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"You know you are West Indian if_____________?"


          

you know that blue and blue soap make clothes whiter.

It is okay to call someone darkie, reds, dougs, chinee-man,
creole, red-man, white-boy and Coolie..

You put Angostura bitters on and in everything including lime juice..


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If you tremble with indignation at every injustice, then you are a comrade of mine.

To be young and not be revolutionary is a contradiction of biology....

  

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You know you are West Indian if_____________? [View all] , ProletariatX, Tue Jul-21-09 05:34 PM
 
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all crackers are Crix
Jul 21st 2009
1
>Calling someone on the phone at 9pm and start the convo w/ Good Night.
Jul 22nd 2009
188
      RE: >Calling someone on the phone at 9pm and start the convo w/ Good Nig...
Jul 22nd 2009
219
      RE: >Calling someone on the phone at 9pm and start the convo w/ Good Nig...
Jul 22nd 2009
253
      RE: >Calling someone on the phone at 9pm and start the convo w/ Good Nig...
Jul 23rd 2009
303
You don't hang out or chill you Lime
Jul 21st 2009
2
You get dressed up to get on a plane.
Jul 21st 2009
3
^^^ my ppl need to read that one !
Jul 21st 2009
10
ya dig?
Jul 22nd 2009
220
lmao
Jul 21st 2009
21
LMAO
Jul 21st 2009
96
hahahaha!!!
Jul 22nd 2009
186
tea means coffee, hot chocolate, milo etc n/m
Jul 21st 2009
4
breastmilk
Jul 21st 2009
5
Yeah Milo is a west indian institution...
Jul 21st 2009
6
lol..trust me....tell u some funny shit....
Jul 21st 2009
9
LMAO....
Jul 21st 2009
14
lol
Jul 21st 2009
19
did you have horlicks (arrrleex) as well?
Jul 22nd 2009
218
      yesserd but shit would never TEST THE KANG MILO...
Jul 22nd 2009
277
           heartily agree!!!
Jul 23rd 2009
314
Milo was like our version of Ovaltine.. with the Soccer player on it
Jul 21st 2009
52
      mine got a cricket player on it.
Jul 21st 2009
97
           All the "Boost" bottles in India had Cricket players on em
Jul 22nd 2009
255
Foreign means US/UK n/m
Jul 21st 2009
7
You don't trow away fishhead that is to make Brauph...
Jul 21st 2009
8
and there must be boiled green banana and Okro in there too..
Jul 21st 2009
11
you eat the fish head
Jul 22nd 2009
221
your parents were mad if you didn't get straight As in school
Jul 21st 2009
12
I would get a 98 and my pops would say where the other 2%
Jul 21st 2009
16
lol yeah... these Canadian high school teachers
Jul 21st 2009
22
my pops said that and im not west indian
Jul 21st 2009
124
lol. hell yeah.
Jul 21st 2009
98
My Trini cousin HATES being called a coolie
Jul 21st 2009
13
had every right to be....its extremely derogatory...nm
Jul 21st 2009
25
While she was cussin him out im like
Jul 21st 2009
30
      it can be confusing cuz some Indo-Caribbean young folk
Jul 21st 2009
39
           here in South Africa, its equivalent to the K word
Jul 21st 2009
47
           good
Jul 21st 2009
168
           RE: it can be confusing cuz some Indo-Caribbean young folk
Jul 23rd 2009
304
Jamaican indians I know don't get offended by that. We call family
Jul 22nd 2009
207
      jamaican indians i knwo DO get offended by it
Jul 22nd 2009
212
      RE: Jamaican indians I know don't get offended by that. We call family
Jul 22nd 2009
229
           thank you
Jul 22nd 2009
231
           word? maybe cus it's family.
