As I was trying to decide whether or not to click on this video as it came up recommended after I finished another video I noticed the account name "robynisrarelyfunny" and decided that this was clever enough to warrant a chance.
I wasn't disappointed. Very nice video. :D A'subscribe.
also, though, jokes aside...perhaps you could be careful with phrases like "...a history that never happened"; it WAS a world-wide war, after all and the nation suffered plenty.
I'm English, and I've got a copy on my wall. For those of us who are British, it does have a historical mythness of it; the stereotypical Tommy with his stiff upper lip, drinking tea as the bombs fell.
You did an wonderful job of explaining its history. I never realised it had spread so far. Bravo!
He didn't have any breakfast, he was too worried about the soon to come war. Tossing and turning all night as he thought of what terrible things could approach. Instead he just thought of the slogans all morning, thus skipping breakfast and making the poster.
That was awesome. I mean, I knew it had to do with WWII (we're just finished WWII in history class and we talked about it a bit), but now I can impress my friends. :D
I'd say he may have had an English Beakfast with eggs, bacon, beans and toast (with tea, off course) but it was WWII so maybe they couldn't get their hands on all the products. In that case I think he had at least toast or bead with probably marmalade which conserves really well. He had most likely tea, he's British. Maybe he could get an egg once in a while and bacon once a month only.. :)
I think he was very busy that morning, worrying about the state of his shop and only had time for a quick cup of tea for breakfast. Despite his wife begging him, "dear please do eat something!"
I have this little image of him sitting at his table with a hot cup of tea and some oatmeal, thinking about the long day of work he has ahead of him. Or maybe some toast.
I love old propaganda posters... they are just so fascinating. :) I bet that the designer ate oatmeal with bits of apple and honey. That sounds yummy to me anyway. :)
Lol, my first thought was tea and toast and then I looked in the comments and saw that everyone else apparently had the same idea=P But seriously, I think he was probably just a regular guy who had a lot of awesome inside, just like each of us. And just like most of us, we can't always foresee the effects of our actions. When his posters were being destroyed in mass, I bet he never imagined so many would have this on their walls, or that a youtuber would be asking us what he had for breakfast...
I want to say tea and toast, but I can't help feeling that this idea must have come as a stroke of inspiration on an above-average day... so maybe he had tea, bacon and scones?
This is great! I knew that the poster was historical, but my knowledge of it was along the lines of "WWII propaganda slogan" and nothing beyond that. I never knew that it was lost until 2000. Yay for history!
he probably eat on that some toast along with some tea which were provided by rations the tea would be loose and maybe some jam and butter for the low amount of bread
He was probably eating whole-grain crackers or something like that. I've heard they're like a sedative and make you really sleepy...and calm, I guess, hence the poster! :P
I dunno much about English breakfasts, seeing as Doctor Who doesn't offer a lot of those scenes, but I'm going to go with a simple toast and orange juice, or perhaps some coffee.
Being 1939 he would probably of had a pack of Woodbines (cigarettes popular amongst people during WWI and WWII) and a pot of tea while mulling over his sketch pad in a cloud of thick smoke, choosing the design that would never be seen for over 50 years.
He didn't have any breakfast, he was too worried about the soon to come war. Tossing and turning all night as he thought of what terrible things could approach. Instead he just thought of the slogans all morning, thus skipping breakfast and making the poster.
I think he stayed up all night trying to decide what the poster should say. In the early hours of the morning, he decided to eat breakfast. Due to his lack of sleep, he wanted to try fish fingers and custard. Shocked at how delicious his meal was, he proceeded to tell everyone about his discovery. Everyone he told looked at him as though he was crazy. "You need to calm down," they all told him. He ultimately decided they were right. That evening he decided to keep calm and carry on.
I think he kept it simple with some oatmeal. Or that's what I would do in that situation. It that what they call it in England, or is it porridge? I suppose he might have eaten some porridge, then.
Very good, Robyn! I knew a little of the background of the poster before, but I don't think I knew about the discovery of it!
Hrm ... I would guess ... maybe a few slices of toast, buttered with marmalade or butter ... and maybe with some Earl Grey tea. Two sugars and a drop of cream.
