He couldnae jalouse that
As soon as he git in the door
His erse wis parsley
#Scotstober2026

#Scotstober 2026 day 11.
Patter (paitter) - A min lang syne, the schulemaister we haed for science, wid tak oot a muckle bible he kep in his desk, an paitter oan at us aboot oor sins afore he wid let us gae hame!

#IAmJaneDoe
#Pinks

#Scotstober2026
#Scotstober
#Haiku
#Jalouse

Ah jist da ken,
Fit ih hell’s gaan on iv noo,
Ah’ll hae til jalouse

I just don’t know,
What the hell’s going on right now,
I’ll have to think.

#Scotstober 2026 day 11
Patter
“Dinnae gie us yer patter!” - the pit doon whan ye wir ettlin tae flannel yer wey oot o a tricky situation.

#scotstober Day 11

jalouse - to suspect, to think

few wad jalouse thi mirk in me
tae bite doon
on its cauld steel
ainly tae taste licht
hinnied-sweet

#Scotstober 2026

Ane thing Ah lik aboot October is whan the mist is risin oot of the girse at morn an in the e'en.

Fit's a thing ye lik aboot October?

*Thare hasnae been ony annooncement fir the year's #Scotstober, sae Ah'm skaerin things Ah lik aboot October.
**Ah'm nae native spikker.

#Scotstober Day 11

Ah jalouse ah dinnae unnerstaund the warld ony mair.

-
*Ah'm nae native spikker
**wird: jalouse

@leftpeggers.bsky.social

#Scotstober Day 11

PATTER - Yer line in chat. Whit ye say tae impress fowk, tae mak fowk lauch. “Sit doon an gie us yer patter.” In Glesga, yin o the warst things that can be says aboot ye is that yiv nae patter. Gin ye hear “Dinnae gie me yer patter!” but, ye'r in bother! Repeat efter me: PATTER.

Overheard on bus, translated

Jeeze whit a sesh
Tried to waken her, then I wis shakin' her
Snorin' like a mower
Fucksake Kerry
Get ower yer hing ower
Yer still wabbit
Peely wally
Cupon like brochan

#Scotstober

#Scotstober 2026 Day 10
Windae: Oor auld hoose still haes sash windaes wi twa panes that slide up or doon tae let the air in.

Here ma last meenit, "didnae forget, honest" #FitbaSpaeman thochts for eh weeken:

Arabs 1 - 2 Hibees
Bairns 1 - 2 Dee
Jambos 2 - 0 Buddies
Teds 4 - 0 Killie

Well 1 - 1 Bhoys
Dons 2 - 1 Fermers

MON EH FITBA!!!
#scotstober

I forgot about #scotstober this year. Thanks to @leftpeggers.bsky.social for the list this year.

For the uninitiated - Everyday in October a Scots word is introduced. I write snippets of poetry.

Day 10 - girse - grass

thi scrab aiples rottit oan thi girse

birsin unnerfit

thi juice av October

#Scotstober Day 10

Thare ur heich kins o girse at luik michty bonnie aroond this tim o the year.

-
*Ah'm nae native spikker
**wird: girse

@leftpeggers.bsky.social

When the movie Gladiator came out, I assumed it was a sequel to Silence of the Lambs. #weakendpun

#Scotstober
#Girse
#Haiku

Ih hecht oh ih lift
Wi ih girse aa gaithered in
Hairst is here an awa

The height of the sky
With the grass all gathered in
Harvest is here and gone