Who Came Up with This?
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- Опубліковано 9 чер 2024
- Discover the untold story of "Keep Calm and Carry On." From wartime obscurity to global icon, see how this iconic poster became a cultural phenomenon. Watch now to uncover its history!
Author: Gilles Messier
Editor: Daven Hiskey
Host: Simon Whistler
Producers: Samuel Avila and Pacience Hiskey
Don't Panic
So much better than that “keep calm and ____” crap
@@cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245 it's as annoying as "we will cross that bridge when we get there" or the classic " everything will be fine"
Know where your towel is
@@peggywoods4327 Only Always
Beat me too it!! 😂❤✌️@@peggywoods4327
The irony of a poster considered too British during war, coming to symbolise British resolve during the war, is peak commodification.
Second grade math teacher: "Keep calm, and carry the one."
That lamp in the background was freaking me out!
It’s balancing on two of its three legs. Then I kept calm and carried on.
The third leg is behind Simon’s arm.
My personal variation of this was "Keep Crom and crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of their women"
What's that?
@@eadweard.iykyk
@@eadweard. It is a quote from Conan the Barbarian
its kinda essencial tbh... one of the biggest threats to society is when people panic. You see it in crowds when people get crushed. Where logic falls apart emotion takes over and lives are lost.
It's bloody ridiculous how long committees of dozens take in order to release something that could barely be taken more seriously than Wiseau's "Oh hi, Marc" from The Room. 🙄
I did not hit her!
Executives need the facade that they actually work so they force themselves into processes when they aren't needed or wanted.
You are tearing me apart
I can't remember who said it for certain, but I think Churchill said, "If there had been a committee, Columbus would still be in dock."
My favourite version was, of course, "Keep Calm and Put It On UA-cam".
It only recently occurred to me that that's why the Carry On film series is called that.
No. That is based on the ubiquitous army order "Carry on Sergeant", which was the title of the first "Carry On" film.
@@RogerRoving And also the double meaning of a bit of Carry on in the films as in Shenanigans.
Seen that design on a T-shirt in Germany but it said "Austehen, Krone richten, weitermachen." (Stand up, fix your crown and carry on). 😅
When watching Monty Python in my youth, I used to think "OH my, what a whimsical, mad cap sense of humor these folks have in the jolly old UK!!. Now, after seeing videos like this, I know that all too often what I seeing was well grounded in every day reality!
I've wondered, because I was stationed in England with the US Air Force in the 1980's and don't remember "Keep Calm and Carry On" at all, even though there were many folks who were alive during the war, and many reminders from WW II still around. What they said about us: "Over paid, Over sexed, and Over here" on the other hand; that still had traction from the WW II era!
I was posted to W Germany in the mid 80's while serving with the US Army. Ya know there was a flip side of the over here thing. It was, the Brits were under paid, under sexed and under Eisenhower. LoL. Cheers from Tennessee
Yes, I was a Summer Intern in Berlin in 1984. I was not part of any military force, but I was staying near the US Army Sector of Berlin. I had never heard of "Keep Calm and Carry On" nor "Over paid, Over sexed, and Over here'.
My German father, his 3 brothers all fought and returned from the Eastern Front in WWII. Their father was at Verdun in WWI.
No one ever cried such slogans.
@@VladislavBabbitt I'll bet my bottom dollar they shouted;Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Fuhrer though. And Gott mit Uns. Don't delude yourself. Everybody had slogans. It is what it is. Cheers
@@Hillbilly001 Yes, my father and his brothers grew up under Hitler and their father grew up during WWI.
I am from Canada, so all I knew was saying "Sorry" all the time, in any language, haaaaa! xD
I had learned German is secondary school, as I had done the School System from France in Montreal (not the French-Canadian one).
We were a bunch of international students from many countries, all spending the summer of 1984 in Berlin.
We were part of 2 organizations called IAESTE and AIESEC. The former was for engineering students and the latter for commerce students.
It was a magical time to be in Berlin.
Cheers!
