Scottish Words tagged with: planet - 6 posts.

Man in kilt waiting holding a poop bag as his dog on a lead strains to do its business. He is shouting at his daughter who looks grim and is sullenly holding a loudhailer and a placard saying there is no planet B.

Scottish Word: Threap.

Tags: dog, kilts, loudspeaker, planet, shoe, signs

Stop threapin at me aw the time, there’s only so much ah can dae for the planet aw at once. So no anither teet frae ye til I’m done or yer no comin on oor dog … Continue reading Threap. →

dog, kilts, loudspeaker, planet, shoe, signs

Alien with a bloody bandage head in a clear fish bowl helmet and skin tight suit is striding across a desert planet under a searing sun while his colleague, following in a glass domed open roofed hover transport, lobs rocks at him from behind.

Scottish Word: Brucklie.

Tags: bandage, helmet, planet, spacesuit, stone, sun

Hoi! Ah’m hopin yer helmet’s no as brucklie as yer napper. Yer radio’s no workin. Ye need ye tae get back on board wi me. Translate: brucklie, briklie: in a brittle state or manner. Hey! I’m … Continue reading Brucklie. →

bandage, helmet, planet, spacesuit, stone, sun

Naked Earth-man on an island on an alien world talking to a half submerged giant naked alien.

Scottish Word: Unbawndonit.

Tags: boat, island, nude, planet, rocket, stars

Oan the sicht o yer unbawndonit muckle bouk swimmin unner I wiz sweirt tae row on tae the rocket. But ah kent not ye spaikit the Scots weel or wiz a stravaiginger o the galaxy yersel. … Continue reading Unbawndonit. →

boat, island, nude, planet, rocket, stars

Skeletal suited aliens on a purple planet catch the dreaded plague of pumpkinossity that spreads like wildfire.

Scottish Word: Harnpan.

Tags: first aid, halloween, planet, pumpkin, skeleton, spacesuit

Ahwww naw. It’s the dreaded pumkinossity. Ye get orange plooks aw ower the broo o yer harnpan an afore ye ken it yer heid puffs intae a muckle pumpkin an yer deid! It’s fungal an there’s … Continue reading Harnpan. →

first aid, halloween, planet, pumpkin, skeleton, spacesuit

Lady flying saucer pilot who knows her light speed engineering describing the breakdown symptoms to the flying saucer rescue service employee.

Scottish Word: Wheeple.

Tags: alien, asteroid, automobile, engine, fixing, mechanics, moon, planet, repair, rescue, space, spaceship, stars, ufo

“The plasma rackle gied a wheepling skirl fangling the anti-matter knewel an dunting the anti shoogle furlie oot o kilter makin oor sair shank landin a skelp doon.” Translate: wheeple: a tuneless whistling. “The plasma chain … Continue reading Wheeple. →

alien, asteroid, automobile, engine, fixing, mechanics, moon, planet, repair, rescue, space, spaceship, stars, ufo

A bipedal from earth speaking to a triocular tripedal from the red alien planet visible in the viewport behind are drinking whisky with crisps and peanuts while having a cross species chat in the space station staff bar.

Scottish Word: Reid.

Tags: alien, bar, bottle, crisps, eye, eyes, glass, glasses, new year, peanuts, planet, space, spaceman, spacesuit, Whisky

“When you folk get stottin fou; mirac, mirawculous or smeekit if ye like, on yer reid planet, dae ye see triple?” Translate: reid: red. “When you folk get really really really drunk; stupefied, incapable or stinking … Continue reading Reid. →

alien, bar, bottle, crisps, eye, eyes, glass, glasses, new year, peanuts, planet, space, spaceman, spacesuit, Whisky

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