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The
armiger is a retired
seismologist with a
postgraduate degree of
Master of Sciences who
now spends his time as
an amateur
meteorologist.
The
tinctures of the shield,
Or and Azure, along with
the fleurs-de-lis,
represent what is hoped
to be an heraldic
allusion on the surname
Ffrench; the name is
believed to have meant
"from France," or
possibly someone from
the Īle de France. The
division of the field,
per bend bevelled,
represents a Tectonic
plate. Tectonic plates
are large, irregularly
shaped pieces of the
Earth's lithosphere
(crust and upper mantle)
that move and interact
with each other, causing
various geological
events like earthquakes
and volcanoes. These
plates are constantly
moving due to heat
convection within the
Earth's mantle.
Likewise, the addition
of the orle, divided and
counterchanged
represents the Earth's
geological structure,
divided and layered.
The
demi-man of the crest is
holding an annulet per
fess representing the
Earth's crust divided
into the northern and
southern hemispheres.
The
motto, "Whatever" is a
contraction of the
phrase "Whatever the
weather, we'll weather
the weather", from the
popular vocal warm up
tongue twister; "Whether
the weather be cold, Or
whether the weather be
hot, Whatever the
weather, we'll weather
the weather, Whether we
like it or not.". This
short, simple verse,
alludes to the armiger's
hobby of weather
watching.
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