Scottish Words tagged with: crabs - 4 posts.

Seashore scene, seen from the edge of the dunes looking out to sea where a wizard, with a huge ear trumpet to his ear, lies prone alongside a colleague taking notes amongst the dune grasses. The trumpet is pointed at a witch on a broomstick talking to a crescent moon, with a face, just above the horizon.

Scottish Word: Carline.

Tags: crabs, dunes, instrument, moon, sea, witch, writing

Thon carlin winni care that it’s jist yer auld hearing aid. If we’re caught she’ll go jist as hard on us for usin that as she would if we’d used devilisch speirin whigmaleeries. Anyway I think … Continue reading Carline. →

crabs, dunes, instrument, moon, sea, witch, writing

Crab gesticulating madly at a free diver, observed by a laconic fish, as a great monster looms out of the deep behind them.

Scottish Word: Cruban.

Tags: crabs, diver, goggles, octopus, sand, under water, weight

If only ye’d kent semaphore ahn peyd heed tae thon cruban doon there flaggin the danger tae ye wi its cleuks ye micht both hae been saved. Noo as it stauns one o ye’s goin doon … Continue reading Cruban. →

crabs, diver, goggles, octopus, sand, under water, weight

Threatening nipper crabs with scissors - snip versus nip.

Scottish Word: Smokie.

Tags: crabs, fish, gnome, scissors, smoke

Aye sidle aff ye crabbit crabs ye, them fish are no for you. Ahm no finished smeekin mha smokies and yer no gettin near them till they’re smeeked eneuch. Nyah nyah. My snippers are bigger than … Continue reading Smokie. →

crabs, fish, gnome, scissors, smoke

European attempting to restore damaged and eroded coast lines.

Scottish Word: Glaur.

Tags: africa, beach, beard, boat, crabs, guns, heat, surveillance, terror, uniform

“Aye ah can see yer in the glaur plantin mangroves tae restaur the environment and gaird agin the effecks o changin sea levels and as a penance for imperialism but ah still need tae tak a … Continue reading Glaur. →