I have a distinct feeling for breakfast he was "Dancing at Discos, Eating Cheese on Toast..." Oh no wait, that's a song by Kate Nash... Well, let's just say he had cheese on toast for breakfast... maybe with a glass of milk... i love milk... So I think everybody loves it too... lol...
he deffinatly had at least two brand muffins, with little raisins in them, with a large glass of chocolate milk, made with actual melted chocolate, mixed in with a little coffee. he then proceded to work on a full blatter. He was on his way to the bathroom, when suddenly his boss appeard, ordering him to create a new sign to apease the masses, but he really had to pee, so he related his situation to england's panic, sketched the slogan, and proceeded to the toilet, keeping calm and carrying on.
I think he ate toast with the butter side down for breakfast after reading The Butter Battle Book by Dr. Seuss. He decided to try eating it that way instead of butter side up and liked it as you can really taste the butteriness with the butter side down. So that is what I think he ate for breakfast.
Well he was English, so I hope he had a proper English breakfast! Porridge, eggs, bacon, potatoes, toast, hopefully a small steak. All washed down with lots of tea!
Hmm, I always wondered how so much "Keep Calm And ..." merchandise was able to be created and sold, considering copyrights, etc, but I've been to lazy to look it up. So thanks for letting us know.
he was probably eating something incredibly normal (i think water and a crumpet) not knowing that his simple idea would be worth so much in the future
Your new mustard colored blouse really suits you :) Thanks for the lesson; somehow I'd always imagined that slogan came from one of Britain's many witty television shows. The real life happenstance is much more interesting
The man who designed the poster had NO idea what to eat for breakfast.Being a perfectionist,he started to panic over the pending decision between a crumpet and a bowl of porridge(after all, he was stereotypically British).After minutes of staring at his pantry, he heard a voice that said "Keep Calm...And Carry the crumpet On your train because porridge is messy in moving vehicles!" Inspired to choose the crumpet, the man thanked the voice and promised to use part of the phrase someday.THE END.
I think he was eating eggs with coffee, and as he was pouring milk into his coffee he spilled some. He became very upset and started crying. His wife came in and cleaned up the milk asking him what was really bothering him, as he was not known to cry over spilt milk. He asked how was he expected to look strong for his children with the war going on. His wife said, Keep Calm and Carry On with daily life. What a smart wife he had!
I think he was eating blueberry waffles topped with just a bit of whipped cream and syrup and he had a steaming cup of tea next to him at all time while designing the poster!
That morning the clerk I think was eating toast, eggs, with some tea. He was probably thinking of ways that he could make money without luck then he thought of those posters. :)
That morning, the clerk was especially peckish. He wanted something special so he ate one fantastic banana, two slices of toast, 3 boiled eggs, and about a pound of hope.
He was eating a very very old cheese and so he created the poster to calm his nerves so that he wouldn't freak out at the terrible indigestion that lay before him.
This is very interesting, Robyn! I knew it was commissioned for disasters and such during the war, but I was unaware that it was never used at the time. Thanks for teaching me new things! :)
keep calm and carry is is pretty much british, although we dont all wear bowler hats and live in a fairy tale, the rest of the worlds veiw of america in times of dispare is to get angry and blow shit up in any direction...
That was a fantastic retelling of unknown history. Thank you for that. Also, he ate bacon and eggs, with a cup of tea. Which later led to an even lesser known poster, "Keep Nom on Bacon and Eggs" It would have also been a success, I think.
No question that he ate oatmeal. The calmest breakfast food. He was carrying it to do the sink, to wash the bowl, and he stopped, realizing the combination he had made would one day lead to a pop culture phenomenon. Or maybe not...
He was eating a bowl of crisped rice cereal, which was all the rage at the time. When all of a sudden two cops break down his door and hold him a gun point and after some convincing he is able to show them that the snap crackles and pops were his cereal and not small arms fire. The cops thanked him for being so calm about the incident and he told them to carry on the good and vigilant work.
(I've been to Barter Books! It's a great shop, not too far away from me either - I got my Keep Calm shirt there, and a copy of Nicola Barker's Behindlings. #best)
As for the clerk and his breakfast, he must have accidentally spilled his morning tea, the awful event inspiring him to create a brief, stoic epigram on how to deal with crushing setbacks.
