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Sixth in a series crabbit (cra·bit) Dialect, chiefly Scot -adj. 1. ill-tempered, grumpy, curt, disagreeable; in a bad mood [esp. in the morning]. (Often used in “Ken this, yer a crabbit get, so ye are“). -n. See crab – one…
I’ve been increasingly disappointed in the “fortunes” that have been appearing in my fortune cookies at my weekly “Chinese Tuesday” outtings. For instance, today’s read: The will of the people is the best law. That’s not a fortune, that’s bloody…
If you haven’t noticed, I’ve installed a polling plugin for WordPress. It’s right over there at the top right of your page… I’m looking for feedback on the Scottish Slang series I’ve got going, so please weigh in via a…
NPR’s coverage of the tsunami aftermath has been increasingly getting on my nerves. Not only do they seem to be executing a full court press ala FoxNews’ wall-to-wall Peterson coverage, but more and more of their reporting has been extremely…
Teri Gross’ interview with Ice Cube could, quite possibly, be one of the most bizzarre, surreal things I’ve ever heard. Do yourself a favor and click the “Listen” link on that page. It’s worth it, if only to hear Ms.…
Fifth in a series dreich (dre·ech) Dialect, chiefly Scot -adj. 1. (intr.) drab. 2. (tr.) dreary (referring to weather or a sermon). 3. often leads to a state of being drookit; grey.
For those of you following the saga of Clem the Lawn Gnome, I offer you this screenshot of my desktop with a sneak peak at the work I’m putting in on designing a T-shirt for the People’s Front for the…
That is, if you’re cool with random websites being able to completely hijack your computer and delete files off your hard drive. Because, you know, that’s certainly the sort of functionality I look for in a web browser. As the…
Fourth in a series besom (biz·um) Dialect, chiefly Scot -n. 1. obstreperous girl or woman; female upstart (as in “Dinnae pou’ yer brither’s hair, ya wee besom“) 2. woman of low moral standing; a hussy (“Thon yin’s a right mucky…
