Kilroy was here — those three words showed up in a lot of surprising places. Follow Phil Edwards and Vox Almanac on Facebook for more:
We know about the epic drama of World War II, but what about the jokes? The above video tells the story (as best as we can). The iconic piece of graffiti that was known, in America, as “Kilroy Was Here” traveled the world in a fashion remarkably similar to a modern meme.
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no *rations*?
– Kilroy
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"And his name … "
*Vox logo appears"
"Vox???"
Well
If the Russia-Ukraine conflict becomes WW3, we need to revive this meme.
Kilroy was not here! Kilroy was not here!
thought it was gonna be reichtangle or sum
YES KILROY
We had to watch this video series on YouTube called “SpyWatch” all about WWII and it had a song about this I can still remember now
Remember August 6 and 9, 1945
If world war III ever happens I will be using kilroy
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Me after this video everywhere i visit "kilroy was here"
Meme! The DNA OF THE SOULS!
Mr Chad : No Petrol ?
looks at the wall
Kilroy was here
someone knocks on my door
Don’t worry, Kilroy was here
My German grandma showed me how to draw Kilroy when I was a kid. Never forgot that little man 👃
Kilroy was here as well
Does anyone know the music in the end,thanks
oh my gosh…
my grandma showed me how to draw him and I didn't know it was historical
I saw one of those on a stop sign down my street and this caught my attention of what it was. now i know.
This is basically the WW2 version of “It’s not a mistake,”✨IT’S A MASTERPIECE✨.
Kilroy
was
here
w(°U°)w
my dad has a college cup which said 'kilroy was here' i never asked my dad what it meant but he didnt reply
i finally know, thanks vox
kilroy was here
Mogus for WW3
Kilroy was here
This meme is better then what we have now
Hitler had a bounty on killroys head, he thaught he was a spy
World War III memes : Finally a worthy opponent .Our battle will be legendary
Kilroy: The O.G. Rickroll
I still see these around every once in a while and they're always such a joy to find.
He is a 20th century humour
It has disappeared from school washrooms oh oh no it hasn’t In my high school it’s all over the wash room
Mr. Chad was a chad
I've heard the stories-this explains it
What a time to recommend this 😂
“Latrine literature” is now what I shall call shitposting.
Not my grandp being a shitposter back in the day
Kilroy is a the imposter
draws a line
"Kilroy wasn't here"
Kilroy was here
What is the name of the background music?
Killroy was here
My friend and I have started to put sticky notes of kilroy around the school and seeing how long they stay is always a good laugh :p
Kilroy was here
Kilroy was the OG snail meme.
When you realise that strict English teacher that everyone was scared of was just drawing memes every class