Scotcher grey

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  • Scotch Greys: a regiment of the British army; they fought at Waterloo
  • scotcher grey: (slang) a louse
  • Scotch → many jokes begin, "There was an Englishman, a Scotsman and a Welshman..."
  • grey → if Shaun the angel (inglis) is white, and Shem the devil (davy) is black, then Shem-Shaun is grey
  • scorched earth: a military tactic used by Wellington in the Peninsular War