
And the old man said, "That horse will never do
For a long a tiring gallop - lad, you'd better stop away,
Those hills are far too rough for such as you."
So he waited sad and wistful - only Clancy stood his friend -
"I think we ought to let him come," he said;
"I warrant he'll be with us when he's wanted at the end,
For both his horse and he are mountain bred.more of ....... The Man from Snowy River (http://www.middlemiss.org/lit/authors/patersonab/poetry/snowy.html) by Banjo Patterson.

[Tumbleweed]

I've read that poem before Glass and it always gives be goosebumps. I've run horses in the open gathering and moving them and there's nothing to compare with the feeling. Moving with a herd of horses running flat out over rough ground is awesome.

[Tumbleweed]

It's not all that uncommon for cowboys to ride their horses into bars in ranch country. I don't think they tend to be interested in grocery stores to much and there arn't any starbucks either. Having plenty to drink usualy inspires them to do stuff like that. Sometime awhile back I rode a horse in and got a beer out of the refrigerator without getting off my horse but I didn't lean low enough when I was leaving and banged the top of my head on the doorway. I'd had enough to drink already so I didn't feel a thing;D No cops around to spoil a good time either.