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Kilroy was here

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Kilroy was here is an American popular culture expression that became popular during World War II; it is typically seen in graffiti. [1]

58 relations: Abbey Church of Saint Foy, Amok (comics), Arthur MacArthur IV, Australian folklore, Bob Clampett, Camino Real (play), Chad (disambiguation), Chuck Versus the Third Dimension, Clem, Droodles, Foo was here, Fore River Shipyard, Gilligan's Wake, Goon, Graffiti, Graffiti in the United States, Great Expectations (1946 film), Gregg Barton, Haredevil Hare, Haunted Tank, Hotchkiss School, Jackie Coogan, James J. Kilroy, James Kilroy, Joseph Kyselak, JournoList, Kelly's Heroes, Kevin Smith, Kevin Smith's unrealized projects, Kilroy, Kilroy (surname), Kilroy Bluff, Kilroy Was Here (album), List of fictional robots and androids, List of fictitious people, List of Hi-de-Hi! episodes, List of ReBoot episodes, Liverpool Chads, Military humor, Multiple-use name, National CSS, National World War II Memorial, Osamu Tezuka's Star System, Peter Viereck, Quincy Point, Quincy, Massachusetts, REFSMMAT, Republic Pictures, SModcast Pictures, Street art, ..., The Folklorist (TV Show), The Kilroys' List, The Message (short story), The Norm (comic strip), The Perishers, United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum, V., Was Here. Expand index (8 more) »

Abbey Church of Saint Foy

The Abbey Church of Saint Foy St.

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Amok (comics)

Amok (subtitled "II Gigante Mascherato", "the Masked Giant") is an Italian comic book series created by Cesare Solini and Antonio Canale.

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Arthur MacArthur IV

Arthur MacArthur IV (born February 21, 1938 in Manila, Philippines) is the only child of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur and Jean MacArthur.

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Australian folklore

Australian folklore refers to the folklore and urban legends that have evolved in Australia from Aboriginal Australian myths to colonial and contemporary folklore including people, places and events, that have played part in shaping the culture, image and traditions that are seen today in Australia.

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Bob Clampett

Robert Emerson "Bob" Clampett (May 8, 1913 – May 2, 1984) was an American animator, producer, director, and puppeteer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes animated series from Warner Bros., and the television shows Time for Beany and Beany and Cecil.

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Camino Real (play)

Camino Real is a 1953 play by Tennessee Williams.

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Chad (disambiguation)

Chad is an African country.

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Chuck Versus the Third Dimension

"Chuck Versus the Third Dimension" is the 12th episode of the second season of ''Chuck''.

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Clem

Clem may refer to.

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Droodles

Droodles was a syndicated cartoon feature created by Roger Price and collected in his 1953 book Droodles, though the term is now used more generally of similar visual riddles.

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Foo was here

"Foo was here" is an Australian graffiti signature of popular culture, especially known for its use during World War I, but also became popular among Australian schoolchildren of post-war generations.

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Fore River Shipyard

Fore River Shipyard was a shipyard owned by General Dynamics Corporation located on Weymouth Fore River in Braintree and Quincy, Massachusetts.

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Gilligan's Wake

Gilligan's Wake is a 2003 novel loosely based on the 1960s CBS sitcom Gilligan's Island from the viewpoints of the seven major characters, written by Esquire film and television critic Tom Carson.

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Goon

Goon or Goons may refer to.

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Graffiti

Graffiti (plural of graffito: "a graffito", but "these graffiti") are writing or drawings that have been scribbled, scratched, or painted, typically illicitly, on a wall or other surface, often within public view.

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Graffiti in the United States

Graffiti in the United States are writing or drawings scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illicitly on a wall or other surface in a public place.

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Great Expectations (1946 film)

Great Expectations is a 1946 British film directed by David Lean, based on the novel by Charles Dickens and starring John Mills, Bernard Miles, Finlay Currie, Jean Simmons, Martita Hunt, Alec Guinness and Valerie Hobson.

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Gregg Barton

Gregg Barton (June 5, 1912 – November 28, 2000) was an American actor.

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Haredevil Hare

Haredevil Hare is a 1948 Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Chuck Jones.

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Haunted Tank

The Haunted Tank is a comic book feature that appeared in the DC Comics anthology war title G.I. Combat from 1961 through 1987.

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Hotchkiss School

The Hotchkiss School is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational, college preparatory boarding school in Lakeville, Connecticut, founded in 1891.

