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training4theapocalypse · 3 months

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PLEASE do what Scots actually say I’m so curious

Soap x Reader Scottish Dialogue Inspo

To celebrate Burns Night, here are some realistic smutty Scottish terms and some general stuff to do with relationships. Feel free to use this if you find it helpful 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Disclaimer: my tiny country is made up of countless accents and Soap is canonically from Kilmarnock but his voice actor is from Elgin so who TF knows what he’d actually say.

I also don’t think you need to write in Scots either - I’m Scottish and I don’t (unless am absolutely ragin aboot somethin’) but I can see why you’d want to for Soap’s dialogue.

Behave yersel’

This is easy - it’s just ‘behave yourself’ but it can be used as a smutty admonishment.

“I’ll sleep on the couch - you take the bed.”

“Behave yersel’,” says Soap, unfastening his belt.

Bonny / Bonnie

Spell it whichever way you like. This is primarily an adjective but I see it used as a noun in fic. All. The. Time. It was used a long time ago as a noun - and maybe it still is further north - but where I / Soap are from it's really only used as an adjective these days.

“What do you think of the new recruit, Captain?”

“Aye, she’s bonny, awryt.”

But use this sparingly - and only to describe a person as a whole and not individual body parts. (e.g. you wouldn’t say “Your tits are so bonny.”)

Darlin’ / Doll

The two most common pet names I hear from men here. It is ROUGH as anything and makes me melt. Ughhhh. 🥵

“D’ye like whit ye see, doll?”

Fuckin’ hell

An exclamation that’s pretty ubiquitous across the UK. Soap would 100% say this after sex or if he was surprised by something that made him horny. From clips of Soap I’ve seen I know he says “Steamin’ hell” too but I’ve never heard this IRL.

You sit in Soap’s office, perched on his desk wearing your new lingerie.

He opens the door and freezes, jaw on the floor.

“… Fuckin’ hell.”

Gads

This is a very specific Kilmarnock / Ayrshire thing (which is where Soap’s file says he’s from). And it comes from a very old-timey phrase ‘egads!’ which is hilarious to me.

Gads can be used as an exclamation for something shocking (OR something cringe depending on the context).

“You honestly think that I snuck into your room because my bed was uncomfortable? I want you to fuck me, Soap.”

He swallows. “... Gads.”

Gantin’ for it

AKA Gagging for it. Juvenile way to describe being horny. Soap would probably say this about himself in a jokey way.

“You alright, Soap?”

“Aye, aye. I’ve just been gantin’ for it ever since that new lassie joined.”

Lassie / Lass

Girl. Younger. (Pop off age difference fics)

Missus

Literally “Mrs” but surprisingly not just used to refer to your wife. Really commonly used to refer to a girlfriend.

“Look, whatever the missus wants she gets. Awryt?”

Wee (insert expletive)

Literally call me whatever you want as long as you put ‘wee’ in front of it. Wee bitch, wee slag, wee slut (omggggggg).

Soap tuts, as you writhe against his thigh. “Yer an impatient wee thing, aren’t ye?”

Anyway, that's all I've got for now- if I think of any more, I'll add to this. You don't need to credit me if you actually use this - I like to think of it as service to my country 🫡

P.S. This made me realise I've only ever had sex with Scottish people so maybe some of this is just normal sex stuff and not Scotland specific???? HAHAHAHA

P.P.S. I was getting really into the dialogue so I've written a short fic about Reader x Soap.

#scotland forever #soap x reader #john soap mactavish #task force 141 #smut #soap cod #soap mw2 #john mactavish x reader #burns night #cod fic #cod mw2

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cherylmaso · 11 months

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how to get a grip and write soap non cringeworthy (by a glaswegian lass)

this may or may not be half a rant. but. okay. okay. i made a post like this before, but i kinda wanted to detail it a little more as i've seen posts like these popping up, but made by english people.

so i'm gonna make one about being scottish for non scots and how to more accurately portray soap as scottish. this is probably mostly aimed at people from tiktok, so feel free to share it around. this is also educational as well as light-hearted and is meant to be taken as such, don't get offended or just be fr

1.) okay, i'm gonna start off by saying... some of these unintentional(or intentional) stereotypes are fucking mind blowing. i'm not one to necessarily get offended by things like this, but i think it's worth mentioning. not all of us play bagpipes, or run around wearing kilts... or - for the love of god - RUN AROUND SCREAMING "SCOTLAND FOREVER." honestly..... it's so odd? i know you would be heavily offended if i called you a fat american, but really what's the difference?

(also the scotland forever is so cringe. i've never in my entire life heard anyone from this country say that)

2.) since i don't think there's any canon of where soap was specifically brought up in scotland(city-wise), i'll have to go off accents and his voice actor for this point. which is alright with me, because scottish accents can be very easily identified.

a lot like the english, scottish people can have MANY varying accents, and a lot of varying phrases. for example, someone down in ayrshire might say "i ken" instead of "i know" whereas people from glasgow usually wouldn't. you catch me?

...now, soap. soap would not go around saying certain phrases. from what i hear, he sounds glaswegian/edinburgh, which is east/west of scotland. the tiniest... TINIEST... bit of research will unveil a plethora of things that people from there would actually say.

aye/yes, naw/no, cannae/cant, could'nae/couldn't, fizzy drink/soda, how/why(this one is weird)..... that's an extremely small portion but you get the point. the scots talk EXTREMELY different than americans do, we have new words for almost everything.

and, before i lose my mind, PLEASE STOP HAVING SOAP REFER TO HIS MOTHER AS MOM. thank you.

