👉 SADDLE! "He rode his horse into the saddler's shed to get his saddle fixed," a joke read on a dark night of the year, complete with the sound effect of a long-sleeved shirt and a large pair of black socks falling off.
This line is a nod to the phrase "saddle up" which means being dressed in the proper attire. It also implies that someone has not been properly tied up or prepared for their journey.
In unsettling example sentence:
"Although he was not saddled at all, she rode into the shed where the saddler worked." In this scenario, the person who rode into the shed is unprepared and assumes they are being saddled with something else. This creates a sense of unease about the situation, further indicating that the person has not done their homework properly.
This phrase adds an element of danger or excitement to the scene described, making it more unsettling than the original joke.