They’re celebrating Scottish Twitter at the Edinburgh festival and here are 11 of the best
To the Edinburgh Fringe where they are celebrating the best of Scottish Twitter ‘in all its sweaty, hysterical, sometimes incomprehensible glory’.
Along with an ‘immersive visitor centre’ – sounds exciting – a panel of comedians are also going to choose ‘Scotland’s funniest tweet’ from a shortlist including these 8 all-time classics of the genre.
1.
Canny believe how expensive being alive is
— Nicole Baird (@Nicolebairdd_X) February 14, 2018
2.
Dreadin the day someone gets down on one knee and asks me to marry them cos a have a hefty double chin when a look down
— TM (@TeiganMair) February 17, 2017
3.
A twirls just a flake wae a jacket oan
— Gaul Plancy (@paul_glancy) April 27, 2016
4.
Fucking class having a shower at your girlfriends. Using stuff like a charcoal facial scrub and a pomegranate & mango shower milk, I’ve came out the shower smelling like a fresh fruit market on a hot summers day, feeling like a brand new woman. 13/10 would recommend.
— Flanny. (@LiamFlannigan1) June 20, 2018
5.
Mental that yer nipples are older than yer teeth
— Danny Gilmartin (@DannyGilmartin1) July 4, 2019
6.
https://twitter.com/jadeas93/status/1088054955926261761
7.
https://twitter.com/aimeemccollxx/status/961298777570250752
8.
wis walkin home n someone threw a block of cheese oot their windee n it hit me on the head, i turned n shouted that wisna very mature wis it
— simpo (@marcsimps0n) September 28, 2017
And we like these too.
Why does ma Nana’s dog look like he’s trying tae see what he wants tae order from the chippy pic.twitter.com/5iL0q3T9xr
— Bevo (@Bivsterr) July 9, 2018
Does anyone else only get out eh bed in multiples of 0 or 5, like it gets to 07:21 n am like nah av missed it al get up at 07:25 or am a mad
— Lauryn (@LaurynDow) September 22, 2017
honestly last night someone asked me if crabs think we walk sideways n a havent stopped thinkin about it since
— nina (@ninagilbert7) July 16, 2017
What’s your favourite? And you can find the Scottish Twitter exhibition at 21 Blackfrairs Street in Edinburgh, 21-25 August.
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