3.) the general cringe. i've literally seen people say he would refer to himself as a big scotty boy. no one in scottish history has ever referred to themselves as that unironically. ever. again, circling back to the similarities between the english and scottish, we both have very sarcastic/edgy/cynical humour. ours won't be the same as the americans. our definition of sarcasm differs from yours. headcanons are fine, sometimes, but it's so out of character most of the time if you aren't from the country. bro would NOT spend his free time listening to lana del rey but don't let that stop you from saying he would LMAO

4.) we don't call ourselves british. i mean, some of us do(if yer a bastartin tory x), but most of us will literally get offended if you call us british. we'd all just much rather call ourselves scottish. don't ask me why.

5.) also! please educate yourself on how to properly use scottish slang. the amount of things that just genuinely do not make sense is appalling. it takes two seconds. also my dms are always open... feel free to ask a literal glaswegian lass. context also matters. if you don't know what you mean, just shut the fuck up x

6.) ...he wouldn't be a tory. none of them would be fucking tories. none of them would be sad about the queen. i know americans can't comprehend we don't actually worship the queen in britain, but considering they all probably grew up in some form of poverty or just a bad household, they just wouldn't be tories. or they literally wouldn't care.

7.) props to codie for this point. circling back to the stereotypes, i think it's MENTAL to see what you guys think are "funny" and "relatable" when really, you're absolutely perpetrating harmful scottish stereotypes. ha ha you are so funny when you make jokes about soap being really aggressive and a "gremlin" and an alcoholic and ahahha scotland forever and ahahahha he has bagpipes as his alarm clock... sorry but it's really not as funny as you think it is. like, there's a line and a lot of the time all you cunts online love crossing it with your poorly written headcanons and tiktok videos. i think a lot of you deserve to be told that it's not okay. i know you would all cry if we done the same and also it's just kinda embarrassing

8.) learn our culture but don't forget theres so much more to it. this isn't even primarily about scotland culture but more so british culture as a whole. it's completely different from any other culture and it's also not super hard to do your research. kinda hard to explain if you're not part of it but yk what i mean. sometimes it's obvious to me that you guys don't care to educate yourself and don't care to understand different cultures but i appreciate those that do lol

9.) where soap is from, he wouldn't speak gaelic either. i'm sorry, he just wouldn't. not really a thing in big cities. it's scots he would speak, and there's a difference. don't say they're the same things or you """prefer""" to call gaelic scots. yes someone actually said that LMFAOO. scottish gaelic isn't just saying aye and naw either. jesus fuckign christ x if you don't understand the difference or what you're even saying then just don't say anything LMAO

that's all for now. i'll probably randomly think of other stuff to add, but for now it's currently 5am and i cba. sorry if theres mistakes/typos, again, cba x

also if u get offended u need to get a grip and this is obvs aimed at u. ok have a good day pookie bears xx

(i promise i don't have a problem with americans but it's funny how it's always you guys)

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scotianostra · 3 months

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January 26th marks Australia Day.

Scots played many key parts in the story of Australia, we were convicts, soldiers and governors; orphans, free settlers and gold hunters; bushrangers, merchants and immigrants.

Although it is sometimes said of nineteenth-century Sydney that it was an English city, in contrast with the more Scottish city of Melbourne, people of Scottish origin have played important roles in the development and life of Sydney. They have been there from the very beginning.

For hundreds of years Scots have packed up their families and their belongings and sailed to Australia to start a new life.

When Australia needed workers between 1832 and 1850 about 16,000 Scots became ‘assisted immigrants’. They boarded chartered ships, like the 50-ton ship Stirling Castle, chartered from Alan Kerr and Company, Greenock, alongside skilled stonemasons, engineers, carpenters, blacksmiths and even professors. In the same period more than 20,000 Scots travelled to Australia as unassisted immigrants.

The majority of Scottish emigrants were from the Lowlands but around 10,000 Highlanders boarded chartered ships to Australia between 1837 and 1852.

The 20th century continued to see Scots migrate to Australia. In the 1920s Scots stonemasons helped to build the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Scots miners from Lanarkshire, Fife and Ayrshire worked in coal mines in New South Wales in the '20s and '30s. In 1929 Alexander MacRae, originally from Loch Kishorn in the Highlands, first produced the famous Australian swimming ‘cossie’ - Speedos.

In 1930 MacRobertson Chocolates created Freddo Frog. Macpherson Robertson, the founder of ‘Mac Robertson Steam Confectionery Works’ that later became simply MacRobertson Chocolates, was the son of a Scottish carpenter. He spent many of his early years in Leith and became an apprentice at a confectionery company. When his family moved back to Melbourne he started making sweets in his mother’s bathroom.

Robertson became a great philanthropist as well as a hugely successful chocolate maker. He sponsored the MacRobertson Air Race from London to Melbourne, and financed a combined British, Australian and New Zealand expedition to the Antarctic. A part of the Antarctic was named ‘Mac Robertson Land’ in his honour.

Today Freddo Frog is the most popular children’s chocolate in Australia.

After the Second World War thousands of Britons set sail for Australia. Between 1947 and 1981 more than a million Britons took advantage of an assisted passage scheme introduced by the Australian Government. Around 170,000 Scots left the country of their birth to become ‘Ten Pound Poms’ and start a new life Down Under.

During the past 24 hours there have been protests in Australia as part of a campaign to move Australia day to a date more fitting to the indigenous people of the country, names they give to January 26th include Survival Day, Invasion Day, Day of Mourning.

Gammeya Dharawal man, Jacob Morris, said there isn’t one emotion that fully captures the day.

"It's a day of teaching. It's a day of celebrating as well. We're not up there celebrating the Union Jack, we're celebrating us," he says.

But the day also reminds Jacob of the treatment of First Nations people throughout history.

"Anger … that is still what is felt today and that comes from the sadness, trauma and the hurt," he said.

