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First the entire world went crazy about the British sense of humor. Then, there was good ol’ American comedy with brilliant stand-uppers. Russians are also notorious joke crackers that, let’s just say, may not be for everyone’s taste.

And here comes Scottish humor, which may in fact be one of the country’s finest exports. And no, we’re not talking comedy cellars—the perfect place for the Scots to crack their jokes is apparently, Twitter.

Yep, Scottish tweets are gloriously hilarious, like “maw bought aldi shower gel that smells like fairy liquid so I've been cutting about all day smelling like a f**ing plate” and they seem to be a perfect blend of practicality, wisdom and notoriousness.

So no wonder there are 750k members and counting on the Scottish People Twitter subreddit, which offers the best selection of wisdom bites posted from the land of Scots. Check out what’s on the plate today right below, as well as our part 1.

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In an earlier interview, Bored Panda spoke with one of the moderators, Reddit user Veloglasgow from r/ScottishPeopleTwitter, to get to know the content on their subreddit better. "Scots generally have a dark, dry, and direct sense of humor," they said. "Observational comedy where someone points out something that everyone accepts as day-to-day reality but which would be absurd to an outside observer also goes down well."

"Most posts that make it through the mod queue are representative, any posts that use 'fooken' or 'fecking' for fu*ken/fu*king are generally removed as no Scot hears how we say those words as that way phonetically," the moderator explained.

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Larry Dean, a Scottish stand-up comedian, believes that defining “Scottish” comedy is a really tough question. “First off, there’s the assumption that a nationally shared sense of humor exists at all,” he said and added “Is it really possible for five million people to make the same kind of jokes and find the same things funny?”

Larry continued: “if there’s one thing we Scottish like to laugh at, it’s ourselves. Which is useful when facing internationally reinforced caricatures every time we turn on the telly. (Think of Groundskeeper Willie from The Simpsons.)”

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's a statue of the Duke of Wellington in Glasgow in front of the gallery of modern art. People continuously put a traffic cone or cones on the statue's head and it has become a tradition, though not encouraged by the authorities.

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King Joffrey
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They delivered on the promises. I was there a few weeks ago and the cone was back on...

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Robert T
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was thinking where's the traffic cone before I read the text. LOL

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Daniel (ShadowDrakken)
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've seen the traffic cone on the head in photos before, but don't understand it. Who is this statue of, and what's the story of the traffic cone?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's in Glasgow, the duke of Wellington. Someone once (a long, long, long time ago) put a traffic cone on his head. Authorities removed it, but it was put back. Cue years of cones being removed and new cones being put back, it's bloody hilarious

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

ah yes the traffic cone, saw one on another statue on the royal mile when i visited scotland in 2019

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Brian Brown
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I actually did some research to discover why this is a thing, and I think that it is absolutely brilliant! This is so funny. i would love to see it, in person. And the caption just makes it even better. I have a Scottish girlfriend, and as I read this, I could hear her voice and tone. Bravo!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Never seen him without his cone. Looks very wrong.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I knew one of the people in the group that ‘started’ the traffic cone tradition - there used to be someone who came once a week to knock off.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It’s the Duke of Wellington, in Queen Street in Glasgow. He’s had a traffic cone on his head for as long as I can remember (which is over 30 years now). The authorities have long since given up removing it, so this is a rare photo indeed. It’s become an icon. The horse occasionally get a cone as well.

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Is Ur Brother Still A Vegetable?

Is Ur Brother Still A Vegetable?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just lettuce assume he turniped from a human bean into a total spud muffin. But I carrot produce any rock salad evidence for that.

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Moreover, “Being from the nation that’s credited with the invention of the deep-fried whatever, the man-skirt, and bad weather, I’d say we’re pretty good at taking a joke.”

Having said that, the comedian argues that the English have quite a similar sense of humor. “Many of my English friends are able to join me in a silly natter and I can’t recall ever withholding a joke because it was 'too Scottish,' or not getting one because it was 'too English.' There are hundreds of English comics and non-comics I adore for their own, inimitable styles of humor,” he explained.

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New Literacy Program In Glasgow

New Literacy Program In Glasgow

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The Dinnae Have Mouths

The Dinnae Have Mouths

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What did she think the water was for, flowers just like a little swim? LOL

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Making The Taxi Wait

Making The Taxi Wait

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Plus, Larry believes that the “Scottish accent always seems to add a certain special something when placed amidst an otherwise English cast. Perhaps it’s a question of contrast: the ability of a distinctive voice to cut through the noise, to the chase, and tell it like it is,” he wondered.

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Found The Culprit

Found The Culprit

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Notice they have no brain but they have a woman there. You can figure out what I am trying to say for yourselves.

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Hope Lynda Will Be Wearing Full PPE

Hope Lynda Will Be Wearing Full PPE

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The Difference Between Cheshire And Scotland

The Difference Between Cheshire And Scotland

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Dont Want To Piss Off The Scottish

Dont Want To Piss Off The Scottish

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Defnitly Gonna Steal Ur Willy

Defnitly Gonna Steal Ur Willy

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was trying to understand how a bird could yell something to anyone, let alone to a bairn (i thought who wrote the thing mispelled 'barn') and then I got it... Sorry, Italian here...

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American's And The Scottish Accent

American's And The Scottish Accent

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HMS Kerry Newton

HMS Kerry Newton

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If It’s Any Higher Than 12 Degrees, It’s Taps Aff

If It’s Any Higher Than 12 Degrees, It’s Taps Aff

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Absolutely. This is the truth, we take off our cardigans if it went past 12 degrees.

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Wouldn't Expect Any Less From A Soulless Ginger

Wouldn't Expect Any Less From A Soulless Ginger

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Sturgeon Must Resign

Sturgeon Must Resign

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

only 4 months? i waited for year and 2 months, but at least mine looks much better :D

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