The rampant lion as depicted on the coat of arms at St. Andrews University in Fife appears to be feeling the cold as much as the rest of us, with a symbolic loss of manhood (lionhood?!)! The disappearance of the vital part is apparently not in any way missing due to the appointment of the first female principal, Dr. Louise Richardson. A spokesperson has apparently claimed that "Anything that's been through 600 St Andrews winters is going to be feeling the cold more than most."
For more on the story, visit www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2009/12/20/ancient-symbol-for-st-andrews-university-loses-its-manhood-86908-21911090/.
The university's Arms, as matriculated by the Court of the Lord Lyon in 2006, can be seen at www.st-andrews.ac.uk/about/Universitycoatofarms/. (Before the surgery...!)
Chris
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