#Australia #scotland #scottish #history

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skyscratch-wc · 3 months

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The Forest Territories

The Skyfall AU takes place (roughly) in Western Scotland, drawing inspiration from the counties of Argyll, Bute, Ayrshire, Dumfries, and Galloway. Loch Lomand and the Trossachs (in Argyll and Bute) in particular serves as an inspiration for the environment of these clans.

As such, some of the clan's environments are going to be shifted (especially Shadowclan) in order to better match the environment of these areas.

[A map will be added to this post and posted separately once I get the chance to draw one]

Thunderclan

upland oakwoods (oak dominant, rowan, alder; some ash, hazel, hawthorn, blackthorn, and bird cherry)

upland mixed ashwoods (ash, alder, hazel, downy birch, oak)

Thunderclan territory is predominantly old growth oak, stretching from the Fourtrees through to the road that separates the main woodlands from the Sprucewood (the new name for the Tallpines). The area around the Thunderclan Camp and Sandy Hollow are mixed ashwoods with a wider variety of tree species. Trees such as willows and birch are more common close to the river, but are still few and far between. The Sprucewood/Tallpines is human-planted Sitka Spruce, frequently cut for lumber. As such, the really is almost exclusively young spruce growth with very little biodiversity.

Shadowclan

fen (sedges, rushes, scrub, etc)

native pinewood forest (pines, birch, rowan, juniper)

wet woodlands (alder, willow, birch)

Shadowclan territory is very wet and trees much more sparse than in the neighboring Thunderclan forest. Most of the territory is fen and wet woodland, dominated by alder and birch trees, with the occasional willow. Upland stretches of the territory, especially by the road and the Carrionplace, are largely pinewood forest. However, the lower elevation center of the territory is entirely wetland with a stream carving through the territory. Think of Shadowclan territory as a bowl with pine on the rim and wetland in the middle.

Riverclan

river shoreline

wet woodland (alder, willow, birch)

lowland mixed deciduous woodland (oak, ash, birch, hazel, elm, etc.)

Riverclan is a lowland stretch of sparse woodland squished between the road, river, and twolegplace. The smallest territory by land area, Riverclan territory is dominated by willow and birch trees, thicker in the middle of the territory and much sparser by the edges. Meadow covers the northern part of the territory bordering Windclan and some spruce trees dot the border by the Sprucewood.

Windclan

moorland/heathland

montane scrub/treeline woodlands

blanket bogs (peatland, sphagnum mosses, cranberry, sundew, etc)

upland birchwood (birch dominant, rowan, hazel, oak, alder, cherry, aspen, juniper)

Windclan territory is a mix of heath and bog and is in general the highest elevation territory of the Forest Four. If Shadowclan is a bowl, Windclan is that bowl flipped upside down. The edges of the territory by Riverclan are wet meadow and the border with Shadowclan is more boggy and covered in peatland bog. The rest of the territory is largely heathland, grassier by the Fourtrees and rockier as the territory gets closer to Highstones and Barley's Farm. Small pockets of upland birchwood exist on the southwestern patch of the territory around the river, just before the falls.

Skyclan (Ancient)

upland mixed ashwoods

upland birchwoods

Ancient Skyclan territory occupied the region now covered by the Sprucewood and part of the Twolegplace. When this territory existed, it was mostly mixed ash and birchwoods, dominated by ash, alder, juniper, and birch trees. Patches of meadow also dotted the territory, especially in the area that is now the Twolegplace. The forest was much denser by the Riverclan border (now the Sprucewood).

Skyclan (Gorge)

upland mixed ashwoods

The Gorge Cats/Skyclan occupy a territory is actually fairly similar to the original territory in the forest, just rockier and more barren. Dominted by ashwood with a occasional patch of oak, Skyclan gorge territory is rocky and sparsely planted with new growth forest, presumably planted after humans were done quarrying in the area. The forest is thicker down by the river and the land above the gorge by the twolegplace is mostly farmland with the occasional patch of ash and oak trees.

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If you are knowledgeable about this region and have corrections please message me! I am not a local and might have made mistakes picking where to put what biomes.

#warrior cats #warrior cats territories #wc skyfall au

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ayeforscotland · 1 year

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Just wanted to say thank you for your commitment to keeping the Indy dialogue going. My wife & I are both English, living now in the Highlands and previously in Ayrshire. We're both avid believers in Scottish Independence and paid-up members of the SNP. We were dismayed when Ms Sturgeon announced her intention to step down & torn over who to vote for as new leader. Frankly, none of the candidates is as inspiring as the incumbent, the hustings were no help & the petty bitching reminiscent of the tories. Your commentary helped us to decide our votes should go to Humza. Thanks again.

No problem at all, glad I was able to help out!

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mean-scarlet-deceiver · 3 months

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Whomst?

I've read the book three times now, but I'm never prepared for the Buffalo Bill cameo.

His appearance is abrupt:

It was up at the Wee Fleet that Buffalo Bill stuck that night in 1904. His show was touring Britain in a train of American-type stock. With it the G.&.S.W. took great pains. Two 0-6-0 engines from Ayr shed, 316 and 318, were provided, with two good men, Tom Barry on the first one and Andrew Watt on the second. These stayed with the train during its tour of Ayrshire. For the extra heavy grades south of Girvan, No. 9 from that shed, one of Smellie's 0-6-0's rebuilt with domed boiler, was turned out, and two Girvan stalwarts, Driver John McKnight and Fireman Andrew Bowman, banked them through to New Luce. The Ayr engines turned home from Stranraer. The next move was to Dumfries. The Caledonian, very scornful of those puny Sou'West engines, sent down one of their 0-8-0s from Motherwell shed, with a Motherwell driver. Andrew McKenzie of Stranraer acted as conductor. Now they were repairing the Wee Fleet viaduct at the time, and a man was stationed there to give a caution signal to all trains, as the gradient falls steeply to the viaduct in both directions. Evidently the sight of Buffalo Bill bearing down on him in the darkness was too much for the watchman's nerves, for instead of giving them a green lamp he gave a red, and stopped the procession on the viaduct. So they only got half-way up the succeeding 1 in 76 when they stuck, and had to divide their train, taking it up to Loch Skerrow in two portions. If Buffalo Bill could have seen the country in which he stuck he might well have imagined himself back in the Black Hills of Dakota.

