“Ach! Ye dunderheid, ye’ve gone an forgoat tae pack the gibbles again”

Translate:

gibbles: tools, implements, wares.

“Tsk! You thickhead, you have gone and forgotten to pack the tools again.”

equipment.

What is it with modern writers that feel they can dispense with the essentials of a monster.

Vampires have specific weaknesses which are religious symbols, holy water, stakes with mallet and daylight.

Silver is for Werewolves.

Daleks are armoured Nazis not plastic molded merchandise.

As for pseudo science and gadgets that get a hero out of a jam.

All too often it’s the writers being too lazy to write a good story.

The ‘and with one bound our hero is free’ effect.

Dr Who’s sonic screwdriver is busily being overused to that end.

Every time there’s an awkward transition or difficult twist in the plot, give it a quick sonic screw and all is well.

The Scottish Word: gibbles with its definition and its meaning illustrated and captioned with the word used in context in the Scots language and in English.