Barbara in Jacksonville, Florida, recalls her grandmother saying she liked her coffee strong enough to tote double and kick up behind. The expression tote double refers to the action of a horse carrying two people. If a horse is able to kick up behind while it’s carrying two people, it’s very strong indeed. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Tote Double and Kick Up Behind”
We had a message from Barbara Anderson in Jacksonville, Florida.
She was listening to the show and a saying from her grandmother popped into her head.
Her grandmother used to say that she liked her coffee strong enough to tote double and kick up behind.
Strong enough to tote double and kick up behind.
Yeah, and Barbara was wondering if anybody else used that.
And so I did a little digging, and it’s not all that common,
But apparently tote double refers to the action of a horse carrying not one but two people.
So if a horse totes double and kicks up behind, that’s a very strong horse.
Gotcha. Oh, wow. There’s so much flavor to that expression.
Yeah, that’s how I’m going to order coffee next time.
I want coffee that’s strong enough to tote double and kick up behind.
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