Wee Bit Deid Greetings

17/06/2026

“Scotland’s the only place where football sneaks into funerals like it’s part of the service.
Back in the day, folk would stop a whole funeral procession just to nip into the pub and check the score. Ministers announced results mid‑eulogy. And half the country’s been buried in a club scarf — sometimes after a family argument about which team they ‘really’ supported.

We greet, we laugh, we argue about fitba’, and then we stick a match ball in the coffin just in case there’s a five‑a‑side in heaven.
Only in Scotland.”⚽⚽⚽

08/06/2026

“Father’s Day can be a big one — for the dads we’ve got, the dads we miss, and the ones who stepped in when they didnae have to.

This card says it the way we actually talk:
‘Yer Da Wiz Some Man.’
Simple. Scottish. Straight from the heart.
Available now for Father’s Day.”

“Link in bio to shop.”

For when “Deepest Sympathies” just don’t cut it. Dark humour,with a Scottish twist!

05/06/2026

⚰️ Fun Fact Friday: The Mourning Hat Trick

In Victorian Scotland, widows were expected to wear black mourning clothes for up to two years — and if they remarried too soon, folk whispered that they “didnae even let the hat cool.”
So aye, grief had a dress code… and gossip had no expiry date.

02/06/2026

🪦 A Proper Fun Fact for Terrible Tuesdays!

In parts of Ireland and Scotland, Tuesday was considered a powerful day for crossing between worlds, so funerals held on a Tuesday were thought to help the soul “get where it’s going” without hanging aboot like a lost tourist.

22/05/2026

🖤Curtains stuck at a cremation.Voice from the back:”Typical. Even deid they’re running late.”
Very Scottish. Very human.
— WeeBitDeid - For when life’s brutal🖤

19/05/2026

🕵️‍♀️ The “Who’s That?”

Every Scottish funeral has that yin.
Standing at the back like a budget James Bond, no speaking, just… lurking.
Cue the aunties:
“Who’s that?”
“Naw but seriously, who IS that?”
“Ah’ve asked three folk and nae one kens them.”
Meanwhile the mystery guest is nodding along like they’ve known the deceased since primary three.
Honestly, at this point we should just hand out medals for Elite-Level Mingling Wi’ Families They Arenae Even In.
🖤 Wee Bit Deid — because even grief comes wi’ a side of pure chaos.

16/05/2026

🎉 Big Birthdays Need Big Energy 🎉
Turns out Wee Bit Deid cards aren’t just for the hard days — they’re cracking for the big milestones anaw.
One of our customers sent this in after gifting a card for a very big birthday… paired nicely with a bottle of something strong. Because nothing says “happy birthday” like a laugh and a dram.
Whether it’s 30, 40, 50, 60 or “I’ve stopped counting”, there’s a card for every age and every attitude.
Cheers to the folk who celebrate with humour — you’re our kind of people 🥃✨

14/05/2026

👨For the folk whose dads were absolute legends 👨— the storytellers, the wind‑up merchants, the men who left behind a toolbox, a favourite chair, and at least three daft sayings you’ll never stop hearing.
“Yer Da Wiz Some Man” — the card for when you’re heartbroken, but you know fine well he’d want a laugh, no the waterworks.
🖤 A wee smile, a wee tear, and a whole lot of him in it.

13/05/2026

🔥 A Brief (and Slightly Toasty) History of Cremations in Scotland 🔥
Back in the day, Scotland wasn’t big on cremations. Folk preferred the classic “stick them in the ground and hope the local kirk doesn’t judge the headstone spelling” approach. Cremation didn’t really kick off here until the late 1800s — mostly because Victorians loved two things: dramatic mourning outfits and inventing new ways to dispose of bodies without alarming the neighbours.
The first Scottish crematorium opened in Glasgow in 1895, because of course it did. If any city was going to pioneer the idea of “just set fire to the whole situation and be done with it,” it was Glasgow. Rumour has it the first cremation drew a crowd bigger than a Saturday night at the dancing — folk turned up like it was a new attraction at the Barras.
By the mid‑20th century, cremation became the go‑to option. Cheaper, quicker, and no risk of your great‑uncle Tam haunting the family plot because someone buried him next to the cousin he hated.
Nowadays, cremations are so normal that half the country has already picked their favourite song for the curtains closing. (If it’s Highway to Hell, you’re not original. If it’s The Final Countdown, you’re a national treasure.)
In summary:
Scotland went from “absolutely not, that’s witchcraft” to “aye, fire me up, pal” in just over a century. Efficiency, practicality, and a wee bit of dark humour — the Scottish way. 'llgreet

09/05/2026

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿”In Scotland, folklore has plenty of funeral superstitions —

don’t whistle, don’t look back, don’t tempt fate.

But sending a heartfelt sympathy card?
That’s one rule we’re very happy to break. 💙”

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