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Terry Pratchett's love of puns, bad latin, wordplay and heraldry from the novel Men at Arms, all combine together in his actual coat of arms;quote:"Illustrated left are the Armorial Bearings granted to Sir Terence David John PRATCHETT of Broad Chalke, Wiltshire, Knight, OBE by Letters Patent of Garter and Clarenceux Kings of Arms dated 28 April 2010.
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# ? Dec 30, 2014 12:12 |
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C.P.A.N. posted:The original state flag of Oklahoma: Fun part is they changed it because red with a big star looked too communist.
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# ? Dec 30, 2014 12:33 |
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My home province has a pretty badass coat of arms: Nova Scotia (New Scotland, hence the simple reversal of color from the Scottish flag and plopping the Scottish coat of arms down inescutcheon (shield in the middle of a shield)) This was the original coat of arms when the province was founded, but apparently people simply forgot about it and eventually the government made up their own and used this visual monstrosity: It was used for a long time, but thankfully someone rediscovered the original arms.
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# ? Dec 30, 2014 13:02 |
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Total Meatlove posted:Terry Pratchett's love of puns, bad latin, wordplay and heraldry from the novel Men at Arms, all combine together in his actual coat of arms; Hah, "Don't fear the Reaper". Professor Shark posted:My home province has a pretty badass coat of arms: What does the motto say?
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# ? Dec 30, 2014 13:27 |
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Hijo Del Helmsley posted:This is Glasgow's Coat of Arms. What I thought st. Mungo was invented by J.K. Rowling.
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# ? Dec 30, 2014 15:15 |
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Hogge Wild posted:Hah, "Don't fear the Reaper". According to Wiki "One [hand] defends and the [hand] other conquers"
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# ? Dec 30, 2014 15:54 |
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Professor Shark posted:My home province has a pretty badass coat of arms: Nova Scotia Bros
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# ? Dec 30, 2014 18:33 |
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Tuskin38 posted:Nova Scotia Bros Here is the CoA for the Nova Scotia Tattoo, a Scottish dance event that occurs yearly: It has the NS colors, I think it looks pretty cool
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# ? Dec 31, 2014 17:08 |
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Appropriate poem since Glasgow is apparently a very unhealthy city. Like Stephen King's Derry if it was real and in Scotland.
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# ? Dec 31, 2014 18:05 |
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Glasgow used to be the heroin capital of Europe and the murder capital of western Europe. They were also voted the friendliest city in Europe around the same time.
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# ? Dec 31, 2014 18:13 |
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That is a beret flash. Basically a background to either a unit crest or an officer's rank insignia so it's supposed to be non-cluttered. This is what is pinned on it on an enlisted beret My old unit beret flash looked like this Pretty meh I know. This however is the crest. Army Institute of Heraldry posted:Quarterly Azure (Blue) and Vert (Green), between in the first and fourth quarters a radiant sun of twelve points and a mullet Argent, a lightning flash couped bendsinisterwise Gules fimbriated Or.
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# ? Jan 22, 2015 00:36 |
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Military heraldry could be so much better if they invested in an actual herald every once in a while
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# ? Jan 22, 2015 00:39 |
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That's what what 37Fs are for.
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# ? Jan 22, 2015 00:58 |
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Humbug Scoolbus posted:That's what what 37Fs are for. 37F makes for a pretty funny GIS. Turntables, asian bikini babes, and a few soldiers for good measure
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# ? Jan 22, 2015 02:03 |
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FreudianSlippers posted:Glasgow used to be the heroin capital of Europe... So there is some truth to Trainspotting!
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# ? Jan 22, 2015 03:51 |
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Penny Paper posted:So there is some truth to Trainspotting! Trainspotting is set in Edinburgh.
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# ? Jan 22, 2015 07:28 |
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that crest
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# ? Jan 22, 2015 13:50 |
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I like Palau's a lot: Also, the very basic flags of the UAE's emirates:
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# ? Jan 24, 2015 08:44 |
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Thread bump! I just stumbled upon the crest for the Guangzhou Evergrande football team, and it's pretty great.