Citation needed, Davie. Citation needed.

- Tales of the Glasgow and South Western (David L. Smith)

#also HELL YEAH #it's not a very exciting tale #nor an emotional one #but in this book it's always a grand auld W whenever the caley eats shit #(when i make a bingo card for reading this book that's definitely gonna be a square)#real true railway stuff #ttte plot inspiration #glasgow and south western engines #caledonian engines #scottish engines #david l. smith

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maximumwobblerbanditdonut · 6 months

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Alison O'Donnell and Ashley Jensen star in the hit BBC drama series Shetland, scenes from which were filmed in Ayrshire earlier this year (Image: BBC

BBC drama Shetland to feature Ayrshire in new series

By Adam Lyon

AYRSHIRE is set to feature on the small screen once more as fans of the hit BBC drama Shetland get ready to enjoy the eighth series of the crime drama.

Though set on the islands which give the series its name, many scenes from the show have been filmed across Ayrshire over the years - with the latest having been recorded during the summer of this year.

The new series kicks off on BBC One on Wednesday, November 1 at 9pm.

Crews were spotted on the Old Largs Road near the boundaries of North Ayrshire and Inverclyde.

The show has previously been filmed across South Ayrshire, as well as at Irvine Beach last year.

The latest series of the show will be the first without Douglas Henshall DI Jimmy Perez, as detective Ruth Calder, played by Ashley Jensen, takes charge.

The six-part series will see the detective return to Shetland on the trail of a vulnerable witness, with gangland murder, animal deaths and old family relationships coming to the fore.

The show is based on the books of the same name, created by author Ann Cleeves.

www.ardrossanherald.com/ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

#Shetland #AlisonO'Donnell #AshleyJensen #BBC #Ayrshire #AnnCleeves #dramaseries

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morbidology · 1 year

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‪It was a pleasant spring morning on the 23rd of April, 1976, when 3-year-old Sandy Davidson was playing in his grandmother’s garden on St. Kilda Street, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland.

St. Kilda Street was a thriving newly built area and was a new start for many hopeful families. That morning, Sandy and his younger sister, Donna, had been dropped off at their grandmother’s house so that their mother, Margaret, could go to work at the machinist factory. Sandy and his little sister, Donna, played outside with their dog, Kissie. As they were playing, Kissie ran out through the garden gate which had been opened. Sandy ran out of the garden in an attempt to find Kissie and never returned.

‪Donna ran inside and told her devastated family that a “bad man” took Sandy.....

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞:

https://morbidology.com/the-disappearance-of-sandy-davidson/

#Sandy Davidson #cold case #unsolved #mystery #true crime

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sentimental-apathy · 9 months

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So my parents are retiring in 4 years or so and want to move back to Ayrshire, Scotland where they're originally from. They said I can come with them if I want... I'm thinking I probably will. Anybody in Scotland, in or near Ayrshire wanna chat? I need new friends lol. I'm 32. I just would like to start making friends now rather than wait til I'm there. Plus I'd just like to make some Scottish friends in general.

#ayrshire #ayr Scotland #Ayrshire Scotland #scotland #scottish #my post #uk

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utterrandomnesswithlulu · 1 year

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Poet, writer, editor, and critic, Edgar Allan Poe, was known for his poetry and short stories. His works mostly delved into the macabre. Poe’s writing influenced American literature as he helped shape detective fiction, romanticism, and gothic writing.

EARLY LIFE

Born to actors, Edgar Poe was born on January 19, 1809, in Boston, Massachusetts. Poe had an older brother, William Henry Leonard Poe, and a younger sister, Rosalie Poe. Unfortunately, his father, David Poe Jr., abandoned his family in 1810, and his mother, Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins Poe, died from consumption, known today as tuberculosis, a year later.

The Allan family, who resided in Richmond, Virginia, were prosperous merchants who took in Edgar Poe and gave him the name Edgar Allan Poe, even though they never formally adopted him.

The Allans sailed to the U.K. in 1815, where Poe attended school in Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland (his foster father, John Allan, was born there). In 1816, Poe returned to the Allans who were living in London. He continued his studies at a boarding school until 1817, when he entered the Manor House School at Stoke Newington.

The Poes and Allans wouldn’t return to Richmond until 1820. In ’24, Poe served as a lieutenant in the youth honor guard when the Marquis de Lafayette visited. Allan inherited several acres of land when William Gelt died (Poe’s foster Uncle and business benefactor).

It is well known that Poe suffered an addiction to gambling, and his debts began when he registered at the University of Virginia in February 1826. He lost touch with the Allans and Poe blamed his troubles on John Allan not supplying enough funds to expense his studies. Poe dropped out of college in 1827, discovering that his fiance, Sarah Elmira Royster, was engaged to Alexander Shelton. He traveled to Boston. He worked odd jobs as a clerk and newspaper writer, and before using Edgar Allan Poe to write, he wrote under the pseudonym Henri Le Rennet (1827).

Poe enlisted in the United States Army in May 1827 under the name Edgar A. Perry. He joined because he couldn't support himself with the odd jobs that he could get.

