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Kilroy Was Here
An old graffiti that U.S. GI's would write on the walls of occupied areas.This was very popular During WW2 and the Korean war. This Legend of how "Kilroy was here" starts is with James J. Kilroy, a shipyard inspector during WWII. He chalked the words on bulkheads to show that he had been there and inspected the riveting in the newly constructed ship. To the troops in those ships, however, it was a complete mystery — all they knew for sure was that he had "been there first." As a joke, they began placing the graffiti wherever they (the US forces) landed or went, claiming it was already there when they arrived.
Kilroy became the US super-GI who always got there first — wherever GI's went. It became a challenge to place the logo in the most unlikely places. It was said to be atop Mt. Everest, the Statue of Liberty, the underside of the Arch de Triumphe, and scrawled in the dust on the moon. An outhouse was built for the exclusive use of Truman, Stalin, and Churchill who were there for the Potsdam conference. The first person to use it was Stalin. He emerged and asked his aide (in Russian), "Who is Kilroy?"
The Kilroy fad died some time in the 1960s, but can be still seen around the world.
Kilroy became the US super-GI who always got there first — wherever GI's went. It became a challenge to place the logo in the most unlikely places. It was said to be atop Mt. Everest, the Statue of Liberty, the underside of the Arch de Triumphe, and scrawled in the dust on the moon. An outhouse was built for the exclusive use of Truman, Stalin, and Churchill who were there for the Potsdam conference. The first person to use it was Stalin. He emerged and asked his aide (in Russian), "Who is Kilroy?"
The Kilroy fad died some time in the 1960s, but can be still seen around the world.
Kilroy Was Here by --Kilroy-- December 31, 2011
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In December 1946 the New York Times credited James J. Kilroy, a welding inspector at the Bethlehem Steel shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, with starting the craze. Usually, inspectors used a small chalk mark, but welders were erasing those to get double-paid for their work. To prevent this, Mr Kilroy marked his welding work with the long crayoned phrase ("Kilroy was here") on the items he inspected. The graffito became a common sight around the shipyard and was imitated by workers when they were drafted and sent around the world. As the war progressed, people began opening void spaces on ships for repair, and the mysterious Mr Kilroy's name would be found there, in sealed compartments "where no one had been before."
"Kilroy was here..."
kilroy by some random dude that knows some stuff June 26, 2006
Pulling a Kilroy
The Margarine Man had a secret secret, he had a secret, and told me to forget what i know.
That's weird.
It gets worse. It turns out that my good friend the Margarine Man is actually that asshole Kilroy.
The neighbor?!!?
Yeah, i guess that's what "Pulling a Kilroy" is, huh?
That's weird.
It gets worse. It turns out that my good friend the Margarine Man is actually that asshole Kilroy.
The neighbor?!!?
Yeah, i guess that's what "Pulling a Kilroy" is, huh?
Pulling a Kilroy by Crotch-Face Guy August 5, 2009
kilroy was here
looking up at your lady friend whilst engaged in oral intercourse on her, when she can only see your eyes and nose.
kilroy was here by marcello010101 May 15, 2008
kilroy
... was here.
keroy crawford
Yo, did u see this dude, keroy? he be screwed up in the head, he alwayz wearin the same clothes and shit. but he sexy as hell.
keroy crawford by fried cheese December 13, 2004