“you and your horse”
Once upon a time, I was liming at my favorite Grenadian beach bar, throwing some darts.
(“Liming” is Caribbean slang for “hanging out”.)
A friend was teasing me. I don’t remember what about, precisely, but it was probably the fact that I always had a book with me. Always. Even whilst drinking.
Generally I’m a fan of people who make fun of me in a good-natured way. Provided they can take back some of what they dish. So, with a grin on my face and a smile in my voice, I said to my friend:
“Screw you and the horse you rode in on.”
He’d never heard this expression before, and found it wildly entertaining. So much so that the following evening he greeted me with a loud and jovial,
“Hey, Maria! Fuck you and your horse!”
Bulls-eye.
Posted on February 2nd, 2010 under Grenada • Tags: early days, Grenada, the Grenadian lexicon. • 
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