At this time of year, local authorities roll out their snow-clearing machines, and with them a host of ridiculous, pun-filled names. In Scotland, there is a tradition of giving gritting lorries names suggested by the public. Some of these are proudly Scottish: Chilly Connolly, Robert Brrrns and Lew-ice Capaldi. Others go further afield for wordplay, giving us Gritney Spears, Lord Coldemort, For Your Ice Only and Grit Expectations.
Star Wars fans seem to have some influence judging from the numbers of gritters with names inspired by George Lucas’s work. These range from the reasonably obvious Snow Trooper and Luke Snowwalker to the more imaginative Han Snow-lo and Darth Spreader, and the illustrious Snowbegone Kenobi.
