BS: on the naming of Snowploughs

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Mr Red
Date: 19 Jan 18 - 03:46 PM

"Slush Puppy"

"A Grit on the Slide"

"Ploughed before a Fall"

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: mg
Date: 19 Jan 18 - 01:29 PM

Frosty.

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Mr Red
Date: 19 Jan 18 - 11:47 AM

"Snow, Snow, quick quick, snow"

"Shovel Duck"

"Julian Cleary"

"Here's looking at you skid"

"Ice Bucket"

thinking .........

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: robomatic
Date: 19 Jan 18 - 10:33 AM

Homer: "That name again is 'Mr. Plow'"
Marge: "Leave the jacket on"

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 19 Jan 18 - 08:55 AM

Or for something (much) more basic:
Gary Gritter

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 19 Jan 18 - 03:50 AM

You know nothing Jon Snow...

Plough

:D tG

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Mr Red
Date: 19 Jan 18 - 03:19 AM

Plowdon Wainright III

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: mg
Date: 19 Jan 18 - 02:42 AM

I am going to name mine snow white and special snowflake and ice queen.

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Mr Red
Date: 18 Jan 18 - 07:17 PM

And for English Folk singers.............

"Speed the Plough" or "Ploughsie Maggie"

And for Shalespearians.....

"Gritter Love Hath no Man"

We have the artificial snow company on my doorstep. "Snow Business" and they re-named their building "Snow Mill", previous to that it was "Oil Mill", before that it would have been a weaving mill".

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: keberoxu
Date: 18 Jan 18 - 06:11 PM

I looked on that map feature for Polmadie in Glasgow,
and there was Grittie MacVittie.

And Sparkle is over by the Glasgow airport.
And Frosty is near Kilwinning.
Sir Salter Scott, south of Edinborough.
Sprinkles is near Nairn.

What a hoot.

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 18 Jan 18 - 03:48 PM

If a snowplough were mounted to the front of a UPS truck, it could be called "How Now, Brown Plough".

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Jos
Date: 18 Jan 18 - 02:28 PM

Yes, a white kitten. It seems there were other films but I only remember those two. A quick 'google' came up with this:


http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0276jjh

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Senoufou
Date: 18 Jan 18 - 02:00 PM

Oh yes! Fancy you remembering that! I think it was on an armchair, a white kitten?

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Jos
Date: 18 Jan 18 - 01:53 PM

Eliza, did you only have "The potter's wheel"? I seem to remember a kitten playing with a ball of wool.

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 18 Jan 18 - 01:30 PM

One FB friend suggested Gritty McGritface, and there is already Gritty McVittie. I had a look yesterday to see which one might be nearest us: it was Edinburh Ring Road, about 4 miles away, so "Ring-a Ring-a Road Clear" - or, for its more precise location "The Sighthill Spitter"!
And I think the weather forecast is "Ploughing Tonight".

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Senoufou
Date: 18 Jan 18 - 01:25 PM

Aw, that's sweet leeneia! We just had a man making a clay pot on a wheel in between programmes.
Trouble is, I think it's an ear worm...I can't stop singing it now!

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: leeneia
Date: 18 Jan 18 - 12:38 PM

They should paint one pink or white and name it Suzy Snowflake.

'Suzy Snowflake ' is a video that used to be on TV in the 1950's when the stations had a minute they didn't know what to do with. For me as a little kid, it was one of the few enjoyable things on TV.

Suzy

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Jos
Date: 18 Jan 18 - 08:34 AM

Itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow grit-spreading machiney

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Senoufou
Date: 18 Jan 18 - 07:56 AM

Or "We Plough The Snow and Scatter.." (the good grit on the roads...)

'He sends the snow in winter' - but I reckon He's overdone it this year!

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 18 Jan 18 - 07:04 AM

We could also divert to a music thread. Anyone stuck in the snow could become jolly fellows who follow the plough :-)

DtG

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Senoufou
Date: 18 Jan 18 - 06:55 AM

Ploughy McPloughface

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Joe Offer
Date: 18 Jan 18 - 04:49 AM

I drove a snowplow at an orphanage in Wisconsin to earn my college tuition, and it was a job that was great for the machismo. I loved my snowplow and loved the experience of crashing into snowdrifts, but I never thought of naming it.
Sure was a fun job, though.
-Joe-

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 18 Jan 18 - 04:49 AM

Rule Grittania

:D tG

Subject: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Mr Red
Date: 18 Jan 18 - 04:44 AM

Scottish Transport has a map of where the gritter lorries are and it (apparently) reveals their nicknames or their licence plate.

These include Gritallica, Sir Andy Flurry, Gritty Gonzales and the Sir Salter Scott.

a Twatter on the subject
Offers suggestions like Brad Gritt, Salt Disney, Grittney Spears, Spready The Eagle, King Spreadward, GrittyGrittyBangBang, Snowfarah, Ready Spready Go.

& in Doncaster they have Davie Plowie & Gritsy Bitsy

True Grit - or do local Governments have a sense of humour?

What does the Mudcat suggest or has been observed?

Mine? Sleet of Foot, Dust my Vroom, the Drifters and not hilarious but a little subtle Cold Comfort