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scotianostra · 5 months

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8th December 1987: The Scottish Land Court ordered the English owner of the Hebridean Island of Soay to sell more than half the island to a crofter who had lived there for more than 41 years.

Born in 1919, Joseph "Tex" Geddes - typically, he claimed he was given his nickname by a Red Indian fellow commando.

By his own account, he was born in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, and taken to Canada by his father when he was two, following a trivial altercation with the police. Others maintain he was raised by an aunt, the youngest of three fighting brothers, in Easter Ross, and never went to Canada in his life. His neighbours in nearby Skye believed that he hailed from Australia.

In the book Hebridean Sharker Tex Geddes describes his exploits during the 1950s as a hunter of basking sharks in the waters of the Minch, between the Inner and Outer Hebrides. Using an adapted whaling harpoon, he and his crew stalked these huge fish often in perilous conditions, the liver of which is a valuable source of oil.

Always a maverick, before World War Two Geddes had been a boxer and a rumrunner to Newfoundland. During the war he established a reputation as an expert knife-thrower and bayonet fencer and served in the Special Forces with fellow hebridean Gavin Maxwell (author of Ring of Bright Water), and was a central character in Maxwell's Harpoon at a Venture

He combined the hazardous pursuit of sharks with crewing the local lifeboat, ring-net fishing, lobstering, deer-stalking and salmon poaching.

Thesubject of previous posts, historian of Gaelic culture Margaret Fay Shaw said of him: "Tex was a great storyteller and important as such. He was also immensely kind, and had that hunger for life and fun that is essential if you are to make a go of living in these islands. The Hebrides needs more people like Tex Geddes. So does the world

He went on to purchase the tiny island of Soay, where he lived with his wife Jeanne, Geddes continued fishing basking sharks, selling unprocessed livers rather than processed oil to Glasgow.While much of the remaining population of the island evacuated to Mull in 1953, Geddes and his family remained. Geddes protested at the lack of emergency telephone services and with the threat of loss of postal service to the remaining inhabitants of the island, he asked people to send him registered letters and packages. As a result the service was kept with post arriving once a month.

Today the island has a population of three, and the post arrives once a month. The population peaked at 158 in 1851, following eviction of crofters from Skye in the Clearances.

Tex Geddes, died on 11th April 1998 while returning from a bagpiping competition in the Outer Hebrides

#scotland #scottish #history #shark hunter #Laird #Soay #Hebrides #soldier #adventurer

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heretyc · 1 year

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Outlast Characters w/ a Sarcastic Partner

Had this all written out. Tumblr decided to delete it. [Facepalm]

Let's try this again, shall we?

Synopsis: You're dripping with sarcasm, you take nothing seriously, you make jokes here and there, and you love making antagonists angry. The protagonists and antagonists have thoughts about that.

These are meant to be platonic, but they can be seen as romantic if you'd like. Up to you.

Enjoy!

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Miles loves it. Yeah, you're both stuck in literal Hell, but also...humour tends to soften the blow of seeing corpses, blood, and in Miles' words, a "guy fucked by a cheese grater". Chris and the nude twins become laughingstocks to you. When Miles lost his fingers, you so casually asked him to "give you a high three". He had to sit down.

Waylon is not a fan. You're both stuck here against your will, and you're making JOKES? And could you maybe not ask the raging cannibal behind you a question regarding human meat and the best sauces that go with it?? He's petrified, and he would have let you take the reins if not for the fact that you walked up to a variant holding a scalpel and made fun of him for its size. "Size matters, dimwit."

Blake's okay with it. As long as you're not eagerly walking up to a cultist to insult their clothing choices, or sarcastically ask if they're on "FarmersOnly.com", he enjoys your humour. It grounds him. You had an absolute HAYDAY when the heretics straddled you both, and you asked if "there was a spa nearby that offered mud baths". He would have laughed, if not for Val sitting on his chest. When you were next he exhaled a laugh, both relieved and amused, however it sounded like a sigh. He did not shy away from mocking the saliva on your face.

Lynn hated it at first, but grew to love it. Her brain was fried due to constant fight or flight, so she was exhausted. She let herself become amused with time. She'd look at you with horror when you mocked a heretic's language or when you questioned Val's mental state, but grew to find you hilarious. She loses it whenever a heretic looks at you, confused as hell.

Trager gets down on one knee and proposes right there. Fuck Miles, he just found an absolute goldmine! You're humorous, you don't give a shit about him, AND you don't fear him? Jokes aside, he finds you amusing, and would love nothing more than to offer you a martini. But you have lessons to learn...that little priest guy has got you confused. Give him your fingers, won't you?