Full English breakfast. Bacon, sausages, beans, black pudding, eggs, fried toast, tomato and mushrooms with a cup of tea and a glass of orange juice :D
Given that the poster was commissioned with a degree of secrecy, and given the distinct lack of craigslist in 1939, I'd wager it was designed by a friend of a friend of high ranking civil servant, which would likely make the designer a wealthy person by birth. In which case, his breakfast might have been something like: full english breakfast, followed by sliced melon/pear, followed by a cup of tea.
This being England in 1932 I'm going to say a full English breakfast with bacon, sausages, fried eggs, black pudding and toast. With a cup of tea of course.
He had corn for breakfast and then, just as in John Green's Zombicorn, became a zombie.... which along with the saving the poster for the darkest of times is why it wasn't printed......zombie's aren't good press.
SHE IS FROM AMERICA GUYS, SHE IS TRYING TO FAKE AN ENGLISH ACCENT AND FAILING.
OakLegin 1 day ago
another yank wanna be english.
TheFletch5011 1 day ago
@TheFletch5011 - by her accent, I'd guess Canadian.
IncongruousJones 1 day ago
As I was trying to decide whether or not to click on this video as it came up recommended after I finished another video I noticed the account name "robynisrarelyfunny" and decided that this was clever enough to warrant a chance.
I wasn't disappointed. Very nice video. :D A'subscribe.
andymcgaha 2 days ago
also, though, jokes aside...perhaps you could be careful with phrases like "...a history that never happened"; it WAS a world-wide war, after all and the nation suffered plenty.
4etHik 3 days ago 2
oh...someone who drinks more coffee than i do!
4etHik 3 days ago 6
My goodness keep calm !!!!
ebut61 4 days ago 4
Calm down, dear.
delacaravanio 4 days ago 5
does anyone else think her voice keeps going in and out of a kind of english accent?
mariaxenac 4 days ago 25
Keep calm and lay off the caffeine.
nexxus455 4 days ago 4
you're not keeping calm!
kurpit 4 days ago 2
Thumbs up if you want to punch this annoying face IN THE FACE.
wangchungfoo 5 days ago
you are so annoying
salalul 5 days ago 3
You are so beautiful!
penarodrigotube 5 days ago
@penarodrigotube keep calm. she's not going to give you any. carry on
ItsMrBang 3 days ago
@ItsMrBang unfortunately I know.
penarodrigotube 2 days ago
Keep calm and love one direction xxxxx
autylm01 6 days ago
Keep calm and carry on
autylm01 6 days ago
Is it fair to ask if you're an anglophile?
TrenchcoatWallflower 2 weeks ago
Your blouse is adorable! Where did you get it?
maryamzeinomar 1 month ago
I'm English, and I've got a copy on my wall. For those of us who are British, it does have a historical mythness of it; the stereotypical Tommy with his stiff upper lip, drinking tea as the bombs fell.
You did an wonderful job of explaining its history. I never realised it had spread so far. Bravo!
TrenchcoatWallflower 1 month ago
I don't think the invasion of Cybermen would happen, but I am sure betting on Dalek.
StrawberrySchnall 2 months ago
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He didn't have any breakfast, he was too worried about the soon to come war. Tossing and turning all night as he thought of what terrible things could approach. Instead he just thought of the slogans all morning, thus skipping breakfast and making the poster.
Chillitz 2 months ago
Fish fingers and custard?
fictionrules 2 months ago 9
I think of it as a way to get through stress in life. Keep Calm and Carry On is applicable to almost any tough situation.
pigonskateboard 2 months ago
coffee or tea and probably some kind of starch he didn't want to eat but his wife forced him.
SarahBatya 2 months ago
Coffee. Seems like a very simple guy.
madeedoctor 2 months ago
Tea and crumpets - he had to be an uber-Brit that day to discover something SO FREAKING ENGLISH.
tammytamnov 2 months ago
I am almost certain that he had oatmeal. Oatmeal just has a tendency to cause people to stay calm.
fashinsta1 2 months ago
french toast made with Hula bread with cinnamon, icing sugar and blueberries. He also had nutella hot chocolate.