Jul 22nd 2009
263
shower = bathe; lotion = cream; hot sauce = pepper
Jul 21st 2009
15
:D
Jul 21st 2009
18
Powder your chest after too as proof you bathed
Jul 21st 2009
20
^^^^^
Jul 21st 2009
123
haha you right on. all of those except for the last stuck with me
Jul 21st 2009
36
If you pick stuff up with ur feet
Jul 21st 2009
17
RE: If you pick stuff up with ur feet
Jul 21st 2009
29
lmao...not just a West Indian thing
Jul 21st 2009
75
      my cousins baby father is American
Jul 21st 2009
81
      lol I catch myself doing it subconsciously sometimes
Jul 21st 2009
85
      I constantly do that. my wife will look at me like, 'wtf?'
Jul 21st 2009
100
      umm well
Jul 21st 2009
169
You ate salt, pepper and green mango aka Chow-Chow
Jul 21st 2009
23
we (Indian Indians) put cayenne pepper and salt on raw green mangos
Jul 21st 2009
43
Might be were it came from got alot of Indian Influence here..
Jul 21st 2009
179
sup with Indians and the pepper ting????
Jul 22nd 2009
198
      we even put it on raw green guavas...shit is amazing.
Jul 22nd 2009
205
           we do it in thailand too
Jul 22nd 2009
245
           Everything here Plums and Golden apple too and guava...
Jul 22nd 2009
279
RE: You ate salt, pepper and green mango aka Chow-Chow
Jul 21st 2009
93
      All are welcome..
Jul 21st 2009
180
question: what was the remote control called in your home?
Jul 21st 2009
24
Get up pon yuh foot dem an change it yuself!!!
Jul 21st 2009
28
RE: question: what was the remote control called in your home?
Jul 22nd 2009
206
Yep! My American fiancee has picked that up from me
Jul 22nd 2009
226
we called it the converter or the box
Jul 22nd 2009
239
DE CLICKA!
Jul 23rd 2009
300
(c) my pops
Jul 23rd 2009
306
u dont use the word 'the' before a noun
Jul 21st 2009
26
Glad you said know what it is vs. like it!
Jul 21st 2009
Bredrin I live by that stuff..
Jul 21st 2009
34
      Tree bark juice... why, my people, why???
Jul 21st 2009
42
           when im really thirsty.an ice cold glass hits the spot like nothing else...
Jul 21st 2009
48
                Brejin!
Jul 21st 2009
63
                     truss me...lol n/m
Jul 21st 2009
146
And if you like maubi...
Jul 21st 2009
31
      i'm half trini and i am disgusted by it...my pops use to love it
Jul 21st 2009
37
if u know what Pear(not the fruit), Channa , Gungo Peas,
Jul 21st 2009
27
Pear not the fruit?
Jul 21st 2009
33
that's what jamaicans call Avacado
Jul 21st 2009
35
      Avocado's not a fruit?
Jul 21st 2009
40
      I guess avocado pears are fruit, huh?
Jul 21st 2009
51
           school me on the tinkin toe
Jul 21st 2009
54
           it's this weird stinky fruit
Jul 21st 2009
77
           yea
Jul 22nd 2009
222
      Some Islands call it Zabuka too...
Jul 21st 2009
41
           where u from? Never heard that one before
Jul 21st 2009
53
                St. Vincent..
Jul 21st 2009
58
I WANT SOME GUINEP
Jul 21st 2009
56
guinep is what i imagine pussy feels like in your mouth
Jul 21st 2009
127
thats why i like it
Jul 21st 2009
175
      lol.
Jul 22nd 2009
189
      :'X
Jul 22nd 2009
268
just drool over my avy... n/m
Jul 22nd 2009
200
      man
Jul 22nd 2009
223
my family is so nuff
Jul 22nd 2009
217
wray & nephew are part of your family.
Jul 21st 2009
32
and johncrowbatty is the black sheep
Jul 21st 2009
170
RE: wray & nephew are part of your family.
Jul 22nd 2009
271
if you Freeze Ackee, Scotch Bonnit peppers
Jul 21st 2009
38
Dont forget Doubles an ting...
Jul 21st 2009
44
      ya mon,
Jul 21st 2009
49
Sorrel and black cake at Christmas
Jul 21st 2009
45
Salt Ham or Pork in general too...
Jul 21st 2009
50
Your Parents have or had a Nissan Maxima,
Jul 21st 2009
46
98% are Japanese...
