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[–]FireandIce90 8 points9 points ago

Winston churchill came up with the phrase, "keep calm and carry on" when the british were being bombed in WWII. I was never a fan until someone told me the story, with a Churchill accent of course and now I respect the thing

[–]happlepaff 0 points1 point ago

I like the real purpose of the original. It was never actually printed: the idea was that if the battle of Britain went badly and the Germans managed to invade, the posters would be put up everywhere whilst the government went into hiding to try and mount a guerilla campaign. Everything about it (especially the little crown) is basically a defiant v sign flicked at the Nazis.

[–]captmorgan24[S] 0 points1 point ago

I love Churchill but I hate how everyone's got to make their own variation of the original.

Edit: yes, irony

[–]MRRoberts 3 points4 points ago

I'm a science teacher, I have this posted in my room.

[–]Supernyan 2 points3 points ago

I've never understood this template. It's never added anything.

[–]heatproofmatt 6 points7 points ago

Keep calm And Stop whining.

[–]videogameexpert -2 points-1 points ago

*whinging

[–]Thameus 1 point2 points ago

Breaching the Crown copyright are we? You'll just be a guest of Her Majesty for a while.

[–]captmorgan24[S] 3 points4 points ago

nude party at buckingham palace?

[–]shamu2893 0 points1 point ago

That's not very calm

[–]Ianto1992 0 points1 point ago

Just ask people if they know where the poster was originally published, that usually shuts them up?

[–]Staafmixer[!] 0 points1 point ago

Hypocrite!

[–]Throwaway281281 1 point2 points ago

I liked the other one, that said

"Freedom is in peril,

Defend it with all your might"

Pretty inspiring and poetic

[–]Ragefacesoflucy 1 point2 points ago

This is a starburst contradiction. Post an image of what you hate, make one and post it, saying you hate them..

This is a juicy contradiction

[–]Danie14xo -3 points-2 points ago

im glad somebody said it

[–]rube 0 points1 point ago

Hey look, a redditor doing exactly what they're complaining about!

[–]alexxxor -1 points0 points ago

[–]Kar98_Byf42 -1 points0 points ago

[–]noONEcaresTIM -2 points-1 points ago

Keep calm and Repost on.

[–]Ifeelliketrolling -3 points-2 points ago

first redditer to correctly respond to where this came from will get an up vote from me (karma prostitution)

[–]hmrhmrhmr 8 points9 points ago

It was an unused WW2 poster in a book store someone found much later. Now its used by The Chive to sell Tshirts to people.

[–]alexxxor 0 points1 point ago

[–]LuigiFebrozzi -3 points-2 points ago

Chive?

[–]eurodream -4 points-3 points ago

Chive On

[–]Barzano 1 point2 points ago

I understand it's wrong, but why is it getting downvoted?

How about just, not upvoting it?

[–]Mine6chan -4 points-3 points ago

Why? I think it's brilliant.