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By Jack Aitchison @jackaitchison15 Regional Audience and Content Editor, Scotland Nine tweets that perfectly sum up Scotlandâs humour in 2020 The coronavirus pandemic disrupted lives, cancelled events and brought parts of the country to a standstill. But as more and more of us spent time indoors as a result of lockdowns, it’s safe to say one aspect of Scottish life remained the same. If there’s one thing that could survive a pandemic, it would be our humour – bold as brass and utterly unapologetic. Here, we’ve summed up nine tweets from the last year that perfectly sum up Scotland’s patter for 2020. ....
By Jack Aitchison @jackaitchison15 Regional Audience and Content Editor, Scotland Nine tweets that perfectly sum up Scotlandâs humour in 2020 The coronavirus pandemic disrupted lives, cancelled events and brought parts of the country to a standstill. But as more and more of us spent time indoors as a result of lockdowns, it’s safe to say one aspect of Scottish life remained the same. If there’s one thing that could survive a pandemic, it would be our humour – bold as brass and utterly unapologetic. Here, we’ve summed up nine tweets from the last year that perfectly sum up Scotland’s patter for 2020. ....
Origin On Dec. 10, 2020, radio and podcast producer Jackie Sojico posted a charming observation she made on Twitter namely that she had noticed Scotland gives names to vehicles in its national snow plow fleet, and the names are pretty funny. Scotland keeps a live tracking map online showing approximately where its snow plows (known to the Scottish as “gritters”) are at work, keeping the country’s road network clear. Some of the names are pretty straightforward, like “Mr. Plow.” Others are more creative, like “Gangsta Granny Gritter,” “BFG Big Friendly Gritter,” and “Sir Grits-A-Lot.” And let’s not forget “Spready Mercury.” ....
This can t be real : Scotland s snowfleet in international spotlight as gritters go viral for incredible names Scotland has been thrust into the international spotlight - for its fleet of gritters. People across the world have taken notice of our incredible snowfleet, and the hilarious names that go with them. Names range from Gritty Gritty Bang Bang to Yes Sir Ice Can Boogie, to Chilly Connolly and Fred - and some people cannot believe the names are real. A Twitter user in California shared an image of our impressive fleet, and her tweet has so far reached almost 50,000 retweets and more than 200,000 likes since being posted yesterday ....