Claiming he was 22 (he was actually 18) he was stationed at Fort Independence in Boston Harbor for five dollars a month. This is the same year that his first book was published, a collection of poetry called Tamerlane and Other Poems under the byline, by a Bostonian. This publication received nearly zero attention and Poe’s regiment was posted to Fort Moultrie in South Carolina. Around this time Poe sought to end his five-year enlistment early by three years and explained to his commanding officer, Lieutenant Howard, his lies. Howard would only agree to end his enlistment early if he’d reconciled with his father. Poe’s pleas would fall on deaf ears until the passing of his foster mother, Frances Allan, on February 27, 1829. Poe wouldn’t be discharged until April 1829.

He moved back to Baltimore to live with his widowed aunt Maria Clemm and her daughter Virginia Eliza Clemm, Poe’s brother Henry, and grandmother, Elizabeth Cairnes Poe.

After receiving words of encouragement from influential critic John Neal, Poe published his second book, Tamerlane and Minor Poems, in 1829.

It wasn’t until John Allan married his second wife, Louisa Patterson, that Poe was formally disowned by the Allans. Poe was court-marital purposefully from West Point (his current employment) and pleaded not guilty for a dismissal knowing that the courts would find him guilty.

He published his third book titled Poems, which was financed by his fellow cadets and was printed by Elam Bliss of New York. Poe returned to Baltimore in 1831, and his brother Henry passed shortly after his return in August.

CAREER

Poe wouldn’t start his writing career in earnest until his brother’s death in 1831. However, it was hard to be a writer because of international copyright laws and publishers often produced unauthorized copies of British works. The industry suffered terribly during the Panic of 1837, a financial crisis that caused unemployment and profits, prices, and wages to drop and westward expansion to stall.

Writers were often refused payment or paid much later than promised, and Poe suffered repeated humiliation just to receive any compensation. He found work by writing short stories with a Philadelphia publication (Politian). He was awarded in 1833 by Baltimore Saturday Visiter for his short story MS. Found in a Bottle. Thanks to this, it put him in touch with John P. Kennedy, who introduced him to Thomas W. White, editor of Southern Literary Messenger in Richmond. Poe became assistant editor but was later fired for being drunk on the job. He maintained that job for approximately 10 years. He returned to Baltimore and married his cousin, Virginia, in 1836. Many biographers and historians disagree on the nature of Virginia and Poe’s relationship, Virginia, was 12/13 years old and Poe was 26 years old when they married.

Poe supported himself (and his wife) by editing Burton’s Gentleman’s Magazine and Graham’s Magazine in Philadelphia. In 1838 Poe’s novel The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket was published (this was published before his position at the Gentleman’s Magazine). He published many articles, stories, and reviews, which helped his reputation as a critic and editor. He published Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque in 1839, and these works were published in two volumes.

In 1840, Poe announced that he was working on his own literary magazine called The Stylus (originally called The Penn). He left Burton’s around this time and attempted to secure a place at the Whig Party within the administration. The Whig Party was a political party in the U.S. next to the Democratic Party, which believed in protective tariffs, national banking, and federal aid for internal improvements. He had hopes to be appointed to the U.S. Custom House in Philadelphia. Poe failed to show up for meetings, citing he was ill (Frederick Thomas, Poe’s friend, believed that he was sick) and unfortunately missed out.

His wife, Virginia, began showing signs of tuberculosis in 1842. She only partially recovered and Poe began drinking more heavily and left his position at Graham’s and found work briefly at the Evening Mirror and Broadway Journal in New York City. Poe alienated himself from other writers after accusing Henry Wadsworth Longfellow of plagiarism.

On January 29, 1845, Poe would publish his most popular work, The Raven. It made him a household name, and even though he garnered attention for this short story, Poe would only get $9 (according to inflation, this would be approximately $300+) for its publication.

The Broadway Journal would shutter its doors in 1846 and Poe (out of a job) would move to a cottage in Fordham, New York with his wife. Virginia would die on January 30, 1847, at the age of 25.

Poe became increasingly unstable after his wife’s death and attempted to court Sarah Helen Whitman (poet), which amounted to nothing thanks to his drinking and Whitman's mother's constant intervention. He would resume a childhood relationship with Sarah Elmira Royster and become engaged with her for a short period.

“LORD HELP MY POOR SOUL”

On October 3rd, 1849, Poe was found semi-conscious in Baltimore. He wasn’t wearing his own clothing and mumbling about an unknown character called “Reynolds.” Poe was transported to Washington Medical College in dire condition and unfortunately succumbed to his ailment on October 7th, 1849.

Newspapers who reported his death said that he died of “congestion of the brain” or “cerebral inflammation.” Which were common causes of death caused by excessive drinking, or alcoholism. While his cause of death remains a mystery even today, thanks to Poe’s medical records and death certificate were lost. Speculations on his death include delirium tremens (DTs), heart disease, epilepsy, syphilis, meningeal inflammation, cholera, carbon monoxide poisoning, and even rabies. One theory published in 1872 believed that Poe died from cooping, which is caused by forced voting of a specific candidate. This can lead to violence, including murder.

Rufus Wilmot Griswold, a literary rival, published a fake obituary under the pseudonym Ludwig and said that Poe was a lunatic, drug-addled, drunk, who will not be mourned because his death shouldn’t be a surprise. Most of the obituary contained falsehoods, lies, and distortions because Griswold was attempting to destroy Poe’s reputation after his death. Thankfully, this was denounced by friends of Poe, including John Neal.

LEGACY

Poe is credited with *initiating the modern detective story, developing the Gothic horror story, and being a significant early forerunner of the science fiction form (*Britannica). His works are still widely read today and authors, writers, and directors still take inspiration from his long list of material. Adaptations of his works have graced the silver screen since the 1960s, starting with House of Usher (starring Vincent Price). Poe’s insights into the human mind and his duality when writing have inspired artists around the world.