@@VladislavBabbitt Don't really care that you're a Canadian, but to say that they didn't have slogans is rather silly. My great grandmother's youngest brother fought in the first war on the Austro-Hungarian side. His son fought in the second in the German Army also on the Eastern Front. Her oldest son fought in the US Army during the first war even though he was born in Europe. My family has fought in every war since the Revolution.(Mother's side of the family) I served in the US Army as a Ranger for 12 years and was deployed twice to combat. Soldiering I understand, but to have a blanket statement that slogans weren't bandied around is quite delusional. Believe me when I say that you owe no one an apology for something you weren't even born yet. I visited them in W. Germany and was not well received at first because I was an American soldier, but once they found out I had fought communists on Grenada in 83, they changed and I was welcomed as family. Cheers
Your commentary is always insightful. You manage, somehow, to fit in an enormous amount of interesting information in each video and yet keep the listener fully engaged. Talented man. Thanks.
Good writers with a good presenter.
@@Grinnar Yes.
I bet he can fit an enormous amount of something else,inside of something else ;)
‘Carry on’, in British English, means not only continue but also misbehave…often through an illicit relationship. A whole comedy movie series was so titled for that reason. I though that double entendre was key to the slogan’s appeal, but it doesnt even get a mention in TIFO.
Whenever I hear the phrase "Carry On", I think of those movies.
mind the gap
stand clear of the doors please!
I was expecting Simon to connect it with the movie for Children of Men. Frankly, the concept of trademarking something developed by government propagandist decades before just shows how much the concept of intellectual property has jumped the shark.
I am an Englishman and fully understand the message in this poster. I am also certain that no one from our valued Allies would have a clue. A famous un quote from Admiral Lord Nelson. England expects everyone (all men) to do their duty was because the Naval flag system was unable to convey " Nelson wishes everyone good luck" D. J. Spinney.
Keep calm and carry on is just the perfect catchy phrase for a prewar society, hell it works also in post war and no wars at all. It's just catchy as all get out and meaningful for all. The person that wrote it deserves fame for it.
It’s kind of ridiculous that the copyright for the phrase was upheld, and that’s unfortunate for the store who originally brought it to the public’s attention
Barter books is am awesome place, been there many many times
“Keep your powder dry “ is as about as close as people get to “ stay calm “ here in the USA
I had heard about Keep Calm and Carry On before it became a 21st century phenomenon. I am sure my parents (who weren't born til after WW2) knew of it and told me about it, possibly because of studying the war for school and seeing wartime posters like 'The Walls Have Ears' or 'Mum's the Word', etc.
"Loose Lips Sink Ships."
It's not a 21st century phenomenon lol He just explained when it was created.Whatever you're on,I will take two lol
You didn't watch it properly did you?
At 503..... i listened over and over and swore you said july the 6th 1999.
Apparently the Rosie the Riveter poster wasn't a thing during the war either. It was created for the employees of the Westinghouse Company and was used for a short time, and the woman in the picture wasn't named Rosie. It was rediscovered in the 80s and re-imagined.
Keep Calm and Drink Tea. Thanks Tetleys 💜
Mark Coop strikes me as a bit of a See You Next Tuesday.
What a wonderful phrase. I never would have guessed what it meant when I googled it. That's definitely going into the vault of insults.
Fun fact: that expression made its first appearance ( or one of them, at least ) in popular culture when Gene Kelly said it to Judy Garland in the movie "Summer Stock" in the early 1950s...except he said "Thursday."
Live, laugh, love the other profound statement you can find in every local authority housing coupled with laminate flooring and a dado rail
I made a shirt that says SHUT UP and DRINK YOUR BEER
Thanks! As in "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", Don't Panic
Thanks! :-)
in the early 1990's my friends mum had a kitchen tile that said "Keep Calm And Brew Up" . Instead of a crown it had the Military "broad arrow" at the top and military type stencil writing. She had bought it new a few years earlier . So, not the first time this theme had been capitalised upon .
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Agreed. While definitely not nearly as popular or 'memed' as it is now, I definitely saw it on t-shirts and the like on occasion pre-2005. Those people might have helped make it viral, but it was hardly a lost phrase.
What are you on?
@@jeffdroog They sound clear to me.
@@HikuroMishiro It seems that (in the minds of many) not/no longer popular = lost.