TheOfficiallydazzled 2 months ago
I am positive he had toast! :D
Cypresswhisker2 2 months ago
That was awesome. I mean, I knew it had to do with WWII (we're just finished WWII in history class and we talked about it a bit), but now I can impress my friends. :D
I think he ate...SCONES.
AhtramFul 2 months ago
Ooooh this was really interesting. I originally saw the "Keep Calm" quotations on tumblr and such. Nice to know the history behind it =)
Now I can feel like a hipster when I tell my friends about it =P
Twefrence 2 months ago
I'd say he may have had an English Beakfast with eggs, bacon, beans and toast (with tea, off course) but it was WWII so maybe they couldn't get their hands on all the products. In that case I think he had at least toast or bead with probably marmalade which conserves really well. He had most likely tea, he's British. Maybe he could get an egg once in a while and bacon once a month only.. :)
EdenZak 2 months ago
Probably some felix felicis potion :D
FlargTheKitty 2 months ago
Oh and thanks for the info, I had no idea what this poster was about. It looks like a ministry of sound cover or some shit.
KraftTV 2 months ago
sometimes you sound british and other times american.. I can't work it out. Yummy voice either way tho :-)
KraftTV 2 months ago
I'd say scrambled eggs with a side of buttered toast with a cup of tea.
bl0nd3brun3tt392 2 months ago
Bacon. It's the breakfast of champions. Plus, I could never really "keep calm and carry on" without bacon. Just saying.
OMFGrachell1396 2 months ago
I think he was very busy that morning, worrying about the state of his shop and only had time for a quick cup of tea for breakfast. Despite his wife begging him, "dear please do eat something!"
naturallyemily 2 months ago
Peanut Butter on toast, because, what else would you eat for breakfast! :)
lovedessert 2 months ago
I have this little image of him sitting at his table with a hot cup of tea and some oatmeal, thinking about the long day of work he has ahead of him. Or maybe some toast.
MsPainfullyAwkward 2 months ago
I bet he ate some waffles
'cause waffles are the best thing since tea
Bookworm5509 2 months ago
Full English Breakfast and some Heinz Ketchup :D
JaffaCaik 2 months ago
English muffin (with strawberry jam) and tea. Seems appropriate.
raindrops2rainbows 2 months ago
Im pretty sure he was eating a nice heaping bowl of awesome covered in sprinkles and bacon. And maybe some black coffee.
bones12010 2 months ago
I would say oatmeal but that would be strange.
TheBrightBeat 2 months ago
This is very cool. I do love that sign.
TheBrightBeat 2 months ago
I reckon he ate an apple and a ginger nut biscuit and then some (battenburg) cake all with a cup of tea.
dribblycomic 2 months ago
I love old propaganda posters... they are just so fascinating. :) I bet that the designer ate oatmeal with bits of apple and honey. That sounds yummy to me anyway. :)
nerdgirlsforthewin 2 months ago
Lol, my first thought was tea and toast and then I looked in the comments and saw that everyone else apparently had the same idea=P But seriously, I think he was probably just a regular guy who had a lot of awesome inside, just like each of us. And just like most of us, we can't always foresee the effects of our actions. When his posters were being destroyed in mass, I bet he never imagined so many would have this on their walls, or that a youtuber would be asking us what he had for breakfast...
rosesofsunshine3 2 months ago
I want to say tea and toast, but I can't help feeling that this idea must have come as a stroke of inspiration on an above-average day... so maybe he had tea, bacon and scones?
annikasunshine 2 months ago
I knew it was a poster printed by the British government during WWII, but I didn't know all that. That's so cool.
annikasunshine 2 months ago
He ate toast. That is all.
jamesberandom 2 months ago
Probably a full English and a cup of tea.
Blueeyeslies 2 months ago
This is great! I knew that the poster was historical, but my knowledge of it was along the lines of "WWII propaganda slogan" and nothing beyond that. I never knew that it was lost until 2000. Yay for history!
emmfan09 2 months ago
I'm guessing the clerk had an english muffin with butter on it and some tea!