Jul 21st 2009
55
You know you are West Indian if, you seen every episode of Oliver
Jul 21st 2009
57
Shit was EPIC...lol
Jul 21st 2009
59
for real...that permeated the ENTIRE caribbean i think n/m
Jul 21st 2009
60
LANK!!!!!!!
Jul 21st 2009
61
LMAOOOOOO!
Jul 21st 2009
76
yuh betta LUCKY seh de waitress dayuh
Jul 21st 2009
171
This is my 1st time ever hearing of Oliver Samuels, hilarious...
Jul 21st 2009
174
the jailhouse episode... classic n/m
Jul 22nd 2009
199
you have family in Toronto, New York, Miami, London
Jul 21st 2009
62
Links everywhere we takin over...
Jul 21st 2009
65
u know the sayin..anywhere in the world u go...
Jul 21st 2009
79
      i heard a band (maybe culture)
Jul 21st 2009
172
           lol...i dont doubt it...lol..n/m
Jul 22nd 2009
187
lol. Add ATL to that now, too.
Jul 21st 2009
101
check.check.check.check.
Jul 22nd 2009
261
Hardo bread
Jul 21st 2009
64
guava cheese
Jul 21st 2009
66
Coconut Dumplin
Jul 21st 2009
68
what the hell is Guava cheese?!
Jul 21st 2009
70
      sugary jelly candy type stuff
Jul 21st 2009
74
           oh I know exactly what you're talking about
Jul 21st 2009
86
Doughboy and Bodyline
Jul 21st 2009
67
Pati, Coco bred an Festival..
Jul 21st 2009
69
Pholourie
Jul 21st 2009
71
Hardo bread is good with
Jul 21st 2009
72
      RE: Hardo bread is good with
Jul 21st 2009
73
Doubles, Roti and Pholourie balls!
Jul 21st 2009
78
you communicate with your lips.... see below...
Jul 21st 2009
80
i know excactly what you mean
Jul 21st 2009
84
yessss.. i do it all the time.. i cant help it
Jul 21st 2009
90
LMAO!!!!!!!!! RE: you communicate with your lips.... see below...
Jul 21st 2009
102
u know how to "hiss your teeth"...
Jul 21st 2009
82
I use to mess with this trini chick that did that ALL the time
Jul 21st 2009
137
if u Kiss your teeth...
Jul 21st 2009
83
kiss teeth, suck teeth, scheups... it's all the same
Jul 21st 2009
88
what you got against "suck" anyway?
Jul 21st 2009
89
      I think of suck as the american version
Jul 22nd 2009
238
           not true
Jul 22nd 2009
290
You've sent down Barrels to your family back home
Jul 21st 2009
87
yes, man.
Jul 21st 2009
103
and everything smell like soap powder after...
Jul 21st 2009
111
you have a big ass wooden utensil hanging on your wall
Jul 21st 2009
91
you get lick with said utensil
Jul 21st 2009
173
you point at things or people with your mouf
Jul 21st 2009
92
see 80
Jul 22nd 2009
213
coo coo soup.
Jul 21st 2009
94
aloo pie, chennet, tamarind, pepper sauce and
Jul 21st 2009
95
damn how did i miss this?
Jul 21st 2009
99
RE: You know you are West Indian if_____________?
Jul 21st 2009
104
Drinks Seamoss and linseed punch
Jul 21st 2009
105
You rock one of these as your travel luggage
Jul 21st 2009
106
RE: You rock one of these as your travel luggage
Jul 21st 2009
108
DEAD
Jul 22nd 2009
233
LOL
Jul 22nd 2009
243
A Yam Is
Jul 21st 2009
107
You drink as much Guinness as an Irish....
Jul 21st 2009
109
u ever put money in a susu or with pardners
Jul 21st 2009
110
i know what a partner is, but what's a susu
Jul 21st 2009
177
I'm just starting in 2 pardners right now... n/m
Jul 22nd 2009
202
i want to do one as well
Jul 22nd 2009
208
Your always get that one person who as soon as they get their
Jul 22nd 2009
272
u have enough half-siblings to field a cricket team.
