OT: Slogan of the group, (UNCLASSIFIED)

Tue Feb 5 17:53:12 UTC 2013

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> >
> > On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 8:22 PM, Jonathan Lighter
> > <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > And why include "Keep Calm"?

No doubt a reference to the British WWII propaganda poster, "Keep Calm
and Carry On":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keep_Calm_and_Carry_On

I've seen the phrase re-worked into other topics.  It has turned into a
meme:
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/keep-calm-and-carry-on

> >
> > WAG: An allusion to the fact that the only Spanish language approved
> > by the government is Castilian and making too much of a point of
> using
> > Catalan or any other "regional language" or "patu=E9s" publicly
could
> > get you into trouble?
> >
> > --
> > -Wilson
>

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