An unholy union?

[Orionson]

First of all, I think the points made by all the commentators to this thread so far are all valid and absolutely spot on.

However, even sitting as I do here in Sleat - withing 300 yards of the ruins Armadale Castle - I recognised instantly that Nathan's tongue was indeed (cleverly, I thought) firmly planted in his cheek when he posed his initial conundrum.

This hybrid badge IS highly unusual to those "in the know". It was either created in ignorant innocent bliss, or as a deliberate antagonistic foil. Sadly, unless it's provenance is established, or the original "artist" comes forward with a motive, we will never know "what the heck this is."