This has been on my list of things to research the history of. Thanks, Simon and team, for delivering!
At least your thumbnail image has the correct Crown on it!
By the way look up Irish version
It is green with a golden harp above the words in gold
'Keep going
Sure it's grand'
I have to say I agree wholeheartedly with Waterfield's observations about the design, it is thoroughly patronizing. It reminds me of the cartoon of the dog saying to itself "This is fine" whilst sitting calmly in a room that's burning down around it.
I almost thought I heard the name Warcousins [Ernest --graphic artist] and thought wow! what an appropriate name for this position! But it was just the accent from Simon Whistler in the ears of an American. Wallcousins!
I dont ever remember seeing this phrase until i went to london my senior year of high school for the new years parade in 2012. Afterwards, it was hard to miss
Simon read your auto cue ...It was " Jumping on the band wagon" 🎉not" jumping the gun"..🔫😂
But what did they think of that particular poster during the war I only heard that they didn’t like the others and why are people allowed to copyright things they never had a hand in creating?!
At 1:00
People found out where you got the saying, "keep calm and blaze on!" from finally??
Cracking Stereophonics album
My favorite parody a green one that said 'Keep calm and remain Bruce Banner.'
I think the saying was heavily influenced by "Keep a stiff upper lip" of the early 19th century. It refers to maintaining composure and emotional resilience in the face of adversity. The phrase "stiff upper lip" alludes to the British stereotype of displaying stoicism and not showing one's emotions, particularly in difficult or distressing situations. Perhaps it was also inspirational to Tight Ass.
Back in the day I used to enjoy movies by the Carry On Gang... 😉
Wooo
Nice osrs photo, whats ur rsn?
I graduated high school in ‘13 and I feel like that’s really when I started seeing it everywhere
Keep calm and carry. It is that simple.
❤
Keep calm and keep er' goin'
Wow I had no idea that this is where that slogan came from. I just figured it was something that sounded like good advice turned into a meme or something.
Keep calm and goon on!
The efforts of Naheed Nenshi, mayor of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, to encourage and motivate his citizens in the wake of the 2013 Alberta floods made him the subject of parody "Keep Calm and Nenshi On" fundraising T-shirts.
My favorite Indian food restaurant died during COVID. I wonder who got their "Eat Naan and Curry On" poster.
That was me who said it ,at the time I was going against my ex mother-in-law’s ,notice I said ex mother-in-law’s yes there were a lot of them !
Dang son, that day is not far when 99% of UA-cam will be Simon.
We need a youtube hunger games...May Simon be the last man standing.
Also remember "obey"
Just the mention of Neville Chamberlain incites rage in me.
It's popular because it's simple and everyone can relate... I'm just learning it's an English thing. It's just a good slogan for life
Keep calm and Blaze it!
I'm only shocked that it was even copyrightable... I'd have thought it was functionally "public domain" or w/e the equivalent in Europe would be... 🤔
And it is a government's work which is, for most part, in public domain.
@@anushagr14 exactly, like, I'd have thought the govt. may have had some say over it's use during the war, but otherwise it'd be public domain from the get-go, due to the nature of it's origin... and if not, then I'd think it was passed the 80yr limit on copyrights.
if some rando can copyright anything _after_ it's copyright has expired, or that's public domain, then I need to copyright a BUNCH of stuff, and demand payment from a BUNCH of rich folk 🤣
OOH! I'll copyright the words "Microwave Oven" so any company that put that on it's microwaves in the last 30yrs has to pay me back-royalties!
Early bird gets to find out first 👌😉😎
Watched it at X5
Found out firster
Who is Earl Bird? I want to find out when he does! Lol
@@tylerchrist3249 🤣🤣 I think I accidentally changed it when I edited another typo 🤣🤦🏼♂️
@@braddo7270 I damn near spit out my lunch over something so small but I found it hilarious haha
No mention of theChive, and their famous t-shirt "Keep Calm & Chive On".
As an American, I never knew this had anything to do with WW2
Bought my own version.
F*ck calm.
I'm a Viking.
I've got a beer glass that says "Keep Calm and Return Fire".
