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The story of the Keep Calm and Carry On poster…


I’m sure that you’ve all seen this image, right?

Keep Calm and Carry On

It seems to be all over the internet in many different forms – different colours, different slogans, etc. as the following gallery of just a few that Google Images turned up will attest to:

One of my personal favourites carries pretty much the exact opposite message:

Now Panic and Freak Out

The Chive, a hugely popular photo gallery site has made its slogan “Keep Calm and Chive On”, along with printing very-hard-to-get-before-they-sell-out-each-time shirts with the slogan printed on them. An example:

The Chive KCCO Shirt

Of course mine is still somewhere in the postal system. Or at least that’s what I keep telling myself when the shirt keeps failing to arrive in my post box…

Well, for those of a historical bent, here is a pretty interesting 3 minute clip on the story behind the famous original poster. Take a look:

Consider yourselves educated.

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