Scottish Snowplow Names

VERUCA SALT BODY SPREADY GO FLURRY HELLO GRITTY THE INCREDIBLE ICE BEAR SCOTLAND'S BRAVEST GRITTER MARY QUEEN OF SALT LICENCE TO CHILL SNOWPLOZER SIR SALTER SCOTT GRIT A LIT I WANT TO BREAK FREEZE BLIZZARD BEAR SPREADY MERCURY SALTY GRITNEY SPEARS LORD GOLDemort & YOU'RE A BLIZZARD HARRY. SNOW DESTROYER SIR SALTER SCOTT

A Traffic Scotland map shows snowplows traveling across Scotland, each marked with a punny name such as “Gritney Spears,” “Licence to Chill,” and “Lord Goldemort & You're a Blizzard Harry.” The joke is that ordinary snow-clearing vehicles have been given wonderfully creative names referencing celebrities, films, music, and fictional characters. It is shared as a wholesome, absurd reaction to unexpectedly delightful public-service naming. EN: A Traffic Scotland map shows snowplows traveling across Scotland, each marked with a punny name such as “Gritney Spears,” “Licence to Chill,” and “Lord Goldemort & You're a Blizzard Harry.” The joke is that ordinary snow-clearing vehicles have been given wonderfully creative names referencing celebrities, films, music, and fictional characters. It is shared as a wholesome, absurd reaction to unexpectedly delightful public-service naming.

• @jeppa420 / 13731 2021-02-14