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Old 12-26-2011, 11:38 AM   #1
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Keep Calm and Carry On, and its descendants

I was out hunting for new Kindle screensavers, and happened upon a few variants of "Keep Calm and Carry On", which I've attached. BTW, for those unfamiliar with the genre, see
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/1...M-and-CARRY-ON for a good overview.

My immediate thought was: is there a generator for these, like the one for mock O'Reilly book covers? A Google search later, I found myself at Keep-Calm-o-Matic.

My second thought was that this seems like an interesting exercise in creativity, even more challenging than haiku. Come up with a pithy six-syllable (or as near as) motivational phrase in the spirit of the original.
  • "Keep Dry and Don't Get Wet" seemed a bit on-the-nose.
  • "Oh God, Get It Off Me" seems contrary to the spirit of the original.
Happy Boxing Day, all.
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