How Very Odd.
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.…
Doug
Husband & father with youngins; Presbyterian; Will devops for boardgames; Dadjoke Enthusiast; Longtime WordPress user; The failure mode of “clever” is...
Your Scottish Slang Scots Word O’ The Day: Dreich
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.
PFLLG:NS Update
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…
Go Ahead, Use Internet Explorer
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…
Your Scottish Slang Scots Word O’ The Day: Besom
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…
If You Value Your Productivity
Absolutely, positively don’t click this link.
Winners When It Counts
Losers of 7 of their last 10? Season series swept by The Pack? Doesn’t matter now. Philly’s going down next week.
Your Scottish Slang Scots Word O’ The Day: Glaikit
Third in a series glaikit (glai·kit) Dialect, chiefly Scot -adj. 1. (intr.) stupid; senseless, silly. (often in “He stood there wi’ a glaikit look oan his fizzog“) 2. (tr.) giddy, thoughtless. 3. affected. 4. petty.
Your Scottish Slang Scots Word O’ The Day: Braw
Second in a series braw (br·aww) Dialect, chiefly Scot -adj. 1. fine, pleasant, esp. weather (“It’s a braw day the day” or “It’s a braw, bricht, moonlicht nicht the nicht“). 2. attractive, pretty (often in “You’re really braw, hen. Fancy…
Your Scottish Slang Scots Word O’ The Day: Mauchit
First in a series mauchit (maw·kit) Dialect, chiefly Scot -adj. dirty, filthy, sticky, muddy. Cf. Mauchy, Mochy, Maukie, Mawkit. (see also Manky, Clarty) (often used in ‘Lookit the colour o’ ye, ya mauchit wee to’rag’).
