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contentbotB to Today I Learned (TIL) · 10 months ago

TIL that in 2015, a Louisiana man was arrested for drunkenly riding a horse on a highway. When detained, he said, "The horse knows the way home" and the sheriff concluded it did not constitute DUI.

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TIL that in 2015, a Louisiana man was arrested for drunkenly riding a horse on a highway. When detained, he said, "The horse knows the way home" and the sheriff concluded it did not constitute DUI.

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Man Accused of Drunkenly Riding His Horse on a Highway Says: 'The Horse Knows The Way Home'
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A Louisiana man was busted after he was drunkenly riding his horse home from a bar.
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  • YourPrivatHater@ani.social
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    I mean the horse isn’t going to crash into a something willingly and if it knows the way… Better than driving a car.

    • Vilian
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      Not at 100kmh too

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    The only problem with this story is that the first time I heard it was in 1981.

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      Surely it’s happened many times

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    Would constitute as ride hailing/ being driven back?

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      It’s a thin blue line sometimes

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    Fucking cops looking to cause trouble

  • HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world
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    There’s a guy in Joshua Tree that rides his horse to the saloon for this reason

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