TheNobleHelium 2 months ago
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TheNobleHelium 2 months ago
he probably eat on that some toast along with some tea which were provided by rations the tea would be loose and maybe some jam and butter for the low amount of bread
Zim694 2 months ago
He was probably eating whole-grain crackers or something like that. I've heard they're like a sedative and make you really sleepy...and calm, I guess, hence the poster! :P
trollzorz94 2 months ago
I dunno much about English breakfasts, seeing as Doctor Who doesn't offer a lot of those scenes, but I'm going to go with a simple toast and orange juice, or perhaps some coffee.
CimoreneTheRebel 2 months ago in playlist Watch Later Playlist
He probably ate an English breakfast with tea!
patdreinventlove 2 months ago
You're a Hufflepuff today. :)
SaadInTheTARDIS 2 months ago
He totally ate bangers and mash! That's how he got the idea, it banged & mashed up his brain to formulate the phrase.
I'm glad to have learned even more details than I had vaguely known on the poster. Thanks!
LovesLovett 2 months ago
Toast, and tea. Most likely, I hope. That's basically what the British live on, right?
captainbuttons 2 months ago
I want to say oatmeal. And tea, of course.
Is that suitably British?
sequenceofletters 2 months ago
Being 1939 he would probably of had a pack of Woodbines (cigarettes popular amongst people during WWI and WWII) and a pot of tea while mulling over his sketch pad in a cloud of thick smoke, choosing the design that would never be seen for over 50 years.
yip6 2 months ago
A pocket full of sunshine.
randomgirl251 2 months ago
he ate oatmeal because it's cheap.
DecidedlyAbnormal 2 months ago
I'm gonna go with food. He ate food for breakfast.
raphire14 2 months ago
Hm. Did he eat eggs?
AlannahSH 2 months ago
Man, you are a crazy good speaker.
AlannahSH 2 months ago
I think he ate some oatmeal. I'm pretty sure that's a key point in keeping calm and carrying on. He may have had some nice toast as well.
pkrae210 2 months ago
Oatmeal.
habojspade 2 months ago
I think the clerk ate a raspberry scone. But that may just be because I would like to eat a raspberry scone right now…
odddialect 2 months ago
He probably ate some sort of scone and a piping hot cuppa tea and was instantly struck with inspiration.
shiny0tinfoil0girl93 2 months ago
I believe that he ate laverbread, a seaweed purée which is then mixed with oatmeal, formed into patties and fried in bacon fat, and cockles
my reason
because I'm going to imagine for no reason at that he is actually welsh and that is what the internet said there traditional breakfest is
cockles is like a clam in the picture if your wondering.
ssbfan2 2 months ago
Ughhh It depends where he lives in England?
If it's the south ( Ie London ) He would have had a crumpet with tea
If it's the north ( Ie Manchester ) He would have had buttered toast with tea
If it was a sunday or saturday, he would have had a full English Breakfast!! SO MANY ALTERNATIVES
...What's wrong with your accent too? It's like a strange mix between American and English?
willvidsalot6382 2 months ago
He probably had something such as cereal.
mickeyluvr13 2 months ago
He had a breakfast of *insert stereotypical British breakfast here* with a nice, heaping mug of tea. Because, you know. He was cool like that.
samanthapwns 2 months ago
Porridge? I can't think of anything that would fit a traditional breakfast by today's standards spare porridge.
naveregnide 2 months ago
He probably had a big breakfast, since he new he had to do good. Toast with butter and jam, eggs, and bacon or sausage. And tea. Obviously.
strandednotlost 2 months ago
I bet he ate porridge.
laurenfabulosa 2 months ago
He didn't have any breakfast, he was too worried about the soon to come war. Tossing and turning all night as he thought of what terrible things could approach. Instead he just thought of the slogans all morning, thus skipping breakfast and making the poster.
Chillitz 2 months ago
He ate some fruits, to keep calm and carry on.
