Eleventh in a series fankle (fan·kle)Dialect, chiefly Scot ~v. 1. to entangle, twist. 2. to knot. 3. to coil, wind. 4. to disorder, complicate. ~n. 5. an entanglement. (used in “Dinnae get yersel’ in a fankle“).
Tenth in a series canny (can·y) Dialect, chiefly Scot ~adj 1. cautious, careful, hesitant, unwilling to rush into things. 2. frugal, prudent (esp. with money) [a canny Scot – one who has an aversion to separating money from his pocket]…
I woke up to a cold house this morning – apparently, my heating oil company’s “auto” “replenishment” program wasn’t working right and my tank just plum ran dry. A repairman just stopped by and got us up and running and…
…or is anyone else praying for a speaker or light to drop from the Georgia Dome’s ceiling, crushing Tony Siragusa in the process? I kid, of course. I don’t wish physical harm on the Fox Sports “broadcaster”. Honestly, though, he…
Ninth in a series laldie (lall·dy) Dialect, chiefly Scot. ~n. 1. a thrashing; a sound beating, punishment (as in “Jist wait till ah get ma hauns oan ye, ya wee bugger. Ah’ll gie ye laldie“). 2. gie it – to…
Four things conspired to make traveling via automobile an interesting affair this fine day: Excavation crews were digging up the sewer system under the street across from my house. Said crews fill their excavations with quick-drying asphalt each evening. I…
Frank J. of IMAO fame can be hit-or-miss at times. Fortunately, today was a “hit” day. Frank weighed in with his Blog Myths and Facts. A small sampling, to whet your appetite: MYTH: Bloggers are partisan hacks. FACT: We lack…
Eighth in a series fitba’ (fit·baw) Dialect, chiefly Scot. ~n. 1. (m) the beautiful game 2. (f) stupid game involving 22 grown men (and 3 officials of dubious parentage and eyesight) kicking a lump of leather around a field, often…
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Seventh in a series scunner (scun·ner) Dialect, chiefly Scot -v. 1. to feel aversion. 2. to produce a feeling of disgust or loathing in. -n. 3. a strong dislike (often in “tak a scunner“, or “git oot o’ ma face…
