Standort: fm4.ORF.at / Meldung: "Today's Webtip: Keep Calm and Carry On"

Dave Dempsey

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6. 3. 2012 - 11:26

Today's Webtip: Keep Calm and Carry On

te story behind the poster behind the meme.

you would have had to be hiding behind a very large rock in order to miss the "Keep Calm and Carry On" meme. A British propaganda poster from WWII with a message that many people seem to be able to relate to in their daily lives.

It's also bred a billion variations, providing inspiring messages from everyone from metal heads to muppets to sith lords.

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(shamelessly appropriated from deathstarpr.com)

But did you know that the original poster was never actually used? Apparently the powers that were thought they should hold on to it for the occasion that things started getting really bad.

That interesting little fact, as well as a few others can be found in a post and a few videos posted at www.joeydevilla.com

Now, carry on...