Jul 21st 2009
112
LOL
Jul 21st 2009
113
My grandfather had 18 kids 8 outside and 10 with his wife...
Jul 21st 2009
115
LOl i have 13-14 siblings and only 4 of them are full blood.
Jul 22nd 2009
230
When you travel up North...
Jul 21st 2009
114
What's up with West Indians and the name Roy with all its
Jul 21st 2009
116
Dont forget Fitzroy and Omroy
Jul 21st 2009
142
ur known by a name NOT on ur birth certifcate.
Jul 21st 2009
117
My pops name is Lennox
Jul 21st 2009
119
I have cousins that I still don't know their real names
Jul 21st 2009
133
I have one that we just call badbwoy..
Jul 21st 2009
139
      lmao
Jul 22nd 2009
264
      I Just foundout Badbwoys real name from my Aunt..
Jul 23rd 2009
334
like my aunt jenny
Jul 21st 2009
176
yeah for years I thought my father's real name was Paul
Jul 22nd 2009
240
RE: ur known by a name NOT on ur birth certifcate.
Jul 22nd 2009
284
someone has brought a goat to a family function.
Jul 21st 2009
118
Goat Cooks are THE GOAT...
Jul 21st 2009
120
dominos are serious business. SERIOUS. BIZNESS.
Jul 21st 2009
121
I saw a dude get his hand chopped off over a game of dominos...
Jul 21st 2009
125
      daaamn
Jul 22nd 2009
192
This is what comes to mind when you think sheep...
Jul 21st 2009
122
you've had a cat or known of a cat named "puss"
Jul 21st 2009
126
I had an aunt with like 15 cat an all ah dem name Pusslyn
Jul 21st 2009
135
*sends down 20lb bag of carolina rice*
Jul 21st 2009
128
cousins shit in an outhouse, but have a celly
Jul 21st 2009
129
:-(
Jul 21st 2009
140
u think ramping shop is a disgusting song, but u know all the words.
Jul 21st 2009
130
y'know i've never heard the song...not even a snippet n/m
Jul 21st 2009
141
      you're missing out
Jul 21st 2009
178
mother or sister is a nurse.
Jul 21st 2009
131
You own one of these...
Jul 21st 2009
132
and some Tape wrapped around the handle
Jul 21st 2009
That's my mom's chicken chopper. It stays under the kitchen sink.
Jul 22nd 2009
190
pops owned
Jul 22nd 2009
265
LOL. true
Jul 23rd 2009
307
hopes customs agent doesn't smash mi tin cheese
Jul 21st 2009
134
Bun an cheese fam...
Jul 21st 2009
136
RE: hopes customs agent doesn't smash mi tin cheese
Jul 21st 2009
152
You frade or know of Obeyah
Jul 21st 2009
138
get searched heavily entering the US, and lightly when leaving n/m
Jul 21st 2009
143
^^ this..
Jul 21st 2009
148
..strangers overseas hear your accent and ask u for weed n/m
Jul 21st 2009
144
Niggas think that shit is carryon for us or some shit?
Jul 21st 2009
162
Your milk in the house looks like this..
Jul 21st 2009
145
lol....carnation to rhaatid..haven't seen that in years!!! n/m
Jul 21st 2009
149
Eat Corn Flakes with Condenced milk
Jul 21st 2009
147
and bread dont forget condensed milk and bread..
Jul 21st 2009
150
yupp n/m
Jul 21st 2009
151
RE: Eat Corn Flakes with Condenced milk
Jul 22nd 2009
266
You eat dry powder milk and sugar..
Jul 21st 2009
153
Now i know you've ate Hot Cocoa with Hardough bread
Jul 21st 2009
155
      I make my own hardo bread fam I'm official...
Jul 21st 2009
156
You eat Bammie..
Jul 21st 2009
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RE: You eat Bammie..
Jul 22nd 2009
285
Maltas
Jul 21st 2009
157
Vitamalt is the malt these days...
Jul 21st 2009
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      vitamalt is the real deal...nothing else comes close n/m
Jul 21st 2009
161
      check.
Jul 22nd 2009
262
You tell somebody you Vincentian and they ask
Jul 21st 2009
158
:-( dont i know about this
Jul 21st 2009
166
      I think it is the accent...
