Scotland's funniest tweet revealed

As Twitter opens a pop-up visitor centre in Edinburgh

comedy A panel of comedians has named what they think is Scotland’s funniest tweet.

Marc Simpson from Lhanbryde in Moray took the title for his 2017 post: ‘Wis walkin home n someone threw a block of cheese oot their windee n it hit me on the head, i turned n shouted that wisna very mature wis it.’

Judge Fern Brady said: ‘The social commentary that came through with some of the tweets had us in stitches but @marcsimps0n’s witty retort and excellent pun was the obvious winner. It was like the Twitter equivalent of being heckled. Brilliant!’

She and the rest of the panel – Fern Brady, Mark Nelson, Janey Godley and Ray Bradshaw – which picked the winner to coincide with the pop-up Scottish Twitter Visitor Centre which opens at 21 Blackfriars Street, Edinburgh, from tomorrow until August 25.

The display will feature a stained glass window adorned by national treasure Lewis Capaldi, evocative Tweets reimagined as oil paintings and cross stitch, and a timeline celebrating the greatest #ScottishTwitter moments such as ‘Hurricane Bawbag’.

Here are all the top Scottish tweets the panel chose from:

wis walkin home n someone threw a block of cheese oot their windee n it hit me on the head, i turned n shouted that wisna very mature wis it
— simpo (@marcsimps0n) September 28, 2017

Canny believe how expensive being alive is
— Nicole Baird (@Nicolebairdd_X) February 14, 2018

shittest burns kit ever there’s no even any haggis in it pic.twitter.com/fUTkbiTaea
— jade 👽 (@jadeas93) January 23, 2019

A twirls just a flake wae a jacket oan
— Gaul Plancy (@paul_glancy) April 27, 2016

Dreadin the day someone gets down on one knee and asks me to marry them cos a have a hefty double chin when a look down
— TM (@TeiganMair) February 17, 2017

Fucking class having a shower at your girlfriends. Using stuff like a charcoal facial scrub and a pomegranate & mango shower milk, I’ve came out the shower smelling like a fresh fruit market on a hot summers day, feeling like a brand new woman. 13/10 would recommend.
— Flanny. (@LiamFlannigan1) June 20, 2018