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Albert Kirk Jr @albertkirkjr.bsky.social · 6h

Fair enough. Get Makka Pakka to lob a stone at their house.

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Albert Kirk Jr @albertkirkjr.bsky.social · 6h

Any thoughts on the Wottingers? Very much keep themselves to themselves.

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Gary Panton @garypanton.co.uk · 6h

Apropos of nothing, Other Half just told me that the Pontipines seem like a good bunch of lads.

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Elizabeth @raisethegame.bsky.social · 9h

#Scotstober 2026 day 12. Thrawn. Whan ye ken the phone that ye yaise ilka day is near duin - deein fae auld age - yit ye winnae get a new yin cause ye ‘widnae gie thaim the money!

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Rob McInroy @mcinrob.bsky.social · 9h

#Scotstober 12 #Thrawn A removed fragment from my current work in progress, Maggie Walls Wood. It's hard, killing your darlings...

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Elizabeth @raisethegame.bsky.social · 18h

#scotstober 2026 Day 12 Malafouster - this is a new wird for me! Malafouster - ma new neebor oorby took an aix tae the bonnie auld cherry tree in his gairden. Dug up the roots an aa. It’s malafoustert! Said it wis daurknin his windaes :(

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illandancient.bsky.social @illandancient.bsky.social · 14h

#Scotstober Day 12 - MALAFOUSTER This word is around the 7500th most common word family. I haven't found many people using it, but it is seen as both a noun and a verb.

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Stefanie Neumann @kokopellibfree.bsky.social · 13h

#Scotstober Day 12 Ah'm tae thraan tae gie up oan this life. 😉 - *Ah'm nae native spikker **wird: thrawn / thraan @leftpeggers.bsky.social

#Scotstober Day 12

Ah'm tae thraan tae gie up oan this life. 😉

© Stefanie Neumann - @KokopelliBFree

*Ah'm nae native spikker
**wird: thrawn / thraan

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Hands Up for Trad @handsupfortrad.bsky.social · 13h

#Scotstober 2026 12 Sugarallie. A bit i licorice frae the chemist in a bottle fu o watter. Shake weel thegither. Pit unner the bed till it turns black (twa, thrie days) 😂 drink! “Sugarallie watter, black as the lum, Gaither up yer pennies an we'll aa hae some!” Thae wir the days!

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Stooryduster @stooryduster.bsky.social · 13h

#Scotstober #Scottish #Scots Day 8 creish. Day 9 Loch. "Hey man ye should straik yir barnet wi this skoosh, it's nae sae creishy like ahn winni clag yer kame." "Aye you're richt something's drumled up the bottom of the loch in a big way." Two #Scotsober lists are on the go. Using the 1st I found.

Two Teds getting straight and oiling up. (adding product to their hair.) ""Hey man you should comb up your hair using this aerosol, it is not so greasy in its manner and will not clog your comb.""

Creature from the depths of the loch looking over the shoulder of two curious fishermen in a boat peering over the other side. "Yes you are correct something has stirred up the silt and mud from the bottom of the loch (lake) in a big way."

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GrimalkinGerry @grimalkingerry.bsky.social · 13h

#scotstober Day 12 thrawn - very stubborn ah ken theres a hoolin o wind ootside but ahm tae thrawn tae switch oan thi heatin hap yersel wi stockins an woolen blankets jist coorie in

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Stooryduster @stooryduster.bsky.social · 13h

#Scotstober #Scottish #Scots #budgie #Scotstober2026 Day 10 #window. "Ah gave wee Wallace his freedom. I couldnae stand the sad wee look on his coupon every morning cos o bein locked up. He went oot the windae." (Translation in the alt txt.)

A family in front of an open sash window, the dad wearing a cardigan and holding tweezers in his hand and a miniscule open bird cage in the palm of his other hand.
"I have given little Wallace his freedom. I could not bear the sad tiny look on his face every morning because of him being locked up. He went out the window."

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Stooryduster @stooryduster.bsky.social · 12h

#Scotstober #Scottish #Scots Day 11 Patter. "…Noo are ye sure ah'll still be able to gab tae ye through this preserving fluid? Ahn are ye sure this monocle'll filter oot the … a bit o a ertistic nature ye ken, mha patter's worth listening to. Ah'n forebye…" (All of it +Translation in the alt txt.)

Alien filling with fluid a jar containing a preserved live human head still talking.
"…Noo are ye sure ah'll still be able to gab tae ye through this preserving fluid?
Ah'll be wantin tae tell ye when the fluid sterts tae get oer green fur mha liking ahn a want it cheengin.
Ahn ah'll be wantin tae spier mha veesiters as tae what's happenin in the ootside warld.
Ahn nae dout maistly they'll want tae gab tae me aboot mha experiences.
Ahn are ye sure this monocle'll filter oot the green cast so as I kin see proper colours?
Ah've a bit o a ertistic nature ye ken, mha patter's worth listening to. Ah'n forebye…"

