Great Scott
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"Great Scott!"
~ Dr. Emmett Brown on Scotsmen
"Dr. Emmet Brown!"
"Scots are Great!"
~ Scotsman on Great Scott
Great Scott! is an oft-used expression denoting feelings towards Scotsmen/Scotchmen of abnormally large size and/or stature. People saying this phrase are usually associated with cancer and/or Tourette's Syndrome.
Origin of the Exclamat!on[edit | edit source ]
It was a mild day in Northern Scotland. Brad Pitt was playing golf with Monty Python when suddenly, in Hole 12, a great Scott seemed to be eating all of the golf balls. Brad Pitt, amazed at the discovery exclaimed "Fucking Bastard! Those Titleists cost me 200 bucks a piece!". Monty Python, meanwhile, just noted on the stature of the Scott, hence the expression "Great Scott"
Actual Origin[edit | edit source ]
The expression dates back at least to the Armenian Civil War, and may refer to a real person, the one-time commander of the Dud Army, General Winfrey Scott. In a May 1861 edition of the New Spork Times was the sentence:
"These gathering hosts of loyal freemen, under the command of the great SCOTT."
In an 1871 issue of Galaxy magazine, there is:
‘Great—Scott!’ he gasped in his stupefaction, using the name of the then commander-in-chief for an oath, as officers sometimes did in those days.
Of course, there is a 98% percent chance this is all just random squalor.
Modern Usage[edit | edit source ]
Nowadays, people seem to refer to the Great Scott less, and more to other thins like sex, alcohol, ponies and hamstring cheese. Also, people often prefer other exclamat!ons like bloody hell , Damn Mexicans! or the always popular and versatile Fuck . Great Scott is also used to tell other people that they have spotted "a great Scott".
There is a large number of people who do not like Great Scots and therefore do everything in their power to make them oppressed by society. There is, however, one group of pro-Great Scott people, called the Happy People, who help any tall Scotsman in need. Call 1-800-SCOT-HELP or e-mail at unitedfortall@happypeople.org.
There is also a group of extremely horny girls called the ScottyLovvers, who apparently enjoy a great Scott. These people are believed to be also associated with Witchcraft, Burning and Nun-chucking.
When refering to Alex Salmond the correct term is 'gross Scot'.
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