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Jackie Coogan

John Leslie "Jackie" Coogan (October 26, 1914 – March 1, 1984) was an American actor and comedian who began his movie career as a child actor in silent films.

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James J. Kilroy

James J. Kilroy (September 26, 1902 – November 24, 1962) was a worker at the Fore River Shipyard who is believed to have been the origin of the "Kilroy was here" expression.

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James Kilroy

James Kilroy may refer to.

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Joseph Kyselak

Joseph, also Josef Kyselak (9 March 1798 – 17 September 1831) was an Austrian civil servant, mountaineer and travel writer.

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JournoList

JournoList (sometimes referred to as the J-List) was a private Google Groups forum for discussing politics and the news media with 400 "left-leaning" journalists, academics and others.

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Kelly's Heroes

Kelly's Heroes is a 1970 American war comedy film, directed by Brian G. Hutton, about a group of World War II American soldiers who go AWOL to rob a bank behind enemy lines.

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Kevin Smith

Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American filmmaker, actor, comedian, comic book writer, author, and podcaster.

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Kevin Smith's unrealized projects

The following is a list of unproduced Kevin Smith projects in roughly chronological order.

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Kilroy

Kilroy may refer to.

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Kilroy (surname)

Kilroy is a surname.

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Kilroy Bluff

Kilroy Bluff is an ice-covered bluff, high, on the west side of Nursery Glacier at the junction with Jorda Glacier in the Churchill Mountains of Antarctica.

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Kilroy Was Here (album)

Kilroy Was Here is the eleventh studio album by the rock band Styx, released on February 22, 1983.

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List of fictional robots and androids

Robots and androids have frequently been depicted or described in works of fiction.

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List of fictitious people

This article lists the fictitious people, i.e., nonexistent people, which, unlike fictional people, are those somebody has claimed to actually exist.

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List of Hi-de-Hi! episodes

This is an episode list for the BBC television sitcom Hi-de-Hi! by Jimmy Perry and David Croft broadcast between 1 January 1980 and 30 January 1988.

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List of ReBoot episodes

This is the complete episode listing for the CGI television series ReBoot.

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Liverpool Chads

Liverpool Chads are a defunct motorcycle speedway team who were based at the Stanley Stadium in Prescot Road, Fairfield, Liverpool, England.

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Military humor

Military humor is humor based on stereotypes of military life.

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Multiple-use name

A multiple-use name or anonymity pseudonym is a name used by many different people to protect anonymity.

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National CSS

National CSS, Inc.

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National World War II Memorial

The World War II Memorial is a memorial of national significance dedicated to Americans who served in the armed forces and as civilians during World War II.

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Osamu Tezuka's Star System

Over the course of his career, Osamu Tezuka reused the same characters in different roles in different stories.

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Peter Viereck

Peter Robert Edwin Viereck (August 5, 1916 – May 13, 2006) was an American poet, political thinker, and professor of history at Mount Holyoke College.

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Quincy Point

Quincy Point is a neighborhood of Quincy, Massachusetts.

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Quincy, Massachusetts

Quincy is the largest city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States.

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REFSMMAT

REFSMMAT is a term used by guidance, navigation, and control system flight controllers during the Apollo program, which carried over into the Space Shuttle program.

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Republic Pictures

Republic Pictures Corporation was an American motion picture production-distribution corporation in operation from 1935 to 1967, that was based in Los Angeles, California.

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SModcast Pictures

SModcast Pictures is an American film distribution company and a film and television production company founded by Kevin Smith in 2011.

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Street art

Street art is visual art created in public locations, usually unsanctioned artwork executed outside of the context of traditional art venues.

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The Folklorist (TV Show)

The Folklorist is a half-hour television series produced by NewTV, a community access television station located in Newton, Massachusetts.

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The Kilroys' List

The Kilroys' List is a gender parity initiative to end the "systematic underrepresentation of female and trans* playwrights" in the American theater industry.

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The Message (short story)

"The Message" is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov.

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The Norm (comic strip)

The Norm is an American comic strip by Michael Jantze.

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The Perishers

The Perishers was a British comic strip about a group of urban children and a dog.

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United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum

The United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum is a private non-profit museum in Quincy, Massachusetts featuring USS ''Salem'' (CA-139), a heavy cruiser docked at the former Fore River Shipyard where she was laid down in 1945.

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V.

V. is the debut novel of Thomas Pynchon, published in 1963.

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Was Here

Was Here may refer to.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilroy_was_here

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