He rode to the first house.
“Wake up, the redcoats are coming!”
The man of the house rushes out to the stable to prepare.
Revere spurs his horse on.
Revere rides to the second house.
“Wake up, the redcoats are coming!”
The man of the house looks out the window and says: “I’ll get my musket.”
Revere spurs his horse on.
Revere rides to the third house.
“Wake up, the redcoats are coming!”
A woman opens the door and replies: “But my husband’s not here.”
“Well what about your sons?” asks Revere.
She answers: “They’re all gone too.”
Revere thinks.
“Woah Dobbin!”
50 responses to ““No ride tonight” by carl D’Agostino”
Mark Petruska
August 16th, 2012 at 22:27
“One if by land, two if by sea, three if by responding to the old lady’s Craigslist ad.”
This could change the course of history…
Carl D'Agostino
August 17th, 2012 at 09:02
Jeez, we coulda been stuck with speaking English English.
monicastangledweb
August 16th, 2012 at 23:24
Yikes! This could change the course of history!
Carl D'Agostino
August 17th, 2012 at 09:03
If the Armada had not been destroyed in 1588 we’da been hablamos Espanol.
Red
August 16th, 2012 at 23:26
Damn, bread has gotten expensive.
Red.
Carl D'Agostino
August 17th, 2012 at 09:04
Who can we blame ?
Red
August 17th, 2012 at 09:46
I don’t know, but I am willing to build the gallows.
Carl D'Agostino
August 17th, 2012 at 12:20
Perhaps having the wife eat English cooking is punishment enough.
poemsandponderings
August 16th, 2012 at 23:39
When you said it was either you or the horse….I assumed it would be you doing the leaving..Oh, by the by, the British are coming…
Carl D'Agostino
August 17th, 2012 at 09:04
Yeah, keepin’ the horse is smarter.
poemsandponderings
August 17th, 2012 at 09:58
Hmmm, let’s see, nag or nagging? I’ll keep the nag..
Thomas Stazyk
August 17th, 2012 at 00:15
So that’s why we speak English?
Carl D'Agostino
August 17th, 2012 at 09:05
Not in Miami.
jannatwrites
August 17th, 2012 at 00:49
Guess he’d better get on his running shoes, or risk being stricken from history books.
Carl D'Agostino
August 17th, 2012 at 09:07
BK’s. British Knights sneakers of course.
judithhb
August 17th, 2012 at 05:47
Oh dear – For want of a horse the rider was lost. For want of a rider the message was lost. And so the course of history was changed !
Carl D'Agostino
August 17th, 2012 at 09:08
See, women have been just as influential as men throughout history.
totsymae1011
August 17th, 2012 at 06:55
She’s just making a stronger man of him.
Carl D'Agostino
August 17th, 2012 at 09:08
Oh, sure. Easy for you to say.
suzicate
August 17th, 2012 at 07:08
The altering of history!
Carl D'Agostino
August 17th, 2012 at 09:09
She shoulda sold the goat, pig or chickens, but noooooooooooooooo….
Maxi
August 17th, 2012 at 07:34
Economic hard times back in the day…
Blessings – Maxi
Carl D'Agostino
August 17th, 2012 at 09:09
Ah, yes.
katecrimmins
August 17th, 2012 at 09:17
I love your artwork but I especially love the amazing comments people leave! Today you have me laughing.
Carl D'Agostino
August 17th, 2012 at 09:27
Yes, the interactive comments make the blog work and a special plus is that I get entertained as well !
Hippie Cahier
August 17th, 2012 at 11:01
After that she remembered not to tell him things while he was reading the paper.
Carl D'Agostino
August 18th, 2012 at 13:15
Yeah, Ben Franklin’s Philadelphia paper.
Elliot
August 17th, 2012 at 11:10
It could have been oh so different…
Carl D'Agostino
August 17th, 2012 at 15:21
Yes, if England has allowed colonies representation in Parliament.
Sheila
August 17th, 2012 at 15:16
That would have been funny if he had been forced into taking a pig for the ride instead of a horse.
Carl D'Agostino
August 17th, 2012 at 15:21
The oink British oink are oink coming.
pattisj
August 18th, 2012 at 01:56
Maybe the price of oats was going the way of our gas nowadays.
Carl D'Agostino
August 18th, 2012 at 09:19
Economics affects everything.
clinock
August 18th, 2012 at 04:06
I’ve horsed around with the Brits across the ‘mare’ – bloody marvelous unless you’re the back-end and knackered…
Carl D'Agostino
August 18th, 2012 at 09:20
Glad to be allies now though.
Craig N.
August 18th, 2012 at 11:03
She actually responds saying : “Wait A Minute Man”
Carl D'Agostino
August 18th, 2012 at 11:24
Oh that’s brilliant.
kateshrewsday
August 18th, 2012 at 11:24
I can imagine that would pose a problem
Carl D'Agostino
August 18th, 2012 at 12:59
He certainly was not marathon runner.
mj monaghan
August 18th, 2012 at 13:08
I don’t think he held his wife in high Revere after that move.
Carl D'Agostino
August 18th, 2012 at 13:15
I knew you would come up with something witty.
earthriderjudyberman
August 18th, 2012 at 18:59
“The Midnight Walk of Paul Revere” just doesn’t have the same ring, Carl.
Good one.
Carl D'Agostino
August 19th, 2012 at 04:52
That’s for sure.
blackwatertown
August 22nd, 2012 at 20:08
The true story of Paul Revere’s ride:
He rode to the first house.
“Wake up, the redcoats are coming!”
The man of the house rushes out to the stable to prepare.
Revere spurs his horse on.
Revere rides to the second house.
“Wake up, the redcoats are coming!”
The man of the house looks out the window and says: “I’ll get my musket.”
Revere spurs his horse on.
Revere rides to the third house.
“Wake up, the redcoats are coming!”
A woman opens the door and replies: “But my husband’s not here.”
“Well what about your sons?” asks Revere.
She answers: “They’re all gone too.”
Revere thinks.
“Woah Dobbin!”
Carl D'Agostino
August 22nd, 2012 at 20:27
Thanks for adding your wit to post !
Tony McGurk
August 29th, 2012 at 17:04
He’ll have to do a quick Ebay search by the looks of it.
Carl D'Agostino
August 29th, 2012 at 19:30
No, that’s Massachusetts Bay.
kofegeek
September 22nd, 2012 at 00:27
“horse? but I only have pigs….” she replied
Carl D'Agostino
September 22nd, 2012 at 08:29
I suppose they are faster than turtles and snails.
george-b
April 18th, 2013 at 16:24
I had to , dear….Beside no, hay to feed it, you did not bring home the last paycheck!
Great one Carl!
Thanks fro pointing it out to me!