FaelDuarte0 2 months ago
He definitely had breakfast tacos. Only someone who'd had breakfast tacos that morning could come up with that phrase.
irissel2007 2 months ago
I think he stayed up all night trying to decide what the poster should say. In the early hours of the morning, he decided to eat breakfast. Due to his lack of sleep, he wanted to try fish fingers and custard. Shocked at how delicious his meal was, he proceeded to tell everyone about his discovery. Everyone he told looked at him as though he was crazy. "You need to calm down," they all told him. He ultimately decided they were right. That evening he decided to keep calm and carry on.
sammiee5460 2 months ago 2
Green eggs and ham
UpsideDownMorning 2 months ago
Hmmm, He ate a a bowl of books i dare say. ;)
poppyberryrox 2 months ago
wheaties!! the breakfast of champions
shelbster711 2 months ago
I bought one that says "Keep Calm and Carrie On" for Sex and the City :) It has a high heel on it in place of the crown!
xCoutureQueenx 2 months ago
I think he kept it simple with some oatmeal. Or that's what I would do in that situation. It that what they call it in England, or is it porridge? I suppose he might have eaten some porridge, then.
TheEmiloohoo 2 months ago
Very good, Robyn! I knew a little of the background of the poster before, but I don't think I knew about the discovery of it!
Hrm ... I would guess ... maybe a few slices of toast, buttered with marmalade or butter ... and maybe with some Earl Grey tea. Two sugars and a drop of cream.
- Jason
crimsong19 2 months ago
This was an interesting video.
And he ate eggs. Because apparently everyone but me likes eggs for brekfast.
TheParadoxSocks 2 months ago
I think tea and not much else because in a time of war, he had to tighten his belt
coruscate88 2 months ago
Hm... possibly tea... but I have a sneaking suspicion he had coffee. How american.
beautychaotic 2 months ago
I would say he probably had eggs and toast with his morning coffee like every other day.
crazzyladies08 2 months ago
Keep Calm and DFTBA.
Redwhiteblue8 2 months ago
I knew the history :D i would say tea and crumpets
Haylstrom 2 months ago
I have a distinct feeling for breakfast he was "Dancing at Discos, Eating Cheese on Toast..." Oh no wait, that's a song by Kate Nash... Well, let's just say he had cheese on toast for breakfast... maybe with a glass of milk... i love milk... So I think everybody loves it too... lol...
JustcallmeDavner 2 months ago
Tea and a digestive.....
Pawyaaa 2 months ago
Well, Kevin had toast and coffee, probably as he did every morning after arriving at work...
MrGerry2008 2 months ago
Croissant and coffee......
I loved how you explained the history of this poster. Many people are not aware of the magnificent history it carries
madeedoctor 2 months ago
I think he ate green eggs and ham...
KiwiNapoleon 2 months ago
He probably ate a sandwich out of his carry-on luggage on a plane.
alaricdogface 2 months ago
he deffinatly had at least two brand muffins, with little raisins in them, with a large glass of chocolate milk, made with actual melted chocolate, mixed in with a little coffee. he then proceded to work on a full blatter. He was on his way to the bathroom, when suddenly his boss appeard, ordering him to create a new sign to apease the masses, but he really had to pee, so he related his situation to england's panic, sketched the slogan, and proceeded to the toilet, keeping calm and carrying on.
KevinTheLAMPost 2 months ago
I have a keep calm and carry on mug :P
yuliavmp 2 months ago
He definitely ate a breakfast of toast with jam and a cup of tea. Do you eat anything else in England?
apeckofowls 2 months ago
I prefer Keep Calm and Harry Ron
coldasfish 2 months ago
He definitely ate some nutella.
LukeMerren 2 months ago 2
a full english - course :) !
purpleshoes235 2 months ago
I think he ate toast with the butter side down for breakfast after reading The Butter Battle Book by Dr. Seuss. He decided to try eating it that way instead of butter side up and liked it as you can really taste the butteriness with the butter side down. So that is what I think he ate for breakfast.
scarrygirl 2 months ago
Fruit Loops. Just because they are amazing and when you find something that will change your life your breakfast must have been quite amazing. xD
stevieisnotanoctopus 2 months ago
Crown fries
Chasetherat2000 2 months ago
Well he was English, so I hope he had a proper English breakfast! Porridge, eggs, bacon, potatoes, toast, hopefully a small steak. All washed down with lots of tea!
zahir13 2 months ago
I think he was eating a healthy breakfast of GENIUS!!
