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re: Anybody old enough to remember the expression "Kilroy was here?

Posted on 5/1/25 at 9:17 am to
Posted by 6R12
Louisiana
Member since Feb 2005
10345 posts
Posted on 5/1/25 at 9:17 am to
Dude was everywhere I went
Posted by G Khan
the basin
Member since Mar 2007
493 posts
Posted on 5/1/25 at 9:37 am to
Grandad talked about it being all over Europe during WWII to spook the krauts.

Stuck with me for some reason. I have a black and white embroidered patch of Kilroy...

Kilroy was the original tagger?
Posted by Hangover Haven
Metry
Member since Oct 2013
29729 posts
Posted on 5/1/25 at 9:42 am to
I wasn't alive during WWII, not born for another 25 years, but know what it is....
This post was edited on 5/1/25 at 9:44 am
Posted by Thecoz
Member since Dec 2018
3371 posts
Posted on 5/1/25 at 9:43 am to
“One of the best WWII movies from the 60’s”

That is because there were no negative vibes.
Posted by Yewkindewit
Near Birmingham, Alabama
Member since Apr 2012
21051 posts
Posted on 5/1/25 at 10:00 am to
I drew Kilroy a handful of times and also could not help drawing peckers here and there as well.
Posted by TheFonz
Somewhere in Louisiana
Member since Jul 2016
21927 posts
Posted on 5/1/25 at 10:03 am to
Kelly's Heroes. Great movie.



When my house was being built, the family and I wrote some blessings, scripture, names, etc. on some of the wood frame before the drywall went up. I couldn't help myself....I also drew Kilroy.
This post was edited on 5/1/25 at 10:06 am
Posted by LSUBFA83
Member since May 2012
3812 posts
Posted on 5/1/25 at 10:14 am to
My Dad used to draw that. I drew it on a paper napkin last week.
Posted by DakIsNoLB
Member since Sep 2015
1031 posts
Posted on 5/1/25 at 10:45 am to
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One of the best WWII movies from the 60’s


"Suppose the bridge ain't there."

Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
17885 posts
Posted on 5/1/25 at 11:03 am to
I'm familiar with it being born in 52. I even drew the character and did the graffiti on more than a few occasions.
Posted by bigjoe1
Member since Jan 2024
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Posted on 5/1/25 at 11:45 am to
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Suppose the bridge ain't there."


The movie had an all star cast. Don Rickels, Telly Savalas , Donald Sutherland, Carrol O'Connor and others.
Think I'll watch it again this weekend.
Posted by DakIsNoLB
Member since Sep 2015
1031 posts
Posted on 5/1/25 at 11:55 am to
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The movie had an all star cast. Don Rickels, Telly Savalas , Donald Sutherland, Carrol O'Connor and others.
Think I'll watch it again this weekend.


Yessir. Classic.
Posted by Pfft
Member since Jul 2014
4566 posts
Posted on 5/1/25 at 12:10 pm to
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That is because there were no negative vibes.


Oh man,.. it's like we can't lose
Posted by JohnnyKilroy
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Posted on 5/1/25 at 1:05 pm to
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Posted by Darth_Vader
A galaxy far, far away
Member since Dec 2011
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Posted on 5/1/25 at 1:49 pm to
Not sure how Styx made the connection, but in the 1980s, Kilroy was the inspiration for one of their albums…


(We weren’t that concerned with political correctness back then)
This post was edited on 5/1/25 at 1:50 pm
Posted by Mizz-SEC
Inbred Huntin' In The SEC
Member since Jun 2013
20930 posts
Posted on 5/1/25 at 3:32 pm to
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The Great Bill Mauldin!

Thanks for posting. Great read.
Posted by nealnan8
Atlanta
Member since Oct 2016
2768 posts
Posted on 5/1/25 at 6:02 pm to
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One of the best WWII movies from the 60’s


Go back and watch the scene where the American tanks stage a surprise attack on the German train depot, as "I've been working on the railroad" is playing through Oddball's speakers. Pure destruction with no CGI - they demolish the place and march on down the road. Fantastic scene!
Posted by mwlewis
JeffCo
Member since Nov 2010
21497 posts
Posted on 5/1/25 at 7:32 pm to
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Go back and watch the scene where the American tanks stage a surprise attack on the German train depot, as "I've been working on the railroad" is playing through Oddball's speakers. Pure destruction with no CGI - they demolish the place and march on down the road. Fantastic scene!



Posting it here for others to enjoy
Posted by chinese58
NELA. after 30 years in Dallas.
Member since Jun 2004
31785 posts
Posted on 5/1/25 at 9:17 pm to
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Used to write it on the bathroom walls at school. Later started writing,"what- me worry?
The funniest graffiti I ever saw was this, written on two lines by two different people:

I f*cked your mother.

Go home dad, you're drunk.

It was on the wall above a urinal in the mid-80's at an SMU bar called Knox Ice House.
This post was edited on 5/1/25 at 9:18 pm
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