Tourist flock to Boston to visit a statue and plaque of his approximate place of birth. A museum in Richmond, Virginia, has the largest collection of memorabilia, and there is even a plaque dedicated to his mother at St. John’s Episcopal Church (Richmond, Virginia). Edgar Allan Poe had two graves as well. He was originally buried in an unmarked grave until almost 15 years later, when he was moved to Westminster Presbyterian Church. Before all this, Poe’s cousin ordered a gravestone, but it was destroyed in a train accident and never re-ordered (nothing would mark Poe’s grave until 1875-ish).

A new House of Usher mini-series is slated for a possible 2023 release on Netflix and is a part of Mike Flanagan’s universe (Midnight Mass, The Haunting of Hill House, Haunting of Bly Manor, Midnight Club). The Fall of the House of Usher was published by Edgar Allan Poe in 1839 in Burton’s Gentleman’s Magazine.

CONCLUSION

Edgar Allan Poe is a must-read. My personal favorite is The Tale-Tell Heart.

Is his work scary? Not particularly (says someone who regularly reads Stephen King, Anne Rice, Dean Koontz, and Neil Gaiman), but his imagination and acumen into the darkness and duality of the human mind and heart are what’s interesting to me. His clear loss as well, which is documented in his works such as Annabel Lee, Ligeia, and Dream-Land. These works are known as Dark Romanticism, a form of gothic writing that Poe was well versed in.

The Raven is his most well-known story and probably the most quoted (Quoth the Raven “Nevermore”), and it is considered a poem. The Raven is about the never-ending torment in mourning and grief (specifically the narrator losing Lenore), and through this exchange, he is able to work through his bereavement and gain wisdom. Poe wrote The Raven when his wife was incredibly ill and struggling with TB and he was working as a relatively unknown writer.

Do you like Edgar Allan Poe?

#edgar allan poe #the raven #the fall of the house of usher #mike flannigan #annabel lee #nevermore #spotlight artist #writer #poet #critic #short stories #dark romanticism #gothic writing #lenore #the tell tale heart

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On January 4th 1973 Biggar Gasworks ceased production, eventually becoming a museum.

For more than 130 years, from 1839, Biggar Gasworks made coal gas for the town and surrounding district. It was one of the first small-town gasworks to open in Scotland, and among the last to close, hence I am including it in our anniversaries.

In the 1780s, Archibald Cochrane 9th Earl of Dundonald, came across coal gas while heating coal to obtain tar, for use in preserving ships’ timbers. He was able to use this ‘waste product’ to light some rooms in his home at Culross, Fife.

Experimenting with coal gas was one thing. Solving the technical and commercial problems of creating a large-scale industry was an entirely different matter. Step forward another Scot, William Murdoch/Murdock, from Ayrshire. In 1806, while working for the Boulton & Watt Company, he designed the first large-scale installation, at a Manchester cotton mill. Murdock was a brilliant Scottish engineer and inventor. He probably doesn't get the recognition he deserves, do a search for him for more info.

In 1812, Friedrich Winzer, a German, established the world’s first public gas undertaking, in London. By 1815, the Chartered Gas Light & Coke Company had laid 26 miles of gas pipe. Glasgow got its first supply in 1817, Edinburgh in 1818. Biggar was among the first small towns to convert to gas, in 1839, the year Murdoch died.

Biggar Gasworks is remarkably complete – even the coal barrows and shovels remain. Buildings and equipment have been renewed and replaced over the years, but almost everything is in place.

The retort house, where the town gas was manufactured, was built in 1839 is the oldest building on site. It was stripped of its coal-fired retorts in 1914 and ended up as the coal store. (At that time, the gasman was using 400 tons of coal per year to serve 320 consumers and power more than 100 street lights.) A new retort house, complete with purifying equipment, replaced the old one.

The building that now contains the visitor centre and display was put up in 1858 to house the gasman and his family. John Ramsay, from Carluke, was the first tenant.

The two gas holders originally installed in 1858 and 1879 were rebuilt in 1918 and 1939 respectively.

It is the only preserved gasworks left in Scotland.

#scotland #scottish #history #industrial history #Borders

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Sandy Davidson

Sandy Jardine Davidson (born 28 May 1972) is a Scottish boy who disappeared on 23 April 1976, when he was three years old, while he was playing in the back garden of his house in the Bourtreehill housing estate in Irvine, Ayrshire.

On 23 April 1976, Sandy Davidson was in his garden with his little sister Donna playing with their dog. They were being looked after by their grandparents, who had gone inside the house at the time. The gate flew open, and their dog ran out. Sandy ran out, trying to catch him. His sister Donna says that all she can remember was Sandy motioning for her to go too, but she refused and went into the house to tell their grandparents. Work ground to a halt on the new building estate nearby to search for Sandy, but nobody has seen him since.

The most believed scenario is that there was a man delivering leaflets around the time of Sandy's disappearance and that he could have opened the gate and taken Sandy. Sandy's mother, Margaret, and father Phillip believe that it was a lonely man wanting a son. Another theory is that he ran down to the river five minutes away and followed the dog in, and subsequently drowned.

#missing #forensic #unsolved mysteries #wikipedia #weird facts #weird history #strange facts #strange history #random fact #weird wikipedia #wikiweird

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Lucifarian Family 80s Redux: Bios:

The Princess of Gluttony: Kat Lucifarian / Katriona Reagan (1984)

The fourth of the seven sins, she lures people in with a homecooked meal, only to end up eating her guests.

"I dare not hand Bon my list of men to invite in for dinner."

