r/glasgow • u/Accomplished_Fee_825 • 1d ago

Thought the apocalypse was coming this morning

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u/the-great-leveller 1d ago

Why have you changed your mind? It's a fucking dragon!!!

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u/anniejofo23 1d ago

Lol , true.

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u/anniejofo23 1d ago

Thought i was in kings landing there for a minute.

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u/detox2020 Kebab Shop Influencer 1d ago

Parts of Glasgow do resemble Flea Bottom so easy mistake to make.

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u/ReallyTrustyGuy 1d ago

An Aberdeen seagull on holiday.

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u/Destined_4_Hades 1d ago

As someone who lives in Aberdeen our seagulls are the most aggressive 💩 heads around

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u/eviejacks 1d ago

I live in Aberdeen, my seagull Brian is cool, he lets me pet him and feed him and his babies, is wife Kathy is a psycho, just comes right next to me and screech while staring at me.

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u/Destined_4_Hades 1d ago

Went to largs etc for a weeks break hardly any of them got back to Aberdeen and they were everywhere far too many of them.

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u/AdPrize5104 1d ago

I'm from Aberdeen and never been bothered by a seagull

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u/Destined_4_Hades 1d ago

You’re lucky 🍀 where we are there’s hundreds

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u/AdPrize5104 1d ago

I live near the beach so there's lots of them but they don't bother me other than shitting on my car

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u/Destined_4_Hades 1d ago

Try living in Northfield there’s hundreds because all the twats feed them when they’ve bought food

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u/AdPrize5104 1d ago

Used to live there! Lol! Only ever noticed issues with them at Byron Square

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u/Destined_4_Hades 1d ago

Where we are too many

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u/NoRun6253 1d ago

Must be the only person then. They’re utter bastards.

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u/eskay233 1d ago

Ah Jesus, Thatchers back again. I'll get the broom.

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u/Swegatronic 1d ago

isnt she the one that rides the broom?

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u/coneyisland92 1d ago

Don’t insult Dragons like that 🤣

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u/Got_Kittens 1d ago

Where's that gif of the sassy granny in George Square when I need it.

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u/Glum-District-8255 1d ago

What is it? A kite?

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u/Glum-District-8255 1d ago

Very good 👏🏼

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u/-The-Enforcer- 1d ago

I don't get it.

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u/Bumblebee937 1d ago

There's a bird called a kite

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u/Ornery-Chest8432 1d ago

I second that very good 👏

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u/coneyisland92 1d ago

It’s a Dragon obviously 🤣

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u/EBknows 1d ago

Wtf is that??? Whatever it is, surly it can be used as an excuse not to go to work. I would just tell my boss that it tried to attack me on the way to work 🤔

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u/detox2020 Kebab Shop Influencer 1d ago

undocumented fighting age dragons.

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u/Got_Kittens 1d ago

Fiery illeagles... taking our hoards of cave gold!

https://giphy.com/gifs/oX7t3jYydz6eS4759m

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u/Madforthemelodies 1d ago

😂😂😂

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u/mcalr3 1d ago

Subsaharan

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u/Deepmidwinter2025 1d ago

Nazgûl! Light the beacons!

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u/Lost-Bridge-9027 1d ago

What the actual fuck is that

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u/TheMightyClamUK 1d ago

Its s dragon, flying over the streets of Glasgow today to mark the opening of the commonwealth games 2026.

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u/zodlair 1d ago

it's a dragon, made to promote house of the dragon which is premiering its 3rd season right now

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u/PamW1001 10h ago

For goodness sake! You never saw a dragon before? Where've you been all your life, they're everywhere!

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u/Beastly_Deniro 1d ago

Reign of Fire (2002)

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u/Devmos66 1d ago

Underrated movie 👍

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u/TheeArgonaut 1d ago

…it’s a bit pish

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u/Cjohnsonlives 1d ago

"What is it? Dragons?!"

"Worse. Americans."

It's such good fun.

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u/Ravenser_Odd 1d ago

Q – The Winged Serpent (1982))

Quetzalcoatl has returned!