Jeremy either loves it or hates it depending on who's the butt of your cynicism. If you ask him about his "obsession with SuitsRUs", he may become offended. But he'll join in with you if you mock a variant or something.

Eddie is..confused, at first. You complimented his gutting skills, but your voice sounded off, and your body language suggested that you were disgusted. You felt somewhat bad after he got angry over not understanding your jokes, so you toned it down. He'll laugh at your jokes as long they're not too difficult to grasp. And don't mock him when he's angry. That's a literal death wish.

Walrider doesn't care too much. He's too busy Wall Riding and being a menace. But he's the type to mock your movements, much like a mime or something. Silly boy.

Frank Manera cares not for your jokes and humour, he is far too busy chasing and scaring the fuck out of poor variants so they can become his dessert. He is more than confused when you call him "Frank Marinara". Just keep him fed and he'll be your eager audience. But you have to explain that no, you will not literally give him "an arm and a leg to see him chase Chris with his saw". Afterwards, he will grumble and say "he ain't stupid".

Chris is far too determined about killing Walrider to care for humour.

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Marta HATES it. She will roll her eyes and ignore your attempts at humour. She hates it. Hates it all to hell. You need to start taking things seriously for once in your life. That's what she thinks. She was told not to kill you, as Knoth says you're important, but she wishes she could at least rip your tongue out. She wishes you'd stop with the "goth" jokes, or the "Hot Topic" jokes. Ugh.

Val, on the other hand, loves it. Mockery towards The New Testament is well deserved, in their honest opinion. Especially if Knoth is the butt of your jokes. They'll join in. I like to think they're somewhat sarcastic themselves. They, also, might become a little hot and bothered.

Laird and Nick don't care for it, mainly because they're confused. It takes Laird a moment to decipher any sarcasm, and once he does, he'll grumble and ignore you. Nick will remain addled. Help him.

#outlast #outlast fanfiction #outlast headcanons #miles upshur #waylon park #blake langermann #eddie gluskin #richard trager #jeremy blaire #marta #laird #nick #val #this was fun to write lol #had urges to add more characters but not sure if people like them #we'll see

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segemarldoodles · 2 months

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#my art #laird #gda #neonmob portraits

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fuzzychildchopshop · 4 months

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Winter Laird by IAmAutism

#the casagrandes #the loud house #laird

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kiteknots · 1 year

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Laird’s hoose // Jarlshof

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elvishprincess25 · 11 months

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Sam Heughan as Jamie Fraser from Outlander; portrait done over several streams :)

#outlander #scottish #sam heughan #jamiefrasier #laird #mckenzie #digitalart #portrait #fanart

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artzonedickie · 9 months

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The way Laird from that one episode of Love Death Robots looks exactly like a more detailed version of 1997 Jack Ryder

#jack ryder #creeper #LDR #laird

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arrestdujour · 10 months

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Blair Jaynne Laird

Boise, ID

Age: 35 Arrest Date: Thu 6/22 Time: 4:21 PM Status: OUT

Charge Count: 3

Register for notification on changes to inmate's custody status.

Boise City Police Department

F Controlled Substance-Possession of I37-2732(c)(1)F Criminal Charge

M Drug Paraphernalia-Use or Possess With Intent to Use I37-2734A(1 Criminal Charge

F Children-Injury To Child I18-1501(1)F Criminal Charge

#mugshot #multiple #accused #arrest #drugs #hairstyles #Laird

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adrianacartoonfangirl · 1 year

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OTP: Nikki x Laird (The Casagrandes)

These scenes are why I ship Nikki x Laird as hard as I do, there’s no way in hell these were by accident!

Aside from these “standing next to each other” moments; Nikki has also shown to be concerned for him and talks to him in friendly tones very often. The show may be over, but as far as I’m concerned, they’re canon lol

#thecasagrandes #the casagrandes #laird #laird from the casagrandes #nikki #nikki from the casagrandes #nikkixlaird #lairdxnikki #nikki x laird #laird x nikki #ship #OTP #nikkaird #i see you writers #they're canon in my eyes

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aalt-ctrl-del · 1 year

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it seems unfair to be "ohhh, you fell for that scam about becoming a lord!" when pees refer to Established Titles

Here's the fuking bundle package

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What it kind of sounded like, from someone who is poor but said "ok, whatever" and didn't get involved. Because poor.

The concept behind it sounded similar to those "adopt an animal" you can buy into with the zoo and animal conservation. You buy this living nft and get a 'certification' which states you adopted a creature, but you just fund the animal - with its species - the real world efforts for conservation, funding, breeding, captivity, wild releases, merch and awareness, and all that stuff.

