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Kilroy was here is a meme that became popular during World War II, typically seen in graffiti. Its origin is debated, but the phrase and the distinctive accompanying doodle became associated with GIs in the 1940s: a bald-headed man (sometimes depicted as having a few hairs) with a prominent nose peeking over a wall with his fingers clutching ...
Mar 11, 2019 · Where did the meme "Kilroy was here," so popular during and after World War II, come from? Learn about some likely theories.
Apr 9, 2018 · The graffito of a bald man looking over a wall—his long nose falling over its surface and fingers curled around its edge—is commonly called a Kilroy and usually accompanied by the message Kilroy was here. Its original creator is unknown, though subject to much speculation.
En route to Vietnam in the 1960s, American G.I.’s recorded their hopes and fears on the canvas undersides of troopship sleeping berths.
The “Kilroy was Here” story began at Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, where James Kilroy worked. During World War II, the pressure was on to build ships quickly. The shipyard staff needed to increase production to turn out as many ships as possible for the war effort.
Dec 3, 2021 · The iconic phrase, “Kilroy was here”, usually accompanied by a cartoon drawing of a bald man with fingers peeking over the horizon, has become forever associated with American GIs.
Jul 17, 2022 · As best as anyone can tell, at some point during the war, American soldiers borrowed Mr. Chad’s image and married it to their own name and phrase, “Kilroy was here.” If the man in the drawing...
The two text graffiti. that is, ‘Kilroy was here’ and ‘Wot, no…’ both pre-date Chad and are often found separately from it. An example of the use of ‘Wot, no…’ is found in the USA in 1932, in the newspaper The Day, December 1932, in an advert for a jewellery store.
Aug 4, 2000 · In December 1946 the New York Times credited James J. Kilroy, a welding inspector at the Bethlehem Steel shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, with starting the craze. Usually, inspectors used a small chalk mark, but welders were erasing those to get double-paid for their work.
Dec 11, 2015 · The iconic piece of graffiti that was known in America as "Kilroy" traveled the world in a fashion remarkably similar to a modern meme. The drawing — often accompanied by the phrase "Kilroy Was...