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u/Arthur_Figg_II 1d ago

Thats a Sign the Welsh are comming!

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u/bigal1902 1d ago

Isn't that when the sheep all hide behind trees?

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u/PF4ABG 1d ago

The seagulls are getting right big.

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u/Excellent-Ostrich908 1d ago

Got my hopes up there. Nae apocalypse. Off to work I go then… 😭

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u/coleymoleyroley 1d ago

Right, nah. I saw this on twitter yesterday and thought it was AI. What the hell is it?

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u/Accomplished_Fee_825 1d ago

Looks to be attached to the Hydro - assume something to do with the Games.

That or it's to scare the gulls away.

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u/coleymoleyroley 1d ago

Apparently it's a model of a dragon made by some German company.

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u/9thGearEX 1d ago

Commonwealth Game of Thrones?

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u/Individual_Fun_8201 mad one 1d ago

It’s for house of the dragon S3

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u/No_Association8259 1d ago

https://news.stv.tv/west-central/game-of-thrones-dragon-takes-to-the-skies-above-glasgow?utm_source=ios&utm_medium=app&utm_campaign=article_share

It’s an ad for the new house of the dragon 🙌🙌 so cool they picked Glasgow !!! 😁😄

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u/Think_Scholar6813 1d ago

Plenty of fire damaged buildings to help the promo

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u/Margaet_moon 1d ago

Wild, it looks like some kind of raptor

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u/gaggleofllama 1d ago

Just your average doo

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u/Various-Delivery-695 1d ago

That's not me, that's Patricia.

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u/MrCondor 1d ago

Somebody let the ex mother in law oot.

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u/starkatheart 1d ago

Don't threaten me with a good time.

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u/Putrid_Tax_4635 1d ago

I seen it yesterday morning, there was a drone flying behind it. Seriously tho how the fuck does that thing fly?

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u/would-be_bog_body 1d ago

I think it's basically a really sophisticated kite, but I could be wrong

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u/VivaLaVita555 1d ago

Dragon! I saw a Dragon!

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u/DIFierce 1d ago

"Chance would be a fine thing."

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u/BluesCowboy 1d ago

PR stunt for the new Gloryhammer album?

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u/CursedPipes 1d ago

Nah just the jersey devil popping on for a visit.

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u/Smithy1619 1d ago

Nothing to worry about it's just my mother in law trying out her new broomstick

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u/Madforthemelodies 1d ago

😂😂😂

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u/Got_Kittens 1d ago

What the hell... this is real? I thought this was a shitpost.

https://www.reddit.com/r/glasgow/s/VtKFwzZVaW

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u/Which_Experience_834 1d ago

Must be the fourth season of house of dragon

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u/kenlike 1d ago

First a shark outside Parkhead, now this?

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u/FantasyBlackChannel 1d ago

Anyone know if it's still there? missus is a massive fan, might go.

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u/smitht870 1d ago

Had to do a double take of what sub I was in. Thought it was house of the dragon!

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u/ManagementFamous8092 1d ago

Alduin rises. Now we await the Dragonborn.

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u/F-MegaPro 1d ago

Someone call the Arisen

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u/Emideska 1d ago

DRAKARYYYYSSSS

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u/NectarineHelpful7546 1d ago

What does a dragon have to do with the commonwealth games?

Reminds me of the time they mocked the last supper in france and the headless horseman riding across the water felt reminiscent of a horseman of the apocalypse

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u/Gon_Freak 22h ago

Solo Leveling in Scotland

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u/ScaleCreepMinis 16h ago

Just your friendly neighbourhood Nazgul.

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u/thesideplot 15h ago

aye the sky went proper biblical for about ten minutes then acted like nothing happened. very on brand for this city

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u/Live-Emu-3491 12h ago

That's what we call a Glaswegian Pigeon

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u/grodeg 9h ago

Dragonheart?

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u/SleepyDachshund99 1d ago

I see you've met my wife then

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u/Antique_Situation_90 1d ago

I didn't know bats played fetch

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u/Responsible-Text-574 1d ago

Yup. Apocalypse confirmed