Jul 21st 2009
167
Always have Curry, Brown suga, rum
Jul 21st 2009
160
You have eaten Iguana, Manicou, Blackfish, Sea turtle..
Jul 21st 2009
163
Dominica -> Mountain Chicken (it's a frog)
Jul 22nd 2009
193
RE: You have eaten Iguana, Manicou, Blackfish, Sea turtle..
Jul 22nd 2009
286
      Agouti is faster
Jul 23rd 2009
333
Everybody Granny does make fudge and Ducuna..
Jul 21st 2009
164
You raid Plum tree when you been small...
Jul 21st 2009
165
Yuh get licks like this...
Jul 21st 2009
181
RE: Yuh get licks like this...
Jul 22nd 2009
204
Hide and seek is called "coupie"
Jul 21st 2009
182
Cookies = Biscuits
Jul 21st 2009
183
25 cents = Shilling
Jul 21st 2009
184
dead @ this post
Jul 22nd 2009
185
hooray for Vim and Dettol, lol
Jul 22nd 2009
191
Vim is now Cif
Jul 22nd 2009
197
*vomits* at souse...ugh!
Jul 22nd 2009
216
lmao @ dettol and tiger balm cures all. yeah that and tea.
Jul 22nd 2009
251
if you count like this: wan, too, tree, far , plenty, X-amount
Jul 22nd 2009
194
RE: if you count like this: wan, too, tree, far , plenty, X-amount
Jul 22nd 2009
196
you know how to ride the bus on the outside
Jul 22nd 2009
195
RE: you know how to ride the bus on the outside
Jul 22nd 2009
203
RE: You know you are West Indian if_____________?
Jul 22nd 2009
201
the felt wall piece! LOL
Jul 22nd 2009
209
the hanging scroll felt wall piece
Jul 22nd 2009
224
if instead of a simple goodbye,
Jul 22nd 2009
210
if you had these in your house growing up
Jul 22nd 2009
211
RE: if you had these in your house growing up
Jul 22nd 2009
214
Coasters dont forget the coasters..
Jul 22nd 2009
273
i didn't!
Jul 23rd 2009
315
Seriously?! shes Indian?! I NEVER knew that!
Jul 23rd 2009
346
if there are 3 or more michelle's in one family
Jul 22nd 2009
215
You know many Juniors but don't know their actual names
Jul 22nd 2009
225
I have a friend His fathers legal name is Junior
Jul 22nd 2009
280
who don't hear must feel!
Jul 22nd 2009
227
This post needs to be archived.
Jul 22nd 2009
228
If you've sat down listening to an older person tell duppy stories
Jul 22nd 2009
232
those are the best!!!
Jul 22nd 2009
234
      Ah the ROLLING CALF!!
Jul 22nd 2009
236
           this is random
Jul 22nd 2009
237
how many WI iron their linens?
Jul 22nd 2009
235
my aunt has a maid who's purpose is to iron linens AND towels
Jul 22nd 2009
241
My Mom irons her linens
Jul 23rd 2009
339
A good portion of your wild uncles/cousins been deported n/m
Jul 22nd 2009
242
**purses lips**
Jul 22nd 2009
244
when you got a cut/scrape/headache/burn, etc...... you used:
Jul 22nd 2009
246
I can't see that pic at work but i already know it's dettol
Jul 22nd 2009
250
Lol...I forgot about dettol!!
Jul 22nd 2009
252
      RE: Lol...I forgot about dettol!!
Jul 22nd 2009
258
lol, they used Dettol on us for that stuff... they used Limacol when
Jul 22nd 2009
288
oh yeah the headache counts as part of what I mean by internal
Jul 22nd 2009
289
lmao, please archive this
Jul 22nd 2009
247
When you asked for juice, you got:
Jul 22nd 2009
248
ribena!!! yaaayyyy!!!
Jul 22nd 2009
249
Yes mi lion the Currant and the Orange one....
Jul 22nd 2009
274
RE: You know you are West Indian if_____________?
Jul 22nd 2009
254
Peardrax and Cidrax Kiddy christmas wine fam...
