{"id":7192,"date":"2016-02-01T17:28:52","date_gmt":"2016-02-01T17:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alisonsdiary.com\/?p=7192"},"modified":"2016-02-07T16:06:17","modified_gmt":"2016-02-07T16:06:17","slug":"a-z-of-scottish-storms-never-mind-henry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alisonsdiary.com\/2016\/02\/a-z-of-scottish-storms-never-mind-henry\/","title":{"rendered":"A-Z of Scottish Storms. Never mind Henry."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Life is confusing enough without names for every puff of wind coming our way. Apparently it\u2019s so we pay more attention. So far we have suffered a series of middle class names with strange associations.<\/p>\n

1. Abigail<\/strong> – a gingham clad extra in an Enid Blyton book. Irritating but not scary.
\n2. Barney<\/strong> – an irritating Purple Dinosaur who has driven many parents to hard liquor and reexamining the gun law.
\n3. Clodagh<\/strong> – Rogers, the singer of the Eurovision hit of many eons back. Long blonde hair and vintage 70\u2019s trousers. Disturbing but again not scary.
\n4. Desmond<\/strong> – my Auntie Margarets fat dalmatian. aka a sap
\n5. Eva<\/strong> – Hitlers girlfriend
\n6. Frank<\/strong> – a boiler suited American form the 1950\u2019s
\n7. Gertrude<\/strong> – a goose in a Disney film. And as of today
\n8. Henry<\/strong> – a tweed clad, blustering, red faced, upper class twit of the year.<\/p>\n

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Henry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I propose we ditch these no name names and go for something altogether more menacing.<\/p>\n

We all remember Hurricane Bawbag our local vernacular for one of these great whirling twists of hell and so here are suggestions of alternatives;<\/p>\n

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Hoots mon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The A-Z Scottish storms.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Argie barge<\/strong>
\n B Bahookey<\/strong>
\n C \u00a0Crabbit<\/strong>
\n D \u00a0Drookit<\/strong>
\n E \u00a0Eejit\/Erse<\/strong>
\n F \u00a0Fankle<\/strong>
\n G \u00a0Glasgae kiss<\/strong>
\n H \u00a0Humfie-backit<\/strong>
\n I \u00a0 Into a\u2019thing<\/strong>
\n J \u00a0Jaggy Bunnet<\/strong>
\n K \u00a0Kerry oot!<\/strong>
\n L \u00a0 Laldy<\/strong>
\n M \u00a0Manky<\/strong>
\n N \u00a0 Numpty<\/strong>
\n O \u00a0 Oxter<\/strong>
\n P \u00a0 Plooky<\/strong>
\n Q \u00a0 Quench the quine<\/strong>
\n R \u00a0 Radge<\/strong>
\n S \u00a0 Stoater\u00a0<\/strong>
\n T \u00a0 Teuchter\u00a0<\/strong>
\n U \u00a0 Up shite creek<\/strong>
\nV \u00a0 \u00a0Voddie\u00a0<\/strong>
\n W \u00a0 Watch yersel\u2019?<\/strong>
\n X \u00a0 \u00a0Xactly why am off to tae Benidorm for ma holidays?<\/strong>
\n Y \u00a0 \u00a0Ya Bass!?<\/strong>
\n Z \u00a0 \u00a0Zip it or I’ll batter ye.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Now we’re feart! \u00a0Am heidin’ hame noo.<\/p>\n

I love our language. It’s bloody great!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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