"An did youz no think that tunnelin oot thon pile o snow fur an igloo widni ca in ma garage door? Good grief it’s basic engineering." Translated: caw, ca in: drive in, cave in. "And did you not think that tunneling out the inside of that pile of snow to make an igloo would not [...]
"Keep yer heid doon the satellites can be a scunner here at this altitude." Translated: scunner: great nuisance, sickener. "Keep your head down the satellites can be a serious nuisance here at this altitude." satellite. Modern technology allows us to chatter constantly at our friends wherever they are. Communication and entertainment beams around the world. [...]
“Ooooyah! That soonded like a twa hipper skite tae me.” Translated: twa hipper skite: two hip slip (both broken). “Ouch! That sounded like a two hip slip to me.” confined. See all my IF thumbnails and IF links here. Trapped indoors. Heavy snow and prolonged cold is causing problems in Scotland and the UK stranding [...]
“Ah’ve aw ma creations baith neeps an pumpkins saved here since I wis a bairn, which keeps twa men steady yokit. An noo aye at this time o year I gaither n preserve a puckle that ither folk mak.” Translated: puckle: a small amount, a number, a few. “I have all my creations both turnips [...]
“…an so oot o aw the worlds in aw the universes it faws tae you tae hae the saifgairdin o the ancient Holy Hailstain sae dear tae generations upon generations o us, the Stivilston race.” Translated: saifgaird: safeguard. “…and so out of all the worlds in all the universes it falls to you to have [...]
