I know an old lady who swallowed a fly!!!

[Walder]

this morning whilst riding with my husband i swallowed a FLY!!!! It went right into my throat and made me choke and gag! I gaged and gaged unitl i was nearly sick and when it came up it was the tiniest fly that you ever saw! Just thought i'd share that with you all - my husband found it very amusing! has it happened to anyone else - In future i will keep my mouth firmly closed!!!!

 

[carthorse]

It reminded me of when my daughter and I first rode together, she used to go on the lead rein from my horse and we would go along the bridleway singing that song.This was 20 years ago,you made me smile

 

[Walder]

glad it bought back good memories - pleased to have made someone smile today........................

 

[Daphnelia]

I have and they taste grim

god knows wheere theyve been too eew

 

[Gorgeous George]

I did that last week on my lesson and I was coughing and gagging and my instructor wondered what was going on, it was a blue bottle - eeeuuukk

 

[NewHeights_SJ]

MmmMMm nice bit of extra protein!! haha

I think its quite common.

 

[Boolagh]

You can tell a happy rider from the flys between their teeth!

 

[Fuffle]

I have too and it got stuck in my throat which made me gag, I was driving the horsebox at the time much to the fright of my passengers as they thought I was dying

 

[PapaFrita]

I've done that too. Taught me to keep my mouth shut!!
Something else I learned from experience; when you're wheelbarrowing muck and shavings against the wind... keep mouth CLOSED!

 

[WFL]

As a cyclist, "bug gulps" are a regular occurence in the summer. The really unpleasant experience is screaming down a hill at 50 mph and a wasp getting sucked in to the air vents on your helmet. You can feel it crawling around, and I have taken the helmet off, shaken out the wasp, replaced the helmet and still managed to make the tight turn at the bottom of the hill.

 

[skye123]

try riding and getting one in your eye lol

 

[WFL]

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try riding and getting one in your eye lol

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That's why I always do XC in safety glasses ("borrowed" from work) or jockey goggles.

I would prefer to SJ in a body protector and safety glasses, but the rules require me to be dressed like a waiter... Funnily enough, rugby league players are not expected to wear full evening dress and a monocle.