Scott Shafer [the video] does delve into the laws of Scottland regarding land ownership and the official titles attached. Again, its not like anyone wanted to get a placard and suddenly it magically made them "Lord" or "Lady" - go get an official name change. Call yourself Sir Spencer.

But it seemed like a cutesy gimmick, here's your waving stick and an official hat. "You're a hazard, Harry" bit. Due to non-residential status, no one beyond citizenship with Scottland was actually buying land nor becoming legit figures with status. People saw "Save trees and get a participation trophy" and they bought into it. Hell, they bought plots for their pets. People trusted these youtubers, the the youtubers trusted the sponsorship channels which screened these sort of 'conservation' projects.

And the way it seemed set up, which might could have worked - but lets not forget stuff like taxes and other recurring expenses - it seemed legit that a conservation team bought a parcel or acreage of land, then divided the costs while factoring in manufacturing certification plaques, the cost of land, among other expenses. And plant a tree. While people OUT OF COUNTRY are no the wiser to value and exchange of land in Scottland, are simply assured that they have invested in the purchase of an acreage which would thus be protected by the company that made the purchase on their behalf.

Another problem was that the people donating to this false effort scam, was that they do already donate to other forestry conservation efforts as well. The certification was an enticing gimmick. Don't some conservationists sell organic and/or biodegradable Tshirts to help with conservation?

People are chuckling saying, "Yall thought you were gonna be an official lord or laddy" is aside from the issue here, and a moot point. This was an elaborate scam, that youtube did turn its back on because dollar signs in the eyes. From an nonnative to Scottland, it seemed plausible. Hell, I don't even know a listing of the conservation efforts here in America - the only one I know about is using human bodies to fertilize and rebuild forests.

Established Titles seemed like your typical gimmick conservation effort to protect land plots from development. Some youtubers did do research into the validity of the sponsorship deal, not all, but responsible youtubers did do their homework and had communications with their teams to verify if this was a legit, and that the funds channeled in would be used responsibly.

What probably won people over was the idea that this was a purchase for environmental conservation, it preyed upon peoples good intentions, and it involved an intangible asset - the plot of land.

And this sort of scandal does make people less likely to spend money on legit conservation projects. It's already impossible to insure your charity funds are being utilized optimally by those you donate to, and this long-lived scandal is in words, heart breaking. It was a lot of time and effort wasted for nothing gained. As well, the whole prospect of "you really need to do more research before donating" is such bullshit.

#established titles #obvious scam was trap #scam #youtube #youtubers #everyone had a slot for ET #a disappointment #scottland #lord #lady #laird #its cool people called it but y'all get that people thought they did enough research?#it is really stupid and sad #Youtube

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knightscanfeeltoo · 2 years

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Day 24 of RockySpoktober Month: Akatsuki

(ft Rusty, Laird, Liam, Boris and Maddie plus i used to draw the akatsuki members before haha...)

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designsofthebeyond · 2 years

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Wolves of the Beyond Designs #21- Laird

Shows up exactly once

#laird

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kultofathena · 2 years

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Pre-Owned Albion Laird Sword

Blade Condition: Moderate to Medium amount of light scratches, scuffing on blade present. Edge is still fairly sharp

Hilt Condition: Good condition with medium amount of light cosmetic blemishing and scratches. Pommel has a custom brass Celtic Cross medallion inserted on both sides of the pommel

Grip: Excellent condition – Grip color is Oxblood Construction Condition: Sword is still durably peened and solidly constructed

The Scottish sword has characteristic features that puts it apart from its continental cousins: the down sloping guard with spatulate ends and a wheel pommel with very high rivet block. Most swords made in Scotland were probably produced by cutlers mounting imported blades with hilts according to local taste and tradition. Scottish warriors were faithful to old customs and ways of warfare. This is evident from medieval times up to the 18th Century.

This is perhaps the most classic of all blade styles. A weapon that is broad and bold with understated elegance in shapes, lines and volumes. The heft of the sword is managed by an effective use of nonlinear distal taper and a deep and well defined fuller. This results in a lively and responsive feel that invites you to strike with the sword. The outer third of the blade curves gradually to a sharp point. This gives a visual balance to the broad base of the blade and also helps in establishing sweet handling characteristics.

The Laird has a hand-ground high carbon steel blade that is tempered for flexibility and edge retention. The crossguard and pommel are cast from mild steel. The grip is stabilized birch wood, cord-wrapped and fitted over with tight leather.

Some customers like to place period coins, religious symbols or heraldry markers inside the pommel recess. The dimension of the recess are: width: 0.64”, depth: 0.115”.