Keep calm and Blaze on
The Chive is he only reason this phrase caught my attention.
Please get some soundproofing. Love you 😗
Nice glasses. 😊
"Keep Calm, Consume and Obey"
followed by
"Chew Bubble Gum and Kick Ass."
During the second gulf war, we Seabees were doing so much work for all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. We coined our own saying... "Keep Calm and Call the Seabees"! 😂
Is this a re-post? Or, did I see this on another Simon channel?
Well,he did a video,it wasn't on HIS channel though...Which is why we are seeing this now.
@@jeffdroog Ah! Not his channel, but he's the 'host'/'anchor' in/of that video, right? I *knew* I'd seen a very similar video recently!
He makes same videos multiple times for different channels as not all his writers know all his videos
@@anushagr14 Gotcha.
Keep Calm and Blaze On
I don’t understand the whole rediscovered revision, it was known by many Londoners. I remember my parents would always talk about it and other slogans. Keep calm being their favourite. Then in history lessons covering the blitz we had pictures of this in tubes and air raid shelters. I know you got this info from Wikipedia and the gov.Uk site, but that is not exactly a good source.
Keep Calm And Blaze On.
Simon knows how to pronounce Alnwick properly, I am suitably impressed. But seriously, what was going on with the word redolent near the end? Not even our Yankee cousins butcher it that badly.
BTW: if anyone finds themselves anywhere near the area, Barter Books is a beautiful little second hand book store that wouldn’t look out of place in a Harry Potter movie.
Perhaps he should do a "Today I Found Out" Video on all the words whose pronunciations he trashes - no, it would take far too long...
@@nightwishlover8913 Words are just sounds strung together. What's right or wrong is a matter of opinion. Ask any linguist.
@@SilverionX Especially the cunning ones
@@SilverionX Yes and no - of course pronuciations aren't "true", but there are generally accepted ones, and "redolent" with a long, stressed second syllable is not one of them, according to either the Oxford Dictionary of English or Webster's Unabridged; how a word is pronounced CAN change over time (just take "route", which, AFAIK, was pronounced like "root" both in UK and US as late as 20 years ago, whereas now more and more people pronounce it like "rout"), but redolent? No change since my school days 50+ years ago that I'm aware of.
Of course, without Simon's extremely creative way of pronouncing just about any non-British proper name, "redolent" would hardly be worth a mention.
Never let them see you sweat!😎
My favorite meme is "Freak Out And Punch People".
Why?
Any relation to the Carry on movies?
No
Screw calm and get angry
Didn’t business blaze do this previously?
Loose Lips, Loose Lives.
Keep Calm,
And Carry On.
His back? Waaah.
Barnes and Nobel made a bunch of bookmarks in the early 2010's and i jumped on. Even got a tattoo. 😅
Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy front cover
I love how completely dismissive British people are of the American people's resolve. The saying is popular because EVERYONE can relate to the idea of buckling down and pushing forward through hard times. Fake it til you make it, my guy. Not just a British thing.
I thought I went colorblind for a bit.
It's the assonance of the words calm and on, and the colloquial use of a phrasal verb at the end that makes it aesthetic.
"We're all out" is a similar phrase that conveys a meaning through its sound.
Whenever I'm told to stay calm, it make me want to panic! :
"Stay calm."
"WHY?!?. What the HELL is wrong???"
"WE'RE GOING TO DIE !!!!!"
"I CAN'T BREATH!!!!"
Keep Clam says the Lizard Overlords
I thoought this was a Blaze for some reason on seeing the thumbnail
In friendly bold letters
In the Ukraine it's Keep Calm and pray for Congress...
I’m disturbed that there was a Ministry of Information.
No reference to "KEEP CALM and CARRY A TOWEL"? Like I thought you where going to 42 this for sure
Chive on
I thought it was "Keep Calm, and Blaze On"
I much prefer "Give up and Go Home"
The UK gets Keep Calm and Carry On. And in The Great White North, aka Canada we get Take Off Eh?
That is one of the thickest beards I have ever seen.
His hair could not keep up, so it has to be shaved instead.
Great voice as well.
Wait, so the alliteration and the partial rhyme have nothing to do with this poster's popularity?