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In modern English heraldry, the most common indicator is a particular type of border around the edge of the shield, borrowed from the Scottish system. |
In modern English heraldry, the most common indicator is a particular type of border around the edge of the shield, borrowed from the Scottish system. |
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Bestselling historical novelist [[Walter Scott]] is the trope creator: his works stuck popular culture with both the idea of the ''barre sinister'' as a sign of illegitimacy and the misspelling of "barre". Although completely bogus in terms of heraldry, the concept lives on in the unit badges of some military organizations, as a pictorial way of [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]. A baton sinister is used to [[Visual Pun|imply that members of that unit are, well, bastards]]. Notably, this use can be seen in the unit patch of the US Marine fighter squadron [ |
Bestselling historical novelist [[Walter Scott]] is the trope creator: his works stuck popular culture with both the idea of the ''barre sinister'' as a sign of illegitimacy and the misspelling of "barre". Although completely bogus in terms of heraldry, the concept lives on in the unit badges of some military organizations, as a pictorial way of [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]. A baton sinister is used to [[Visual Pun|imply that members of that unit are, well, bastards]]. Notably, this use can be seen in the unit patch of the US Marine fighter squadron [[wikipedia:VMA-214|VMA-214 "Black Sheep"]], whose Second World War exploits formed the basis for a popular TV series, ''[[Black Sheep Squadron|Baa Baa Black Sheep]]''. |
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Not to be confused with [[Bad Guy Bar]]. |
Not to be confused with [[Bad Guy Bar]]. |
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== [[Literature]] == |
== [[Literature]] == |