Name

Full Legal Name: Katriona Titania Reagan

First Name: Katriona

Meaning: A variant of 'Catriona', the Anglicized form of both Irish 'Caitríona', and the Scottish Gaelic 'Caitrìona', both are forms of 'Katherine', from the Greek name 'Aikaterine'. The etymology is debated, it could derive from an earlier Greek name 'Hekaterine', itself from 'Hekateros' meaning 'Each of the two', it could derive from the name of the goddess 'Hecate' (from the Greek 'Hekate', possibly derived from 'Hekas' meaning 'Far off'), it could be related to Greek 'Aikia' meaning 'Torture', or it could be from s Coptic name meaning 'My consecration of your name'

Pronunciation: ka-TREE-na

Origin: Irish, Scottish

Middle Name: Titania

Meaning: Perhaps based on Latin 'Titanius' meaning 'Of the Titans'

Pronunciation: ti-TAH-nee-a

Origin: Literature

Surname: Reagan

Meaning: Anglicized form of Irish 'Ó Riagáin' meaning 'Descendant of Riagán', 'Riagán' is from Old Irish 'Riacán', probably derived fron 'Ri' 'King' combined with a diminutive suffix

Pronunciation: RAY-gan

Origin: Irish

Aliases: Kat Lucifarian, The Princess of Gluttony, The Gluttonous Princess, The Giantess of Gluttony, The Giantess of Gourmandizing, The Gluttonous Giantess, The Gourmandizing Giantess, The Princess of Gluttony Kat Lucifarian, The Gluttonous Princess Kat Lucifarian, The Giantess of Gluttony Kat Lucifarian, The Giantess of Gourmandizing Kat Lucifarian, The Gluttonous Giantess Kat Lucifarian, The Gourmandizing Giantess Kat Lucifarian

Nicknames: Kat, Rio, Titan, Nia, Rea, Gunner, Kitty, Tall-Ass, Princess K, Giantess

Titles: Miss

Characteristics

Age: 26

Gender: Female. She/Her Pronouns

Race: European (Human)

Nationality: American

Ethnicity: White (Mixed. Both Sides White) 1/2 Irish 1/2 Scottish

Birth Date: 5th January 1958

Sexuality: Demisexual, Biromantic

Religion: Raised Irish Catholic, Wiccan

Native Language: English

Spoken Languages: English, Irish Gaelic, Scots Gaelic, Spanish, French, Japanese

Relationship Status: Single

Astrological Sign: Capricorn

Theme Song: 'Rocky Road To Dublin' - The Dubliners (1964-1972), 'Walk On The Wild Side' - Lou Reed (1972-)

Voice Actor: Catherine Tate

Singing Voice: Lady Miss Kier

Geographical Characteristics

Birthplace: Ayr, South Ayrshire County, Scotland

Current Location: On The Road

Current Residence: Albany, Albany County, New York USA

Hometown: Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland

Appearance

Height: 7'0" / 213 cm

Weight: 250 lbs / 113 kg

Eye Colour: Blue

Hair Colour: Blonde

Hair Dye: None

Body Hair: N/A

Facial Hair: N/A

Tattoos: 4 (1 1/4 Arm Sleeve)

Piercings: Ear Lobe (Double, Both), Helix (Double, Both Sides)

Scars: Small Surgical & Accidental scars in random places

Clothing Style: Gothic / Geeky

Health and Fitness

Allergies: None

Alcoholic, Smoker, Drug User: Social Drinker

Illnesses/Disorders: Gigantism, Acromegaly, Short-Sightedness (Undiagnosed: Autism, Social Anxiety)

Medications: Has Glasses & Contact Lenses

Any Specific Diet: None (But eats a larger amount than the other girls)

Relationships

Allies: Ves Lucifarian, Bon Lucifarian, Nadia Lucifarian, Anna Lucifarian, Nora Lucifarian, Syn Lucifarian, André The Giant, Lou Albano

Enemies: Moolah, Wendi Richter, Big John Studd, Hulk Hogan, Lord Alfred Hayes, Dynamite Kid, Brutus Beefcake, Roddy Piper (Kind of)

Mentor: Ruaidhrí Reagan

Significant Other: None

Previous Partners: None

Parents: Ruaidhrí Reagan (56, Father), Grizel Reagan (57, Mother, Née Ross)

Parents-In-Law: None

Siblings: None

Siblings-In-Law: None

Nieces & Nephews: None

Children: None

Children-In-Law: None

Grandkids: None

Great Grandkids: None

Wrestling

Billed From: Hell Itself

Trainers: Dearbháil Ó Madaidhín, Ultán Reagan Croía Mac Ghabhann, Tomás Reagan, Brónach Grady, Séamas Reagan, Áine Desmond, Ruadhrí Reagan

Managers: Damo Lucifarian

Wrestlers Managed: None

Debut: 1964

Retired: N/A

Wrestling Style: Highflyer

Stables & Teams: An Teaghlach Reagan [The Reagan Family] (1964-1976), The Lucifarian Family (1976-)

Regular Moves: Double Leg Drop (To the Gut/Groin), Diving Leg Drop, Sitout Inverted Suplex Slam, Plancha, Mulekick, Feeding Frenzy (Wild Punches to the Gut), Organ Grinder (Dropkick), Hungry For Blood (Diving Clothesline), Consummation (Rope Aided Corner Dropkick), 666 / Number Of The Beast (Tiger Feint Kick From Between The Middle And Lowest Ropes), Vampire's Bite (Sitout Jawbreaker), Butcher's Knife Chops (Open-Handed Chops)

Finishers: Overfeeding (High-Angle Senton Bomb), Cheshire Grin (Inverted Facelock Neckbreaker), Eat Cake (Banzai Drop), Giantess Splash (Splash Into a Pin)

Refers To Fans As: The Gluttonous, The Gluttonous Ones, The Starved, The Starved Dogs

Commentary Name: The Ogress, The Giantess

Extras

Backstory: Katriona grew up as a tall child, permanently taller than everyone around her. Her mother the less successful sister of a specialist doctor, and her father the eighth of eight kids. No one knew how tall she would eventually be, and how much pain she'd end up in, before she got corrective surgery at the age of 20 (she stopped growing at 7'0"). She pays for everything in her life through wrestling (and her artwork), something she'd learnt from her family.

