Unfashionable (sort of fandom) opinions
Mar. 6th, 2012 10:13 amNot only do I find the "Keep Calm and Carry On" poster more than a little annoying,* and suspect that had it ever been used in the war, it would only have contributed to morale by being instantly parodied.
I also imagine it being created by Helen Wimsey.
* "I wish Nelson would stop signalling. We know well enough what to do." On the other hand, no-one in my family liked Vera Lynne ("Turn that bluidy woman off," as my great-uncle would apparently always mutter if she came on the radio), so it's possible that we are just, collectively, poor samples of the Great British Public.
I also imagine it being created by Helen Wimsey.
* "I wish Nelson would stop signalling. We know well enough what to do." On the other hand, no-one in my family liked Vera Lynne ("Turn that bluidy woman off," as my great-uncle would apparently always mutter if she came on the radio), so it's possible that we are just, collectively, poor samples of the Great British Public.