Keep Calm and Carry On, and its descendants

JDK1962 · 12-26-2011, 11:38 AM

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.

greencat · 12-26-2011, 11:50 AM

KEEP
COOP
out of
KEEP
CALM

?

12-26-2011, 11:38 AM	#1
JDK1962 Groupie Posts: 154 Karma: 2054094 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Boulder, CO Device: Kindle Voyage, Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (for PDFs)	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. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by dreams; 12-26-2011 at 04:30 PM. Reason: one attachment removed due to profane language

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