Katriona started wrestling professionally when she was 16, and back then she was only 6'0". Having a flair for the dramatic, and a desire to up the amount of money she could spend on food, Katriona trained to be a highflyer (and took a more comedic angle to her wrestling), and soon doubled her drawing power because of it, after all, it's not everyday that you see an (actual) giant do a backflip and succeed. Going under the mask, as a way to market herself as a potential threat, came soon after this.

Although, in reality, she knows deep down that she wears the mask to hide her face, and remain somewhat private in her everyday life. She would make people think that if the mask was removed, during a match, that she would become much more savage, and cannibalistic, and attempt to bite her opponent. Vesta talked her into becoming the Gluttonous Giantess, and soon after joining the Lucifarians, her natural height and weight advantage, put her on track for being the biggest draw of the group, a role Katriona doesn't like much.

Trivia:

Katriona's role is as the Mouth (sort of), Muscle (sort of), Brain (sort of), and the group's human scare tactic

Katriona is Blunt, Gloomy, Hard-Working, Reserved, Self-Indulgent and Sensitive

Katriona knows what she likes and what she wants

Katriona is willing to bleed 'hard-way' if needed

Katriona keeps to herself until she needs to speak or act

Katriona is extremely secretive

Katriona eats almost 24/7

Katriona won't talk to anyone when feeling down or missing home

Katriona is only 4 inches shorter than André

Katriona hates blading

Katriona only hates Piper due to his on-screen personality

Katriona hates Big John Studd because of his disrespectful nature, she hates Hulk Hogan because she thinks he's 'obnoxiously American', she hates Lord Alfred Hayes and Dynamite Kid, because they're British, and she hates Brutus Beefcake because he's 'so much' energy-wise

Katriona has always been tall, but also always been shorter than André

Katriona often references folk tales and mythology in her promos, managing to make them darker and scarier

Katriona's '666' is a modified '619', hence the numerical name

Katriona likes: Pumpkins, Camper vans, Pick-up Trucks, Orange (Both the colour & fruit), Trifle, Halloween, Easter, Pigs, Boars, Quad bikes, Chrysanthemums, Lager Shandy (Aka Panaché), Black clothing, Horror Movies, Comedy Movies

Katriona dislikes: Jellied Eels, VW beetles, Tractors, Neon Colours, Battenberg cake, Christmas, Mispronounced words (Samhain is not 'Sam-Hain'), Spiders, Moths, Turkey, Stinging nettles, Skirts, Short-shorts, Hospitals, Wasps, Social Events

Left: Katriona in 'Human form' (With her natural blue eyes)

Right: Kat in 'Demon form' (With orange eyes)

#Lucifarian Family Redux #Lucifarian Family #Lucifarian #original character #Reagan #1980s Universe #An Teaghlach Reagan #The Reagan Family

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The Family Business!

Original lineup (top): Bonnie Tan, Logan Reed, Blaine Morton, Monica Reed, Nicolai Gunderson, Esther Tan

New lineup (bottom): Bonnie Tan, Esther Tan, Nathan Pearson, Monica Reed, Logan Reed, Blaine Morton

The Family Business was formed by Logan Martin Richard Reed, son of Jensen Reed, three time Oscar winning actor and lead singer of River Monster. It all started out with his best friend Blaine, then Blaine’s Swedish cousin Nicolai wanted involved followed by Logan’s school friend Bonnie Tan and her sister Esther. Logan’s little sister Monica was constantly sniffing around, she had a huge crush on Nicky who was five years older than her, and somehow she ended up in the band much to the annoyance of her big bro. The band started out when Logan and Blaine were eighteen, Nicky was twenty, Bonnie nineteen, Esther seventeen and Monica fifteen. Jensen was not happy about his children entering the spotlight as he had struggled with fame and battled addiction as a result, it was his wife Jane who managed to guide him out of the dark tunnel he found himself in. To Jensen fame is a wicked and destructive beast and he did not want that for his children, having moved from Los Angeles to Ayrshire in Scotland so that he and Jane could raise them in a normal and paparazzi free environment. Despite his disapproval, he and his siblings Jonah and Juliet helped the band get off the ground. By the time they were young adults, they were enjoying being a successful group in their own right, however there was a slight change in their lineup.

After practicing together for over a year and managing to get their first gig, the band were dealt a potentially fatal blow when lead singer Nicky decided to go back to Sweden and left them in the lurch. The group moped around for a few days wondering what to do, should they cancel? Could Logan overcome his stage fright and take Nicky’s place? So many questions. Then one day, Monica happened to be visiting her Aunt Louise when she heard what she thought was the voice of an angel singing on the radio upstairs. She followed the voice and found herself standing in the bathroom gawping at a naked Nathan in the shower. Overcome with shock, awe and probably a little lust, Monica went downstairs and interrogated her Aunt Louise over hiding that her son was such a great singer. Not only did Monica fall in love with the ever pining Nathan that day, but she also found the band their new singer which took a lot of persuading to get bashful young Nathan onboard. Eventually he agreed and the band made their gig, which was lucky for them as Logan and Monica’s Aunt Juliet had arranged for a representative of their father’s record label to come and listen to them. The rest is history, The Family Business looks like they might be just as successful as River Monster...possibly more so!

#ts4 #sims 4 #the sims 4 #The Family Business #Logan Reed #Monica Reed #Blaine Morton #Bonnie Tan #Esther Tan #Nicolai Gunderson #Nathan Pearson

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