The delightful parlance of the Scottish lower classes
This was reported in the (Glasgow) Herald Diary a few years back.

There was a falconry exhibition being held in a city park at the weekend and by way of an advert one of the handlers was in a local shopping mall with a beautiful falcon perched on his leather gauntlet.

A member of a passing crew of shell suits was heard to say,

"Haw, check oot the pure mad craw hing."
( Cheeses of Nazareth Where's Captain Kirk? www.whereiskirk.com, Tue 21 Oct 2008, 13:50, 11 replies)

I can't understand Scottish dialect when I hear it,
neither can I understand it when it's written down.
What does it say?

I can make out 'check out the'.
(oneinthepink is at your cervix m'lady, Tue 21 Oct 2008, 14:03, closed)

It roughly translates as
Ho there good fellow, kindly observe the magnificent creature which I must say bears a striking resemblance to a crow, or something very similar at the very least.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 21 Oct 2008, 14:07, closed)

That's pretty much it yeah
Only Geordies can hear us now
( Animanga, Tue 21 Oct 2008, 14:13, closed)

you forgot the ref to 'mad'
anything outwith the narrow sphere of recognition of the ned is 'mad'

eg
prior to a surgical procedure:

"check the mad green jammies oan that cunt*"

*cunt - this is not necessarily a derogatory term in Glasgow

eg - go'an speak to the wee guy in HR - he'll sort ye oot, hes a good cunt him.
( spimf ™ is whoever you want him to be, Tue 21 Oct 2008, 14:40, closed)

So more like
Ho there good fellow, kindly observe the magnificent creature over yonder. Truly I have never come across such a beast before although I must say bears a striking resemblance to a crow, or something very similar at the very least.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 21 Oct 2008, 14:57, closed)

spot on old chap

( spimf ™ is whoever you want him to be, Tue 21 Oct 2008, 18:18, closed)

aye
..cunt is a very useful, multi purpose word, to the Glaswegian.

In fact, cunt, is by no means the worst thing a Glaswegian can call you...When the gloves are off, you are more likely to hear

"Hawl, ya wee dick"

"You're a pure prick by the way"

"Fuck off, ya nugget"

"Ya fuckin' snider"


Expect violence shortly thereafter.
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Tue 21 Oct 2008, 17:02, closed)

or...
haww you ya mad rocket - away n' lie in yer ma's pish
( spimf ™ is whoever you want him to be, Tue 21 Oct 2008, 18:20, closed)

oh god!
sure i know the difference between a falcon and a crow but is it really hideously wrong of me to admit that when inebriated my scots accent is probably as bad as that?? and im not from glasgow either.

oh the shame!
(fernbrittonsexcessskin will give a shit later, Tue 21 Oct 2008, 14:47, closed)

Pure mad craw hing?


Sorry, but you did say "crow." _{It's been a long afternoon and I don't need much provocation...}
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 21 Oct 2008, 15:21, closed)

for a true insight into the glaswegian


www.glasgowsurvival.co.uk/
( spimf ™ is whoever you want him to be, Tue 21 Oct 2008, 18:22, closed)