ConfusedAngel666 2 months ago
i dont think he ate breakfast that day because it came to him so fast and he was eager to share it
aka0jelly0bean 2 months ago
He probably had porridge, healthy... tasty... rationed... porridge :)
jamcop108 2 months ago
Waffles, he definitely had waffles...
aishasaccount 2 months ago
Hmm, I always wondered how so much "Keep Calm And ..." merchandise was able to be created and sold, considering copyrights, etc, but I've been to lazy to look it up. So thanks for letting us know.
ellievlogs 2 months ago
he was probably eating something incredibly normal (i think water and a crumpet) not knowing that his simple idea would be worth so much in the future
dancer5010 2 months ago
Tea and crumpets!
GRAC3L 2 months ago
maybe he ate ice cream for breakfast!!! i feel like it mmust have been something weird like that
Amy81454 2 months ago
Your new mustard colored blouse really suits you :) Thanks for the lesson; somehow I'd always imagined that slogan came from one of Britain's many witty television shows. The real life happenstance is much more interesting
faerietaleredux 2 months ago
I think he probably had tea and toast with jam! Mostly because I am hungry and that sounds delicious xD
booksxandxpoetry 2 months ago
Probably some Raisin Bran, mostly because I adore Raisin Bran and I have no sense of when things were actually invented.
conf00zed 2 months ago
I think he ate egg and soldiers. I just think it would be funny for him to have eaten soldiers then found a poster from the war.
greya57589 2 months ago
The man who designed the poster had NO idea what to eat for breakfast.Being a perfectionist,he started to panic over the pending decision between a crumpet and a bowl of porridge(after all, he was stereotypically British).After minutes of staring at his pantry, he heard a voice that said "Keep Calm...And Carry the crumpet On your train because porridge is messy in moving vehicles!" Inspired to choose the crumpet, the man thanked the voice and promised to use part of the phrase someday.THE END.
danceiskool94 2 months ago
I think he was eating eggs with coffee, and as he was pouring milk into his coffee he spilled some. He became very upset and started crying. His wife came in and cleaned up the milk asking him what was really bothering him, as he was not known to cry over spilt milk. He asked how was he expected to look strong for his children with the war going on. His wife said, Keep Calm and Carry On with daily life. What a smart wife he had!
Batmary21 2 months ago
I would say a triple decker peanut butter and jelly sandwich, but I don't know if peanut butter existed back then.
KidCoda 2 months ago
I think he was eating a cranberry scone with some tea
TheSkittles1012 2 months ago
I think he was eating blueberry waffles topped with just a bit of whipped cream and syrup and he had a steaming cup of tea next to him at all time while designing the poster!
Have a wonderful day!
-Karley
karkar250 2 months ago
He probably didn't eat anything at all, and must have gulped down his tea really really fast!
midnightings 2 months ago
I love this video. It's like history class... but fun. You're awesome. :-)
P.S. I think the anonymous clerk who designed this poster ate oatmeal the day he designed this poster.
HaulBlog 2 months ago
Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if only one remembers to turn on the light !
LunaLovegood4411 2 months ago
0:09 my life <3
LunaLovegood4411 2 months ago
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That morning the clerk I think was eating toast, eggs, with some tea. He was probably thinking of ways that he could make money without luck then he thought of those posters. :)
TheAMWriter 2 months ago
I want to win the poster but am not willing to do two of th 3 required tasks... Maybe I should take a deeper look at my desire to "win"?
coolstream1 2 months ago
he ate toast. What did you expect something amazing, well he wasn't very hungry that morning
mariolover2222 2 months ago
"retro futuristic nostalgia" ok, I REALLY like that phrase =)
Photon7007 2 months ago
This is really interesting, Robyn. Thanks for sharing! :)
thatzak 2 months ago
That morning, the clerk was especially peckish. He wanted something special so he ate one fantastic banana, two slices of toast, 3 boiled eggs, and about a pound of hope.
ifimjuliet 2 months ago
He was eating a very very old cheese and so he created the poster to calm his nerves so that he wouldn't freak out at the terrible indigestion that lay before him.
Calendhorable 2 months ago
pancakes.
