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A Gaelic grammar blunder means this sign reads 'Welcome to Penis Island'
GRAMMAR MATTERS. Need even more proof? Try this sign welcoming people to the Isle of Bute in Scotland.
In Irish and in Scottish Gaelic, ‘bod’ means ‘penis’. So by leaving the accent off the ‘o’, the final line in the sign means:
*snigger* What? We’re not laughing.
Penis Island!
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Local councillor Len Scouller told the Daily Record sign makes them all look “bloody stupid”:
Penis Island. That is all.
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