| AineBaine
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| 1039776. Sat Dec 07, 2013 6:20 pm |
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Hello QI,
I watched and enjoyed your very interesting programme tonight. I gather that Stephen Fry really likes ducks well he might be interested to know that there is a cute coat of arms with ducks on it. It is the coat of arms of a town called Diemen, not far outside Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
Hope this helps.
Yours faithfully,
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| CharliesDragon
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| 1039778. Sat Dec 07, 2013 6:24 pm |
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Thank you, I took a lot of pride in making it.
*Hurridly escapes through the nearest window* |
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| Jenny
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| 1039877. Sun Dec 08, 2013 2:09 pm |
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| Hi AineBaine and welcome to the forums :-) |
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| djgordy
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| 1039899. Sun Dec 08, 2013 3:57 pm |
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| Quote: | Meek/Meik/Mikieson Arms from Ledcarsie Meeks - a Scottish line - Argent with a duck proper and on a red chief dancetty a silver boar's head couped between two silver crescents
Motto is “JUNGOR UT IMPLEAR”- Joined to be complete, or more freely translated, “Union is strength”
From Alexander Nisbet's System of Heraldry, Published 1722
This also appears on the tombstone of Patrick Meek of Ledcarsie Scotland |
www.winmeek.com/Meek Coat of Arms.html
In heraldry a duck represents a person of industry (as in hard working) or of many resources. |
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| Jenny
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| 1039900. Sun Dec 08, 2013 4:03 pm |
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Why should a duck represent hard working people or people of many resources?
All ducks do as far as I've ever seen is float about on ponds. |
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| djgordy
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| 1039901. Sun Dec 08, 2013 4:18 pm |
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It is, apparently. because they can elude their enemies in many ways; by flying, running, swimming or diving. A duck represented without legs is known as a gannet and is held to be representative of someone who is prompt and ready in the despatch of his business.
www.hallofnames.org.uk/heraldry-symbols-what-they-mean |
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| PDR
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| 1039903. Sun Dec 08, 2013 4:29 pm |
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| Jenny wrote: | Why should a duck represent hard working people or people of many resources?
All ducks do as far as I've ever seen is float about on ponds. |
It symbolises their lives as "mallard" ie bad and hard...
(I'll fetch my gilette)
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| Spud McLaren
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| 1039918. Sun Dec 08, 2013 6:01 pm |
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| PDR wrote: | | (I'll fetch my gilette) |
Which, of course, is the very opposite of a coat of arms... |
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| PDR
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| 1039922. Sun Dec 08, 2013 6:15 pm |
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That was the point, yes.
Actually I suggest that a duck is used to represent hard-working people or people with available resources because they usually end up with the bill...
(still haven't found that gillette)
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| dr.bob
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| 1039978. Mon Dec 09, 2013 5:59 am |
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| AineBaine wrote: | | I gather that Stephen Fry really likes ducks well he might be interested to know that there is a cute coat of arms with ducks on it. |
Ducks are cute, but not nearly as cute as penguins.
I give you the coat of arms of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands:
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| djgordy
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| 1040051. Mon Dec 09, 2013 11:57 am |
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| You would think that the coat of arms for the South Sandwich Islands would feature a couple of slices of Hovis and a packet of cheese triangles. |
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| chrisboote
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| 1040093. Mon Dec 09, 2013 3:45 pm |
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Terry Pratchett's coat of arms features the motto "NOLI TIMORE MESSOREM' or "Don't Fear the Reaper"
Referring to the first tune he chose for Desert Island Discs, as well a reference to the Discworld Death who is certainly not an anthropomorphic personification to inspire fear
Chichester's motto is "ADHUC HIC HESTERNA" - "The things of yesterday are still with us"
Very appropriate, if you've ever been there
Now look at the bold letters again... |
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| AlmondFacialBar
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| 1040095. Mon Dec 09, 2013 3:53 pm |
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What is it with heraldic animals that they're always made to look scary?
I mean... Bitch srsly?
:-)
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| chrisboote
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| 1040128. Mon Dec 09, 2013 5:46 pm |
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Yup, I mean even a lickle bunny wabbit...
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