Frankdent 2 months ago
I think he ate toast with jam
creativeguitar35 2 months ago
Simply tea.
siriusbsns 2 months ago
For breakfast, he probably had tea and toast since food rations were starting to be put in place.
ladyfifimarie 2 months ago
Invasion of the Saibamen?!
kinslay3r 2 months ago
@kinslay3r Cybermen not Saibamen. One is from Doctor Who the other is from Dragon Ball Z
im2geeky 2 months ago
toast with jam
girljump5 2 months ago
He didn't eat anything because at the time rations were in place.
zagaliggle 2 months ago
He ate a classic english breakfast with extra sugar in his tea :)
sillyhedwig 2 months ago
He ate beans in the morning. The later gas cramps and his having to finish the work day was the source of inspiration for the poster.
hugoestr 2 months ago
Eggy in a basket and earl grey tea
TommyKStudios 2 months ago
I dont think there's any doubt about it... The anonymous clerk ate eggs and bacon. NOM NOM NOM.
HomerSimpsonIsTheMa 2 months ago
custered and fish fingers
hopgoblen 2 months ago
Toast with jam with a cup of breakfast tea that had a bit of milk and two lumps of tea.
UnreasonablyMuggle 2 months ago
This is very interesting, Robyn! I knew it was commissioned for disasters and such during the war, but I was unaware that it was never used at the time. Thanks for teaching me new things! :)
ianswertobob 2 months ago
strawberry poptarts. Definitely.
allystandsforawesome 2 months ago
keep calm and carry is is pretty much british, although we dont all wear bowler hats and live in a fairy tale, the rest of the worlds veiw of america in times of dispare is to get angry and blow shit up in any direction...
benjibunny14 2 months ago
That was a fantastic retelling of unknown history. Thank you for that. Also, he ate bacon and eggs, with a cup of tea. Which later led to an even lesser known poster, "Keep Nom on Bacon and Eggs" It would have also been a success, I think.
TheMissingSignal 2 months ago
No question that he ate oatmeal. The calmest breakfast food. He was carrying it to do the sink, to wash the bowl, and he stopped, realizing the combination he had made would one day lead to a pop culture phenomenon. Or maybe not...
detco3 2 months ago
He was eating a bowl of crisped rice cereal, which was all the rage at the time. When all of a sudden two cops break down his door and hold him a gun point and after some convincing he is able to show them that the snap crackles and pops were his cereal and not small arms fire. The cops thanked him for being so calm about the incident and he told them to carry on the good and vigilant work.
ThePlatypodes 2 months ago
rice
princessmoonangel 2 months ago
(I've been to Barter Books! It's a great shop, not too far away from me either - I got my Keep Calm shirt there, and a copy of Nicola Barker's Behindlings. #best)
As for the clerk and his breakfast, he must have accidentally spilled his morning tea, the awful event inspiring him to create a brief, stoic epigram on how to deal with crushing setbacks.
jackandjuice 2 months ago
realistically tea and toast
LeverneBredosian 2 months ago
milk and beard.
OtakuAlice 2 months ago
He must've eaten a bowl of LUCKY charms!
iloveelife112 2 months ago
Full English breakfast. Bacon, sausages, beans, black pudding, eggs, fried toast, tomato and mushrooms with a cup of tea and a glass of orange juice :D
thekilljoypotato 2 months ago
Given that the poster was commissioned with a degree of secrecy, and given the distinct lack of craigslist in 1939, I'd wager it was designed by a friend of a friend of high ranking civil servant, which would likely make the designer a wealthy person by birth. In which case, his breakfast might have been something like: full english breakfast, followed by sliced melon/pear, followed by a cup of tea.
seanusmonkey 2 months ago
Gryffindor T-shirt? Nice!
This being England in 1932 I'm going to say a full English breakfast with bacon, sausages, fried eggs, black pudding and toast. With a cup of tea of course.
leapoffaith20 2 months ago
He had corn for breakfast and then, just as in John Green's Zombicorn, became a zombie.... which along with the saving the poster for the darkest of times is why it wasn't printed......zombie's aren't good press.
CaptainQuestionable 2 months ago
@CaptainQuestionable *zombies
CaptainQuestionable 2 months ago
buttered crumpets and tea from a blue and white striped mug.
shortgeekfreak 2 months ago