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# ? Feb 26, 2015 20:07 |
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If we're bumpin' here's the coat of arms off Dubioza's latest album: I love it! It represents ex-Yu.
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# ? Feb 26, 2015 20:20 |
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Randoms, may be repeats:
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# ? Feb 26, 2015 20:27 |
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You got it!
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# ? Feb 26, 2015 22:24 |
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Mikl posted:Thread bump! I just stumbled upon the crest for the Guangzhou Evergrande football team, and it's pretty great. For some reason this just makes me think of that doofy almost-crest from Megaforce with DEEDS NOT WORDS written over it.
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# ? Mar 3, 2015 09:39 |
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# ? Mar 3, 2015 12:41 |
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I think the term is "portrait heraldry", but there was a period where heraldry went through a really, really ugly phase.
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# ? Mar 3, 2015 12:58 |
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# ? Mar 7, 2015 13:24 |
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This is meant to look like a dude just out of the shower right?
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# ? Mar 13, 2015 04:47 |
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Two modern, not very classic designs that I really like despite it: It's all about that white/gold red/blue combination
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# ? Mar 15, 2015 13:31 |
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This thread got me interested in coats of arms from my voivodeship - enjoy! and the most derp unicorn
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# ? Mar 28, 2015 23:00 |
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Bojack Uniman
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# ? Mar 29, 2015 02:32 |
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# ? May 8, 2015 10:39 |
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Michigan has some unique seals and flags Houghton Michigan is an old mining town and has a ferry to Isle Royal National Park, the seal is bland as poo poo They should just replace the tree with a pot leaf, it would be more accurate Detroit has a pretty cool flag though, and the motto gives good insight into the mindset of Detroiters Grand Rapids, where all eagles are equal Grand Rapids's flag is fairly abstract City of Holland has no idea where the motto starts or ends My hometown, guess what the seal symbolizes Michigan's state flag is bog standard, but I like it unfortunately, we have a lot of bronies.
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# ? May 18, 2015 21:56 |
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I don't recall when I first saw it but I really like this proposed Michigan flag.quote:The symbolism should be fairly apparent: green is for the verdant land of Michigan, with vast forests, fields and prairies. The two stars stand for the two peninsulas which constitute Michigan. Five stripes represent the five Great Lakes, the other distinctive geographical feature of the State. They are in blue and white, representing of course blue water and white wave caps, or white as the color of water in ice and snow form. And if you want a bland city crest, check out my hometown. If there's a city flag I can't find a picture on Google.
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# ? May 18, 2015 22:22 |
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I kinda like e: also kinda funny Vršac Kikinda I accidentally came across this wiki which is a real pro click if you're looking for civic heraldry. SaltyJesus has a new favorite as of 22:47 on May 18, 2015 |
# ? May 18, 2015 22:39 |
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daert1 posted:
Alien PAC-MAN on a rampage?
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# ? May 19, 2015 15:59 |
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Soviet Commubot posted:And if you want a bland city crest, check out my hometown. If there's a city flag I can't find a picture on Google. Surely there has to be a flag flying you could get a picture of during the upcoming Scottish Festival (which I've been to far too many times)?
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# ? May 19, 2015 16:19 |
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Der Kyhe posted:Alien PAC-MAN on a rampage? You know how a lot of cities have animals or famous historical figures that serve as a mascot or symbol for the city? Grand Rapids gets this statue instead.
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# ? May 19, 2015 16:58 |
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Wilford Cutlery posted:Surely there has to be a flag flying you could get a picture of during the upcoming Scottish Festival (which I've been to far too many times)? I would but I moved very far away several years ago. I do miss the Highland Festival, I haven't in town for it in since 2008 or 2009 Here's my current city's flag, which isn't that exciting but has a happy looking sheep which is pretty cool.
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I really really like the Maryland state flag
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# ? May 19, 2015 19:07 |
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blunt for century posted:I really really like the Maryland state flag best part of the maryland flag is Under Armor's attempts at turning it into a football uniform for the University of Maryland, all of whom's attempts are AMAZING SUCCESSES
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