ARTICLE 50 was triggered today after Theresa May's letter annoucning the beginning the UK's exit from the European Union was handed to European Council president Donald Tusk.
Holding the letter aloft he announced: "We already miss you. Thank you and goodbye."
However twitter users in Scotland were quick to distance themselves from the letter, reflecting the countries 62% vote in favour of remaining in the EU.
Angela Haggerty, the editor of Common Space, tweeted:
Dear @donaldtusk: I am Scottish and I am European. I live in a country that voted to Remain in the European Union. That letter's no mine.
— Article Haggerty (@AngelaHaggerty) March 29, 2017
The phrase that concluded the tweet, "that letter's no mine", was quickly picked up and turned into a hashtag that began trending across Scotland, and the UK, as people voiced their frustrations and anger at Brexit.
There was also plenty of confusion from folk who seemingly hadn't heard the Scots dialect before, and wondered why there was a typo in the word "not".
Here are some of our favourie tweets:
Dear @donaldtusk. Please keep a seat at the table for Scotland. We will join you as soon as we can. ~#Thatlettersnomine
— Rhoda Miller (@RhodaMiller14) March 29, 2017
I'm a Scottish nurse, I voted Remain for both myself & for every amazing migrant colleague I've ever had & @DonaldTusk, #ThatLettersNoMine 👎
— Nursie (@NursieDear25) March 29, 2017
Dear @donaldtusk my family are Scottish and European , and that's how we wish to stay. Heartbroken here. #ThatLettersNoMine
— Janice (@B1970Janice) March 29, 2017
.@donaldtusk I'm a young Scottish European scientist, we voted Remain and now we're being forced out against our will #ThatLettersNoMine
— Recurve (@curexcomplex) March 29, 2017
Dear Europe
— Jemima Bond (@jemimabond007) March 29, 2017
I'm not Scottish but I didn't want to leave you either. If they join the EU, then I'm moving to Glasgow.#thatlettersnomine
dear europe i'm not scottish but my name is so i'm gonna live in a bus stop in edinburgh till you sort me out. cheers #Thatlettersnomine
— Chris Boyd🇪🇺 (@paperghost) March 29, 2017
I am Scottish and an EU citizen. Scotland voted to remain in the EU, and that letter is not in my name. #ThatLettersNoMine pic.twitter.com/1ciGhsr9up
— Scotsman | #ScotRef (@scotsman) March 29, 2017
My granddaughters deserve all the progress that's been hard won#ThatLettersNoMine
— Oor Deb (@homelesshorse) March 29, 2017
Just simply #ThatLettersNoMine pic.twitter.com/ph612GEDAH
— 💙🦄 Lorraine 🦄💙 (@chakra_lotus) March 29, 2017
Dear @donaldtusk, I live in a country that voted to Remain & has got lots of good stuff. Please help us stay in the EU. #ThatLettersNoMine pic.twitter.com/okE4hwjn3Q
— Colin Dunn (@Zarkwan) March 29, 2017
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