In English: "Now are you sure I will still be able to chat to you through this preserving fluid?
I will be desiring to tell you when the fluid starts to get too green for my liking and I want it changed.
And I shall be wanting to ask my visitors of what has transpired in the outside world.
And I have no doubt mostly they will want to talk to me about my experiences.
And are you sure this monocle will filter out the green cast so that I can observe proper colours?
I have a bit of an artistic nature you know, my chatter’s worth listening to. And also…"

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Albert Kirk Jr @albertkirkjr.bsky.social · 9h

Aye, we'll coordinate for neist year 😀

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Stooryduster @stooryduster.bsky.social · 12h

@leftpeggers.bsky.social @albertkirkjr.bsky.social Aye - twa lists on the go. Ahm usin albertkirk's yin as it foond me first - hooever … #Scotstober list2 day12 "I think he's jist thrawn, there's nae benefits tae us o stooks ower big roond bales." #Scottish #Scots #farming

A family run farm and its interrelationships, a rare commodity nowadays, controlled by grumpy grandpa in his tractorised wheelchair.
"I think he's just very very stubborn, there is no benefit of stacks of sheaves over big round bales."

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Albert Kirk Jr @albertkirkjr.bsky.social · 20h

#Scotstober Day 12 MALAFOUSTER - Tae wrack, tae destroy, tae ruin. “Yon nuclear bomb fair malafoustert Wishae, dint it?” “Wishae didnae get hut by a nuclear bomb but.” “Ur ye shair?” Etcetera. An wi yon patter, noo fowk fae Wishae want tae malafouster me! Repeat efter me: MALAFOUSTER.

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mactakeshi.bsky.social @mactakeshi.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

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

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Hands Up for Trad @handsupfortrad.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

#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!

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LeftPeggers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇵🇸 @leftpeggers.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

#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.

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Elizabeth @raisethegame.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

#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.

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GrimalkinGerry @grimalkingerry.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

#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

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Stefanie Neumann @kokopellibfree.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

#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.

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Stefanie Neumann @kokopellibfree.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

#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

Ah jalouse ah dinnae unnerstaund the warld ony mair.

© Stefanie Neumann - @KokopelliBFree

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

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Billy Kay @billykayscot.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

A guid passage fae Born in Kyle for a Sunday mornin. As weans, we gaed tae the wee evangelical kirk in Gawston whaur ye didnae jist sing the hymns, ye yaised her haunds an yer airms tae gie an action packed portrayal! Ye can lug in tae me readin the haill quair on Audible.

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Albert Kirk Jr @albertkirkjr.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

#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.

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Peigi MacKillop @peigibheag.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

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

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Hands Up for Trad @handsupfortrad.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

#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.

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Albert Kirk Jr @albertkirkjr.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

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

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GrimalkinGerry @grimalkingerry.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

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

close up of leaves, crab apples and mushrooms covering grass

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Billy Kay @billykayscot.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Oot for a daunder atween shouers and by here, dae ye no need a stoot hert for the stey braes o Derval?!

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Stefanie Neumann @kokopellibfree.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

#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

#Scotstober Day 10

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

© Stefanie Neumann - @KokopelliBFree

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

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Johnny Rich @johnnyrich.com · 10/10/2026

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

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Albert Kirk Jr @albertkirkjr.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

A'm no fussed for daein the leet masel, sae feel free tae dae it. A juist didnae want a year tae gae by wioot yin. A'll check ye'r daein it but, sae we dinnae miss oot 🙂

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LeftPeggers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇵🇸 @leftpeggers.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

#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

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Elizabeth @raisethegame.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

#Scotstober 2026 Day 10 Sneck. We ay kep oor door aff the sneck for the bairns rinnin in an oot. But no nooadays. Onybidy wantin ih haes tae knock or ring the bell.

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Rob McInroy @mcinrob.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

#Scotstober day 9 - Loch From my novel Moot, describing the back road from Monzie to Crieff, skirting Loch More.

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Elizabeth @raisethegame.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Windae: ma guid-brither ay said the same thing at the feenish o ilka veesit. “If a dinnae see ye throu the week, I’ll see ye throu the windae.” #Scotstober day 10

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Peigi MacKillop @peigibheag.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Yer bum's oot the windae! (You're lying) #Scotstober

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Rob McInroy @mcinrob.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

#Scotstober Day 10 - #Windae Fae my maist recent novel, Barvick Falls, set during wartime so aa the windaes were blacked oot in case of German bombing.

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Albert Kirk Jr @albertkirkjr.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Aye. We can keep Scotstober gaun but. Ainlie wi yin leet neist year tho 😅

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Albert Kirk Jr @albertkirkjr.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

#Scotstober Day 10 WINDAE - A gless thing ye leuk oot o. Ye hing at it tae watch the warld gae by. Yer erse gaes oot it whan ye'r haiverin. A snidey wey tae refer tae somebodie wi glesses, e.g. “SHUT IT, WINDAES!”. Forby, WINDAES is a PC OS inventit by Bill Yetts. Repeat efter me: WINDAE.

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Scots Language Centre @scotslanguage.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Oor Director Jamie Fairbairn went alang tae the @asls.org.uk conference an haed a braw time! 📚

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