Jul 22nd 2009
275
you are "pretentious"..
Jul 22nd 2009
256
RE: you are "pretentious"..
Jul 22nd 2009
257
this post makes me want to give directions
Jul 22nd 2009
259
going out to eat requires
Jul 22nd 2009
260
I'm sorry I came to this post so late, good post lol
Jul 22nd 2009
267
You know your West Indian if you drink GINGER BEER
Jul 22nd 2009
269
That is my shit... Linseed, Sorrel, seamoss, ginger beer and maubi
Jul 22nd 2009
281
You use Wray & Nephew white rum for
Jul 22nd 2009
270
Your parents gave you this to drink everyday..
Jul 22nd 2009
276
cod liver oil... ughh
Jul 22nd 2009
291
You Drink Tetlee and Red Rose tea..
Jul 22nd 2009
278
You watch yourself whine ya waist when you at a party (women)
Jul 22nd 2009
You watch yourself whine ya waist when you at a party (women)
Jul 22nd 2009
282
RE: You know you are West Indian if_____________?
Jul 22nd 2009
283
RE: You know you are West Indian if_____________?
Jul 22nd 2009
287
This KFC one is the troof
Jul 22nd 2009
292
be bringing back buckets of spicy chicken from KFC
Jul 23rd 2009
326
You Had Doilies on your chair back
Jul 22nd 2009
293
LOL yes
Jul 22nd 2009
294
LMAO!!!
Jul 23rd 2009
317
Yow runners fam how could I forget..
Jul 23rd 2009
331
And beaded Curtains too
Jul 23rd 2009
332
The doilies were heavily starched
Jul 23rd 2009
341
You know spotty bananas are the sweetest...
Jul 22nd 2009
295
Know that Peanuts Grow underground and not on trees...
Jul 22nd 2009
296
Fuckit Tripple Plat!!
Jul 23rd 2009
297
nice post. west indian apparently not far off from west african...lol
Jul 23rd 2009
298
if u got 2 completely different first names lol
Jul 23rd 2009
299
I feel completely secure in my first-generationism now. thank you. lol...
Jul 23rd 2009
301
When you know what this is:
Jul 23rd 2009
302
I got something more gully for you...
Jul 23rd 2009
308
      lol....u taking it back now...lol..alcalado to rhaatid..lol n/m
Jul 23rd 2009
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      I know that one too!
Jul 23rd 2009
319
      YOOOOO ... I ain't seent alcolado in YEARS mi boy.
Jul 23rd 2009
325
      RE: I got something more gully for you...
Jul 23rd 2009
329
           People in the country used to drink that shit for Cold...0_o
Jul 23rd 2009
335
u have locs and people assume you're rasta n/m
Jul 23rd 2009
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when they find out you're not
Jul 23rd 2009
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lol n/m
Jul 23rd 2009
322
one of my most embarassing moments
Jul 23rd 2009
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      *ouch*...yes that will happen to you...lol n/m
Jul 23rd 2009
323
*walks into post with sea moss*
Jul 23rd 2009
310
We have pelau *gives you plate*
Jul 23rd 2009
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RE: You know you are West Indian if_____________?
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RE: You know you are West Indian if_____________?
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RE: You know you are West Indian if_____________?
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Mr. Goudas
Jul 23rd 2009
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... you were forced to drink Buckley's and aren't afraid of bush tea.
Jul 23rd 2009
324
Yeah boy shit is vile... I like certain bush tea tho..
Jul 23rd 2009
337
      RE: Yeah boy shit is vile... I like certain bush tea tho..
Jul 23rd 2009
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ARCHIVE!!
Jul 23rd 2009
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RE: You know you are West Indian if_____________?
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RE: You know you are West Indian if_____________?
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      RE: You know you are West Indian if_____________?
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           RE: You know you are West Indian if_____________?
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                Yes!!!
Jul 23rd 2009
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Your mommy and Aunty dem would drink Tisane to purge
Jul 23rd 2009
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battrees go in the fridge for
Jul 23rd 2009
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ooooooooohh...for REAL!!!!!!!..lol n/m
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