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Keep Calm and Carry On Variations should be banned says @charltonbrooker

drbexl — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:30:39 +0000

Charlie Brooker, always one to speak plainly, put getting rid of Keep Calm variations on the top of his ‘Don’t Do in 2012′ list… not sure it’s had much effect!

Read the rest of the article … what else does Charlie Brooker think needs banning?

Thanks to @EricaGlaser for this one

drbexl — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:30:44 +0000

http://ericaglasier.com/2012/01/19/keep-calm-about-copyright/

Keep reading for interesting aspects of the story… enjoying:

In 1997 Dr. Bex Lewis, taken with a youthful visit to a museum’s propaganda collection, wrote an authoritative dissertation on the poster. This research is oft-copied but rarely cited (boo).

Thanks! Supporting Creative Commons Licences!!

In 2000, Barter Books in England reprinted it from a rare original they discovered, and it sold merrily.

Recent Find: Burns Night

drbexl — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:55:23 +0000

Thanks to @jonwitout for ensuring that I saw this one:

Thanks to @cellist79 for this one…

drbexl — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:30:01 +0000

A belated Christmas present… and something I hadn’t seen before (woot!):

Excellent one from @grahamcrosbie here

drbexl — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:35:20 +0000

Thanks to @rev_gareth for this one: #insitu

drbexl — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:35:30 +0000

Thanks to @maggidawn for this one #insitu

drbexl — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:35:44 +0000

Thanks to @grahamcrosbie for this one:

drbexl — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:35:03 +0000

Thanks to @vickybeeching for this one:

drbexl — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 12:35:15 +0000

Thanks to @dhheys for this one:

drbexl — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:35:41 +0000